Illustration
Bring ideas to life for published materials, fantasy art, films, games and manufacturing using the most diverse digital art software.
Make your own illustrationCreate next-level results with trusted, professional digital art software. Sketch, paint, illustrate and produce unparalleled photo-art with hundreds of impeccably realistic artist-created brushes, superior blending, and an array of versatile art tools.
We’ve got your canvas covered with every brush and media type possible. Craft your masterpiece with stunning reality using renowned dry, wet, and blending media.
Add depth, texture, or movement to your art that is virtually indistinguishable from traditional media.
Experiment with paint that will flow, mix, absorb and evaporate just like the real thing.
Choose from hard variants that reveal texture to soft media that glides on to cover just when you need it.
Physics-inspired brushes spring, flow and glow as they dynamically embellish your canvas.
Some of the most beloved brushes in Painter result in luscious strokes in the spirit of John Singer Sargent.
Artfully apply the brush effects of your choice to create fantastical elements in your art.
Paint with brushes that respond to angle, bearing, and flow data from a stylus, allowing for a truly realistic brushstroke.
Looking for even more brushes for particular workflows? Check out our additional brush packs.
Take a closer look at what artists are saying about Painter.
"I love the painterly feel I can create with the brushes."
- Isabelle Staub, Renowned Illustrator
"Single handedly the most realistic stock brushes any program can offer!"
- Collin Chan, Painter Master Elite
"Painter has excellent imitation of natural textures and brushes similar to traditional painting."
- Dmitry Marin, Renowned Digital Art Instructor
"Painter has endless options that support every art style imaginable."
- Jeremiah Trammell, Painter Platinum Prize Winner
"Best software for traditional painting."
- Ad van Bokhoven, Gallery Owner
Stylize any image or photo using artificial intelligence and easily transform photos into paintings with powerful auto-painting and cloning tools.
These popular brushes have received a versatility overhaul. Change shape, edge effects, rotation, squeeze and anti-aliasing plus, create, add, import, export, organize and export dabs in record time!
Watch videoNew Watercolor compatible brushes and workflow optimize the painting experience. Paint with dry media types on Watercolor layers to achieve new and exciting mixed-media looks.
Watch videoReap the benefits of a refined brush library. Enjoy new categories, variants and brush previews plus, now you can easily find, filter and favorite beloved brushes for easy access from the Brush Selector.
Watch videoChoosing brush size has never been so speedy and visual. Just open up the Size Library and add, reorder, delete and change size preview to accommodate your workflow.
Watch videoAfter reviewing your valuable feedback, we have made many layer workflow and other enhancements to boost your productivity.
Watch videoRun the Brush Accelerator and enjoy huge GPU, Multicore & AVX2 speed gains of new and enhanced cover method brushes along with a boost in several other brush engines.
Watch videoNew & Enhanced cover methods
Eraser technology
10 additional brush engines
Impasto brushes
Feature |
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What's New |
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NEW! Brush Library with enhanced brushes | ||||
NEW! Captured dab library & workflow | ||||
NEW! Dab Effects | ||||
NEW! Brush Size Library | ||||
NEW! Brush Favorites | ||||
NEW! Brush Filters | ||||
NEW! Brushes compatible with watercolor layers | ||||
NEW! Transform watercolor layers | ||||
NEW! Grayscale in Navigator | ||||
NEW! Spotlight Layer | ||||
NEW! Clear layer content with Delete | ||||
NEW! Lock, Move and Convert multiple layers | ||||
NEW! Color Dodge composite method | ||||
NEW! Color Burn composite method | ||||
NEW & ENHANCED! Cover Methods | ||||
IMPROVED! Edge Quality (circular and captured dab brushes) | ||||
ENHANCED! Brush smoothing | ||||
EXTENDED! GPU acceleration for New and Enhanced cover methods | up to 50x faster |
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ENHANCED! Performance of erasers & other brush engines | up to 2x faster |
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ENHANCED! Impasto Brushes | up to 2.4x faster |
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Brushes |
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Acrylics | ||||
Airbrushes | ||||
Audio Expression | ||||
Blenders | ||||
Chalks | ||||
Crayons | ||||
Cloners | ||||
Clone Tinting | ||||
Dab Stencils | ||||
Dynamic Speckles | ||||
Erasers | ||||
F-X | ||||
Gouache | ||||
Glazing | ||||
Image Hose | ||||
Impasto | ||||
Liquid Ink | ||||
Markers | ||||
Oils | ||||
Pastels | ||||
Palette Knives | ||||
Particles | ||||
Pattern Pens | ||||
Pens | ||||
Pencils | ||||
Sargent | ||||
Selection brushes | ||||
Smart Strokes | ||||
Stamps | ||||
Sponges | ||||
Sumi-e | ||||
Texture Brushes | ||||
Thick paint | ||||
Watercolors | ||||
Color Tools |
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Color harmonies | ||||
Color ramps in sliders | ||||
Color mixer | ||||
Color wheel | ||||
Color sets | ||||
Color picker | ||||
Gradients | ||||
Photo Art Tools |
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Artificial Intelligence Styles | ||||
AI Presets | ||||
Clone Tinting | ||||
Quick Clone | ||||
Cloning with image, texture or pattern | ||||
Multiple clone sources | ||||
Resize clone sources | ||||
Transparency Cloning Support | ||||
Smart Stroke auto painting | ||||
Tracing Paper | ||||
Photo Restoration | ||||
User Interface |
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Photo art quick palette | ||||
Thick Paint layer controls | ||||
Watercolor layer controls | ||||
Layer compatibility icons | ||||
Full View and Narrow brush selector panels | ||||
Inline dab and stroke previews | ||||
Advanced brush controls | ||||
Dark user interface | ||||
650+ redesigned application icons | ||||
Brush hints | ||||
Customizable palettes | ||||
Artist layouts | ||||
Context sensitive property bars | ||||
Visual tooltips | ||||
Command Bar | ||||
Customizable Workspaces & Layouts | ||||
Customizable keyboard shortcuts | ||||
Reference Image | ||||
Image Navigator | ||||
Clone Source Palette | ||||
Tools & Effects |
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Layer Adjuster | ||||
Drag to Zoom | ||||
Fill Tool | ||||
Transform | ||||
Selection Tool & Brush | ||||
Customizable Papers & Flow Maps | ||||
Flip and rotate canvas | ||||
Interactive brush editing | ||||
Perspective Guides | ||||
Divine Proportion | ||||
Layout Grid | ||||
Paint with Symmetry | ||||
Vector Shapes | ||||
Text | ||||
Rulers | ||||
Surface Lighting & Texture | ||||
Apply Effects | ||||
Texture Synthesis | ||||
Interactive Gradient tool & Express Painting | ||||
Performance |
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Brush Accelerator™ | (introduced) |
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GPU acceleration for stamp brushes | up to 20x faster |
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Improved Drip & Liquid (Sargent) brush technologies | up to 4x faster |
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Faster brush and tool switching | ||||
Texture brush technologies | up to 2x faster |
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Improved document manipulation | up to 5x faster |
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Improved pan, zoom and rotate speed | ||||
Support & Compatibility |
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Apple Silicon with Rosetta 2 | ||||
Apple Sidecar support | ||||
Apple Pencil support | ||||
Apple Touch Bar support | ||||
Apple Trackpad two-finger gesture support | ||||
Multi-Core support | ||||
Wacom tablet & multi-touch support | ||||
Windows touch support | ||||
Adobe Photoshop support (PSD) | ||||
Color Management support | ||||
RTS support | ||||
2-in-1 or dual personality | ||||
64-bit Mac and Windows | ||||
Content |
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Patterns | ||||
Flow Maps | ||||
Gradients | ||||
Images | ||||
Looks | ||||
Nozzles | ||||
Papers | ||||
Selections | ||||
Textures | ||||
Weaves | ||||
Learning materials and Documentation |
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Quick Start Guide | ||||
User Guide | ||||
Welcome Book tutorials | ||||
Help Topics | ||||
Hints |
Note - Painter 2022 has a brand new brush library. All past brush libraries can be accessed for free via the welcome book.
* Supported versions: Windows 10, version 20H2 and later, as well as versions that will be released during the life cycle of Painter 2022
** Additional space may be required for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7
Find inspiration in our online gallery, featuring a diverse collection of artwork from Painter artists of different disciplines from around the world.