The Graphics Magician, subtitled Picture Painter, is a utility for drawing bitmapped images and playing them back from user-developed programs.
The routines for playing back graphics and animation were written by David Lubar and Chris Jochumson.
[2] Graphics Magician doesn't store images in their final form, but records the commands used to create them using a "tiny vector graphics-like language.
The playback routines were free to use in commercial products, but required a license from Penguin Software.
[2] BYTE in 1982 said that Graphics Magician would appeal to both new and experienced Apple users, and favorably noted the lack of copy protection, [5]