During which period did the artists create works using software such as photoshop, without actually programming? quickly!

Since phase 2 of Digital Art  History - called 'the Paintbox Era' (from 1986 to 1994)

Explanation:

Since the beginning of the 1980's art software became readily available and attracted more artists to the new media.

Quantel Paintbox was one of the first intuitive image manipulation software. The product revolutionized in its field from its first release in 1981. It was widely used by television broadcasters and the digital arts market leader until the arrival of Adobe Photoshop in 1990.

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