try Paintshop pro..It has the next significant fan following..\n\nor the macromedia fireworks if you are more into web graphics.\n\nIf it is only a photoretouching stuff.. you have lot more \nincluding one from Microsoft that is good enough.\nor adobe photo elements or acdsee photoretouching or picassa\n\n\n\nAny more advance than all these , you might end up with photoshop as well\n\n ebay for some older versions of photoshop perhaps?\n\nIf you are a student see if it is possible to have a student enditon of it.