Photo Shop or PaintShop Pro? Help wanted

[wraithfodder]

Everybody is doing such cool icons and banners and such and I want to do it, so, what's the best package to get? Right now I have windows 2000 but will probably  need something that will be usable on (ack) Windows Vista...

Advice??

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[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I know that I don't plan to spend more than $100 or so, so the full sized Photoshop is definitely out of the question. I think Paintshop full version is maybe $149, which is doable.

GIMP? Hmm, must see about that.