Review by Rich-L

I have had the opportunity to work with Corel Painter 11 on a few occasions. I am a complete newbie to this software, so note my review in this context. Other reviewers can provide insight for intermediate and advanced users considering upgrading their software. I am primarily a photographer as far as artistic work goes, yet thought it would be interesting to apply some more artistic edits to some nature scenes. Thus enter Corel’s Painter 11. I am primarily a user of Adobe products (Photoshop and Lightroom). My computer hardware (Dell XPS 720 with 3 Gb RAM and 3.00Ghz core 2 duo processor) handles the latter software with ease, but seems to choke on many Painter automated edits (which is where I am at!). Not sure why this would be and this is a main reason (there must be a lot going on behing the scenes) which why I rated the software down. Beyond this, the software feels fast on my system. Within a few minutes of use, I was able to take an image and transform it into a reasonably interesting piece of art. I have a long way to go in terms of mastering the software (if I ever will!), but it is fun to play with, if you are patient for the software to execute!