Is there any way other than replacing the images that are inside the core game file of GDT?
You can inject images into the game with a mod. I don’t have an example at this exact moment, but it is certainly possible 
Yes, modify them in Paint.
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Yeah.
If you have the Steam Version:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Game Dev Tycoon\images