Sketchbook

Drawing and painting app for sketching and illustration on macOS, Windows, Android and iOS.

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About Sketchbook

Sketchbook is a sketching, painting and illustration app originally developed by Autodesk. Brushes and pens are designed to behave like physical tools, and the clean interface lets you hide palettes and tools until you need them.

It offers highly customizable brushes, guides, rulers and stroke tools for precise work, and layers with a full set of blend modes. Sketchbook Pro is the desktop version for macOS and Windows, and a separate Sketchbook app is available for Android and iOS.

Strengths

  • Available on desktop and mobile
  • Uncluttered interface focused on the canvas
  • Customizable brushes with guides and rulers
  • Layers with blend modes

Limitations

  • Desktop and mobile versions are separate products
  • No Linux version
  • Closed source

Details

Pricing
FreemiumSketchbook Pro for desktop is sold separately from the mobile app; check the stores for prices.
License
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Artists who want a clean sketching app on both a computer and a tablet
Categories
Image editors
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

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Sketchbook as an alternative

Listings that name Sketchbook as an alternative.

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