Features

Easy-to-learn, Corel Painter Essentials 3 offers the new Photo Painting Palettes that make transforming photos into paintings as simple as 1-2-3, and art tools that faithfully replicate 'real world' paints, brushes, and papers. Painter Essentials 3 is complete with training videos, tutorials, and a helpful contextual workspace guide, making it simple to get started on a digital art project.

Turn Photos into Paintings

	NEW! Photo Painting Palettes: create stunning paintings from photos in 3 easy steps
	NEW! Quick Clone: simplifies the process of image cloning
	NEW! Sketch Effect: automatically creates a sketch from photos
	NEW! Cloner Tool: provides easy access to last used Cloner brush

Have Fun with Digital Art

	NEW! Artists' Oils: smear colorful oil paint on the canvas with thick, bristly brushes that are remarkably realistic
	ENHANCED! Digital Watercolor: breathtaking brushes behave like real watercolor and stay wet between sessions
	NEW! Rotate/Flip Canvas: extends the flexibility of the digital art studio
	NEW! Eraser Tool: easy access to a standard eraser to erase any medium
	NEW! Rubber Stamp Tool: enables point-to-point cloning
	NEW! Multiple layers can be hidden or displayed with a simple click and drag
	Includes brand-new Nozzles and Patterns, and more than 75 Natural-Media® brushes!

Learn to Draw and Paint Digitally

	NEW! Welcome Screen: easily access recently used files and tutorials, and browse the Corel Painter Masters art gallery
	NEW! Quick Start Tutorials: get up and running quickly
	NEW! Training videos by lynda.com: learn techniques for creating lasting memories
	NEW! Quick Guide Palette: easy access to real-time tips and help

Enjoy Compatibility with Popular Software and Hardware

	NEW! Corel® Paint Shop™ Pro® support: open Paint Shop Pro files directly in Corel Painter Essentials 3 (PC only)
	NEW! Corel® Photo Album™ support: send images from Corel Painter Essentials 3 to Corel Photo Album (PC only)
	ENHANCED! Adobe® Photoshop® CS and Photoshop® Elements support: Open and save PSD files with layers and layer sets (layer groups) maintained
	ENHANCED! Apple® iPhoto® support: work seamlessly with Apple iPhoto (requires changing 'Preferences’ in iPhoto)
	ENHANCED! Wacom® pen tablet support: Extended support for Wacom’s new Graphire4, Intuos3, Cintiq 21UX, and 6D Art Pen
	Works with Microsoft® Tablet PC pen-based operating system

Experience Enhanced Performance

	FASTEST VERSION EVER! Some brushes are 10 times faster then any previous version of Painter Essentials
	NEW! Multiuser Support: multiple users can work seamlessly on the same computer
	ENHANCED! Zoom: area-averaging control provides higher-quality views
	NEW! Custom cursor: choose from a range of cursor icons, including the Triangle Cursor