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Title: Painter X: The Most Realistic Digital Art Yet

Author: McCracken, Harry Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: PC World, v25 n4 p79(1) Publication Date: Apr 2007
  ISSN: 0737-8939
  Illustrations: Screen Layouts
URL of Publication: http://www.pcworld.com

Corels Painter X offers paintbrush capabilities that transform digitized photos into painterly images. The programs new RealBristle brushes interact in a natural way and operate well with Wacoms Intuos graphics tablets optional Art Pen. With Painter X, problems such as bad lighting can be fixed. Much of the work required for transforming a photo into art can be done using the enhanced AutoPainting feature. The Divine Proportion feature has the user adjust the proportions of an image to conform to the notion that shapes with a proportion of 1:1.61803398874989 are naturally pleasing. Painter X is also available in the Mac version, which is the first to operate as a native application on Intel-based machines. Because of this, Mac users can expect a snappier performance than Painter IX. For both Mac and Windows users, Painter Xs package has more printed documentation. However, Painter X interface is still complicated. For instance, the canvas may be overloaded with toolbars and palettes because of a range of options, tools and settings. At the end, Painter X satisfies the requirements of amateurs and professional artists. In addition, Painter X offers the most realistic tools in the market to date.

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Corel Corp

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Corel Painter

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