Painter Reviews & Product Details

The different brushes tend to behave true to their media I personally like the pastel and chalk brushes. The algorithm for resizing seems to be better than Photoshops which has been helpful for me since I have a very tiny screen. I can finish 75% of a piece small then blow it up and put the finishing touches on it. Painter can save to .psd so it transfers seamlessly into Photoshop if I need it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The transform tools are terrible. I have to take it into Photoshop to even just resize a layer with any precision. Also I don't use any brush with "Real" in its name because they are extremely laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Corel Painter to me is the best software to make digital sketches and paints. Its convenient tools are very well suited to feel as real tools. Render result of the brush or pencil strokes are absolutely stunning. Also I love the manner than I can do quick illustrations for many kind of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At previous versions were sometimes unstable, with system crashes and sometimes I felt a bit lag while I'm working with Wacom. However, last Painter versions, such 2015 has fixed this issues, and the performance is so nice to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an artist who originally learned how to draw on traditional paints, such as pastels and acrylics, Corel Painter offers a similar appearance. Not only are you given the choice of different mediums like conte, watercolor and acrylic, but also, you have wonderful blenders that allow you to really create to the next level. That mixed with an interface that any intermediate digital artist will love. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although Corel Painter is my program of choice, and I know it like the back of my hand, it did have a learning curve. That is to say, initially I was overwhelmed with all the different brushes and blenders that I didn't know where to start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that there is wide range of different brushes that are emulations of traditional painting techniques. Some brushes are also new digital techniques like new 'particles' brushes and are also well executed. All brushes have many options that can be modified (for example: smoothing, spacing, grain, angle, rake, color variability, dab profile...).

It works well with graphic tablets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Few years ago Corel Painter weren't so stable as it is today, but now it is probably the best software for digital painting available on the market. I can't say there is something that I really dislike about Painter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can do almost anything. It has similar functionality as Photoshop but more into drawing focused. It simulates different 'analog' drawing tools incredibly, it's just mesmerizing to see how dyes blend, or graphite smears on your "digital" paper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface is too complex, hard to overview and the software is not intuitive at all. Also similar to Photoshop, that you won't get anywhere without tutorials and guides, it's not something you learn via trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you want to achieve real traditional painting without actually spending time and money to shop for materials like brushes and paint and paper, Corel Painter is the best choice. When I showed my paintings done in Corel Painter to my friends who are not artists, none of them could tell that they were painted in a computer. Who needs brush and canvas anymore? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing I didn't like was probably the speed. Sometimes it takes to long to load, or seeing the effect of the brushes happening on the canvas. If the speed could actually catch up with Photoshop one day then maybe it would become a better option for digital painting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software gives the best setup to create impressive illustration. The brushes are all pretty great and realistic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found that the layers, mask and transform options are not that great. Photoshop or affinity give you a more easy and intuitive control over this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Painting especially with the chalk brushes is intuitive and works seamlessly with the canvas rotate. I don't have to change tools to rotate. With a wacom, or bamboo the brushes are pressure sensitive which makes life easier too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find myself going back and forth between Painter and Photoshop because the color adjustment and transform tools are just so much easier to use in Photoshop. Working with masks seems to slow things down considerably and if I have a mask on a layer in Photoshop I can't even open the file in Painter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Been using some version of painter since I graduated college. I consider painter a companion tool for any digital artist or anyone sprucing up assets meant for user facing sites. Once you find your workflow, the software can be optimized and automated to suit your needs. With .abr compatibility, switching back and forth from Adobe Photoshop is amazing, assuming you already had a existing workflow that incorporated exporting your abr brushes for multi computer use.

There's an amazing wealth of brushes and compatibility with the entire suite of wacom tablets makes for using painter almost like using pen to paper. Obviously after configuring your settings and getting over the steep learning curve.

Also, the support for retina display just blows any other competitor's products out of the water. Painter rocks in recreating traditional media in a digital fashion. Amazing art without the mess and fumes associated with traditional oil/acrylic painting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Super intimidating to learn with heavy gui. Some might consider the software to be bloated. I'm amazed it took this long for Corel to implement texture rotations in Painter 2016. Just doesn't make sense to me. But I'm glad they finally added that to the feature set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Clear, easy, professional and artistic way to digital paint. It has a lot of paintings tool, brushes, etc., with great tutorials. Of course, the auto painting tool is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing, I'm in love with it. I cannot consider anything that I dislike about it. As much time I use it, much time I need to expend painting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.