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Painter 2020: The tool every digital artist should own

By Creative Bloq Staff

Want creative software that offers a truly authentic painting experience? Look no further…

(Image credit: Jesus Viveros)

Built by artists, for artists, Corel Painter 2020 (opens in new tab) is designed to not only enhance but make sure nothing stands in the way of your creativity. Renowned for its traditional media emulation, Painter 2020 digitally replicates real-world brushes and paint effects with incredible results. 

Accessible for beginners, but also packed with advanced features for professionals artists and photographers, Painter 2020 is armed with all the tools you need to bring your creations to life, and backed up by powerful technology to help you do it in record time. 

Custom built for digital artists, let’s take a closer look at the innovative features Painter 2020 has to offer...

Brush Accelerator

The Brush Accelerator is pretty special. Analysing your system’s individual specifications, it configures the software to provide peak performance on your machine. Multiple GPU and CPU options and enhancements means Painter moves at lightning speed – perfect for photographers doing complex image edits and artists creating complex digital paintings. The functionality, highlighted in the above video, is hugely impressive, there’s even the option to disable GPU acceleration for specific brushes. 

Impressive interface

Painter 2020’s interface is super-easy to navigate and controls are now even easier to access. This is due in part to a revamped Property Bar, which enables easy and quick access to some of Painter’s most popular tools (previously only available via the menu bar).

The brush selector highlights new brush previews, making choosing the right brush for your project a cinch, and consolidated Library Panels make way for more precious painting space. These enhanced features not only help display artwork in all its glory, but put everyday tools right at your fingertips. 

Complementary colours

Picking the right colour for a project can be tricky, especially for beginners. Until now, that is. The universal colour selection advancements in Painter 2020 make selecting the right hue for your project a breeze. Need more than one? Six new colour harmonies, highlighted in the video above, offer complementary colours based on your selection and can be saved as colour sets for future use.

A highly accomplished piece of software, Painter 2020 is a powerful creative tool that offers a truly authentic painting experience. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this premium product comes with a price tag to match, but in an environment where subscription models reign supreme, Painter comes out on top, offering its entire toolset for a one-time, affordable fee. 

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