GIMP! with the new gui GIMPSHOP for photoshop addicted (don't tell it to anyone, but it works fine on Linux too) - ARTGEM a masterpiece: child of Amiga's Deluxe Paint, discontinued because too few people could understand it's power few years ago (there is still a demo version in some mirror server, look around) - DOGWAFFLE a cool and cheap alternative worth a try (on sell here on renderosity, version 1.2 is free! and full working) and Netobjects Fusion a wysiwyg site editor cheap and perfect for designers like me who can't write a single line of html code. Believe me, it's possible to survive without Adobe and Macromedia products if you want