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ArtRage Studio Pro Editor's Review

There was a time the visually alluring art of painting was available only for people with talent for manual sketching and drawing but this is no longer the case. Thanks to tremendous advances in computer software technology and emergence of powerful drawing apps, people without drawing skills can create compelling artwork, albeit digitally! Apart from image editing and applying special effects to existing images, you can pick apps that let you simulate real life drawing experience with the right devices. It would be wrong to think all such apps would burn a big hole in your wallet! There are moderately priced apps like ArtRage Studio Pro that have enough features and tools to unleash the hidden artist in you.

Made by Ambient Design, ArtRage Studio Pro runs on Windows XP and later editions. It works the best with a stylus tablet but you may be able to create stunning artwork even by using your regular PC mouse. The big difference of this app with other image editing or illustration apps is that it needs lesser resources and hard disk space. If your PC is a few years old, it will not make you feel irate. However, the app utilizes multithreading features in newer multi -core processors as it is. You can try its demo version for a month before you shell out the licensing fee, albeit with some limitations.

ArtRage Studio Pro has an intuitive interface and even a first timer will not need much time getting used to the workflow. This digital art app is in fact easier to use than many popular apps in its segment. The app supports major bitmap image formats like TIFF, BMP and JPG. In fact, it can also export to Photoshop PSD format. However, it is yet to provide support for RAW file formats. The software supports multi monitor setups as well. One big limitation of the app is that you can have one painting open at a time. This can be frustrating especially for users who work with multiple images at once.

The app offers a wide range of painting and drawing features that will satisfy veteran artists making switchover to PC or amateurs users exploring creative possibilities. It offers extensive stencil capabilities to offer you an experience that simulates real life painting closely. Using the stencils is pretty easy. ArtRage Studio Pro has 15 powerful artistic tools you can deploy like pencils, oils, airbrushes, pens etc. You can customize individual brushes to suit your needs as well. While these are adequate for most users, People habituated to more professional apps like Corel Painter will grudge about lack of artistic tools like sponge, pastel and charcoal etc.

The watercolor tool is decent except that it is not quite fast for taste of most users. However, using the Sticker Spray tool you can create some pretty cool effects. The app also offers a handful of tools to select freehand or geometrical shape areas. There is magic wand type tool as you find in Photoshop too. There are few tools that will be liked by teens such as glitter tube and gloop pen. With these tools creating cartoonish or crazy effects is just a matter of minutes.

The text engine of ArtRage Studio Pro is rather basic. You can import Photoshop files with text as well. An area where it steals a march over rivals is long undo numbers. Even after creating a drawing with several effects and brushstrokes you can go all the way back to empty canvas if you desire so. This is ideal for users who love to experiment with brushstrokes and combination of effects multiple times.

The features in the app that work nicely are Ref and Layers, along with trace. However, the app does not offer photo manipulation features as such. So, for working on images that need tweaking or color correction you have to use another image editor first. Its color wheel picker looks funky but selecting the exact hue you want can prove to be tedious.

ArtRage Studio Pro users need not worry about tech support or help about any issues they face. There is a user forum you can benefit from. The tutorials and FAQ section should be adequate for majority of new users as it is. While email support is provided by the company, there is no option for live chat.

Positive Points:
 -  Simple, intuitive interface, low learning curve.
 -  Relatively lower resources consumption and hardware requirement.
 -  Toolset to create realistic brush effects.
 -  Multiple number of undos possible.

Negative Points:
 -  No match for extensive artistic tools of Corel Painter.
 -  Allows one painting to be open at a time.
 -  Color picker can be fussy to work with.
 -  No live chat support provided.

Conclusion:
There is no illustration or image retouching app that can be called perfect or the ultimate and ArtRage Studio Pro is no exception. It offers a number of advantages over industry rivals that even advanced users cannot ignore. The major advantage it has over established and pricier rivals is the low learning curve. It is somewhat different workflow -wise but once you get the hang of its tools and their uses, there is no end to creative possibilities. The layers and tracing capabilities work as expected and you can also start working on Photoshop images after importing them. The support for wide range of image formats for export and import earns it some brownie points too. However, the app will appeal more to drawing enthusiasts than mainstream design professionals. It cannot replace your regular image editor but you can use it as a supplementary tool to add quick yet enticing artistic effects to images or draw a sketch once in a while.

Rating: 4/5







ArtRage Studio Pro Publisher's Description

With ArtRage you can paint with oils and watercolors, sketch with pencils, spray stickers over your canvas, and much more. Stencils and rulers let you create precise shapes or smooth curves freehand. Tracing and Reference images let you load photos to recreate either by eye or by letting ArtRage select colors for you as you paint. For professional users, ArtRage offers Layers and Layer Groups, Layer Blend Modes compatible with the PSD file format, plugin Filter suport and more.

Best of all, ArtRage doesn't force you to learn complex tool settings, it lets you get right down to painting with tools you already know how to use.

ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro give you 20 painting and utility tools, an easy to use interface that gets out of the way as you work, and powerful utilities such as stickers, stencils, and tracing images. Both versions contain the same toolset, including the new Watercolor brush and Sticker Spray.

ArtRage Studio Pro: Ideal for artists who want to be able to manipulate their images without leaving ArtRage, or work with stickers that can be edited after spraying. ArtRage Studio Pro contains all of the features of ArtRage Studio and also includes:

- Additional tool features such as wet blenders and feathered selection.
- Inbuilt Color Adjustment and Blur, with support for Photoshop Filters.
- Unfixed post-editable sticker spray, and custom sticker sheet creation.
- Real Color Blending.
- Tint/Tone color pickers and quick acess popup color pickers.
- And much more (see a full comparison here).

Free download from Shareware Connection - Paint, Sketch and Draw

Publisher: Ambient Design Ltd | License: Shareware | Price: 80.00
Version: 3. 5. 2002 | Size: 19968 KB | Platform: WinOther
Released Date: 09-11-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: ArtRage Studio Pro

Author Url: http://www.artrage.com
Program Info Url: http://www.artrage.com
Download Url: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/install_artrage_studiopro_demo.exe
Screenshot Url: http://www.artrage.com/images/artrage3studiothumb.jpg

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