Making a name for itself

I know that I've frequently mentioned Corel Painter IX in the past, but I've got to bring it up again. I'm getting very close to swearing off Photoshop for artwork. Not for the comic mind you, but for plain old artwork. I worked for months to get the right settings on Photoshop to simulate pencils the way I wanted them. This is what the PRESET pencil in Painter did for me:





















That's awesome! As an added treat, here's that first drawing painted: