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A digital art software that enables users to create and develop concepts through customizable environments with creatures and vehicles.

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Pros:

Education, essentials, or original. The brush library is organized alphabetically and users can "like" a brush to save it.

Cons:

The watercolor brush can take a lot of trial, error, and adjustment. To be fair watercolor is one of the most difficult mediums to master with brush and paper though.

Painter ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.2
Customer Service
4.1
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.6

Likelihood to recommend

8.3/ 10

Painter has an overall rating of <span class="">4.8</span> out 5 stars based on <span class="">10</span> user reviews on Capterra.

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Stanley
Stanley
System Administrator in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
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Alternatives Considered:

Painter For Digital Painting.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Easy and fast to use software and learn digital painting.

Pros:

Easy to use and has a smooth learning curve especially for corelDraw users.

Cons:

Not the most ideal software for image manipulation. Also lack or a wide user-base and community as compared to the competition.

Gal
Industrial Designer in Argentina
Design, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
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Benefits and struggles of Painter

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: The overall look and feel of Painter is clean and smooth, with great performance and brushes to choose from

Pros:

Painter's new brush optimization allows you to choose the brushes you will boost through the GPU, reducing the impact it has on the performance

Cons:

The color harmony tool was featured as one of the improvements they released recently, however it only takes space

Roan
Unit Manager in South Africa
Motion Pictures & Film, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
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Coral painter is for the finer details in the visual rendering category.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I'm impressed. It's quick to load, extensive and the final product rendered or fully complete looks amazing. It's like mastering a song. Coral Painter is what you use to master all your digital visuals.

Pros:

This version of Coral draw is focused on putting that final touch of perfection on any visual project you are working on.

Cons:

Where as coral draw is for the main graphic design work, Coral Painter only has emphasis on the last bit of finishing work to be done on a project. This means that your editing options are not as thorough and comprehensive as that of photo shop or coral draw original. Don't misunderstand me, coral painter still provides more than enough tools to do the professional level editing.

Micalen
Freelancer in South Africa
Computer Games, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
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Painter: An incredible AI powered digital art software.

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: Overall Painter is a very unique option for Digital Art. It blends AI with artist and creates a new way to work. The AI tools are very useful.

Pros:

Painter is very easy to use. This is great for those starting in digital art. It also has very powerful AI tools that can do most of the creation process for you with the right guidance. As a cloud-based design software, it isn't stressful on your GPU.

Cons:

Painter is pretty expensive and this price would likely turn away many beginners looking to start in digital art.

Nikki
Founder in US
Photography, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
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Alternatives Considered:

Realistic brushes

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I love painting without any of the mess or material costs, or the need to later try and digitize or upload. I have also used painter to touch up or add to some of my more creative photography. I am currently working on website artwork that will truly showcase our style.

Pros:

Painter replicates an actual paintbrush or pen as accurately as possible. The paintbrush in particular is impressive because its so hard to replicate yet somehow Corel has done it. Different editions are available at different price ranges, as a one time purchase. Education, essentials, or original. The brush library is organized alphabetically and users can "like" a brush to save it. After you've used Painter a few times, your favorite brushes, sizes, and colors will be ready. The dab library is extensive, brushes can be personalized to achieve even more realism. Textures can be added as well.

Cons:

Painter isn't something I would recommend to a beginner. It has been made easier to use over the years but it's still quite complex. The watercolor brush can take a lot of trial, error, and adjustment. To be fair watercolor is one of the most difficult mediums to master with brush and paper though. It is expensive even as a one time purchase.

Mihai
3d artist in Romania
Graphic Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
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A quick review of Painter

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Painter offered me the tools needed to create believable concept art and it was a quick way to show some good results to clients.

Pros:

I like about Painter that it has realistic brushes effects and improved performance compared to older versions of the software.

Cons:

Maybe they could have added a more advanced vector-type drawing capability, at least to be used as path and guide for brushes.

Hayden
Video Producer in US
Media Production, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

It's a very impressive painting software, and underappreciated

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I've been using Corel Painter for a very long time, since I purchased my first Wacom drawing tablet back in the days of CompUSA. It came free with the tablet, but for a lower end version of the software. I use a Wacom Cintiq, and currently using the 2021 version of the software, and I own a few different versions and feel the progress and optimization of the versions year-to-year. It can be overwhelming to see all the different types of brushes and ways to create digital art, but if you give it the time and effort, it's a great payback. I love launching the software and start just sketching and painting for the fun of it. I highly recommend to look into this software if you have interest in digital art.

Pros:

It's filled with great brushes and makes creating art enjoyable

Cons:

Needs a good machine to run it, and can be a little hard for new comers to learn the software.

Anil
Marketing Executive in Türkiye
Marketing & Advertising, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
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Editing with Painter

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: I used Painter over 6 months and it helps alot with editing my images.

Pros:

Painter helps you editing your images in real time, it gives you huge space to work for your tasks.

Cons:

Painter is quite easy to use but its competitors has better dashboard about editing.

Andry
Andry
Agent in Madagascar
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Corel Paint, pour la création d'œuvres d'art numérique!

5.0 last year

Comments: Corel Painter est un outil puissant qui permet de créer des œuvres d'art numériques avec un haut niveau de détail et de rendu réaliste. Il est aussi compatible avec les tablettes graphiques.

Pros:

Corel Painter est un logiciel de création artistique et de dessin numérique très puissante. Il dispose d'une vaste bibliothèque de pinceaux, une large gamme de médiums traditionnels telles que l'acrylique, le pastel, le fusain, l'aquarelle et bien d'autres encore. Painter possède une gestion de couleurs avancée et est compatible avec les tablettes graphiques sensibles à la pression pour une plus grande précision.

Cons:

Le coût de Corel Painter peut être relativement élevé surtout pour les dernières versions. La taille des fichiers créés sont volumineux à cause de la haute résolution et du niveau de détail élevé du contenu.

Mario Humberto
Mario Humberto
analisa de sistemas in Brazil
Verified LinkedIn User
Chemicals, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Otimo para desenhar cenarios incriveis e deixar su imaginação criar

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: otima ferramenta que me permite criar pinturas a cada pincelada que voce da na sua pintura, deixando solta sua imaginação, criar cenarios incriveis iguais à tela comun de tinta a oleo, facil de usar paleta de cores, pincel e demais ferramentas. Facil de exportar ao photoshop

Pros:

facil de usar, otimas ferramentas, paleta de cores, pincel e demais ferramentas faceis de trabalhar e criar cenarios e pinturas incriveis, faceis de exportar ao photoshop, deixando sua pintura de excelente qualidade.

Cons:

otima ferramenta, o valor da licença do produto poderia ser mais acessivel.