Well, you could head over to Adobe.com and download a trial version of CS2. O.o That's what I've done, though the only thing I really use is Imageready... XP
O.o You should try useing illistration board if your looking for Tradish-media. You can get it at
http://www.dickblick.com/ for roughly $2 a sheet. That could be cut up into four different pages.
3nodding I've learned that it works alot for Traditional media. The pen lines come out cleaner, but that also depends on the pen you use.