Review by ESVK

Let me start off by saying that I am not a professional publisher nor do I create magazine ads for a living. I am a programmer who often has the need to creative professional looking graphics for internal webpages and the like. And, like most folks, I really would like to use Photoshop, but I can never justify the cost of a license to myself (or my employer). Why can’t there be a quality product for the rest of us that doesn’t cost and arm and a leg? And the answer is Corel Paintshop. When I first installed the software, I wasn’t expecting much - but after using it on several occasions, I can say that it is intuitive, easy to work with, and produces the same type of effects and functionality that I would use in Photoshop at ¹⁄₆ of the price. Oh, I am sure that Photoshop can do more than this, but for your average person, I think that Paintshop is perfect. I have nothing bad to say about this software and think it is a great value compared to Adobe Phtoshop.