Painter 2022 (Windows/Mac)

Digital art & painting software

  • World-class blank canvas painting and photo-art tools
  • Acclaimed Natural-Media™ emulation & digital art brushes
  • Infinite customization of brushes, textures, and other media
  • Mac & PC support, Additional FREE content (subscription only)
  • Designed to make the most of Apple M1 machines and the latest macOS
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Jeremiah Trammell

Painter 2022. Anything but ordinary.

Create 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.

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Create

Create

Paint from a blank canvas and create amazing photo art.

Customize

Customize

Create your own brushes, textures, patterns, palettes and so much more.

Extend

Extend

Enhance your paintings with creative additional brush packs.

Experience brushes with greatness!

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.

Show and tell

Take a closer look at what artists are saying about Painter.

Compatibility

Photoshop

Photoshop

Preserve file content with ease when transferring files between Photoshop and Painter.

Drawing tablet

Drawing tablet

Support for stylus tilt, rotation, bearing & pressure control creates the most natural painting experience.

Mac/PC

Mac or PC

Whether you’re a Mac or PC person, we support both platforms with licensing and subscription options to suit you.

Your art. Your way.

Professional painting software built by artists for artists to create and develop their signature style.

Jerome Ressot

Illustration

Bring ideas to life for published materials, fantasy art, films, games and manufacturing using the most diverse digital art software.

Make your own illustration
Hal Fisher

Fine Art

The mixture of realistic natural media and unique Painter artistic tools offer the freedom to create amazing end results no matter what the subject matter.

Master your skills
Gary Leonard

Photo Art

Use artificial intelligence to jump start the painting process. Next, use Auto-Painting and cloning tools to masterfully paint images and produce stunning keepsakes or sellable works of art.

Bring your photos to life
Gabriela Bacila

Concept Art

Take advantage of Painter's versatility to quickly develop concepts for films, games and manufacturing and create environments, creatures and vehicles that inspire.

Create better concepts to get paid
Georg Ireland
Andrea Foerster / Michelle Webb
Color mixing
Brenna Williams
Composition tools
Theresa Kattenbach
Unique content
Caroline Moore

Composition

Modify brush size, shape, angle, flow and so much more with in-depth brush control panels
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Unparalleled Photo Art

Stylize any image or photo using artificial intelligence and easily transform photos into paintings with powerful auto-painting and cloning tools.

  • Dmitry Marin
  • Kimber Heineman
  • MaryJill Lemieur
  • Rachel Gray
  • Susanna Mitchell
Customization
Adnan Tezerdi
Performance
Mark Lawson
Justin Buus
冠宇 程

Workflow

Create custom brushes, palettes and workspace layouts plus import custom content from others
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Tech Specs

Windows

  • Windows 11 or Windows 10* (64-Bit), with the latest updates
  • Intel or AMD 64-bit multicore processor with SSSE3 (or higher)
    • 4 physical cores/8 logical cores or higher (recommended)
    • AVX2 instruction set support (recommended)
  • Modern GPU with OpenCL (1.2 or higher) compatibility (recommended)
  • 8 GB RAM
    • 16 GB RAM or higher (recommended)
  • 3.0 GB hard disk space for application file**
    • Solid-state drive (recommended)
  • 1280 x 800 @ 100% (or higher) screen resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 @ 150% (or higher) (recommended)
  • Mouse or Wintab-compatible tablet
  • To activate your product, you must connect to the Internet and register it first.

Mac

  • macOS Monterey 12, macOS Big Sur 11 or macOS 10.15 with the latest revision
  • Apple M1 processor or multicore Intel with SSSE3 (or higher)
    • 4 physical cores/8 logical cores or higher (recommended)
  • Modern GPU with OpenCL (1.2 or higher) compatibility (recommended)
  • 8 GB RAM
    • 16 GB RAM or higher (recommended)
  • 1.5 GB hard disk space for application files
    • Solid-state drive (recommended)
    • Case-sensitive file systems are not supported
  • 1280 x 800 @ 100% (or higher) screen resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 @ 150% (or higher) (recommended)
  • Mouse or tablet
  • To activate your product, you must connect to the Internet and register it first.

* 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

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