Review by James Duckett

I got this product because I’m an amateur photographer and thought it might be a nice tool to have alongside Photoshop. That being said, my artistic ability is pretty low and I was hoping a too like this could help me out. And, to a point, it did. I think it helped me to add a little creativity to some of my pictures but this does not turn somebody into an instant artist. I do think to truly get the most out of this product a little bit of artistic ability does help.

From a technical point of view, the installation was easy and straight forward. The user interface is fairly intuitive and while I played with as much of the tools as I could, I still feel like I barely hit the tip of the iceberg. I did take one star away, I really wish this had come with some sort of tutorial or at least a book that would help me get past the basics. But I think once somebody gets in and starts playing around one can figure out a few tricks here and there on their own. The product seems fairly sturdy and never crashed when I had it on both Vista and Windows 7.

If you are an artist and wish to use the computer to create art, I do not think you could go wrong with this product as there is so much you can do with it. I did find the price a bit high for me, an amateur, but I think this would work well for somebody who uses this in their income producing endeavors. If I had any suggestion, I would make an amateur edition that offered less features and a smaller price tag. That would be more up my ally.