Woohoo! Yeah! That's the Spirit! Keep it up!!! I know some people who can do beautifully on just MS Paint! I know you can!

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See all, your fears, feel your mind breakin' just leave it melting...

~Rotten Bloth, Deadman's Bed

There are useful Graphic softwares around besides Photoshop.
I know Shii oekaki tools have English versions so google it.
And there usually is simple version of Photoshop packaged with Wacom tablets.
Cheapest one's about $100 so it's not impossible to get it.
Good luck!

as ~sage666 says, there are indeed other programs besides Photoshop in which to CG. Just shop and ask around, and you'll find something that will work for you ^^

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"Men are mortal, and time can be the enemy of fear. All too soon we forget how the bee will sting and the fire will burn."

神様は私に翼を下さい...

Your work is awsome, i cant wait to see what its like with CG

CG huh? im sure yuou can do it...normaly if you cant afford art programs and such..you can just download trail version..that or find a really generous person ^__^:!: anywho, good luck with cging..if ya need any tips...dont ask me....just kidding, feel freee to note me er something like that

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Ah..the power of...Fish...love it...smell it...eat it.

"I am Pking Mad!"

*points finger at you* Bakyun!

Well, you can use free programs like Pixia to make stuff too. Not to mention TheGimp (another free program). And the legality of photoshop hasn't stopped people from getting it using wrong methods.

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"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror."

Kahlil Gibran

CG stuff is pretty easy to find, and believe me, a wacomb or similar tablet make it sooo much easier. (I got to toy with one at a career expo thingy, they rock, and I might buy one when I get some money.) If you look hard enough you can probably find someone with an outdated version of photoshop (like me, 4.0 T_T) who would be willing to pass it on.

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There will be no eternity for me. My existence is finite, but its effect will be infinite.

if you want to know about CGin with photoshop you can ask me...i may or may not help but it cant hurt can it?

If you don't have money to buy Photoshop, you can always turn to GIMP at gimp.org. It's almost the exact same thing as Photoshop but with like 5% less features and it's free. You should try it if you're really into CGing.