1 have photoshop and illustrator and paid for them when I took courses. There is a free paintshop pro on the net. I bought Paintshop Pro and it wasn't exspensive and there are dozens of filters you can buy. I bought filters unlimited and can do anything photoshop can do. You get what you pay for and if you want to make those creative backrounds I would go for Paintshop Pro. I have 7 which I think is the best. You can get it on Amazon.