I'm looking to start selling some prints online, giclee prints of sketches etc. I've found a place that will do reasonably priced printing but I'd like to be able to scan, touch up and prepare my images to save on time and money. Thus, I'll need a computer, some sort of graphics programme, and a scanner. Does anyone have any recommendations for any of these? I'm DEFINITELY not in Macbook budget range so it'll have to be something a bit less fancy, are there any cheaper brands that are trustworthy? The main thing I need to know is what kind of publishing (?) software to use to finalise the layout of each design so that it's ready to print to the appropriate size. Can it be done in Photoshop, or is there a better programme for something like this? If it's not painfully apparent, I'm not massively literate in these things and I'm sure I'll end up having to take some kind of remedial class in it, but I'd like to at least know what to aim at in terms of buying the stuff I need to get started.
Thanks muchly.