SketchBook Express is a very good free painting and drawing application.
SketchBook Express is a very good free painting and drawing application. It is an app that is much more complete than, lets say Paint, but less complete than Photoshop.
SketchBook Express has a nice interface. It is fast and responsive and designed so that the average user will understand it quickly. It consists of a page where you can draw, and several floating panes, where you can change colors, manage layers and change tool properties. There is a half-circle at the left-bottom corner that lets you change settings as well. From there you can choose between the different brushes (pencil, airbrush, eraser, ball-point pen, marker, etc).
From the Preferences window, you can further customize the application. You can set the number of undos and redos that you want the app to remember (default value: 30), set the default format, and change some brush settings.
In short, this is a really great app to draw on your Mac. It definitely requires some skill to draw anything complex, but the app provides all the tools that are needed for that in a nicely designed package.
Pros
- Multi-layer drawings
- Precise colour adjustment
- Multiple output options
Cons
- Lacks animation support
The application impressed me with possibilities. I felt sorry for not being a talented painter.
I was looking for a good drawing tool and tried this application. It turned out to be not enough for my needs, but I really enjoyed it. The program brings fun. With the possibility to draw lines mirrored vertically and horizontally, even small children can create very interesting pictures.