Smith Micro ArtRage v.2.5 Deluxe - ARDHBX2
Smith Micro ArtRage™ Deluxe 2.5

I have ArtRage for a little more than a week, and I can already say it's a great product (especially for the price). It presents a fine balance between simplicity and and versatility. The painting tools produce very realistic effects of on-the-canvas paint mixing, use of thinners and much more, giving an infinite field for experimentation. I had some limited exposure to a few other similar products (i.e. Corel Painter Essentials) and I'd like to say that ArtRage surpasses it in overall product quality, realism and ease of use. I can tell its developers put a lot of love in this product. You should also check ArtRage forums at http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums - you can find professional artists and beginners alike having fun with the product and sharing their techniques and their work. I highly recommend ArtRage to everybody who likes to create art. One note: as with other painting software, you'll get better results if you will use a graphic table instead of a mouse (in my case, it's Bamboo fun).
 
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Not as sophisticated as Corel PAINTER... But also much, much easier to use. You'll be painting as soon as it's installed. Very straightforward, and "FUN" screen layout. Allows user to create or import stencils - which is also fun, handy and something PAINTER lacks. for the price - It's a must have. BTW, you can get a FREE Trial version at ARTRAGE website... It has many of the features disabled, but once I tried it free, I had to have the complete version!
 
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