Naturally, I have a lot of different programs and equipment that I use when I am creating my art. So this is the place that I shall use to share this information with you. ^^ Feel free to follow in my footsteps if you'd like, that's what this is here for. I'll also try to price things out for you as well, since some of the things are expensive. I know you can torrent them or whatever, but that's illegal, so don't do it. XP
Anyways, onto the goods. ^^
Digital Art
Paint Shop Pro 7 Anniversary Edition
Has Animation Shop 3 included
Released in 2003
Approximately $110 (usd)
Photoshop CS3
Excellent for retouching photos
Easily compresses files for the web
Approximately $650 (usd)
Apophysis
Completely free for download at: http://www.apophysis.org
Used for fractals
Excellent for beginners
Relatively small program
Windows only compatible
Lightroom 1.3.1
Great for managing photos
Excellent workflow
Quick and easy minor edits
Reads all RAW files
Both Mac and Win compatible
Approximately $300 (usd)
Photography
Nikon N75
Approximately $300 (usd)
35mm SLR Film Camera
28-90mm Lens
Fully Manual or Auto Settings
Canon Rebel XT
Approximately $1,000 (usd)
Digital SLR Camera
8.1 MegaPixels
18-55mm Lens
Fully Manual or Auto Settings