Corel Painter - 2018 Reviewer's Guide

REVIEWER’S GUIDE

Artwork by Michelle Webb

Contents

Introducing Corel Painter 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Artist profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

What’s included? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Thick Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Drip and Liquid Brush technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Thick Texture Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Natural-Media brush library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Random Grain Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selection Brush tool and Selection brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cloning workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Texture Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Artwork by Sidney Muniz

Introducing Corel® Painter® 2018

Corel® Painter® 2018 is the world's most realistic digital art studio. There are
many reasons why creative professionals and digital artists have chosen to
make Corel Painter an integral part of their design process, but two really
stand out — painting tools and workflow features.

A loyal and passionate user base actively participates in Painter's
development by offering constructive feedback, and sharing their work, tools
and methods. These insights and suggestions drive so many of these
painting and workflow innovations.

The power and diversity of its revolutionary digital painting tools is what
makes Corel Painter the paint program that all others are measured against.
Its expansive collection of painting tools not only offers an unrivaled ability to
emulate traditional art, but also gives users the power to redefine what's
possible in digital art.

Each version of Corel Painter has pushed the envelope by consistently
adding new tools and features that quickly became the benchmark in the
digital art world — Texture Painting, Particle Brushes, and Dynamic Speckles
to name just a few from recent releases. Corel Painter 2018 continues this
push to deliver groundbreaking features that are incredibly powerful in a
range of creative sectors and workflows.

The addition of Thick Paint offers artists a digital painting experience like no
other. It mimics the look and feel of thick paint with remarkable fidelity and
has a concise set of brushes inspired by traditional tools. Some of our most
popular brushes have been made more versatile with new options for
blending with underlying brushstrokes or transparency.

Artwork by Harvey Bunda

Texture Painting, one of the most popular recent additions to Painter, is made
even more dynamic with new Thick Texture brushes that apply 2.5D strokes.

Features that accelerate artistic workflows and simplify the creative process
are another reason why Corel Painter is like no other paint program on the
market. Creating photo art and composites is easier than ever with revamped
UI and new clone-source options. The new Texture Synthesis feature gives
digital artists of all stripes the ability to create dynamic, one-of-a-kind
textures. And the new time-saving Selection Brush tool makes protecting
image areas as easy as applying a brushstroke.

Give it a try, and we're sure you’ll agree — Corel Painter 2018 is changing
what’s possible in digital art.

Artwork by Harvey Bunda

Artist profiles

Concept artists

Corel Painter 2018 offers concept artists a powerful and versatile feature set
for every stage of their workflow. The ability to add randomness to brush
variants gives concept artists the freedom to discover a world of creative
possibilities as they paint with tools that have a traditional look and feel.
Once the right look has been pinpointed, Corel Painter 2018 has the tools
that they need to quickly refine even the most minute detail of every
element of their concepts.

Illustrators

Illustrators count on Painter because of the power and diversity of a toolset
that lets them work with precision, speed, and confidence. Whether creating
a character or publishing an illustration, package design, or promotional
piece, Corel Painter 2018 has the art tools illustrators need to bring their
vision to life and immerse their audience in the story. It’s the perfect medium
for visually capturing and expressing their ideas, from initial sketches to fully
rendered designs. No other program allows them to transition seamlessly
from traditional methods to the world of digital art quite like Corel Painter.
Whatever real-world medium they’ve counted on before, there’s a Painter
equivalent that lets them create just like they always have, only faster.

Artwork by Hector Sevilla

Manga and Comic artists

A wide range of sketching, drawing and inking tools make Corel Painter 2018
the best digital art program for manga and comic artists to develop a personal
style that stands out. So much of their work calls on traditional methods that
Painter is renowned for emulating, from watercolor to oil to liquid ink. Painter
has the tools that they need to create clean, crisp lines, bold effects, and subtle
shading. Often working to aggressive deadlines, they know they can count on
a comprehensive set of composition and symmetry tools and intuitive color
management features. There’s no other tool on the market that gives them the
power to build up a concept and then bring it to life in living color with such
impact.

Fine artists

Corel Painter 2018 provides the most natural way to transition from traditional
to digital art on the market. Fine artists can easily combine classic art practices
and time-honored techniques with state-of-the-art Natural-Media technology
to create digital art that’s just as impressive as what they can create on a
physical canvas. Corel Painter 2018 can save them valuable time thanks to the
ability to undo mistakes in a way that only a digital art studio allows. What's
more, there's no toxic fumes or costly art supplies.

Artwork by Lamar Smart

Photo artists

With powerful Auto-Painting and Cloning tools, plus one-of-a-kind image
painting features found only in Corel Painter 2018, photo artists can capture a
moment and easily transform the image into a digital work of art. They have
everything they need to produce visually stunning painted keepsakes and
sellable works of photo art in no time.

Students and teachers

Painter is a vital asset for all budding artists and an essential component for
any art-related curriculum. It has digital tools that mimic the look and feel of
their real world counterparts, and perspective and composition features that
simplify some of the fundamentals of art. Corel Painter 2018 offers a natural
way for students to learn traditional art techniques in an environment that’s
very conducive to experimentation — without the cost and mess associated
with traditional art supplies.

Artwork by Davey Baker

What’s included?

Main application

• Corel Painter 2018, macOS® and Windows® versions

Content

• Libraries of unique brushes, gradients, nozzles, patterns,
textures, and paper textures

Documentation

• HTML Help (Windows) and Apple Help (Macintosh®) files

• Online User Guide and Getting Started Guide (PDF)

• Welcome Screen

• youtube.com/paintertutorials

•painterartist.com