What is Corel Painter used for?

Corel Painter is digital painting software that emulates natural media such as oils, watercolors and charcoal with realistic brushes. It is a good fit for illustrators painting digitally with realistic brushes and artists transitioning from traditional media.

How much does Corel Painter cost?

Corel Painter is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Corel Painter open source?

No. Corel Painter is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Corel Painter include Krita.

What are some alternatives to Corel Painter?

Corel Painter competes with Procreate, Clip Studio Paint and Affinity. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Corel Painter alternatives.

Corel Painter: features, pricing and alternatives

About Corel Painter

Corel Painter is a digital painting and illustration application that aims to reproduce the look and behavior of natural media. Artists use its brushes to create work that resembles oil, watercolor, charcoal, pastel and other traditional materials.

Digital painting tools like this typically support pressure-sensitive pens and tablets, extensive brush customization, textures, layers and tools for photo painting or tracing. The vendor site could not be read when this entry was written, so confirm the current feature set, platforms and licensing on the Painter website.

Corel Painter is proprietary software installed on the user's computer. It is relevant to illustrators, concept artists and fine artists who want a painting-focused program rather than a general-purpose image editor.

Key features

Natural media brush emulation
Pressure-sensitive pen and tablet support
Brush customization
Textures and layers
Digital painting and illustration

Good fit for

→Illustrators painting digitally with realistic brushes
→Artists transitioning from traditional media

Tags: digital-painting; illustration; natural-media; brushes; corel; art; desktop-software

Corel Painter: questions and answers

What is Corel Painter used for?: Corel Painter is digital painting software that emulates natural media such as oils, watercolors and charcoal with realistic brushes. It is a good fit for illustrators painting digitally with realistic brushes and artists transitioning from traditional media.
How much does Corel Painter cost?: Corel Painter is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Corel Painter open source?: No. Corel Painter is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Corel Painter include Krita.
What are some alternatives to Corel Painter?: Corel Painter competes with Procreate, Clip Studio Paint and Affinity. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Corel Painter alternatives.