scuse me I only said that I don´t really have the patience to paint in painter or to try to simulate any old master..... I do believe that it is foolish to try to compare what someone did five hundred years a go to what we can do today, that is not to say that I do not look at da vince, raphael or michelangelo and go bananas trying to figure out how did they do it, however I do not work with natural media, I did some acrylics a long, long time a go in a galaxy far, far far away....  I do believe, and work trying to figure out my way into this programs and to create something with I´m happy with, and also that my clients are happy with it..... still I wonder if any of those master could look at what we creat today, what would they think? provided they could understand what is being done..... There are a lot of people out there that have mastered lightining and so on both in 3d and also in hand drawing.... Still isn´t this the path of an artist? to do the best you can with what you have? to find yourself and than express yourself trough colors, lights, shadows? U know I look at my work and I look at other peoples work and I do see how much I can grow, and change and so on.
Vintorix, do not let your self go with what people say, let your self go with what you have, that will garantee that u don´t get and ulcer like I did.... hahahahhahahaha - joking ok?
Anyhow Painter is a great program, and I don´t find it hard to use it, I found hard to get colors right, light, contrast..... but yes, there´s a learning curve, as such to master the computer, the instrument....
oh well, I always talk too much....
hope that helps
vince