There is a lot of software in the marketplace,some of which is second hand and available on the world wide web.It would take too long to provide a complete listing but I have selected a few that I found interesting.

Graphic software :
PaintShop Pro 7 Lots of differents functionalities	Jasc Software	env. 1000 FF (€ 152.45)
Photoshop 6.0 Really expensive but the best one !	Adobe	env. 8000 F (€ 1200)
Windows Paintbrush For a start...	Microsoft	included in Windows
Animation software :
Gif Animator Great for beginners	Microsoft	free
Gif Movie Gear 3 More functions than Gif Animator and easy to use.	Visicom Media	250 FF en téléchargement Cédérom - 285 F (€ 43.45)
Image Ready 3.0..Excellent	Adobe	included in Photoshop 6.0
Animation Shop 3	Jasc Software	(included in Paintshop Pro 7)