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Corel Painter Essentials for Mac

Unique art and incredible photo effects.

$49.99
In English
2.1
Based on 4 user rates

Corel Painter Essentials overview

Painter Essentials is an intuitive, lightweight, agile software that enables you to create paintings from photos or draw and paint from scratch. A variety of painting styles let you produce compelling preset-driven photo art with a couple of clicks. Or you can use the available brushes to create your own paintings and illustrations.

The clean look and feel of the Corel Painter Essentials 7 workspace has been designed to give you easy access to the most frequently used tools, effects, commands, and features in a clutter-free environment.

Features
  • User-friendly interface
  • AI-based photo painting
  • Industry-acclaimed brushes
  • Incredible speed
  • Built-in learning

What’s new in version 8.0.0.148

Note: The downloadable file is an installer that will install the application when opened.

    New
    • Touch Bar Support
    • Sidecar Support
    • Apple Pencil Tilt
    • Apple Artificial Intelligence
    • Painting tools
    • Color options
    • Artificial Intelligence

    Full list of changes available here

View older Corel Painter Essentials versions

Corel Painter Essentials for Mac

$49.99
In English
Version 8.0.0.148

What users say about Corel Painter Essentials

Mirsky
By Mirsky on Jun 10 2022 for v.8.0.0.148

Reliability: 1.0

I bought Painter Essentials for $8 on Bundlehunt. But the app won't run. I get an error message immediately. I've reinstalled it three times with no luck. I contacted Corel support and their instructions didn't help. I've never seen this problem with any other applcation.

Other user ratings:

Value | 1.0
Ease of use | 1.0
Features | 1.0
Customer support | 1.0
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Corel Painter Essentials qualities

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1.0
Ease of use
1.0
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1.0
Reliability
1.0
Customer support
1.0

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2.1

(7 Reviews of Corel Painter Essentials)

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Ashy
Ashy
Apr 29 2020
7.0.86.86
0.0
Apr 29 2020
0.0
Version: 7.0.86.86
latest update is to version 7.0.86.86, which actually requires OS10.14
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Nov 3 2019
6.1.0.238
1.0
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Version: 6.1.0.238
One word review...this app SUCKS. Absolute theft of your cash. Horrible performance. Support the worst for this app I have ever seen. The only answer to all questions is that "maybe you need to increase the resolution of your work."
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Feb 25 2018
5.0.0.1102
1.0
Feb 25 2018
1.0
Version: 5.0.0.1102
Superb!
MacMec
MacMec
Jan 13 2018
5.0.0.1102
2.0
Jan 13 2018
2.0
Version: 5.0.0.1102
Extremely buggy and slow even on a i7 4 core CPU. Apparently does not take advantage of dedicated GPU at all. 390% load in activity monitor. WTF Corel? High Sierra MBP.
Biker4mac
Biker4mac
Sep 14 2016
5.0.0.1102
0.0
Sep 14 2016
0.0
Version: 5.0.0.1102
I notice on their website that it is a Mac/Windows version. Will the promo version work on Windows as well?
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Version: null
MacMec
MacMec
Jan 13 2018
2.0
Jan 13 2018
2.0
Version: null
Tom-Fulery
Tom-Fulery
Sep 5 2016
1.0
Sep 5 2016
1.0
Version: null
Corel
Corel
Feb 22 2016
4.5
Feb 22 2016
4.5
Version: null