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Corel Painter Editor's Review

There is no shortage of image editing apps for both Mac and Windows platforms but not all of them are meant for creative artists and painting enthusiasts. If you find mainstream image editing apps equipped with handful of filters and semi-artistic effects inadequate for digital painting, there are better alternatives. This is an area where Corel Painter has few rivals. It is not a powerhouse versatile image editor like Photoshop but users seeking a means to give vent to their painting aspirations will find it quite capable. In the newest iteration of Painter, Corel has retained the powerful tools and made the interface more intuitive. A number of changes in the app are focused on reducing the learning curve and simplifying basic objectives.

Corel Painter supports only Windows 7 and 8 in its latest version and for the latter OS, only the 64-bit edition is supported. The company recommends fairly powerful systems with 2 GB RAM installed for decent operations. One nice aspect is the app does not guzzle gigabytes of disk space for installation.

Corel Painter has a proprietary file format named RIFF for native files. However, you can open image files in many popular formats including TIFF, PNG and JPEG. Besides, it can import QuickTime Movies and Photoshop PSD files. Users are also allowed to export images in same file formats. It is quite beneficial that Painter preserves layers and colors when opening files imported from Photoshop. On top of that, users can access third party plug-ins.

One noticeable improvement in Painter is the revamped brush search engine. While previous editions of the app had awesome brush sets, new users had a hard time finding a particular brush from the abundant choices. In the new search engine, you just need to type name of a brush to get it. For instance, typing the word pencil, displays all pencil brushes available in its vast repository. There are hundreds of brushes that aid in creating stunningly realistic digital artwork. The improved Stroke Preview of the app helps you understand what the brush effect would be like prior to selection.

When you use a brush in Painter, there are many parameters to help you create the desired effect on canvas. The controls like opacity, size, brush tip, wetness level give artists the precise control they crave for. However, casual users may find changing those my riads of brush parameters somewhat daunting. While the 34 distinct Brush Control panels may create workspace clutter, the issue can be resolved using Painter’s Advanced Brush Controls. Apart from the vast Brush presets available, you can create your own brushes and save them for reuse. Some brushes with more customized controls tend to render slowly on screen at times.

Veteran artists often use a reference image to base an artwork on and Painter does not leave room for complaint in this aspect too. Reference images stay floating in a separate window and can be dragged outside workspace if required. Panning and zooming on them is simple as is collecting sample hues. The improved cloning workflow lets you create painting from existing image. It can be of great use to budding artists.

As is expected from a professional digital painting app, painter offers extensive support for tablet and stylus sets. Its tablet-support program architecture is ideal to sense finger pressure and tilt of the device. This paves way for realistic painting creation which is nearly impossible with regular computer mouse.

Another useful addition to Painter is perspective guide. This is useful for users who need to draw rooms, buildings zones, and architectural stuff. While Painter does not have steep learning curve, the bundled tutorials make things even easier for new users. Apart from its knowledgebase and FAQ, you can also use Corel’s live chat and email support. The Phone support, however, costs extra.

Positive Points:
 -   Huge set of realistic brush sets.
 -   Support for wide file formats including PSD.
 -   Extensive brush customization, new brush creation.
 -   Improved Cloning tool.
 -   Useful help, knowledgebase and tutorials.

Negative Points:
 -   No support for Windows Vista and lower versions.
 -   Telephone support is not offered free.
 -   Some customized brushes slow down rendering at times.

Conclusion:
Corel Painter, in its newest iteration, does not contain many compelling new features to lure existing users to upgrade. However, the Brush palette improvements and customizations are praiseworthy. The tool also comes with really useful tutorials and help options are robust. Extensive image format support and middle of the line pricing also work in its favor. There are a few caveats like lack of support for earlier Windows versions and paid telephonic support. These minor glitches, however, are unlikely to daunt digital artists and painting enthusiasts.

Rating: 3.5/5







Corel Painter Publisher's Description

Designed for artists by artists, Corel® Painter™ 12 opens up a world of creativity. With an impressive array of brushes, paper textures, paints, oils, watercolors and more, if you can dream it, you can create it in Painter! Thanks to extensive file support, you can also build upon projects you've started in other programs, making Painter a great complement to Adobe® Photoshop®. This latest version of the world's leading digital art software helps artists evolve their creative possibilities more than ever—see it for yourself with a free trial!

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Free download from Shareware Connection - It's combination of inventive drawing tools, Natural-Media brushes, image cloning capabilities and virtually unlimited customization options give you total freedom for creative expression.

Publisher: Corel Corporation | License: Shareware | Price: 399
Version: X3 | Size: 304460 KB | Platform: Mac OS X, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
Released Date: 13-05-2011 | Rating: 5 | Title: Corel Painter

Author Url: http://www.corel.com/
Program Info Url: http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod5090087
Download Url: http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod5090087
Screenshot Url: http://www.corel.com/img/content/products/screenshots/screenPainter12.jpg

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