<s>
Corel	B-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
raster-based	B-Algorithm
digital	O
art	O
application	O
created	O
to	O
simulate	O
as	O
accurately	O
as	O
possible	O
the	O
appearance	O
and	O
behavior	O
of	O
traditional	O
media	O
associated	O
with	O
drawing	O
,	O
painting	O
,	O
and	O
printmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
by	O
professional	O
digital	O
artists	O
as	O
a	O
functional	O
creative	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
a	O
graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
or	O
computer	O
mouse	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
reproduce	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
physical	O
painting	O
and	O
drawing	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
watercolor	O
,	O
oil	O
,	O
chalk	O
,	O
charcoal	O
and	O
color	O
pencil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painter	B-Operating_System
emulates	O
the	O
visual	O
characteristics	O
of	O
traditional	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
oil	O
paint	O
,	O
pastel	O
sticks	O
,	O
air	O
brush	O
,	O
charcoal	O
,	O
felt	O
pens	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
traditional	O
artists	O
 '	O
materials	O
on	O
various	O
textured	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
airbrush	O
tool	O
in	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
responds	O
to	O
pressure	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tilt	O
,	O
velocity	O
and	O
rotation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painter	B-Operating_System
and	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
have	O
many	O
similarities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
layered	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
Floaters	O
"	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
2.5	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
released	O
"	O
composite	O
elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
's	O
user	O
interface(UI )	O
has	O
been	O
transformed	O
to	O
match	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
's	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painter	B-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
by	O
Mark	O
Zimmer	O
and	O
Tom	O
Hedges	O
,	O
founders	O
of	O
the	O
Fractal	O
Design	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Derry	O
joined	O
Zimmer	O
and	O
Hedges	O
during	O
the	O
release	O
cycle	O
of	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacreations	O
sold	O
off	O
all	O
their	O
creative	O
interests	O
and	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Corel	O
Corporation	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
temporarily	O
rebranded	O
"	O
Procreate	O
"	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
during	O
its	O
transition	O
into	O
the	O
Corel	O
Suite	O
of	O
graphic	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painter	B-Operating_System
is	O
now	O
wholly	O
owned	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Corel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
had	O
three	O
companion	O
applications	O
:	O
a	O
vector-based	O
natural	O
media	O
twin	O
called	O
Expression	B-Application
;	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
of	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
developed	O
for	O
beginners	O
called	O
Dabbler	B-Application
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
Art	O
Dabbler	B-Application
after	O
the	O
MetaCreations	O
merger	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
grayscale-only	O
clone	O
called	O
Sketcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Corel	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Art	O
Dabbler	B-Application
2	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
as	O
Corel	B-Application
Painter	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
,	O
now	O
in	O
its	O
sixth	O
incarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Corel	O
released	O
version	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
X	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
first	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
paint	O
can	O
,	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
packaging	O
for	O
early	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corel	B-Application
Painter	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
is	O
a	O
less	O
complex	O
version	O
of	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
designed	O
for	O
casual	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painter	B-Operating_System
and	O
Painter	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
share	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
underlying	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
tools	O
and	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corel	B-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
Sketch	O
Pad	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
product	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
13	O
drawing	O
tools	O
compared	O
to	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
's	O
almost	O
900	O
brushes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
user	O
interface	O
that	O
supports	O
quick	O
capturing	O
of	O
creative	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
a	O
pen	O
and	O
drawing	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
called	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
"	O
the	O
best	O
natural-media	O
painting	O
program	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
