i think at the professional level quark is better than photoshop. and no it's not free, although it isn't as expensive as photoshop.
Yes, used to use PSP. That prog has some pretty nifty stuff that PS doesn't, but Photoshop is still defenitely in the tops. And what is Quark? :S
quark i guess is sort of like photoshop, but it's aimed more towards large media. eg billboards, signs, and the like. handles large filters and stuff a lot better than photoshop
I've never head of quark... is it free? Anyway, I would reccomend Photoshop or GIMP. [/b][/quote] I don't like GIMP. I tryed it before getting photoshop.