Corel offers Painter IX update, new upgrade promo

Corel today kicked off the "Summer of Painter" with two Corel Painter IX announcements, including the release of Corel Painter IX v9.1, a free update to its digital art studio. The update delivers new Art Pen Brushes, enhanced Dab Type Support for 'Rotation' Expression, Targa Channel support, enhanced Support for Mac OS X Tiger with better overall performance, and more. Corel also announced a the new Corel Painter Open Upgrade Program for customers in North America and the UK. Through the end of August, the Corel Painter IX upgrade policy has been broadened to include any graphics or imaging software package from Adobe, Macromedia, ACD Systems, Corel (including Corel Painter Classic, Painter Essentials, and any previous version of Painter), Microsoft, and Apple. During the promotion, Corel Painter IX is available for upgrade pricing of $230, a savings of $200 off the full $430 retail price. [links not yet active]

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