a photo into a painting, or sketching and painting on a blank canvas. Based on the world's most powerful painting and illustration software, Corel Painter, it's the ideal way to get started with digital art! PC: Processor: Pentium III, 700 MHz or greater Operating System: Windows Vista or Windows XP (with latest Service Pack) Hard Disk: 1 GB space for installation Memory: 256 MB RAM Optical Drive: CD-ROM Others: Mouse or tablet 24-bit color display 1024 x 768 screen resolution Mac: Processor: Power Mac G4, 700 MHz or greater Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.x (with latest revision) Hard Disk: 1 GB space for installation Memory: 256 MB RAM Optical Drive: CD-ROM Others: Mouse or tablet 24-bit color display 1024 x 768 screen resolution Photo Painting: Redesigned Photo Painting workspace: provides a tailored environment that includes all the tools you need to paint your photos. Smart Stroke Technology: preset styles paint with intelligent brushstrokes that follow the forms of the original photo when autopainting. Updated File format: Corel Painter Essentials 4 now saves the source image with your painting, making it easier to return to a project for further editing. Drawing and Painting: Brush Drawer: selecting a brush easier is than ever before with brush stroke examples for each brush. Mixer palette: helps you get the exact color you want. Colors palette: lets you pick a color with a single click. Tablet Support: the redesigned workspaces feature larger icons, buttons and sliders that are easier to navigate with a tablet. Magic Wand tool: makes it easier for you to select specific portions of a photo or painting. Paper Selector: gives you quick access to paper textures and displays the current color. Natural Media: RealBristle brushes: authentically reproduce the natural movement of the artist's brush right down to the individual bristle. Pens: such as the Scratchboard Tool and Smooth Edge Calligraphy, are perfect for inking comic books or doing calligraphy. Charcoal brushes: range from pencils to hard or soft charcoal sticks. Nozzles: for use with the Image Hose, and patterns for use with Pattern Pens have been added.  (less)