well, I think a mouse would be the way to go.....I took my time, and geez was it hard to do the simplest things, also the time involved. In the end, after 6 hours all together.....I was PROUD of what I came up with. Also, I learned a lot about how hard it is to go back to the basics, but now know that this was a great choice oppose to useing photoshop or any other programs. It shows dedication, artistic skills, and creativity. Any SMOE can cut a background and paste it. To make it from scratch is wholesome. Just trying to make my design a CLEAN one took some time.