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Corel Painter

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Professional painting software that realistically emulates natural art media

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  • Deployment Hybrid
  • Starting price $19.99/month
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, SMEs, Agencies

What is Corel Painter?

Corel Painter is a painting and illustration program for Windows and macOS made by Corel Corporation, known for its realistic simulation of traditional media such as oils, watercolors, pastels and pens through its RealBristle brush technology. It includes hundreds of brushes, particle and pattern brush engines, cloning tools for photo art, and layer-based compositing aimed at professional illustrators and concept artists.

Painter is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time perpetual license purchase, with a free trial offered before buying. New subscribers receive a large bundle of additional brushes and a photo art content pack. Because pricing pages render dynamically, exact current figures should be double-checked on Corel's own store before purchase.

Key Features of Corel Painter

Corel Painter lists 8 documented features, including 900+ realistic brushes including oils, watercolor, pastels and pens, RealBristle brush technology for natural media simulation and Particle and Pattern brush engines. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • 900+ realistic brushes including oils, watercolor, pastels and pens
  • RealBristle brush technology for natural media simulation
  • Particle and Pattern brush engines
  • Thick Paint for 3D-like impasto brush strokes
  • Photo art and cloning tools to turn photos into paintings
  • Color harmony and custom palette tools
  • GPU-accelerated brush performance
  • Layers, masks and blend modes for compositing

Corel Painter Pricing

Corel Painter lists 3 plans, from $19.99 to $429.

Monthly Subscription

$19.99/month

1 user, requires periodic online reauthentication

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Includes free brush and photo bundle for new subscribers

Annual Subscription

$199.00/year

1 user

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Billed yearly, cheaper than paying month to month

Full Version (Perpetual License)

$429

1 user, Windows or macOS

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One-time purchase of the standalone full version

Corel Painter Specifications

Corel Painter is available on Windows and macOS. It has a free trial.

Deployment
  • Hybrid
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • Windows
  • macOS
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
  • Training
Integrations
PSD file compatibility, Photoshop plugin support, Painter cloud content library
Public API
No
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
Yes
Website
painterartist.com

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Corel Painter FAQs

Both options exist. You can subscribe monthly or annually, or buy the standalone full version outright as a one-time purchase.

Yes, Corel offers a free trial download for both Windows and Mac before you commit to a purchase.

Subscribers need to go online periodically (roughly every 30 days) to reauthenticate the license.

Corel Painter runs on Windows and macOS desktop computers; there is no official mobile app.

New subscribers receive access to a large bundle of extra painting brushes and a creative photo bundle.