--- title: Painter Reviews meta\_title: 'Painter Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 60 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Painter works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 60 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Graphic Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/graphic-design --- # Painter Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Painter but has limited features. Are you part of the Painter team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Corel Painter is a premier digital art application designed to emulate the look and feel of traditional painting and drawing mediums. It offers artists a vast array of tools and features that replicate real-world materials, enabling the creation of authentic and expressive digital artwork. Key Features and Functionality: - Extensive Brush Library: Painter provides hundreds of realistic, artist-created brushes that mimic traditional media such as oils, watercolors, pencils, and acrylics. - Natural-Media Emulation: The software offers the largest selection of Natural-Media brushes and canvas textures on the market, with wet, thick, and dry media that looks and feels just like the real thing. - Artificial Intelligence Integration: Stylize any image using artificial intelligence and easily transform photos into paintings with powerful auto-painting and cloning tools. - Customizable Workspace: Users can tailor the interface to their preferences, create custom brushes and palettes, or import content from other artists to exponentially speed up artistic workflow. Primary Value and User Solutions: Corel Painter stands out by providing artists with a digital platform that closely mirrors traditional art techniques, allowing for a seamless transition from physical to digital mediums. Its comprehensive toolset and realistic brush behavior enable artists to produce high-quality, expressive artwork without the limitations of physical materials. By integrating advanced features like AI-driven photo transformation and extensive customization options, Painter addresses the diverse needs of digital artists, illustrators, and designers, enhancing their creative workflow and expanding their artistic possibilities. * * * Seller [Corel Corporation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/corel-corporation-10b41cd4-0594-4f58-8f0a-212c911385c6) Discussions [Painter Community](https://www.g2.com/products/painter/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Sharda Veeramally Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/painter/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Sketchbook](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sketchbook") Sketchbook 4.4/5(177) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sketchbook/reviews) [ ![Rebelle](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rebelle") Rebelle 4.8/5(81) ](https://www.g2.com/products/rebelle/reviews) [ ![ArtRage](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ArtRage") ArtRage 4.4/5(73) ](https://www.g2.com/products/artrage/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/painter/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 60 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Aarti J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aarti J.") AJ Aarti J. Payroll Audit Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/1/2023 "Experience with Painter" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? It has been a wonderful tool i have been using the painter tool to create various product design and customised according to requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? Painter is the tool with no complaints the painter tool works real smooth and it has been always been amazing tool there is no much error i have been faced with this tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? This toolhelped to create the initial design for my products as per need to customer and it really help me to be top notch with my work priorities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rakesh P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rakesh P.") RP Rakesh P. Technical Assistant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/1/2023 "My nephew loves it." 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? My nephew using this app and he is only 7 yrs old and he loves making designs and colouring. He is enjoying his time using this and the tools are very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? There no dislike in this app but some times it lags and need optimisation. Expect those every thing is ok. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? Here tools are very easy to use and those unique drawing tools are more convenient then other apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite KM kevin m. Senior Journalist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/25/2023 "in a class of its own" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? painter augments our other design programs effortlessly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? The updates are frequent and often industry-leading. It is an extensive and robust program so if you don't use it frequently, it can be a challenge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? magazine and book design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Arts and Crafts](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Arts and Crafts") UA Verified User in Arts and Crafts Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/24/2023 "Great Usefulness and Beautiful" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? The ease of learning if you have previously used other applications, the number of colors, the way it is used, the number of brushes it has, and variety. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? What I don't like at all is that if it's your first time using an application of this style, it's not easy to manage to create good works or edit an image; it becomes complicated without prior experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? Solve that it is a very complete application that does not need others to function and benefits me in that since I already have experience with other apps, it is easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![hisham h.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "hisham h.") HH hisham h. interior Designer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/21/2021 "Painter software" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? User interface is very easy to use and has very good tutorials you use as jump start if new to the software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? Maybe a few more options for editing can elevate the level to be close to photoshop or corel draw Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? Simple graphics are to be used as design for several applications and can be saved with several extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Oscar G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Oscar G.") OG Oscar G. Graphic designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/19/2021 "Painter review by a digital artist" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? I like Painter because it is the best program to mix digital and traditional drawing due to the large number of brushes and functions it has Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? It may be challenging to understand all the functions at first, but with time and practice, that stops being a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Painter: For me, it is one of the best options for digital drawing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? It is much more practical to work all my designs through painter since it has practically everything I need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Stephanie B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stephanie B.") SB Stephanie B. 1st place and Division Winner Arts and Crafts Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/26/2016 "Fun with the right brushes" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? When I use Painter, I fell in love with the way it can mimic traditional mediums. Not only can you choose a "medium" like charcoal, graphite, marker, etc, but you can select a paper texture, and if the brush has been set up to react to that texture you can get some pretty realistic results. My favorite brushes were the drawing mediums like the square chalk brush or graphite as it does a good job replicating the look of the mediums it is supposed to represent without the mess. Plus, they were very easy to work with and intuitive. I've had many people not realize that those pieces were done digitally. Additionally, Painter provides a more natural way to add textures to your work. Because of this, Painter is my Go To program when I want to achieve certain results that I can't do as quickly, as well, or as comfortably in Photoshop. The customizeability of the brushes is also great and gives you a lot of options to get the effect that you are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? While I do love many of the brushes in Painter, there are others that I avoid. Some brushes like the watercolor brush don't function properly in accordance to how watercolor would react in real life and you would be better off mimicking them in a different way or just doing an actual watercolor painting to achieve the effect that you want. Other brushes, like some of the acrylic brushes leave streaks in the brush strokes for "texture" that a real brush wouldn't do. This isn't to say that the brushes are completely unusable (I did complete a skull still life painting that turned out very well with the acrylic brush mentioned above) you just have to be aware that not all brushes will act like the medium they are supposed to represent. However, you could use their quirks to your advantage in art pieces if you know them well enough. Additionally, Painter was not always as stable as Photoshop and the details provided by the brushes caused it to crash on occassion, so you had to save often or risk losing your work in one of the unpredictable crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Painter: I recommend Painter for anyone who wants a true digital painting software. If you enjoy experimentation, using textures in your work and a fun, intuitive (once you get used to it) program, then I would recommend this product to you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? For the most part, I was using this program to create fun, textured illustrations and digital still lives and often found working in this program (especially with preliminary or quicker work) to finish things more quickly and smoothly than in Photoshop. Sometimes, I will do my quick rough work and take the piece between 50% - 75% completion and finish the touch ups in Photoshop, or work with Painter all the way through. It's shortcomings are too small to avoid using the product and even the bad brushes could be converted and used in a way that could help you with your work if you have the right experience. And sometimes, nothing is more fun than trying our a new brush or setting and discovering or modifying the way you work because of what you discovered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ladislas C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ladislas C.") LC Ladislas C. Art Director / Freelance Graphic Designer / illustrator Graphic Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/22/2016 "Great software for the textures and natural feel of painting " 3.5/5 What do you like best about Painter? What i like the best when i use painter is the natural "look" of the painting. Even if it's made digitally , painter is the only software that have this talent to reproduce the real and natural look of the brush , thickness , tints and mix of colors. On this aspect "painter" is definitely the number 1 ( For this review i 'm talking about the X3 version). You can choose special papers that will modify the options and how paint will react to paint . Watercolor is awesome and oil / acrylic are also fabulous in term of textures and natural feel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? There is only 1 point that can devaluate painter in comparison to adobe photoshop : The interface / user experience when we use the software. I must admit that i mainly use photoshop even if i know that painter got better results in terms of painting skills. This result comes from small problems in the options to use the software. Photoshop is definitely the champion when it comes from helping you achieve things you want to achieve. You can easlily crop , trnasform , mirror images and sort layers . When you use photoshop often it may be a bit hard to work with painter when you've got small problems with shortcuts and images transformation options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Painter: Painter is the best when it comes to reproduce the natural look of painting : Oil, acrylics, watercolors... with multiple dynamic brushes and papers + mediums. This is the most powerful software you can find for this type of work digitally. This only problem would be the interface and small problems with transformation of images / layers sorting. It would be great if they could adapt the software with the options shortcuts of adobe photoshop , this would definitely become something to have when you're a digital Artist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? Painter is a powerful software . When it comes to reproduce Artistic look digitally , this is the best option, but with this interface small problem, it can slow the process and the user can be upset of being a little bit less free to do what he want in the software compared to photoshop. If you don't mind learn an alternative way to photoshop , then i highly recommend this software because the visual result of the paintings are great really. Painter helps you achieving a mix between the natural look and process of the traditional painting mixed with the power of digital medium ( undo, layer options...) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bradley L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bradley L.") BL Bradley L. Illustrator Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/21/2016 "The original digital media powerhouse" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? Painter's brushes are without equal. The factory brushes it comes with can give you wonderful results and for the most part, accurately imitate most kinds of traditional media beautifully. The real power with Painter, however, comes when you get under the hood and start modifying and building your own brushes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? Painter updates frequently do not address critical areas in which the program has lagged behind its competition, instead for whatever reason Corel continues to focus on adding ridiculous new features (like sound-activated brushes) that no one asks for or wants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Painter: Definitely try it out before buying. It may seem a bit intimidating at first but understand that after a learning curve, using Painter becomes second nature. Photoshop users may want to reassign keyboard shortcuts to make switching from one program to the other more comfortable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? I have to provide digital art to clients often against very tight deadlines. Painter is for the most part reliable for my needs, and I wouldn't be successful without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kristen P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kristen P.") KP Kristen P. Illustrator and Graphic Designer Graphic Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/22/2016 "Nice media simulation, lots of lag with some brushes" 4/5 What do you like best about Painter? The different brushes tend to behave true to their media I personally like the pastel and chalk brushes. The algorithm for resizing seems to be better than Photoshops which has been helpful for me since I have a very tiny screen. I can finish 75% of a piece small then blow it up and put the finishing touches on it. Painter can save to .psd so it transfers seamlessly into Photoshop if I need it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Painter? The transform tools are terrible. I have to take it into Photoshop to even just resize a layer with any precision. Also I don't use any brush with "Real" in its name because they are extremely laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Painter solving and how is that benefiting you? I can paint with real looking media for my illustrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Painter? 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