[Aimok]

I got my Wacom and there was a Painter CLassic Version included which was really nice.
So where is the difference between Painter CLassic and Painter 6/5?
And would you think ( I own already Photoshop 5.5) zhat it is good to have Painter, or is there no need with the combination of Classic and Photoshop?

Thanks

[Daijoobu]

The main difference between Painter Classic and Painter 6 is the ability to use layers, among other things. I think there's a couple more brushes too and stuff and you have better control over the brushes behavior and shape. Its been a while since i last used Painter Classic so I'm not positive about the differences though. But I DO recommend you buying it if you like Painter Classic...

[Gryphon]

I'd say the major advantage to buying the full version of Painter is that you can work with the textured brushes (like the camel hair and so forth) on the layers you created in Photoshop. Personally, I'd say you could get by with doing all the necessary work in PS and then flattening and adding more texture in Painter Classic, but then I'm cheap. By the way, enjoy your Wacom...

[Jin]

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[Jin]

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[Jin]

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Originally posted by Aimok:
I got my Wacom and there was a Painter CLassic Version included which was really nice.
So where is the difference between Painter CLassic and Painter 6/5?
And would you think ( I own already Photoshop 5.5) zhat it is good to have Painter, or is there no need with the combination of Classic and Photoshop?

Thanks

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Hi,

There's a huge difference between any full version of Painter and Painter Classic which is really an "appetizer" to get people interested in Painter. Some of the main differences that are in Painter 6:

Layers - Painter Classic allows one Floater. As soon as you click the Canvas, the Floater is dropped to the Canvas permanently. In Painter 6, (and Painter 5 and 5.5 which had Floaters and Transparent Layers), the Layers are stacked above the Canvas and listed in the Objects palette's Layers section. They can be reordered in heirarchy, grouped, collapsed, or dropped to the Canvas. Composite Methods can also be applied to Layers, similar to Photoshop's Blending Modes.

Masks - Two kinds: 1.) Layer Visibility Masks each corresponding to a Layer that we can paint with white to hide color in the RGB Layer and black to restore hidden color in the RGB Image Layer. 2.) User Masks created by making a selection and saving it. Both kinds of Masks are listed in the Objects palette's Masks section.

Brushes - Painter 6 and earlier versions like 5 and 5.5 come with not only the default Painter brush library, but several others on the CD (in Painter 6, I believe there are 19 on the CD). In each library there are brush categories and each brush category has a number of variants. Painter 6 has about 15 brush categories in the default Painter.brs library and a total of about 179 brush variants (this is not counting the extras on the CD). Painter brushes can be altered to create custom brushes and these can be organized in custom brush libraries.

Among the brush types is the Image Hose. In full versions of Painter, we can create custom Image Hose Nozzles.

Patterns, Papers, Weaves, and Gradients libraries, like Painter brush libraries, also contain many choices and there are extras on the CD. In addition, we can create our own and organize them in custom libraries. Papers and Patterns can be either painted or created by using part or all of an existing image.

Image Portfolio - existing and user created images that can be dragged onto the image.

Selection Portfolio - existing and user created selections that can be dragged onto the image.

Dynamic Layer Plugins (in Painter 5 and 5.5 this is P.Float, or Floater Plugins) - Include: Bevel World, Kaleidoscope, Liquid Metal, Image Slicer, Burn, Tear.. to name a few.

Movies/animations - Painter 6 and earlier versions allow us to create GIF animations and QuickTime movies by either painting the frames or opening an existing movie's frame set, cloning it, and painting on the new set of frames.

Net Painter - allows two or more participants to do online collaborative painting.

That's a bit of what's different. If you want any kind of freedom, I'd suggest upgrading to Painter 6 now, or Painter 7 when it's released later this year. Painter 6 is pretty stable now and we all know how newly released software can be. It usually takes a while to get the bugs ironed out.

I hope this has helped to give you some idea of what full versions contain.

Have a great week!

[ewiser]

Well if you are using Photoshop Painter will be a great addition to your tool box. With Painter 6 you get Layers (though some of the blending modes are different than Photoshop)
The natural media brushes are great. If you like what you see with Classic Painter 6 is great. Look for a new version of Painter early this fall. You can upgrade from Classic to the full version also.