User guide

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• Enjoy maximum brush performance when working on a multicore computer
with
new multicore support .
• Soften the appearance of an image by smoothing out colors and sharp
details with the
new Smart Blur effect .
Unmatched Natural-Media
®
capabilities
• Precisely control water consistency and movement, as well as the interaction
between water and pigments with the paper, with
new Real Watercolor
brushes
.
• Achieve the look and feel of real-world oil paints with
new Real Wet Oil
brushes
.
Progressive digital art capabilities
• Easily create symmetrical paintings with the new Mirror Painting mode .
• Instantly transform basic brushstrokes into a colorful spectrum of concentric
shapes and patterns with the
new Kaleidoscope Painting mode .
• Adeptly visualize and manage multiple clone sources with the
new Clone
Source palette
.
• Tint an image’s underlying colors with the brushstroke color with
new Gel
brushes .
• Apply and adjust the
new Merge Modes brush controls to blend colors
and produce unique effects.
•Use
new Digital Airbrush variants to apply single brushstrokes that do not
build up color.
The perfect complement
• Create with confidence on the latest Mac OS
®
operating systems.
• Take advantage of increased processing power of
64-bit Windows
®
operating systems.
• Experience incredible pressure-sensitivity and responsiveness with the latest
pens and pen tablets from Wacom
®
.
• Enjoy correct
preservation of colors and layers when transferring files
between Photoshop and Painter.
• Open and save a variety of industry-standard file formats.