Corel Painter Essentials 7 | Digital Art Suite | Amazon Exclusive Includes Free PhotoMirage Express Valued at $49 [PC/Mac Disc] [Old Version]

While I have a license of the full Painter software on my desktop - Im running Painter Essentials on my laptop. Started doing that with PE5 and have upgraded each time a new version has come out. PE7 is the latest. It has pretty much every thing that PE6 has - but seems to run just a tad better. I also make use of the PaintShop Pro Ultimate package on my laptop instead of paying for another license of Photoshop. For on the go use - both of these two Corel graphics packages cant be beat for the cost. Highly recommend both.

I have created a video that shows some of the basic features. If you click in the upper right corner of he video it will expand to full screen which makes it a lot easier to see what I am doing.

This is an excellent cost-effective option for anyone who doesnt need the entire functionality of the much more expensive full Painter software. For less than a tenth of the cost (at the time of this review), I feel this has the features that most amateurs and even some avid amateurs need in this type of software.

I used Painter X awhile ago and it was a great program. So for software that’s a tenth of the price, I wasn’t expecting a lot. But I was expecting it to get past the splash screen without crashing.

This software has very good instructions on most apps provided. The Painter Essentials offers a fun way to use your photographs, or a serious way to create ads. The Digital Art Suite combines good essential know-how and step-by-step instructions to give you more expressive freedom with your designs, whether it be for a cartoonish family picture or a serious wedding photo.

I bought this Corel Painter Essentials 7 particularly because it also was sold as coming with the bonus package of PhotoMirage. The product description states, Get PhotoMirage Express with this Amazon Exclusive. Transform any image or art into an animation in minutes, and, Corel Painter Essentials 7 | Digital Art Suite | Amazon Exclusive Includes Free PhotoMirage Express Valued at $49. Therefore, I did not get what I paid for.

I use this photo editing software more than photoshop elements.

Like a lot of people, I imagine, using software like this, Im mostly using it to transform photos into paintings or other special effect looks. Its a lot of fun to do this, and quite easy! I was able to figure out how to make it work in minutes, and I loved seeing my photos transform. I do have to say its pretty slow. I am running this on a brand new laptop which is pretty top of the line, and still, it takes minutes to get the photos changed.

The Corel Painter Essentials 7 Digital Art Suite is a great way to get started with digital painting. You don’t have to invest a boatload of money and it’s pretty easy to use. My twelve year old grandson helped me navigate the software and we had a lot of fun with it. There are tutorials and lots of videos online to help you. We converted some of our favorite photos into paintings. Choose from styles like watercolor, colored pencil, Impressionist, Van Gogh, and more. There are so many media brushes and canvas textures and the results are very realistic. It provides many hours of fun.

the link to the add-on didnt work and it was shipped without an outer box. The box was severely damaged and opened in shipping. I was very grateful to discover the disc in tact. And corel customer service assisted me in getting a linke to download the add on