> Painter comes back to us for another version in the hands of Corel
> and proves that Corel knows how to go one better on an already
> excellent and mature program. Those digital artists out there have
> more reason to rejoice with Painter 7, and the doubting traditional
> artists have a little bit less to doubt.
>
> A First Run
>
> Painter 7 comes in a stunning white box with a single magenta
> trickle of paint running down the side. Elegant in it's simplicity,
> it's a box that immediately looks like it belongs next to the OSX
> box. Even better, it looks like it belongs in a newly opened Apple
> Store, already smells like a conspiracy. The plot only deepens when
> one spies the small black rabbit in the upper right corner and the
> word "procreate" beneath it. Looks suspiciously like the new "Pro
> Create" ads Apple has been running recently. But then, none of this
> is surprising if one has followed the news since Macworld, where
> Corel initially showed off Painter 7 and revealed their deep
> commitment to the Mac, as well as showing off their affinity for
> OSX.
>
> ? Excerpt from review by: [Ian Mankowski][1], 2001 (Web Archive).

Serial: PF70CED-2780827-SZT or PF70CRD-2564458-SZH

 * Downloads 1?2: Painter 7
 * Downloads 3?8: Painter 7.1.357 update (EN, DE, and FR)
 * Downloads 9?10: GroovyBrushes

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC (Carbonized)

Minimum system requirements:

 * Mac OS 8.6 or higher
 * Power Macintosh G3 or higher
 * 64MB of RAM
 * 128MB of RAM for Mac OS X
 * 24-bit (800 x 600) color display (1024 x 768) for Mac OS X
 * mouse or tablet

Should be OK on PPC OS X up to 10.4.11.

"Installation in OSX is a snap, with only the minor annoyance of
having to drop into Classic to perform part of the
installation/registration process." ? As noted in Ian Mankowski's
review, linked above.

And could be the show-stopper (no "Classic mode" in 10.5 & beyond).

See Also: [Painter 1.2][2], [Painter 2][3], [Painter 3][4], [Painter
4][5], [Painter 5][6], [Painter 5.5 WE][7], [Painter Classic][8],
[Painter 6][9], [Painter 8][10], [Painter IX][11], [Painter X][12]

  [1]: https://web.archive.org/web/20080830010405/http://www.designertoday.com/Reviews/2001.Reviews/895/Procreate.Painter.7.Macintosh.Version.aspx
  [2]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-12
  [3]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-20
  [4]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-30
  [5]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-4
  [6]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-50
  [7]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/painter-55-web-edition
  [8]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/metacreations-painter-classic
  [9]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/metacreations-painter-6
  [10]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/corel-painter-8
  [11]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/corel-painter-ix-9
  [12]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/corel-painter-x