> 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