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Improve selection tool

a really working and precise magic wand / fastselection tooland color selection, as in PS.
paolo d'altan over 1 year ago in New feature or functionality 0

Add Shortcut keys for every interaction

I should be able to do everything I want to interact with the program without clicks or tapping with my digital tablet. To this end, I should be able to assign a keyboard shortcut for every interaction, either a toggle, separate on-off keys, or up...
Scott Ott about 2 years ago in Quality 0

saving to folders

When using Save as painter opens up the last opened folder rather than the folder associated with the file being saved. When using Save as, please could painter open the folder in which file is currently stored.
Andy Catling 10 months ago in New feature or functionality 0

Sample multiple colors on the canvas and reference

While working with brushes that can sample multiple colors with the mixer pad, I think it would be useful to be able to sample on the canvas and reference as well
Raquel Bigby over 2 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Import and Export layout files

If I want to share a layout file I need to fiddle around trying to find it in AppData. Would be great if I could export and import it from Painter.
Roxane Lapa almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Have Brush Icon show Direction or Rotation of stroke like Enhanced Brush Ghost

I like to be able to use the brush icon but it doesn't show the the direction or rotation of the stroke. It would be a plus if it could be set to direction or rotation and follow the stroke as it paints
Dana Diamond almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Combining Dab Effects

After watching a video on Dab Effects, which look really useful, it occurred to me that being able to combine the effects within one dab would be useful. For example, Add Erosion along with Feathering. I'm sure there's many more combination that w...
Deborah Kolesar almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Resize image dpi, width and length independantly

At present resizing in Painter is ineffective to those that wish to resize only resolution or width or length independently. For example. If I have an image 12" by 10" at 72 dpi and would like to make it 12" x 12" at 150 dpi I can not.
Dana Diamond almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Layer Styles for Text

Would be great to be able to bevel/emboss text, add drop shadow (with ability to move and change opacity and color), add glow, etc. Would eliminate having to go into PS.
Deborah Kolesar almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Integration of PSP and Painter

Currently users often have to call on PSP to supply the tools which are not available in Painter. Use of a call from Painter directly to PSP tp supply these tools would cut workflow time and stop the need for intermediate files and versions to be ...
Guest almost 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0