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Michael R. Sorry, I am not so good in English: Does BDJ's policy-term 'free up to the next major version' always mean that the next major version is included (or can this be interpreted ambiguously)?

(So in this case, where the current version is v19.xx, this would mean v20.xx is free for today buyers?)

Jul 21 2012 at 8:15am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Michael, for TwistedBrush Pro Studio free updates are included for all updates within the current major version, 19.x in this case. 19.x was just recently released around 1 month ago. The next major release isn't expected for around 1 year. Pixarra typically does aggressive feature development through out the year and those are released as free minor updates. When the next major version is release discounted upgrades are offered to all license holders.

Pixarra - Jul 21 2012 at 8:32am Copy Link

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Michael R. Thanks for the info.

In which time-distances do you offer new versions. V19 is a pretty high number...

@BitsDuJour
So, I suppose this English-term 'upto the next major version' is similar blury as the adequate term in english, where you never know if it means 'including' or 'excluding'? If this is the case it would be nice, if the policy term could be rephrased to be clear...

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Anyway, from your websites it looks like a very powerful and interesting program...

All these brushes, you can buy from your websites (for the open studio-version) are included already in the Pro-Studio, aren't thy?

I saw there is a nice script-record/play-feature. Can the recorded script be edited (in a text editor?) before replaying it. Can it be saved and be used from a command-line call and after all is done TwistedBrush be made to exit (i.e. the control is returned to the command-line), e.g. like in a call
TwistedBrushProStudio.exe -script my_script.scr c:\my_pics\*.jpg
, so this can used from within a batchfile?

Thanks a lot...

Jul 21 2012 at 6:56pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Major releases are about once a year. The high number is because the first few years the license model was per year and not per version so jumping up a number didn't really have the same meaning.

Yes the Pro Studio version includes every brush ever created and will run every user created brush as well.

While the recorded script is stored as a text file it is not designed for manually editing however it is possible and I have done it but it not really an expected usage.

There isn't a command line option to run scripts external to TwistedBrush. However in the future additional automation capabilities will be available. The AutoIt language system is already integrated into TwistedBrush and the plan is to expand this to allow greater level of automation.

Good questions!

Pixarra - Jul 21 2012 at 7:10pm Copy Link

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H. H. Hallo,
for every one being intersted in creative artwork, painting I only can very highly recommend "make use of this incredible great offer". I´m owner of TwistedBrush since verson 2.3 and have never owned a piece of software with such an excellent support and especially a developer who really has picked up such a lot of features suggestions over the year as Ken Carlino has done. I myself had considered to suggest offering the software at bdj in order to make it known better for more persons - But I hesitated because already the regular price of 99$ is very cheap in comparison to other graphic-software and regarding the great capabilities - and so I thought suggesting an additional discount would be inadequate.since the program is much moreworthy.
Especially the brush-engine and over 5000 already implemented natural and unnatural brushes are unique.
I´m owning various other graphic programs (including photoshop and corel painter, coel draw,..), but if I only were allowed to own one of them for creative painting I defenetly would keep Pixarra TwistedBrush.

I highly recommend to make use of the introduction/ tutorials, since the surface of the program partly differs from other graphic-software (especially accessing various tools of the menu bar by right-click). But after a short timne one gets used to it, and then many features can be used intuitively. There are so many features, that you won´t see them all at the first glance., just play araound with them. Look at the feature list, so that you won´t miss features you esxpect but didn´t see at the first glance because of the different user surface.
To my opinion the software covers the needs from amateurs to profesionals.
I´ve really tried a lot of graphic software, but think there is no other software of this kind on the market wth such a good cost-benefit - ratio (even at the regular price) - and the reasonable user policy (no hardware-footprint) is an additional argument for making use of this offer, even if you don´t have revealed all the features within the short time of offering.

@ Ken Carlino
additional to the already implemented features of the random brush explorer it would be great to have the possibility to
lock everything apart from the vertical rows 2,3,4 in the brush effects panel,and just randomize the values of a brush effect/envelopes and the values "1-9", since already the change of these values often has a great effect on the resulting brush.
Best would be the ability to automatically generate sytematically brushes with changing these values and previewing the resulting brushes - perhaps this meay be realized in a future version?
Thank you a lot for creating such a great creative piece of software and improving it in close touch with your customers.
with kind regards
H.H:

Jul 22 2012 at 3:40am Copy Link

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H. H. @bdj
sorry, I mistyped the number of brushes (over 5000 instead of over 8000), perhaps you can correct this in my previous posting
thank you
H.H:

Jul 22 2012 at 3:41am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Thank you for your kind words, information and endorsement!

Regarding the random brush explorer, perhaps you have seen in version 19 the ability to randomize Pro brushes. If you are familiar with editing brushes at the effects level you can take any brush add a Pro UI control element for any effect and then randomize that brush from the Brush Control panel. This allows for finer random adjustments to brushes whereas the Random Brush Explorer is adding new effects therefore often creating entirely new brushes.

Hope this helps!
Ken

Pixarra - Jul 22 2012 at 7:30am Copy Link

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Brian H Hi Ken- this programs looks very great- I love artistic & digital programs such as this!! Question- I took a look at your very nice website and noticed a lot of additional "brush" packages being offered fir sale. Any chance these packages will also be discounted on the day of the deal, and have you all considered putting together a "complete package" that includes all the extra brushes at a discounted price offering? Thanks. -Brian

Jul 23 2012 at 11:21am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Hi Brian,

TwistedBrush Pro Studio (which is what is being offered here) includes every brush (all brush packages). These brush packages are for the TwistedBrush Open Studio.

Thanks for the feedback, good question!

Ken

Pixarra - Jul 23 2012 at 12:02pm Copy Link

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Brian H Thanks so much for your wonderful answer! In this case, I am definitely "in" for this deal!!! :-) Happy Brushing, everyone! ...

Jul 24 2012 at 12:03am Copy Link

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peter hayes G'Day,

No PayPal option, shame as i would have liked this.

Jul 24 2012 at 8:08am Copy Link

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TC M What's the point of saying "PayPal Verified" if there's no option to go to PayPal for payment? Just a slot for credit card info. I was ready to buy but will pass instead.

Jul 24 2012 at 7:25pm Copy Link

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TC M and Peter,

We're sorry about the lack of PayPal, unfortunately it's a problem with Plimus, the payment provider that the software vendor uses. Due to a recent dispute they no longer allow affiliates to provide PayPal as an option.

Believe me we're as frustrated as you are about this!

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 24 2012 at 7:27pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino From the software vendor side we are also sorry about the PayPal support. It's not great for anyone.

Pixarra - Jul 24 2012 at 7:43pm Copy Link

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K X Thanks for the lengthy recommendation H.H.! I had not heard of it before (although I'm familiar with Painter and Photoshop).

Jul 25 2012 at 10:07am Copy Link

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Anna McCullough Is this for the current version 19?

Dec 18 2012 at 9:02am Copy Link

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marko ifebo S'agit-il de la toute dernière version ?

Is it the latest version ?

Dec 19 2012 at 11:14am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Yes this is for the latest and complete license for TwistedBrush Pro Studio 19. Included are free updates for all version 19 updates.

Thank you,

Ken Carlino
Pixarra

Pixarra - Dec 19 2012 at 10:12pm Copy Link

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marko ifebo Merci Ken.
J'attends que l'offre soit active.
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Thank you Ken.
I expect the offer to be active.

Dec 20 2012 at 1:44am Copy Link

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marko ifebo Pourquoi ne puis-je acheter votre logiciel avec mon compte paypal depuis Bitsdujour, alors que sur votre site cette opération est possible ?... Mais sans la réduction de 61%
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Why can not I buy your software with my paypal account since Bitsdujour while on your site this is possible ?...But the 61% reduction.

Dec 21 2012 at 12:51am Copy Link

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marko ifebo Pourquoi ne puis-je acheter votre logiciel avec mon compte paypal depuis Bitsdujour, alors que sur votre site cette opération est possible ?...
Mais sans la réduction de 61%.
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Why can not I buy your software with my paypal account since Bitsdujour while on your site this is possible? ...
But the 61% reduction.

Dec 21 2012 at 12:53am Copy Link

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marko ifebo Pas de paypal, pas d'achat !

Dec 21 2012 at 12:54am Copy Link

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H. H. As a registered user of pixarra twistedbursh (since version 2.3) I really would highly (!) recommend to take advantage of this great offer by pixarra. For less than 40$ the customer gets a unique piece of software, which has nearly countless possibilites regarding creative painting and artwork. more than 9000 brushes and excellent possbilities to create addional own ones, and of course many image-editing feature (look at the description and examples of the homepage of pixarra) - I didn´t find any other piece of software having such excellent abilities - and all that at an unbeatable low price (compare what e.g. corel painter costs (I´m also owner of corel painter, photoshop and studio artist), but regarding creative painting - to my opinion - pixarra is by far the best. Not to forget the close touch between the developer and the community, which has leaded to the implementation of maný feature requested by users in the past and continous improvement of the software.
As I already posted at last bdj offer I´d recommend to have alook at the help-system and the video-tutorials, since you my not "discover" all of the features at the first glance - nevertheless, it does not take a long time to get familiar with the userinterface and it really is nice to "play2 and work with the program
H.H.

Dec 21 2012 at 1:58pm Copy Link

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VLM Sounds wonderful. My question: I am not an artist, not a graphic designer. However, I often wish to clean up photos, maybe work a bit with the fonts in a graphic, create marketing flyers, things like that.

Honestly ... is this product way overkill for someone like me? Or is part of the feature set well-suited?

I would appreciate anyone's input, whether developer or user.

Dec 21 2012 at 2:36pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino TwistedBrush Pro Studio is a general image editing software package so it can accomplish all those things. At the start it was first developed for digital painting and therefore is perhaps strongest in that area. The capabilities for photo editing was added next and finally other general abilities for graphic construction with features such as Clips and very robust clip pasting. Or stated another way, it is well suited for any 2D bitmap image creation and editing.

Pixarra - Dec 21 2012 at 2:51pm Copy Link

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VLM Great, thanks! I assume that it works with file formats from other major players, particularly PhotoShop, Illustrator, etc. yes?

Dec 21 2012 at 9:32pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Yes standard image file formats are supported, including PSD files.

Pixarra - Dec 21 2012 at 9:36pm Copy Link

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Great News! Pixarra has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 22 2012 at 12:11am Copy Link

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judi bunner I absolutely love this software. There is excellent support and it is updated regularly with fixes, etc. Well deserved 5 star software. This is how all software developers should be.

Dec 22 2012 at 7:52am Copy Link

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Michael R. Does the fineprint 'Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version' mean, that the next major version is already included with this buy?

May 31 2013 at 2:56am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Free updates to the next major release only are available for those that purchased up to 3 months prior to the major release. The next major release doesn't have a release date yet.

Pixarra - May 31 2013 at 6:59am Copy Link

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John Wilson Does this software allow scanning a picture and then printing it as an oil painting, etc.? I'm looking for a software to use with my HP Plotter.

Jun 1 2013 at 1:55pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Scanning yes, printing yes. There are filters for converting to various painted and drawing looks as well as many cloning and blending brushes for more controlled approach to this.

Pixarra - Jun 2 2013 at 8:52am Copy Link

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H. H. I´d highly recommend this wonderful piece of software to anybody who likes painting - natural painting tools as well as experimental and creative tools. Additionally to the huge number of inbuilt brushes one can create own brushes with ease - using random brush explorer or image-brushes. Apart from the more than 8000 brushes there are many possibilities for using the software - photo retouching, (filters), cloning, creating patterns and textures, but also possibilities kids and adults may like (e.g. mandala - and fractal brushes, brushes for painting trees and plants,...) and many many other functions.
Since the handling may differ from some other software, I´d recommend to
h a v e a l o o k a t t h e u s e r g u i d e s, in order to "discover" the capabilities faster.
http://help.pixarra.com/s...user_guide
http://help.pixarra.com/s...s/m/videos
I´m customer of pixarra since version 2.3 and standing in no relationship with the company at all, But this piece of software and the continous development (developer being in close touch with users, many features user requested have been implemented over the time), reliable support,, .. really have convinced me, so that I write this comment.
For just 39$ one gets functions one would have to pay much much more buying various other products (and even at the normal price of 99$ to my opinion it would be unrivaled.
I´m also owner of corel painter 12, photoshop cs5 and other graphic software, but pixarra twistedbrush is the one, I use and like most of all.
Additionally positive: no userunfriendly hardware-footprint (or even worse monthly subscription model). Pixarra has lifetime support and an active community (you may check the forum site of pixarra)
H.H.

Jun 3 2013 at 2:16am Copy Link

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Brad This looks like very nice software. It also comes at a time when I am looking for just this solution. Wow and at this price who can it beat it. I just purchased it and am going to take it for a spin. Sounds like the developer or vendor Dennis is very responsive to his clients. I let you know how it works.

BitsDuJour thanks for the great deal, you're the best.

Regards, Brad

Jun 3 2013 at 6:56am Copy Link

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Rich OBrien The TwistedBrush gallery contains a diverse collection of beautiful art -- the best I've found associated with ANY software. The only way TwistedBrush Pro could be better is if they produce a how-to guide with a hundred TwistedBrush Pro users explaining and showing exactly how they used the many tools of TwistedBrush Pro to producer each of their masterpieces.

Jun 3 2013 at 6:43pm Copy Link

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VLM Rich OBrien - What a GREAT idea!!! I hope they take note of it. :)

Jun 3 2013 at 9:26pm Copy Link

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John Metzger looks even better than my current version

Dec 14 2013 at 2:11am Copy Link

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Skye Hook I love Twisted Brush, so Pro sounds wonderful to me!! I can hardly wait! :)

Dec 14 2013 at 3:00am Copy Link

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nagy isu Great for original digital painting, photo editing

Dec 14 2013 at 5:28am Copy Link

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Ben Paturzo Guys, this is a wonderful program. Ver 20 for 39 is a great deal and we should all support Ken Carlino because he is one of the good guys.

Dec 14 2013 at 1:35pm Copy Link

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Joelene Ong love Twisted Brush, Pro ? Even better than my current version, sounds wonderful to me

Dec 15 2013 at 12:50am Copy Link

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Free Ride I have 2 or 3 times v17 Pro from previous giveaways, now finally i can upgrade to a more improved version compared to v17 (of course, v17 Pro is a great product anyway). I just thought i give the site with the improvements made to v18 and it's a pretty long list. http://help.pixarra.com/s...version-18

Dec 15 2013 at 10:29am Copy Link

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Mark Johnson There is a version history at http://help.pixarra.com/m...ionHistory . This history shows the differences between version 18 (free version) and version 20.01 ($39 sale).

Dec 16 2013 at 7:04am Copy Link

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Al Young I'm an avid collector of free Graphic software

Dec 16 2013 at 4:02pm Copy Link

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Quill Pen I have v17, and dabbled with earlier versions over the years. Getting the v18 PRO for free is a wonderful stocking stuffer. Twisted Brush is guaranteed to keep a creative mind toasty warm over the winter!
I second Ben Paturzo's comment about Mr. Carlino. If only I could afford the v20 and a tablet, but Mr. Claus says the cookie jar is empty. :((

Dec 16 2013 at 10:22pm Copy Link

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Phil Hawkins What a great piece of software and giveaway! I just downloaded and tested it, and I am really impressed with the quality. So impressed, that I just tweeted about it! Thanks for this superb giveaway!

Dec 17 2013 at 5:12am Copy Link

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singularity The app dows not launch in Windows 8.1.
A warning box appears..
"Error starting module Win32DPNetGame"

Dec 17 2013 at 6:19am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino @Chris. TwistedBrush Pro Studio does run on Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 should automatically install the DirectPlay components needed. Please see this link for some details about this.

http://msdn.microsoft.com...85%29.aspx

It is possible your video drivers are not compatible with DirectPlay.

Pixarra - Dec 17 2013 at 11:52am Copy Link

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Sarsfield I paid for the last 'upgrade' to version 19 Pro from a previous free offer. Can I get a discount for upgrading again to version 20? I already paid $29.70 for this.

Dec 17 2013 at 12:55pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino @Sarsfield, You should be getting upgrade notices in email. If you have a current license of version 19 and want to upgrade to version 20 please email kcarlino@pixarra.com for the upgrade information.

Pixarra - Dec 17 2013 at 2:38pm Copy Link

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Kenneth Youker I am having trouble with the registration. I copied and pasted directly from the email. And an error box pops up and says that( The name /key you entered does not appear to be valid. Please try again.

Dec 17 2013 at 3:56pm Copy Link

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Ken Carlino Please be sure to enter both the name supplied (not your name) as well as the key. Use Windows copy and paste and make sure you have the correct version of TwistedBrush Pro Studio installed.

Pixarra - Dec 17 2013 at 4:02pm Copy Link

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Kenneth Youker Thanks, problem solved

Dec 17 2013 at 6:22pm Copy Link

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Mark Johnson After using the trial I purchased the version 20 at the reduced price. At $39 it is a real bargain and also helps support the dev shop.

Dec 17 2013 at 7:36pm Copy Link

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Great News! Pixarra has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 18 2013 at 12:11am Copy Link

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singularity @Ken Carlino
My laptop has Nvidia gtx 680m and latest drivers.
Windows did not automatically install any components.

Dec 18 2013 at 2:06am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino @Chris
The management of DirectPlay components is entirely controlled by Windows. You may want to ensure you have automatic updates enabled for Windows.

Pixarra - Dec 18 2013 at 5:54am Copy Link

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Sean Sutton Tryed 3 times and it never sent my key i checked mail and spam folder

Dec 18 2013 at 6:12am Copy Link

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ylluminate How does this compare with Painter X3? And does the author expect to make an OS X version of the software?

Dec 18 2013 at 7:55am Copy Link

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Sabrina@Home Same Problem as Sean Sutton discribes. Downloaded
TwistedBrush Pro Studiov.18.18 but haven*t recieved any key via mail, also not in spamfolder. :(

Dec 18 2013 at 8:51am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino @ylluminate.
At this time a Mac version is not planned. However, it is something that has been considered. It is more likely a cross platform (mobile / desktop) alternate solution from Pixarra would appear before a pure port of TwistedBrush Pro Studio to the Mac platform.

With regards to comparison to Painter I will let others provide feedback on that. You may also get good information regarding this from the Pixarra forum at forum.pixarra.com. You could search for Painter there and read some topics related to that.

Pixarra - Dec 18 2013 at 8:51am Copy Link

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Ken Carlino @Sean @Sabrina. BitsDuJour is distributing the license keys during the promotion. They should be able to help you get the key. If you continue to have an issue you can email support@pixarra.com for this information.

Pixarra - Dec 18 2013 at 8:54am Copy Link

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JMJ Squared Great Program and even better Developer; constant updates, improvements and bug fixes. Request a feature or report the rare bug, count to ten and... voilà.

Don't let Paypal's arrogant, unresponsive, user/vendor-unfriendly behavior put you off getting Version 20 at the steep discount offered today.

Dec 18 2013 at 10:06am Copy Link

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opayq opayq Thank you for your Christmas give away! :)

Dec 18 2013 at 12:53pm Copy Link

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