![]() ![]() If those two areas were beefed up, then Painter developers might have reason to be concerned. My main criticism-and it's a big one-is focused on the dearth of brush tips and tablet controls. The interface is straightforward and accessible without being patronizingly cute, even though it has plenty of kiddy-craft stuff like stickers and the gloop pen the developers have exercised restraint in all the right places. It's easy to recommend to my mother for watercolors, to my sister to use with my niece, to a fashion student looking to sketch outfits, or to oil painters who want to get an idea down without shelling out for Painter. ConclusionĪrtRage does an exceptional job of appealing to a broad set of users. It even lacks the symmetry controls of the Pro version. The free version of Sketchbook Pro doesn't even remotely compete with ArtRage and is really just good if you don't have anything like Photoshop or Pixelmator on hand to do sketches. If you want wet media and surface treatment, you don't the paintbrush has no realistic media options and it pales even compared to Photoshop CS5's oil media. If you're looking for a program that has symmetrical drawing options for character or product sketches and rulers for perspective matte paintings, then you want SketchBook Pro. This is clear throughout the SketchBook Pro interface with its use of contextual marking menus it's less cluttered than ArtRage, but the pared-down approach means it's not for kids. If ArtRage was better able to exploit tablets, I could easily suggest that Wacom bundle ArtRage with the Bamboo and other consumer-oriented tablets.Īutodesk knows how professionals work. Painter Essentials just feels like a very stripped down Painter and it's just too short on options to be good for the long haul-it reeks of "upsell" and, unless Corel stops worrying about eating Painter's lunch and adds more features and control, ArtRage could be far better in a couple years. It's not 100 child-proof but it's very good and much better than Painter Essentials in that regard. Watching my niece maneuver the ArtRage interface showed how easy to use it is: palettes are not modal, so they are less likely to stump kids who wonder why the painting stopped. ArtRage has broader appeal and it's definitely more suited to children-Essentials' interface is not too complicated, but the buttons are too small for children and it has less frills that would appeal to the little finger painter. Generally speaking, Painter Essentials has more variety out of the box, but ArtRage is capable of more variation since it provides more control over the brushes and pens than Essentials does.
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