The Undo feature needs to be used with care as it chews up vast amounts of scratch disk space and, according to Corel, can impact overall machine performance, though in my experience this wasn't a problem. Kind of like a partial Undo. All of the other features you might want in a bitmap editor are here. The Brush Symmetry Palette allows the user to paint with any brush and reflect the stroke through various symmetrical alignments including radial, and horizontal and vertical image planes. The Orbits tool lets users define the brush as a series of points around a center that change position as the brush is moved, creating a variety of swirls and twists.
Users can also stitch together two or more images to create seamless panoramic images.
In the end, you really want to know whether or not you should buy CorelDRAW 8. And the answer is . . .