View Full Version : Painter Limitations?  12-14-2005, 12:34 AM
Ok, I use Painter IX and love working in it and it is my only
graphic app currently installed. But I constantly see people
posting their art, claiming that it was painted in Painter and
-- oh yeah -- finished in Photoshop CS. My question is, what am
I missing by not having Photoshop? Apparently there must be some
reason that most Painter users also include Photoshop in their
tools to finish an image. What can PS contribute that Painter
cannot?  I'm no artist. I'm just a down-in-the-basement-on-an-
old-computer cg hobbiest so when it came time decide which of my
old graphics software to upgrade, Fractal Design Painter 4 or
Photoshop 4, I chose Painter since it looked like more fun to
use and was cheaper. (Would have upgraded both but not enough
money.)  12-14-2005, 12:46 AM In your case, I don't think you
are losing much by not having PS.  A lot of those who switch
between Painter and PS are those who have already mastered PS
before using Painter. O