If you can afford both, do that; if you don't quite have that much money, but are willing to shell out a lot of cash, go for PhotoShop, since it's the industry standard. I'm a cheap SOB; all I have is PaintShopPro, and I'm happy with it. Most people who use both wouldn't part with either, from what I've seen. I don't know about Photopaint; if it's that good, I may have to look into getting a copy myself! :-)