Sketchbook

Photo: This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read A sketchbook is the ultimate artist's companion. Like a close friend, you'll spend a lot of time with it and tell it your inner thoughts (through drawing, painting, and writing). Many artists will regularly fill their pads with a bevy of drawings. Some are so polished that their books feel like Photo: Selecting the right sketchbook is a personal choice. There are a few big considerations you need to take when buying a sketch pad. 1. The size that you like to work in. If you draw a lot, you’ll notice that there’s a scale at which you naturally sketch. Maybe it’s smaller than a quarter or you prefer to take up the entire page. Or, perhaps it’s somewhere in the middle. Take stock of this when selecting a sketchbook. If you like to draw big, make sure you pick something that can handle large art. With miniature drawings, you can opt for something much smaller in size. 2. Where will you be using this sketchbook? Another aspect to determine is where you intend to draw. For sketching at home, the size won’t matter as much—your book doesn’t have to travel. But if you intend to draw on the road, it’d be wise to select a scale that will fit comfortably in a backpack. 3. What media will you use? It’s important to decide what media you’ll use in your sketchbook because it will determine the type of paper that can best handle your art. For pencil and colored...

We’re excited to announce that the app formerly known as Autodesk SketchBook has spun off and is now Sketchbook. Wait, what? The Sketchbook app has a long history, but it was always just one part of a bigger company. First of Alias|Wavefront and later Autodesk, where it grew from desktop to mobile and tablet and became beloved by over 10 million people around the world. Now Sketchbook is the company. We’re an independent entity, wholly focused on the app, its users, and its future. So what’s changing? Our team has been part of Sketchbook’s past, we deeply value the legacy of the app and the loyalty of its fan base (though yes, we did get rid of the capital ‘B’ in the name). We’re going to build on that legacy, embracing everything that a sketchbook can be in supporting creativity, art and expression. We’ve got a roadmap of updates planned, many of which are based on requests from Sketchbook users. And some new ideas too, which we look forward to sharing soon. But first we want to make sure this transition is smooth for the millions already using Sketchbook on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. The apps will move from Autodesk to Sketchbook in the platform stores over the upcoming days. As Sketchbook starts this new chapter, we want to thank the team at Autodesk for their incredible support throughout this process. It’s been quite a journey and they have worked tirelessly every step of the way, with their #1 goal to make sure Sketchbook users are supported and nurtured through ...

New free brush sets are now available for Sketchbook Pro! While the team is busy working on the next updates, we thought now would be a great time to get some new brush sets out to you while you wait (plus, creating new brush sets doesn’t require taking a developer off feature work 😬). We’ve added a Marker set for those who miss the old markers, and some blending brushes that apply the same effects and layer blends only with a brush. Play around with them and see what you might do! We also added in a few sets that were previously only available on the mobile app. All these brushes are now available in a visual library on our Extras page - making it easier to see what each set is and how you might use it. You can download the brush sets either directly from the Extras main page, or click through to see a preview of the full set. And yes, for those on mobile we’re working on bringing brush import/export to the mobile app too. This work is already in progress and you can expect to see it in iOS and Android updates coming later this year.

Autodesk SketchBook sketching software for Windows computers is a fun and intuitive paint and drawing app, and can transform your computer into an ideal artist's toolkit. With tools designed for professional artists, illustrators, and designers, the easy-to-use interface can help unlock the artist in everyone. SketchBook Pro is specifically designed to work with pen tablets, such as Wacom Bamboo, Intuos, and Cintq products, or with Windows tablet devices to deliver an authentic drawing experience. The free Starter version can be converted (through a license purchase) to Pro with unlocking additional functionality. • Perspective Guides • Flipbook Animation • Gradient Flood Fills • Layer Workflow Enhancements: Layer Grouping; Extended Blending Modes; Background Color; Multi-Layer Select • Distort Transform • Move Symmetric Axis • Increased Canvas Sizes • Selection Enhancements • Improved Color Wheel • Improved Crop tool • Brush Enhancements • Performance Enhancements

From quick sketches to fully finished artwork, Sketchbook goes where your creativity takes you. Sketchbook is an award-winning sketching, painting, and drawing app for anyone who loves to draw. Artists and illustrators love Sketchbook for its professional-grade feature set and highly customizable tools. Everyone loves Sketchbook for its elegant interface and natural drawing experience, free of distractions so you can focus on capturing and expressing your ideas. • A full complement of brush types: pencils markers, airbrushes, smear and more that look and feel just like their physical counterparts • Brushes are highly customizable so you can create just the look you want • Guides, rulers and stroke tools support precision when you need it • Layers with a full complement of blend modes deliver the flexibility to build up and explore drawings and color • Purpose-built for sketching, the interface is clean and unobtrusive so you can focus on drawing Purchase the Premium Bundle to unlock more... • Import and export brushes • Create your own custom brushes • Additional color harmonies • Additional custom gradients • Select color from reference images • Extract color palettes from images • Import and export color palettes • Layer grouping • Layer masking Blend Modes • Export to PDF • plus more to come! Dark_TitanZ , 14/07/2020 Such a smooth app!, and perfect for beginners to get into. There’s a reason why this app has such a big fan following: it...