middleast, Try the latest version of a fully-functioning trial of Photobrush, by Mediachance. If you haven't tried it yet, it may happily surprise you, and not just re: the price. I did a Google search with these as terms: "photoshop 5.0" purchase. Here's just one of the results: http://www.itweek.co.uk/Products/Software/105650 I hope this helps.