Corel Painter
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 Corel Painter IX | |
| Original author(s) | Mark Zimmer Tom Hedges |
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| Developer(s) | Alludo |
| Stable release | Corel Painter 2023
/ June 21, 2022[1] |
| Operating system | macOS,Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Corel Painteris araster-baseddigital artapplication created to simulate as accurately as possible the appearance and behavior oftraditional mediaassociated withdrawing,painting,andprintmaking.It is intended to be used inreal-timeby professionaldigital artistsas a functional creative tool.
Materials and tools
[edit]The application offers a wide range of traditional artists' materials and tools. With the aid of agraphics tabletor computer mouse, the user is able to reproduce the effect of physical painting and drawing media such as watercolor, oil, chalk, charcoal and color pencil. There are also a few non-traditional items, such as the Image Hose, pattern pens, F/X, Distortion and Artist tools for allowing artists to apply less conventional elements on an image.[citation needed]
Painter emulates the visual characteristics of traditional media, such as oil paint, pastel sticks, air brush, charcoal, felt pens, and other traditional artists' materials on various textured surfaces. Many of these emulated media types work with the advanced features of Wacom tablets. For instance, the airbrush tool in Painter responds to pressure as well as tilt, velocity and rotation.[citation needed]
Painter andPhotoshophave many similarities, such as layered editing. The two products have developed as contemporaries, introducing innovations that are now considered standard in bitmap image editing software. For example, "Floaters" were released with Painter 2.5, around the time that Photoshop released "composite elements". Over time, Painter's user interface(UI) has been transformed to match Photoshop's UI.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Painter was initially published in 1991[2]for theMacintoshsystem byMark ZimmerandTom Hedges,founders of theFractal Design Corporation.Zimmer and Hedges had previously developed ImageStudio and ColorStudio, both image-editing applications, forLetraset.John Derry joined Zimmer and Hedges during the release cycle of Painter 1.2. Derry had gained previous paint software expertise at Time Arts, a developer of the early desktop-based paint applications Lumena and Oasis.Fractal Designlater merged withRayDream,then withMetaToolsto becomeMetaCreations.Metacreations sold off[when?]all their creative interests and Painter was acquired byCorel Corporationwhere it was temporarily rebranded "Procreate" Painter during its transition into the Corel Suite of graphic applications. Painter is now wholly owned and marketed by Corel.[citation needed]
Painter Series
[edit]At one point, Painter had three companion applications: a vector-based natural media twin calledExpression;a scaled-down version of Painter developed for beginners calledDabbler(later renamed Art Dabbler after the MetaCreations merger); and a grayscale-only clone calledSketcher.After the Corel acquisition, Art Dabbler 2 was reintroduced asCorel Painter Essentials,[3]now in its sixth incarnation.[citation needed]
In 2007, Corel released version Painter X, which was at first available in a limited edition paint can, a nod to the packaging for early releases of the software.[4]
Painter Essentials
[edit]Corel Painter Essentials is a less complex version of Painter designed for casual users. Multimedia tutorials, a more intuitive workspace, additional automated tasks and emphasis on photo retouching are some of the features included to appeal to beginners. Painter and Painter Essentials share much of the same underlyingcode,and have many of the same tools and functions. For professional artists, Essentials will offer fewer tools and variants, and considerably less control. Actual in 2021 is Version 8.[citation needed]
Painter Sketch Pad
[edit]Corel Painter Sketch Pad,launched in January 2009, is the newest member of the Painter product series. Sketch Pad focuses on the conception and early design phase of image creation. It has 13 drawing tools compared to Painter's almost 900 brushes, and a simple user interface that supports quick capturing of creative ideas. It is designed to work with a pen and drawing tablet.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]In 2014,PC Worldcalled Painter "the best natural-media painting program out there."[5]In 2015, PC Magazine called it "The best software for simulating painting and working with artistic media".[6]In 2017, ZDNet said it "remains one of the best digital painting tools for anyone with the skill to use traditional painting techniques onscreen".[7]
Notable Artists
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Painter 2023: A Faster and More Creative Digital Painting Experience".2022-06-21.Retrieved2022-10-01.
- ^Zimmer, Mark (2011)."The Origins of Painter"(PDF).
- ^"Corel product info".
- ^Corel Corporation."Corel Painter X - Limited Edition Paint Can".Retrieved2007-07-13.
- ^"Corel Painter 2015 review: Digital art studio betters its best features".PCWorld.Retrieved8 December2017.
- ^"Corel Painter 2016".PCMAG.Retrieved8 December2017.
- ^"Corel Painter 2018, First Take: The state of the natural-media art Review".ZDNet.Archived fromthe originalon September 3, 2017.Retrieved8 December2017.
- ^"Corel Painter - Corel Painter Masters - Rhoda Grossman".corel.Retrieved2023-08-20.
- ^"Rhoda Grossman | Peachpit".peachpit.Retrieved2023-08-20.
- ^"Cher Pendarvis".Corel Discovery Center.Retrieved2023-08-20.
- ^"Jeremy Sutton".Corel Discovery Center.Retrieved2023-08-20.
- ^"Painting Portraits with Jeremy Sutton".PBS LearningMedia.Retrieved2023-08-20.
- ^"Jeremy Sutton".CreativeLive.Retrieved2023-08-20.
External links
[edit]- Corel Painter Website
- Corel Website
- Corel Painter 2015 Help
- Interview with Mark Zimmerfor German public radio, 1996
- Painterat theOpen Directory Project
- Official Corel Painter Magazine
- Corel Painter X Master's Gallery
- Apple's resolution-independent interface- a subsequent work from Zimmer
