MetaCreations Painter 5 has garnered the highest honors from industry and users for its expanded "natural media" capabilities. The new edition of The Painter 5 Wow! Book shows the breathtaking array of artistic possibilities available to artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and photographers for creating new fine art pieces, or adding pizzazz to existing designs.

The Painter 5 Wow! Book has been completely updated and expanded to include information about useful new functions such as Painter 5's new masking and selection model and transparent layers; and dazzling special effects such as Impasto, Liquid Metal, and Bevel World.

As with the other Wow! books, the focus is on real art created by working professionals. Step-by-step descriptions reveal how each piece was created and how readers can apply the same techniques to their work. The CD-ROM features many brand-new custom brushes and paper textures built by the author.