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What’s new in this version of Corel Painter

Enhanced! Performance Back to Top

Thanks to enhanced support for multi-core processors and CPUs that use AVX2 extensions, as well as extensive code optimizations, this is the fastest version of Painter yet. A huge selection of brushes are noticeably faster — some as much as twice as fast. You can also take advantage of faster document rendering when zooming, panning and rotating — up to 50% faster.

New! Dark user interface theme Back to Top

You can choose a refreshing, professional interface that makes your artwork the focus. We have meticulously transformed the main user interface elements in Corel Painter 2019 to reveal a darker theme that allows the interface to melt away and painting to take center stage. For more information about themes, see Interface preferences.

The dark theme allows the painting to take center stage. Artwork by Pavel Goloviy.

New! Application icons and controls Back to Top

Corel Painter 2019 delivers a crisper, cleaner and more responsive environment with over 650 redesigned icons that make the application easier on the eyes, simpler to understand, and more efficient to use. Try the new slider functionality using modifier keys to precisely select values. For information about sliders, see Working with sliders.

New! Brushes and patterns Back to Top

With 36 remarkable new brushes, it’s easier than ever to gain inspiration for fresh creations. Enjoy the new Stamps brush category along with a host of additional brushes that round out popular categories such as Selections, Airbrushes, Blenders, Dab Stencils, Glazing, Real Watercolor, Real Wet Oil, Sargent, and Thick Paint. In addition, there are five new patterns that are custom designed for concept artists and video game designers, but also open a world of creative possibilities for any artist.

The new Stamps brush category includes variants like Atomic (left), Scar (middle). and Tree (right).

Enhanced! Color workflow Back to Top

Redesigned grabbers in the Color wheel make it easier to see and set colors in the Hue Ring and Saturation/Value Triangle. The new grabbers are also in the Temporal color selector, which can now be pinned so that it’s always at your fingertips. For more information, see Using the color selector.

Enhanced Color wheel selector grabbers help you select colors with ease.

New! Enhanced brush ghost Back to Top

The Enhanced brush ghost displays a representation of a brush variant when the Brush tool is selected, but not actively painting. The instant you start applying media, the Enhanced brush ghost changes to an icon. This delivers a more responsive creative experience, without any lag time, by using strokes that always track directly beneath your stylus. For more information about brush cursor settings, see Brush cursor preferences.

The Enhanced brush ghost eliminates any lag time when you are painting.

Enhanced! Windows Multi-touch Back to Top

Multi-touch enhancements provide a natural sketching and painting experience that you will truly enjoy. Take advantage of a more intuitive way to simultaneously pan, zoom and smoothly rotate your canvas using two fingers on a Windows touch device. To reset your painting view, simply double-tap with two fingers. For more information, see Multi-touch support.

New! Drag to zoom functionality Back to Top

You can zoom in and out of your document quickly by clicking and dragging with your stylus or mouse. Move to the right to zoom in, and move to the left to zoom out. Holding down the Shift key while clicking and dragging zooms into a specific area of interest. For more information about zoom modes, see Zooming images.

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