Might be a bit late but what ever:
The tablet pecon is selling is alright but if you're unable to purchase it pls notify us
For programs, here's a list of freeware that pretty much everyone uses afaik:
http://www.getpaint.net/index.htmlP basic, essentially a better mspaint with actual image editing features and plugins
http://firealpaca.com/enlike paint.net but aimed towards animu/mango artists or really any artist who doesn't need any particularly fancy tools.
https://www.sumopaint.com/home/Browser based plus downloadable. P much the same as the two above but you can use it on a browser so there's that.
http://painttool-sai.en.softonic.com/my sister uses this occasionally and from what I know it's basically photoshop but less refined and some features are tricky to use.
http://www.gimp.org/photoshop that was made to run like butter in linux and ported to windows p much. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEARTS. this is really potent but you must have some good knowledge on how brushes work and how to fully utilize all the tools, because otherwise it's really unimaginative/artist unfriendly.
https://krita.org/specifically made for drawing, has alot of features and is also really artist friendly unlike gimp. you can even add resources/packs conveniently with a unique bundle system.
only downside is that there's not much tutorials outside of the ones in the homepage and it's kind of resource intensive.
