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Corel Painter
What Corel Painter is
Corel Painter is paid digital art software for sketching, painting, illustration, and photo-art on Windows and macOS. Artist-created brushes emulate wet, dry, and blending media, and users can create or import brushes, textures, patterns, palettes, and workspace layouts. Artificial intelligence, auto-painting, and cloning tools can turn images into paintings. Composition aids include Divine Proportion, Layout Grid, Perspective Guides, and Mirror Painting. Painter transfers files with Photoshop while preserving file content and supports pen or display tablets from Wacom, Xencelabs, Huion, and other Wintab-compatible makers. Layer support, pressure sensitivity, and brush customization are included. Listed requirements are Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), or macOS 13, 14, or 15. The software has no free plan but includes a 30-day trial. Subscription licenses work on up to two devices on different platforms, not concurrently; subscribers must reconnect every 30 days. Expired subscriptions will not launch.
Who it suits
Painter suits digital artists working with natural-media brushes, photo-art, composition guides, layers, and pressure-sensitive tablets. It is also relevant to Photoshop users who need file transfer between the two applications.
What it does well
- Natural-media brush styles
- Custom brushes, textures, palettes, and layouts
- AI, auto-painting, and cloning tools
- Photoshop file transfer preserves content
- Supports Windows and macOS tablets
What to know first
- No free plan
- Subscription requires reauthentication every 30 days
- Expired subscriptions will not launch
- Two devices allowed, not concurrently
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day Subscription | 30-day subscription; price not shown in the opened page text · Painter subscription · use on up to two devices, not concurrently | On request |
| 365-day Subscription | 365-day subscription; price not shown in the opened page text · Painter subscription · use on up to two devices, not concurrently | On request |
As painterartist.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Corel Painter offers extensive brush, composition, photo-art, and tablet support across Windows and macOS. A 30-day trial is available, while subscription use has device, reauthentication, and expiration conditions.
Facts from Corel Painter's own pages
- Composition tools
- Composition tools include Divine Proportion, Layout Grid, Perspective Guides, and Mirror Painting. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom content
- Users can create custom brushes, textures, patterns, palettes, and workspace layouts, and import custom content. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1985 · painterartist.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free trial
- The official download page offers a 15-day free trial and says no credit card is required. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · painterartist.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Natural media brushes
- The software includes artist-created brushes that emulate natural media, including wet, dry, and blending media. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Offline use and reauthentication
- After activation, main product features are available offline, but subscribers must connect at least once every 30 days to reauthenticate. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Photo art
- Painter uses artificial intelligence, auto-painting, and cloning tools to turn images into paintings. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Photoshop compatibility
- Painter supports transferring files between Photoshop and Painter while preserving file content. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms and requirements
- The product page lists Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and macOS 13, 14, or 15 requirements. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Painter is professional digital art software for sketching, painting, illustration, and photo-art. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Subscription device limit
- A subscription license can be used on up to two computing devices on different platforms, but not concurrently. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Subscription expiration
- When a subscription expires, or its auto-renewal is canceled, the subscription version will not launch. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support and learning
- The product pages link to tutorials, webinars, a knowledge base, user guides, and contact support. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tablet compatibility
- Painter supports pen and display tablets from Wacom, Xencelabs, Huion, and other Wintab-compatible tablets. · painterartist.com, 11 Oct 2026
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