continued Most reviews I've read on graphics stress that each of the major programs has it's strong, and weak, points and you should really consider having more than one program. For the Macintosh, the most often recommended combo is Painter and PhotoShop. I have both and consider the combination to be unbeatable. For some reason unknown to me, Corel never really made it big in the Mac world (maybe because they are so slow in coming out with upgrades for the Mac?), but I've seen what it does on PC's and would certainly recommend it to anyone who asked me.