Attached Link: http://www.aprilgem.com/log/images/2003-enchantedceiling.html

The only thing? Would love to know if the other image editing programs also have Curves, Levels, Color Balance, and all that other stuff in Image Adjust. The filters and the layer styles aren't the only thing I use regularly in Photoshop, and I'm a big believer in layer masks and grouped layers. And when it comes to graphic design, the pen tool is absolutely essential for creating clipping paths that the desktop publishing programs can read. Heck, I've even used the rather obscure History Brush a lot when painting clouds like in the link above. I still have PSP, and I've even upgraded it more often than PS -- mostly because they offered some sweet cheap deals -- but I actually haven't touched PSP in a handful of years because it just doesn't compare to PS. Not in my eyes. Not even a little bit. There is far too much in my experience and usual workflow that the alternatives can NOT duplicate.