I haven't found anything that didn't work with a Wacom tablet. It's the only thing I use. I haven't used a mouse in many years.

I prefer something like Corel Painter for painting. I currently have Corel Painter 9 but I don't feel the need to upgrade to 11. I did try an older version of ArtRage.

You can do a sort of painting with Photoshop equivalent to oil painting. Play with the settings in Bevel & Emboss in layer styles and using different brushes. For a more profession job it's better to have a proper painting software that allows you to use the different painting medias.