Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
Relied on by professionals, adored by everyone who loves to draw… SketchBook Pro translates sophisticated technology and professional functionality into a natural drawing experience; use it anywhere you would traditionally use paper and pen.
Amazon.com Product Description
div class="content" div class="productDescriptionWrapper" div class="aplus" pRelied on by professionals, adored by everyone who loves to draw... SketchBook Pro translates sophisticated technology and professional functionality into a natural drawing experience; use it anywhere you would traditionally use paper and pen!/p h5A Natural Sketching Experience/h5 div class="leftImage" style="width:250px" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B0043SK9QU-2_t.jpg" width="250" height="188" alt="Dynamic and streamlined UI" / div class="imageCaption"A dynamic and streamlined UI that is easy to learn and fun to use. View larger./div /div div class="rightImage" style="width:250px" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B0043SK9QU-3_t.jpg" width="250" height="188" alt="Customizable brushes" / div class="imageCaption"Customize your brushes to suite your individual style or capture a specific look. View larger./div /div pSketchBook Pro is, essentially, your virtual sketchbook. Designed specifically for pen-based interaction, transform your desktop computer, laptop, or Tablet PC into a digital sketch pad. The intuitive interface makes it easy to access a host of tools and state-of-the-art features, including pencils, markers, brushes, colors, guides, layers, and blending effects./p p"It's the fantastic responsiveness and clean interface that keep me coming back to Sketchbook Pro--but the way new enhancements extend the shape and textural capabilities, make it easier than ever to tailor it to your individual drawing and painting needs. I love this software." -- Nick Harris, Illustrator (UK)/p h5Your Creative Process/h5 pSketchBook Pro fits in virtually any creative workflow; load and view images and photographs for reference or mark-up and annotations. SketchBook Pro lets you open and save images from a variety of image formats, including moving files directly in and out of Photoshop./p div class="rightImage" style="width:250px" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B0043SK9QU-5_t.jpg" width="250" height="293" alt="Build-up multiple layers" / div class="imageCaption"Build-up multiple layers to get the composition and effects you desire. View larger./div /div h5Your Tools/h5 pWhether you are designing your next masterpiece, story boarding a feature film, expressing your wildest ideas, or just plain doodling, SketchBook Pro is your ultimate digital sketchbook./p div class="leftImage" style="width:230px" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B0043SK9QU-4.jpg" width="230" height="429" alt="Full suite of brushes and tools" / div class="imageCaption"A full suite of brushes and tools/div /div div class="rightImage" style="width:250px" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B0043SK9QU-6_t.jpg" width="250" height="197" alt="Build-up multiple layers" / div class="imageCaption"Fine tune the look of your images by adjusting colors, brightness, and contrast. View larger./div /div table class="data" tr th style="width:100%"Highlights/th /tr tr td ul liFamiliar brush types; realistic and completely customizable pencils, pens, markers, and airbrushes liDraw straight lines, rectangles, circles, and ellipses with draw modes or snapping to guides liUse Text to easily add annotations and/or descriptions liFull featured Layers including preserve transparency and blend modes to help you color and create liEdit your images by adjusting color, contract, canvas size, or crop. /ul /td /tr /table p h4Freely express your ideas and unleash your creativity with SketchBook Pro./h4 /p table class="data" tr th colspan="2" style="width:100%"What's new/th /tr tr td New Tool bar for quick access /td td New Palette to store customized brushes /td /tr tr td valign="top" Import and export your own custom brush sets /td td Selection Enhancement ul liMaintain selections when switching layers /ul /td /tr tr td Layer Enhancements ul liBlend modes (multiply, add, screen) liNew quick access transparency slider /ul /td td valign="top" Preferences ul liSymmetry stop at centerline liDefault file format (TIFF or PSD) /ul /td /tr tr td Draw Modes to quickly capture basic shapes ul liCircles liLines liRectangles /ul /td td valign="top" New brush parameters for customizing brush textures ul liSpacing Noise liRotational Jitter /ul/td /tr tr td Image editing ul liBrightness/Contrast liHue/Saturation liColor Balance liGrayscale liInvert liCrop tool /ul /td td valign="top" Text Layers for annotations and type ul liSystem Fonts liBasic settings liEditable /ul /td /tr /table /div /div /div