Corel Painter Essentials 7 | Digital Art Suite | Amazon Exclusive Includes Free PhotoMirage Express Valued at $49 [PC/Mac Disc] [Old Version]

good software

I use this photo editing software more than photoshop elements.

I think this is a fine entry-level program for the non-artist or the artist new to digital painting. I am not an artist but play with simple graphics for my own amusement. I had tried at least one previous iteration of Painter and was quickly overwhelmed with the options. This version gets around that by limiting the options and permitted user variations. The most noticeable of that being that users cannot tweak the settings to create their own brushes and then save that brush for later use. A professional artist might find that a limitation but for a casual user like me that is really not an issue, given the huge--HUGE--number of preprogrammed brushes. For those who dont anticipate creating original art but do want to enhance or just plain play with existing images, there is Auto-Paint, which lets you take any picture and convert it into styles suggestive of classical techniques: from Smooth Acrylic to Pastel to French Impressionist to Van Gogh. The program supports Layers, a Tracing function, a Text tool and, of course, painting from scratch. Overall, Painter Essentials is a non-intimidating introduction to painting software for the novice and, compared to expensive fully-featured packages, a fair value.

This is an excellent cost-effective option for anyone who doesnt need the entire functionality of the much more expensive full Painter software. For less than a tenth of the cost (at the time of this review), I feel this has the features that most amateurs and even some avid amateurs need in this type of software.

I wrote a review for this which somehow “disappeared.” So I’m writing it again.

This program constantly pops up ads on my computer screen, even when the program is not running. It is ridiculous to pay for a software, then have ads install on my PC for it.

the link to the add-on didnt work and it was shipped without an outer box. The box was severely damaged and opened in shipping. I was very grateful to discover the disc in tact. And corel customer service assisted me in getting a linke to download the add on

Ive been using this program with a drawing tablet, both of these things are completely new and foreign to me. I have very little experience in digital art so its been a pretty steep learning curve. Im an avid graphite and ink user so this is just really out of my element.

There are two types in this world - Adobe loyalists, and everyone else. If you are an Adobe loyalist, you have to have deep pockets and a love of power, and complex programs. Then, theres the rest of us. This product is made for us. Corels Painter Essentials gives you the ability to create stunning graphics, and evolve photographic images beyond the touchup stage.

This is my first time trying editing software and WOW...really overwhelming how much you can do. My head is still spinning and I’m sure I’ll be discovering new features and ways to create art almost endlessly. I would have given it 5 stars but it’s a little complicated for me, maybe just because I’ve never used anything like this before....fortunately there are a ton of tutorials online to help navigate it