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Sketchbook

For everyone who loves to draw

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Sketchbook is drawing, painting, and illustration software for desktop, mobile, and tablet devices, designed to capture ideas from quick sketches through finished artwork. It provides a drawing experience intended to feel like working on paper, with an interface that can be kept out of the way while working.

The app includes a wide range of customizable brushes such as pencils, markers, airbrushes, paint, and smear tools, along with layers and blend modes for building up color. Precision features include traditional and curved rulers, ellipse and French curve tools, Predictive Stroke for smoothing lines, and vertical, horizontal, and radial symmetry tools. Color tools include linear and radial gradients. Stylus input supports pressure and tilt.

Sketchbook is offered as Sketchbook Pro for macOS and Windows, and as Sketchbook for Android and iOS. It is aimed at artists and illustrators working across devices. The pages do not state specific pricing, plans, or trial terms.

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