Product Description Corel Painter 11 is the ultimate art studio for anyone ready to expand their definition of creativity. When it comes to your art, the uniqueness of your work depends on your imagination and your ability to express it. With Painter, you can grow your digital darkroom and create the art you've always envisioned with the most advanced digital painting and natural media tools available. Pressure-sensitive brushes allow your hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Inventive drawing tools and customizable media let you create distinct digital and photographic art every time. Painter is changing what's possible in art. .com Expand your creativity with Painter 11, the most inventive digital painting software on the market. By adding Painter to your workflow, you gain a full art studio that gives you the tools to create unprecedented artwork. Digital art tools let you experiment with color theory, composition and brush strokes, without the toxins, mess and expenses associated with traditional art. Support for the entire Wacom product line, including industry-leading Cintiq interactive pen displays and Intuos drawing tablets, gives you the most responsive digital painting experience so your hand and brush work fluidly as one. Customizable paper textures give your art added artistic undertones, plus a level of texture and detail that no other digital painting or photo-painting tools can produce. Painter is changing what's possible in art. Now it's your turn. The most inventive digital painting software on the market. Click to enlarge.The World's Most Powerful Natural-Media SoftwareEnhance the Creative Process Enhanced Artistic Media reproduce the texture of their real-life counterparts and intensify color with each stroke Pen and drawing tablet (recommended), combined with Painter's RealBristle brushes, recreate the natural interaction between hand and canvas New Hard Media Controls let you create your own hard media variants, or choose from new hard media variants in the Brush Library The Brush Creator lets you create your own brushes in the type, size or pattern of your choice. Click to enlarge.The Mixer palette is now resizable by up to 1600 pixels in width, providing more space for mixing custom colors. Click to enlarge.The centralized Transform tool gives users property bar access to all transform modes. Click to enlarge.Go Beyond the Digital Darkroom Improved color recognition for files imported from Adobe Photoshop, and individual color profiles per document, make your colors more precise Photo-painting tools with SmartStroke technology let you creatively transform reality Customizable surface texturing gives your art a level of fantasy and detail that other photo and painting software can't deliver Learn from Unlimited Experimentation Digital art tools let you experiment with color theory, composition and brush strokes without the toxins, mess and expenses associated with traditional art New Hard Media controls give you the flexibility to play around to find the exact look you desire Smart composition tools, such as Divine Proportion and the Rule of Thirds and Fifths, help you visually arrange your canvas to create perfect compositions FeaturesWhat's IncludedContent Libraries of unique textures, gradients, nozzles, patterns, stock photos and brushes, including the new RealBristle dry media brush category Documentation Getting Started Guide HTML User Guide and Getting Started Guide HTML Help files Training Online tutorials and testimonials Enhance the Creative ProcessNew--Hard Media Controls Create your own hard media variants, or choose from new hard media variants in the Brush Library, so you have more creative control over your media. Customizable profiles, dab sizes, transitions and stroke width previews let you play around to create the exact look you want. New--RealBristle Dry Media Marker, pen, pencil and chalk media reproduce the look and feel of their real-life counterparts in a way that no other software can! Marker--intensify color with each new marker stroke so you can color in one continuous shade or create a buildup of color Pen--choose to create fine pen strokes, or thick strokes and ink deposits, by changing the velocity of your stroke. The faster you go, the thinner the line; the slower you go, the thicker the line Pencil & Chalk--control shading by changing the angle of your stylus on the drawing tablet. Choose whether to draw with the tip or shade with the side of the nib-just like in real life Enhanced--Selection Tools A new Polygonal mode for the Lasso tool, plus overall improvements to marquee tools and the Magic Wand, let you make more nimble selections the first time around. Enhanced--Wacom Support Support for the entire Wacom product line, including Cintiq interactive pen displays and Intuos pen tablets, gives you most responsive digital painting software and the best digital art experience. RealBristle Painting System Replicate the sensation and interaction between traditional paint and canvas with your pen and tablet. This represents a major milestone for digital painting by making brushes totally responsive to your hand and canvas, creating the most realistic painting experience. Customizable Brushes Create your own brushes in the type, size or pattern of your choice, so you can make custom brush strokes and create artwork that is truly unique. Choose to draw with the tip or shade with the side with Pencil and Chalk by tilting your pen. Click to enlarge.Choose to draw with the tip or shade with the side with Pencil and Chalk by tilting your pen. Click to enlarge.Pen tablet users can control media deposits by altering the speed of their pen. Click to enlarge.Go Beyond the Digital DarkroomNew--Color Management Create better color matches with new individual color profiles for every document and improved color recognition for files imported from Adobe Photoshop. This enhances your workflow because you save time by having fewer color corrections to make. Enhanced--Adobe Photoshop Support Maintain colors and layers when transferring files between Photoshop and Painter. This saves time when importing and exporting artwork between the two programs, because corrections are less necessary. Photo-painting Tools Transform photos into paintings by hand, or let SmartStroke brush technology in the Auto-Painting Palette paint a photo for you. It follows the lines and contours in the picture just like a real artist would. This lets you take the best of both worlds--photography and painting--to create new forms of art. Customizable Surface Texturing Give your art added artistic undertones, plus a level of texture and detail that no other digital painting software and photo-painting tools can produce. You can choose paper textures for your canvas, or create and customize your own textures to produce really unique artwork. Learn from Unlimited ExperimentationEnhanced--Mixer Palette & Swatches Extra mixer swatches appear when you enlarge the newly resizable Mixer Palette. Increase the size of the Palette to put more colors at your disposal and have a clearer view of your chosen color. Reduce the size when you no longer need to mix colors so the Palette takes up less space on screen. Smart Composition Tools Divine Proportion and the Rule of Thirds and Fifths help you visually arrange your canvas before sketching or painting to create perfect compositions. Flexible Digital Art Tools Experiment with color theory, composition and brush strokes to your heart's content, and produce exciting results-without the toxins, mess and expenses associated with traditional art. Universal Mixer Palette For multicolor selection, this palette gives you better control over color blending between the Mixer palette and the canvas, so your colors are more precise. Underpainting Palette This palette includes color schemes based on various artistic styles, such as Impressionist, Classical, Modern, Watercolor, Sketchbook and Chalk Drawing, so you can create art like your favorite muses. You can also match your Underpainting Palette to that of any open image for consistency. Match Palette Effect Match the color and intensity between 2 images. Just open an image that features your desired color scheme and use the Match Palette effect to bring that color to the image you want to change. The Auto-Painting palette helps users transform a photo into a stunning painting. Click to enlarge.Paper texture can help create special effects. Click to enlarge.Increase Speed & StabilityEnhanced--Performance Painter 11 is optimized to provide artists with the fastest version of Painter ever. Depending on system hardware, brushes perform up to 30% faster, creating a more true-to-life painting speed. New--Transformation Capabilities Switch between different Transform modes from one centralized tool, and choose whether to transform the complete contents of a layer, or selected content, for greater speed, flexibility and precision. New--Resizable Color Palette Adjust colors manually with sliders on the Color Palette. Enlarge the Color Palette up to 800 pixels for a clearer view of your selected color. You can now also fine-tune the color wheel with your arrow keys so it takes less time to find the perfect color. New--Color Management Interface The fresh and simplified interface makes it easier to control color profiles when creating new files, or when opening Painter and other file types. Windows Vista Support Painter 11 supports the latest operating system from Microsoft. Mac OS Support Painter 11 supports the latest operating system 10.5 from Apple. Multiple Platform Support Painter 11 includes both Mac OS and Windows versions on the same CD.
K**S
I love it!
I haven't really had a chance to make a document yet, but I have ordered a book, and I will be using it a lot.There is a brush or a crayon, or a charcoal for every purpose. I have tested all kinds of combinations with colors, textures, brushes, etc. They are AMAZING!The tools are easy to use. As a Photoshop user there was a learning curve, but then I found there were a lot of commonalities.This program is made to work hand-in-hand with such programs as Photoshop. Corel even says so on it's site.Painter is quite powerful; yet, even though it is no substitute for Photoshop it is way less expensive. Corel customer service is good too.My only complaint is that it is prompting me for updates, and I keep installing, but it is definitely not as easy as Adobe.I am so impressed by Painter and other Corel products that I am purchasing a Wacom tablet. A small version of the latest model.I know I made a great decision to purchase Painter 11.
J**E
Corel Painter 11
I just ordered two books from Amazon.com to obtain help in using Corel Painter 11. It appears to be a powerful painting program, but it has minimal instructions. Corel does not provide any help to support this product, (at least I could not find any on their site). I have reviewed the update which is, "Corel Painter 12", and their doesn't seem to be any improvements to justify upgrading. There are a lot of negative reports about Painter 11, but there are just as many raves about how wonderful it is. I reserve judgement until I get a good tutorial for it. I didn't pay very much for it so I don't feel that I have lost anything. I have been very disappointed with Corel as far as product support goes. I own quite a few Corel products, and I am left with figuring out how to use them. I plan on using Painter 11 for some very detailed digital painting; hopefully it will work out okay.
G**L
Expectations on target
Corel Painter 11 (old version) is spot on for what I was looking for. I have an older Powermac G5 and was hoping to get the latest version of Painter that would run well on my system. This fit the need perfect. I was using PhotoShop to digitally paint artwork and was ok with the results even though it was inefficient and tasking, but am now way happier with the results and ease of use Painter has placed at my hands. I strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a digital painting or freehand style drawing program that is responsive and adaptive with high quality features, but can't use or afford the newest version. Amazon gave me the best price and information I needed to make the most logical and cost effective choice when I did my research. Thanks Amazon and thanks Corel for keeping older versions of products available as well as the newest.
Z**R
Painter 11
I purchased this item from J & S Games LLC, through Amazon. I rate J & S Games with 5+ stars, would give them 10 if allowed to. I'm giving Painter 11 4 stars because their instruction book is nearly useless. This is a huge complex program, with many tricks, hidden tools, and almost limitless possibilities. Corel's booklet, sent with the CD, is a small, hand-sized 90-page item. I was amazed at this. However, the actual software is awesome, and does deserve 5 stars. I've ordered two full-sized books on Painter 11 since buying the CD, and one day hope to be proficient in this marvelous program. If you like creating digital art, you'll love this software!! Just be prepared to purchase additional instruction books.
A**R
A Downgrade & a Letdown!!!!
First of all, Painter 11 was delivered three days after I ordered it. Second, I got it brand new for $178. The delivery of the product was flawless. I've had to downgrade Painter 11 because the Auto-Painting feature doesn't work like it should. Unlike Painter 4 Essentials, Painter 11's version of Auto-Painting never finishes and it freezes and crashes after I hit the "Stop" button. This is a huge disappointment to me because the Auto-Painting function is one of the prime reasons I bought this software. By contrast, I never ran into any problems with Painter 4's version; it was smooth as silk. Yes, Painter 11 has more brushes and features but the presentation and layout is dull and uninspired when compared with Painter 4 Essentials. In fact, I recently read an online review which said Painter Lite (Painter 4's successor) doesn't even have the Auto-Painting function, even though it's supposed to be a truncated version of Painter 12. I've finally decided to order a Virtuoso T5000 Kanvus pad & stylus which includes a copy of Painter 4 Essentials. I highly recommend Painter 4 Essentials because it handles like a dream and is totally "on point"; Painter 11, sadly, is a major disappointment. Long story short: Anyone seriously interested in digital painting who wants a great product for a reasonable price should buy a copy of Painter 4 Essentials and avoid Painter 11 and Painter Lite like the plague.
T**L
Exactly what I need, nothing I don't
Traditionally, Painter has been bashed for having a poorly designed user interface that makes it difficult to use. However, being an artist who only wants to paint digitally, I find photoshop's interface and plethora of menus to be daunting. Corel 11 feels quite like Photoshop without all of the extra things I don't need, and I feel like the interface makes more sense than Photoshop. Very large brushes can be laggy, especially if you have a less powerful machine, but this shouldn't deter users without super computers from trying it out. Over all, I love this program. You don't have to know how to make your own brushes to get started and if you're moving over from Photoshop, many of the features are similar, if not the same.
J**T
Love it!
I'm a hobbyist digital artist, so programs such as Adobe Photoshop are a bit too pricy for me. This made up for it. There's a wide variety of tools, and I find the program easy to use. It's simple, with easy to recognize controls and obvious tool buttons. However, I'd recommend some background in digital art programs, to know what you're looking for exactly, before jumping in head first to this one, since it can be a large spend for some.
V**P
Great
Great
B**Y
Corel Painter 11
I've had this product for about a year now and there are many excellent features and results from photo retouching to original works of art you can produce...love it!! The only thing is tutorial videos are very limited with this product so you will need to search YouTube for more if you are unfamiliar with this product.