Painter 2017 (Windows/Mac)

DIGITAL ART & DRAWING SOFTWARE
CREATED BY ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS

Advance your digital art style with painted textures, subtle glazing brushwork, interactive gradients and realistic Natural-Media® in Painter® 2017. Easily transition from traditional to digital art with thick oils, dripping watercolors and many other texture-filled strokes. Explore workflow layouts like illustration, fine art, concept, manga and photo art with specialized tools for each style. Welcome to the world’s most expressive digital art software that’s changing what's possible in art.

THE MOST NATURAL TRANSITION FROM TRADITIONAL TO DIGITAL ART

Immerse yourself in painting software that offers the largest selection of Natural-Media® brushes and canvas textures on the market. Craft your art with stunning reality using an array of authentic dry and wet media. When combined with a pressure sensitive drawing solution, you will forget you are painting on a computer.

21ST CENTURY MEDIA YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE

Create out-of-this-world art with Image Hoses that spray the object of your imagination. Liquid Ink that piles up and can be carved into. Particles that spring, flow and glow, and hyper-digital Pattern Pens that defy traditional art boundaries yet were brought to life by real artists.

INCOMPARABLE COMPOSITION TOOLS

Paint in perfect symmetry with Mirror and Kaleidoscope tools. Set a flawless scene with 1, 2 and 3-point Perspective Guides and craft the perfect composition using the Divine Proportion and Layout Grid tools built right into this stunning digital art software.

INCOMPARABLE COMPOSITION TOOLS

Paint in perfect symmetry with Mirror and Kaleidoscope tools. Set a flawless scene with 1, 2 and 3-point Perspective Guides and craft the perfect composition using the Divine Proportion and Layout Grid tools built right into this stunning digital art software.

YOUR WORKFLOW, YOUR WAY

From custom brushes to custom palettes, Painter lets you import content from others, create your own, or select from built-in artist layouts to suit your workflow needs. Painter provides a personal experience that plays well with Photoshop and runs on Mac and Windows so that you can perfect your artwork in the way you’re used to working.
Select the art style below that complements your workflow and learn how Painter's diverse tools will inspire your best work ever.

Concept Art

Take advantage of Painter’s versatility to quickly develop concept designs for the production of motion pictures and games, or create professional promotional artwork.

Illustration

Whether creating a character illustration, package design, a promotional piece or publishing an illustration, Painter has the art software and tools you need to bring your vision to life.

Manga

Painter’s wide range of sketching, drawing and inking tools and tutorials will allow you to easily craft a colorful manga character or comic in a whimsical world.

Photo Art

Use powerful Auto-Painting and Cloning tools to produce visually stunning painted keepsakes and sellable works of photo art in no time.

Fine Art

TEXTURE PAINTING

Make any character, environment or object literally come to life.

DAB STENCILS

Mask your brush dab before applying paint to the canvas.

GLAZING BRUSHES

Apply velvety, translucent paint transitions just like the Renaissance masters.

INTERACTIVE GRADIENT TOOL

Edit color and opacity in the context of your painting using the enhanced node control.

GRADIENT EXPRESS PAINT

Fill a gradient with rich, stroke-filled paint.

PALETTE DRAWERS

Organize palettes and reduce clutter.

PROPERTY BAR

Gain instant access to important brush controls.

BRUSH SELECTOR

Display the Brush Selector as a convenient panel.

DROPPER TOOL

Get exactly the color you want when you need it.

ARTIST LAYOUTS

Find all the essential tools for your particular workflow.

ARTISTS OILS

Mix and sample multiple colors and experience luscious blending on canvas.

BLENDERS

Blend any media applied to the canvas to achieve artistic perfection.

CLONERS

Dip any Painter brush into your photo and create a masterpiece.

IMPASTO

Apply thick paint with visible brushstrokes that jump off the canvas.

LIQUID INK

Pile up ink and then carve back into it for an edgy end result.

PARTICLES

Spring, flow and glow your way to one-of-a-kind art.

PATTERN PENS

Apply hyper-digital dynamic strokes to ensure artistic impact.

PENS

Draw, ink or script the perfect accent to your canvas.

REAL WATERCOLOR

Experience pigment that runs, diffuses and evaporates as you wish.

SMART PHOTO PAINTING

Let someone else do the work for you with powerful one-of-a-kind Auto-Painting tools.