[JeffTL]

I say...what's the shame in using PSP, Microangelo, or whatever suits your taste and has loads of stuff? Everything paintbrush does, PSP has. And so does Microangelo...except that they have a better interface and all. I still say that PSP is the best you can get, because the price difference between it and the small step up of Photoshop is enough money to buy a good digital camera. Paint Shop does everything Paint and even Microangelo does, plus you can make banners and buttons and similar horse hockey. In fact, most of the graphical work I do consists of banners and stuff, though the current sig I have is by Mr. Chik.