I've used PSP since v 1 or 2 when it was little more than a file format conversion utility for Win 3.1 and I've been a fan ever since, although I haven't upgraded to v8 yet. After reading and trying tons of Photoshop tutorials on the web, I've only found a few things I can't do: PS 7's new brushes (scatter, etc.), displacement warp filter, and stroke path. Everything else has a way to do it, although there may be an extra step or two. For example light effects are apparently better in PS as they produce a shaded effect whereas I have to do a separate mask/dropshadow step to get the effect in PSP. Also PSP brushes are limited in size to 256x256, but greyscale tube brushes and layers can get you the desired effect.