Do you suggest anymore plugins (such as one that has a better sharpen, or one that makes a picture better quality when resizing?)
Hello, about photoshop DON’T BUY
don’t buy cause it’s too much money,
however,
try this it’s like photoshop and it’s FREE
Link https://www.photopea.com/ 
give it a try,
other free stuff i recommend,
inkscape, gimp
Hope this help. 
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Photoshop isn’t really overpriced. It’s worth the value.
Photoshop is 200% worth the money… I have been using it for 2 years and I could never go back.
I’ve seen GIMP get recommended, but I don’t think you realize how useful of a tool it is. GIMP is open source, which means there are hundreds of free plugins for the software. Likewise, it’s been around for a while, and since its free, there’s tons of tutorials for it. I haven’t used it extensively but I’ve heard many good things. It’s incredibly versatile for being free.
Ive used photoshop for around 10 years, virtually infinite “free trial” aslong as you keep creating throw away emails. Takes like 5 minutes tops. You can always fork up the money and get it forever. Tbh most people dont actually buy it unless they are serious about using it quiet often.
Try photopea let me know what you think, it’s the same like Photoshop, and it’s FREE,
You could try Krita, it’s primarly for people with graphics tablets in my opinion, however people have gotten away with using a mouse in many different programs so you could probably get away with it using Krita as well.
I think its a good alternative, however, nothing really beats a windows application, supported by a HUGE developer community like photoshop. I haven’t heard of photopea before but it does seem good for people who want photoshop but don’t have the means to acquire it.
I as well use Ps, and it’s a must have for designing clothing and editing photos. I do majority of the GFX work in Cinema4D (which you can get for free if you are a student,) then final editing and other clothing work in Ps. In my opinion, it’s worth the money although it varies by person. There are cheaper alternatives, depending on your platform. iPads you can use Procreate (I believe it’s 9.99 on the App Store,) which is an amazing app replacement for Photoshop. Windows and Macs both support GIMP which is a photo application similar to photoshop but missing a couple features, is available for free. I do personally find GIMP a little complicated to use and never got the hang of it. Pixlr is good if you are trying not to have a huge learning curve, and has a roughly similar interface to Photoshop if you would ever switch. Still missing some key features but hey, it’s free. If you ever are interested in getting Photoshop, get the photography plan. Instead of paying 19.99/month for just Photoshop, you get Lightroom+Photoshop for just 9.99/month.
Can high school students get Cinema4D? How can I get it if so?
Adobe XD is by far my favourite for UI design
3DS Max offers a free 2-3 year license for students. 
Before I could afford Adobe Photoshop, I used Gimp. Gimp has many similar tools as Photoshop. The UI is a bit confusing at first but after watching a tutorial, you should be good to go!
(Just a little tip in the future if you ever consider purchasing an Adobe Cloud membership for Photoshop or other programs, be sure to take advantage of the student pricing if you’re a student. Often people don’t realize there IS student pricing.)
Do not use Photoshop till you are comfortable with freeware like gimp/Adobe Xd, Adobe Xd is very easy to learn; got the hang of all the tools in 20 hours of app time. Good luck designing! 
EDIT: Thought you meant for UI Designing, for Graphics, Krita is pretty good.
Greetings, SchwarzWalde!
I saw your post on DevForum and it intrigues me a lot. I will give you some recommendations.
Freeware that helps you make design a lot is hard to find. Can you pay a little for software? I know one and it isn’t a subscription-based. It’s called Affinity Designer and has been used by a lot of designers.
I know you are going to reply to my reply saying that this is a switcharoo. So that’s why I also provide some freeware.
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Adobe Xd
Adobe Xd is another designing tool similar to Affinity Designer. Adobe Xd has been used by a lot of designers worldwide. Although it does not have tools similar to Affinity Designer, it’s still enough for an ordinary designer. Adobe Xd is free and tier-based where paid tier has more perks than free tier.
Adobe Xd is not just an ordinary designing software. It is also software where you can make your prototype have motions. Also, there are plugins that make designing more easier. Adobe Xd also has application integrations where you can integrate Xd with your favorite apps.
Adobe Xd is free and available on both Windows and Mac OS X. Although it has a mobile version, you can only view projects. -
Figma
Figma is another free web-based designing tool. It has features similar to Xd and Affinity Designer.
That’s all I can give. Happy designing!
Yours sincerely,
ManamiWasThere
A professional UI designer.
To add onto PurpSinister, I use Affinity Designer everyday and it works great for making logos etc. I know you have to pay 50 dollars, but this is for lifetime. Sometimes it is even on sale, I got it for 40 dollars.
Maxon: Filmmaking, Motion Design, Animation, VFX, and Editing Software You just have to apply (everybody gets approved) by filling in some basic school info then you get a 2 year license.
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I would say paint.net or Adobe Photoshop Express but with Adobe Photoshop Express you have to have Windows 10 because Photoshop express only on the Windows Store for computers.
But I would say paint.net anyways because you can get it on older versions of windows (LIke Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1)
I actually stumbled upon a cool website from Reddit. I recently had to touch up some photos of mine for my Spotify artist profile.
Check it out!