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Corel Corporation,a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Corel Painter Master Don Seegmiller will be the company's special guest at SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego. Seegmiller will demonstrate Corel Painter X at the Corel booth (#1645) on August 7 and August 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on August 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition, Seegmiller will be a featured speaker at the SIGGRAPH Guerilla Studio, presenting "Making Unforgettable Characters with Corel Painter X" on August 7 and August 8 at 1 p.m.

Author of the book Digital Character Design and Painting, Seegmiller is a well-known artist in the concept art and game developer communities. He teaches senior-level illustration, traditional head painting, figure drawing, and digital painting for the Department of Visual Design at Brigham Young University. Seegmiller's captivating images have been featured in games, books, magazines, and galleries around the world. During his distinguished career, he also served as the art director for many popular game titles. A sampling of his work can be found at www.seegmillerart.com.

Seegmiller will join Corel at SIGGRAPH 2007 to demonstrate the power of Corel Painter X, the world's most powerful Natural-Media painting and illustration software, on both the Windows and Mac platforms. Delivering the next-generation art studio, Corel Painter X blurs the line between traditional and digital art like never before. Working closely with professionals including entertainment artists, commercial designers and photographers, the Corel Painter team explored the relationship between the artist's hand and the canvas. As a result, Corel Painter X sets the standard with the introduction of unparalleled performance, new composition tools and the revolutionary RealBristle Painting System that provides an organic painting and illustration experience...right down to the individual bristles on the brush.

For more information about Corel Painter X or to download the full-featured trial version, please visit the Corel website. For more information on SIGGRAPH 2007, please visit www.siggraph.org/s2007.