How try Painter?

[mary]

Is it possible to try Painter using a trial? In case, from where can I download it?
Thanks,
Maria

[mary]

Is it possible to try Painter using a trial? In case, from where can I download it?
Thanks,
Maria

[Jinny Brown]

Mary,

No, there's not a demo, or trial version, of Painter.

When Metacreations owned Painter, they had a Painter 5 demo available for download but the current owner, Corel Corporation, doesn't offer one.

You might be able to find an older version on E-Bay at a reduced price, but be sure you get the full software and it's not a hacked (pirated) version so you can register a legal copy and also be sure to get the complete Painter. In addition, if you buy Painter 4, 5, 5.5, or 6 you'll be eligible for upgrade pricing to buy Painter 7.

Good luck. I hope you can find it because Painter is a marvelous program.

Jinny Brown

PixelAlley's Section Links: http://www.pixelalley.com/pixelalley...ons-pages.html
(Painter 5 and 6 tutorials, Painter 7 info, tutorials, PDF downloads, brushes)
Contact: jinbrown@pixelalley.com or,
Painter Forum at In Depth Discussions: http://www.critical-depth.com/cgi-bin/idd/
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[dk_art]

I had a demo of Painter 5 many months ago but I lost it when my computer had a problem. When I tried to get the setup file I had , the file was no longer at that URL. I searched online for a Painter 5 demo (or any version) and found none.

Well tonight I found a demo of Painter 5 again!! Go to this URL below;

http://5star.freeserve.com/Graphics/files/p5demo.exe


It has no time limit but you can't save anything. Anyway , it's really so much more powerful than Painter classic which came with my tablet and pen and should give you an idea of what the latest Painter 7 probably has. There's a paint can at the local Futureshop of Painter 5.5 (why did Corel drop that gimmicky yet cool feature in version 7!?)...it's been there quite some time and I think it's only a few hundred dollars Canadian. Perhaps I might pick that up as I can't afford Painter 7 and this would get me into the upgrade loop for maybe Painter 8.

David K
www.dkingdesign.com

[lindaw65]

Is there any way to upgrade from Painter Classic to 7?

[Jinny Brown]

Linda,

Corel doesn't offer upgrade pricing from Painter Classic. Take a look on the Wacom site. I understand they're still offering Painter 7 at $174.95 (or close) for owners of Wacom tablets that came with Painter Classic. That's the best deal around and better than what Corel offered.

http://www.wacom.com

Jinny Brown

PixelAlley's Section Links: http://www.pixelalley.com/pixelalley...ons-pages.html
(Painter 5 and 6 tutorials, Painter 7 info, tutorials, PDF downloads, brushes)
Contact: jinbrown@pixelalley.com or,
Painter Forum at In Depth Discussions: http://www.critical-depth.com/cgi-bin/idd/
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[georgetroy]

I just purchased Painter 5 on Ebay for $20.00 plus $4.00 shipping. Go to the desktop publishing area. The seller had other CD's of Painter also. I plan to use this sealed Cd to upgrade to Painter 7 at I hope 1/2 the cost. I'm a software junkie I just have to have different paint programs to use.


http://www.georgetroycrafts.com