Review by Mary Jo Sminkey

I’ve used this program off-and-on, to convert photos to paintings, but I always end up going back to Photoshop. My impression is that maybe if you are a seasoned painter, or have previous experience with the program, it might be a good choice, but there’s so many great tutorials and training DVDs on using Photoshop, that I end up going back to it. There’s certainly so many things I would ONLY use Photoshop for as well, that I find it hard to recommend this, when I can achieve all I want with that program. I do see the potential here, and if you can get a copy relatively cheap, and are looking for a top notch program specifically for painting effects, it might be worth a look. For most users though, I’m not sure it’s the best way to go.