Corel Painter Essentials 5 Digital Art Suite for PC and Mac (Old Version)

PC-based graphic artists have been hit with two frustrations in recent years - Adobes heinous new pricing scheme, and Microsofts slightly less heinous reworking of MS Paint. I had high hopes that this program would help address the first issue. No such luck. But its an awesome Paint program.

My daughter loves this

Painter Essentials 5 simply refuses to launch, even after numerous reboots and reinstalls of the program. It sits in the running processes and eats up a hefty chunk of your processor (40% on average) but never actually DOES anything. Not even a splash screen appears. This is, hands-down, the worst piece of software Ive ever encountered - at least everything else RUNS. For those who are curious about my hardware, Im doing this on a Surface Pro 1 that has proven to be an incredible device for artistic endeavors. Painter failing to run is pretty disappointing.

This software exceeded my expectations for such an affordable price.

Could not be more pleased. Really, wonderful

First off, this program (or others like it) is probably responsible for most of the horrible art you see on the internet. Where people do stupid things to stupid pictures and declare it art. So what is it good for? Surprisingly, it is excellent for an author who needs to illustrate but does not have illustration skills.

Another winner from Corel. I received this today,in perfect condition.It installed trouble-free. And updated as well.

Easy to learn and use.

love it

Love this program. It is great for the beginner and helps you understand the fundamentals of creating paintings from photographs. It also gives you a jump start if you are planning to upgrade to the newest Corel Painter program.