Good to hear your willing to try new programs!
Yeah, I got alot of Art programs so I tend to have a comparison for them.
I have, Paint.net, Open Canvas, Easy paint tool SAI, corel painter, pencil(thanks to this topic), Gimp, Gif animator, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Flash MX Pro 2004, Tile Studio, Blender, 3DS Max.......
Just to name a few..........