I’d go with CS2 or the Creative Cloud.
the one downside of the creative cloud...system is that there arent any free downloads to try the applications before buying them....at this point.
Ive been using Illustrator and Photoshop since 1993 and still find Im learning new techniques.
I never looked at the manuals when I began...
That thirteen year old will likely pick this stuff up like a pro..growing up in an era when tech everything is so ubiquitous.
The tablet by the way is really a necessity for art. I spent the first couple of weeks without one...and cant describe the frustration of drawing with a mouse.
Good morning. Are you running your CS2 on a Mac? I guess I’d have to purchase a version that would run on a newer Mac? Since this free version will (apparently) only run on an older Mac? Thanks, Mikey.