I've only played around on Painter briefly....
...so I can't give an unbiased opinion.
But I think Photoshop is a more precise tool than painter, and you CAN get the same painted-look to an image created in it as in Painter.
(
JollyJack - a stench from the past,
Mon 23 Jun 2008, 14:17,
archived)
Where's the catch?
(
WormuIus,
Mon 23 Jun 2008, 14:18,
archived)