Increased performance speed and more. Increasing the overall speed, performance and stability of Corel Painter IX was Corel's top priority. Working closely with Apple, Corel engineers created improvements wherever possible. The result: Corel Painter has never been a more efficient and powerful application. This is the fastest version of Corel Painter yet. Some brushes perform up to 10 times faster than in previous versions, and all brushes work, on average, twice as fast. In addition, you can now change the default scratch disk location in the Preference settings. Getting down to the job at hand has never been easier, thanks to the Corel Painter IX Welcome screen, which launches at startup. Divided into four sections, the Welcome screen gives quick access to recently used files, tutorials, brush and color-management settings, and artwork from renowned Corel Painter masters. Brush Control palettes provide easy access to all brush settings and controls. Making on-the-fly changes to brush settings and variables is as simple as dragging a sliderSwithout any disruption to workflow. For example, the new Boost slider, found in the General palette of the Brush Controls, instantly enhances brush speed. Just drag the slider and see brush performance accelerate. The Artists' Oils Painting System is a milestone in the evolution of digital art. This new painting system enables you to apply paint blends created in the Mixer palette directly onto images in the document window. Each brush dab loads the brush variant with a finite amount of oil. As the oil runs out, the brush stroke becomes fainter. Brush strokes interact with any paint already on the canvas just as they would with natural media.And MUCH more...