My once-in-a-while reminder to artists just starting out:
Don't get trapped in the mentality that you need a certain brand of paints, pencils, pens, canvas, paper, markers or software to be a good artist.
There are people out there who paint masterpieces with a stirring stick, their morning coffee the paint and the canvas their paper napkin. There are people who do life-like images with MSPaint!
It's all about the practice, experience and knowledge that YOU have! Don't let large, expensive brands tell you otherwise!