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Corel Painter

A realistic painting experience that is anything but ordinary.

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Corel Painter is a digital painting application for creating artwork with simulated natural-media tools. It is part of a wider Painter family that includes Painter Essentials for beginners, ParticleShop as a Photoshop brush plugin, and add-on brush packs for photo composites, graphic designs and paintings.

Painter provides a realistic painting experience with a range of brushes and painting tools. The product line also includes Painter Essentials 8, ParticleShop, and brush packs that extend the available brush library. Resources such as tutorials, tips and tricks, artist interviews, webinars, guides and a knowledgebase are available alongside the software.

Painter is offered for individuals and for business and education use, with licensing options including Education License, Education Edition and Corporate License. Free trials are available, and large organizations can request a quote.

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