I used the editor on photobucket for this one This was all paint The font is called mario and luigi, and can be found here I didn't make the font, I just google-searched "mario font" which one do you like better?
GIMP is good. Better than Paint, you'll probably find. You just have to get used to it. You have to know what Icons do what, etc. Go on Youtube, and look for some Tut vids. They're really helpful. And after you get used to using GIMP, you'll love it.
DUDE! There is no way you used MS paint! I can't even cut people out that cleanly with GIMP. Wait, did it already have a black background. Oh but the font does look nice too. I'd say, simple and sweet so 7.5-8/10.
I prefer the socond one, ther good for your first sig. Here's a tip: Save the image as a bmp or png to get better image qaulity.
Its more basic and cartoony... I tried gimp and hated it so I say PS is better but it costs moneys...
Don't save it as a BMP, those are huge for image files. Save everything as a PNG until you start using a good image editing program. Then you can start saving things as high quality JPEGs.