C++ doesn't provide native image support, but there's a number of excellent libraries that can do it. My personal favorite is (SFML), which is object-oriented and remarkably easy to use. The most popular version, though, is SDL, which has been used for many projects and allows a great number of operations. Go ahead and look at the both of them and see what you think:
Thank you G0dwyn, Those look like what I need. At first glance SFML look simple enough to use. After I make my blackjack program work, Ill look into both of them with more depth.
=[ I failed every art class Ive ever had. I couldnt even pass fingerpainting in K4.