First off there is absolutely no need to Pirate software, anyone offering to teach you Photoshop and sell you a copy is breaking the law
there is no need for That kind of Karma specially with so much free software (or for Donation) out there just as good as Photoshop
Free or Nearly Free Software
Painting and Image editing:
Gimp (link)
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image
authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass
production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do
just about anything.
GIMP runs on Linux, MS Windows and Mac OS X.
GetPaint (link)
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers,
unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and
plugins.
Windows Only
Office & Presentation: (presentation, Database, Drawing, Text, Spreadsheet compatible with MS office)
OpenOffice (link)
OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
www.openoffice.org/ - CachedA multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, free to
download
Linux, Mac and Windows
Libre Office (link)
LibreOffice is the free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all
your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. Support and documentation is free from our large, dedicated
community of users, contributors and developers.
Linux, Mac and Windows
Illustration:
InkScape (link)
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file
format.
Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very
easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using
open, community-oriented development.
Linux, Mac and Windows
DTP (Desk Top Publishing):
PagePlus (link)
The ultimate free desktop publishing software!
PagePlus Starter Edition is an amazing tool for designing fantastic print documents. This version is 100% free and is yours to keep so download it now and start
creating fabulous documents!
Windows Only
Scribus (link)
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows desktops with a
combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design.
Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and Spot Color support,
ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.
Linux, Mac and Windows
As you can see there is really no need to steal Software
Now that you have the software needed, here is some helpful information
Graphic Arts