Artweaver 7.0

Artweaver 7

Artweaver is a full-featured painting tool with a huge set of predefined realistic brushes to paint creatively or just experiment suitable for both beginners and advanced users. Artweaver is available in two versions: Artweaver Free and Artweaver Plus - see here for a detailed feature comparison between those two.

Artweaver key features:

Standard image editing tools like gradient, crop, fill and selection tools
Enhanced and additional tools like Mirror painting and free transformation of selections
Working together in a team
Support for High DPI displays
Advanced support for Photoshop compatible Plug-Ins
Support for common file formats like AWD (Artweaver), BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, TGA, TIFF, PNG
Extended support of the PSD file format (e.g. Layer groups, selections, PSB, ...)
Support for EXIF meta data in many file formats
Basic support for pen tablets through the Wintab interface (Pen pressure)
Extended support for pen tablets (Pen erasers and Tool-ID)
Saving and replaying of event files
Protection for saved event files
Support for events in the Artweaver Document file format (AWD)
Import of images from scanners and digital cameras through the WIA interface
Many predefined digital brushes like chalk, charcoal, pencils, ...
New creation and adjusting of existing digital brushes
Detailed configuration of digital brushes through brush editor
Basic brush types like Circular, Airbrush, Imagestamp, ...
Additional brush types like Hairy brush, Pixel brush, ...
Basic brush methods like Cover, Buildup, Eraser, ...
Additional brush methods like Colorize and Warp
Maximum supported brush size (in pixels)
Common image and effect filters like Curves, Brightness/Contrast, ...
Additional image and effect filters like Channel mixer, Deskew, Filter gallery, Remove red eyes, ...
Real-time preview for filters directly on the document canvas
Preset saving and loading for many filters
Virtual memory management with scratch disk support
Individual configuration of virtual memory management
Support for multiple CPU cores
Native 64 bit support
8 Bits/Channel support
16 Bits/Channel support

Artweaver Free 7.0 changelog:

Improved brush handling and adjustments
Simplified preset handling
Windows Ink Pen support
Improved update
Misc improvements / adjustments

Misc improvements / adjustments

Paper color is removed and is replaced by background or transparent color in tools and filters
The size of filter dialogs is increased
Automatic saved recovery information is now in Awd format instead of events which makes the recovering faster and more reliable

Artweaver Plus 7.0 changelog:

Improved brush handling and adjustments
Simplified preset handling
Interactive gradient tool
Digital watercolor simulation
Windows Ink Pen support
Improved update
Misc improvements / adjustments

Misc improvements / adjustments:

Paper color is removed and is replaced by background or transparent color in tools and filters
Text palette is removed, and additional text settings are now available as popup on text tool property bar
Move tool shows transform controls for active layer to directly transforming it
Text tool can be now also applied by double clicking outside the text area
Layer duplication is enhanced with settings
The size of filter dialogs is increased
The history palette shows the last document saved state
The current brush preview can be also used as custom icon
Changes to impasto settings are now undoable
Automatic saved recovery information is now in Awd format instead of events which makes the recovering faster and more reliable
Tablet mode is removed