Cafepress question! Please help?

Question:I know there are programs like Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro to make designs for dark shirts on Cafepress.com, so that the backgrounds are transparent, but are there any free downloadable programs that could work instead?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I know there are programs like Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro to make designs for dark shirts on Cafepress.com, so that the backgrounds are transparent, but are there any free downloadable programs that could work instead?

http://gimp.org/

You can get a 30-day trial of painshop pro from download.com. That's what I used for a black shirt on cafepress.