Photon Paint

Photon Paint is a Hold-And-Modify (HAM) based bitmap graphics editor for the Amiga, first released in 1987.^[1][2][3][4] Photon Paint was the first bitmap graphics editor to incorporate 3D solid modeling and texture mapping as an integral part of the program.^[5][4]

Original authorMicroIllusions

DevelopersOren Peli, Eyal Ofek, Amir Zbeda (BazboSoft)

Initial release1987; 39 years ago (1987)

Stable release

2.0 / 1989; 37 years ago (1989)

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Photon Paint
Photon Paint 2.0
Original author	MicroIllusions
Developers	Oren Peli, Eyal Ofek, Amir Zbeda (BazboSoft)
Initial release	1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Stable release	2.0 / 1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Operating system	Amiga OS, Mac OS
Platform	Amiga, Macintosh
Type	Bitmap graphics editor

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Photon Paint was programmed by Oren Peli, Eyal Ofek, and Amir Zbeda at Bazbosoft, an Israeli software house. It was published by MicroIllusions distributed worldwide.^[2][6]

The program sold 250,000 copies and received a best of breed award from Amiga World magazine.^{[citation needed]}