Nicely done! I love that sword! I can sympathize with the slow loading painter I get that problem alot too so I'm prone to stick to Photoshop (even though my brother wants me to practice painter) and plus it was the first program that I really learned how to use so I kinda put it up on a pedastal. But anyways as always I love all of your artwork!
oh man. i really feel for you then! My computer feels ancient. I do have a video card but I don't know a whole lot about them or what impact they have on performance in graphics programs.
Yeah it does run pretty slow with painter but it's not to bad. To tell you the truth I don't know a whole lot about video cards either I just know that it'll help your computer run a bit better than usual.
yeah most of painter isn't too slow. But using the Watercolors (not digital watercolors) takes FOREVER. Try it with a big brush on a high resolution image.