Corel Unveils Painter IX

Corel has publicly unveiled Corel Painter IX, a 'Natural-Media' graphics application that mimics traditional art forms such as painting and illustration while also leveraging the capabilities of modern day digital media.

Painter IX is a more generous patron than it predecessor: Artists have new tools to work with for creating water color and oiling paintings; a tool for touching up digital photos called "quick clone" and improved integration with Adobe Photoshop.

Corel is accepting pre-orders at an estimated retail price of $429 USD for a full version and $229 USD for the upgrade edition. Painter IX hits the shelves in October.