Painter X wins Professional Photographer’s 2008 Hot One Award

2008 Hot One Award Winners (Professional Photographer Magazine Web Exclusives)

Professional Photographer magazine congratulates the 2008 Hot One Award Winners below. You’ll find our full coverage in the February issue of the magazine.

SOFTWARE

Painting
Corel Painter X

The Professional Photographer Hot One Awards provide the magazine’s readership with a definitive list of the newest, hottest, most innovative products available. Each year, Professional Photographer editors oversee a submission and judging process that calls on companies in all subfields of the photography industry. For the 2008 awards, a panel of 18 judges voted on products that ranged from digital cameras to inkjet printers to educational resources.

“We are thrilled that Corel Painter X continues to be recognized by the photography community carrying on the tradition of quality, innovation, and power established by previous versions of Painter,” said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager, Corel Painter. “Working closely with our users, we continue to introduce innovations like the Real Bristle Painting System and Photo-Painting Palettes to help professional photographers explore new, creative opportunities as they transform images into custom painted creations.”

The RealBristle Painting System and Photo-Painting Palettes represent a major leap forward in blurring the line between traditional and digital art like never before. When selected, RealBristle brushes faithfully replicate natural art media right down to the individual brush strokes. For photographers who want to experiment with different artistic effects, Painter’s Photo-Painting Palettes allow them to apply a variety of artistic styles to an image – including Impressionist, Classical, Modern, Watercolor, Sketchbook and Chalk Drawing – without ever having to put stylus to painting tablet. Painter’s Smart Stroke Painting system automatically adjusts brush size, stroke length and pressure based on the detail and focal areas of the original image to provide users with original works of art in just minutes.