Photopaint vs. Painter 11??

[JK driver]

I am thinking about purchasing Corel Painter 11. I have used Corel photopaint, but have not used the painter software. Can anybody tell me the difference between the two? Does Corel Painter 11 have that much more over Photopaint? I want to incorporate a Wacom tablet into my system. I have seen the vids of it being used in Painter but not Photopaint or Draw.

Any input??

 

[OldPaint]

COREL PAINTER...........is a complete CREATION SOFTWARE. sorta like M/S PAINT.........but with all the bells & whistles. good for the person who can draw and wants to create mostly PAINTINGS. stuff done in this is usually a BITMAP format.
look at this:
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1166553885783#tabview=tab0
TWISTED BRUSH........... give this one a try, you might really like it!!!!!
http://www.pixarra.com/

 

[Artildawn]

photopaint is more akin to photoshop in being designed primarily for image editing and manipulation. Painter on the other hand is targeted toward artists, particular those with traditional media backgrounds. It is designed to emulate artistic mediums such as oil, acrylic, charcoal, etc as well as surfaces such as water color paper and canvas, . Your intended use should dictate which you'd be better off with.

 

[iSign Wraps]

I agree with above completely, We use both, Mostly photopaint and use Painter for detail work. A Wacom is a must for painter and some of the effects from Painter like Liquid Metal ROCK.