Reviewer Favorites of 2011: Corel Painter, Carrara

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Today's Picks Corel Painter Version: 12 File Size: 304.461 License: Trial Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista,Microsoft Windows 7 The quest to use a computer to emulate natural artistic media is not a new one, and Corel Painter 12 ($429) brings this dream closer than ever before. Painter 12 is one of the most inspiring and striking applications I've come across in recent memory. - PCWorld Staff Share: Read more and download this software » Carrara Version: 8.0 File Size: 98.366 License: Buy Only Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista,Microsoft Windows 7 Carrara ($150) is a powerful and fun-to-use application for creating detailed 3D imagesand animations. It breaks the various stages of the modeling and creation process into rooms, each allowing you to focus on a different task with its own custom tools. - Erez Zukerman Share: Read more and download this software » Downloads: Editor's Collection PCWorld's Favorite Downloads of 2011All year long, we PCWorld reviewers immerse ourselves in desktop programs and Web software. After evaluating a program, often we uninstall itbut several of this year's finds earned places in our workflows and/or our hearts. These programs and services are the ones we reviewed for PCWorld Downloads and also kept using for our own productivity and enjoyment. Perhaps you started using them this year, too&and if not, well, a shiny new year is right around the corner. 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