Suitable also for professional users Feature-rich Produces realistic-looking paint Great format support Affordable price for such a tool
Cons
A license is needed in order to save or export the paintings
ArtRage
Price: $
ArtRage is an art application for creating digital paintings that offers a high level of flexibility, along with realistic brushes and other drawing tools capable of producing paintings that look like real paintings. So, let's take a look at what this application has in store.
In the latest version of this impressive art application, you get all the tools that a digital painter could ever need. Now you get more import and export formats, along with layer manipulation capabilities, even more tools, and many other cool new features.
ArtRage was created with one purpose in mind, to help you unleash your creativity by using all the painting tools a modern digital technology can provide. It enables you to create real-world-like paintings with the help of adjustable oil brushes, watercolors, pastels, and many other available painting tools.
With ArtRage, you are not limited to what you can do, as it allows you to combine the power of tools for digital image editing with digital painting tools that perform just like the ones in the real world. If you found that using the mouse is not so convenient for painting digital images and you own a drawing tablet, you can use it as well to create paintings with this application. Drawing on the tablet also has the bonus of being sensitive to the pressure you use against the tablet surface.
Even professional and more demanding users can make use of this application for creating digital images, as it includes many useful features like personalized workspace, layer support, and similar. PSD files along with many other popular formats are also supported, so that it can be used with any other graphic tools that artists are already using.
In conclusion, ArtRage offers in one package everything a digital artist needs to start creating beautiful digital paintings. All of the application's features can be tried for free, but in order for you to be able to save or export the images, an affordable price of 79$ will have to be paid for its license.
Reviewed by Tony Hill (editor rating 4.5 out of 5 stars) Sooftware editor's pick