Thank you for your counterpoint, I'm a semi-pro amateur artist and I'm currently having to shell out $400 for Corel Painter because I stupidly lost my student license serial number for Photoshop during a reboot (PS is running $600+ for the non-sub version) The cheaper tools really don't compare, plus I had to buy a scanner over Christmas and decent tablets cost anywhere from $300-$1000. Groceries are probably going to be a bit tight this month but the Photoshop CC seems a bit sketchy plus it'll cost more in the long run so Painter it is D:

And don't even get me started on paint/canvas/sketchbooks/pencils/framing/printing/inks/etc. that was a major portion of my tuition at art school.