paint shop pro?
Its cheap and just as good as photoshop untill you REALLY need something better. A "sprite designer" is really just a graphics package like the above
or if you must absolutely have something for free try the "Gimp" is generally regarded as photoshop's equal, traditionally linux/unix only but I _think_ theres a Win32 version available now.
If not then PC Format (in the UK ) gave SuSe Linux away on its cover disk for free this month (and last) and the gimp is included in that. All you need is a spare disk to install linux on.
Failing that you can download most linux distros for free anyway (and get the gimp)
Its cheap and just as good as photoshop untill you REALLY need something better. A "sprite designer" is really just a graphics package like the above
or if you must absolutely have something for free try the "Gimp" is generally regarded as photoshop's equal, traditionally linux/unix only but I _think_ theres a Win32 version available now.
If not then PC Format (in the UK ) gave SuSe Linux away on its cover disk for free this month (and last) and the gimp is included in that. All you need is a spare disk to install linux on.
Failing that you can download most linux distros for free anyway (and get the gimp)