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Artstudio Pro for Mac

Drawing, painting, image editing.

$9.99
In English
5.0
Based on 2 user rates

Artstudio Pro overview

Artstudio Pro is a powerful painting and photo editing app available for both macOS and iOS. The successor to our famous ArtStudio app has been redesigned bringing many new features and improvements taking full advantage of the latest technologies Metal, iCloud Drive, and optimized for 64-bit multi-core processors to achieve the smoothest possible workflow.

Hundreds of assets are included and users have the ability to import resources in the most popular formats (ABR, TPL, PAT, GRD, ASE, ACO) giving instant access to millions of brushes, patterns, gradients, color swatches and fonts. It will boost your creativity and help you bring your ideas to life quickly and easily.

New engine

The powerful GPU accelerated ArtEngine developed by Lucky Clan is 5-10 times faster than the previous engine. It allows working with multiple documents, supports large canvas sizes and an unlimited number of layers. Incredible optimization ensures smooth work even with large canvases.

  • Multiple open documents
  • Canvas size: 256Mpix
  • Unlimited layers
  • 27 tools: Move, Select, Crop, Eyedropper, Paint, Wet Paint, Eraser, Bucket/Pattern/Gradient Fill, Smudge, Dodge, Burn, Sponge, Text, Heal, Clone, and more
Flexible layer system

Artstudio Pro introduces a new layer system with grouping, non-destructive layer effects, and adjustment layers.

  • Groups
  • Masks, clipping masks
  • Adjustment layers
  • 9 layer effects: Bevel/Emboss, Stroke, Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Color/Gradient/Pattern Overlay, Drop Shadow
  • 27 blending modes
  • Text layers
  • Transform multiple layers simultaneously
Advanced Brush engine

Perfectly optimized, lag free mechanism generating smooth, real looking strokes, making the most of the stylus.

  • Brush size up to 4000x4000
  • 64-bit painting with pattern, double stamp, wet brush, dynamics
  • Brush editor with 80 customizable settings
  • Over 100 built-in brushes divided into a few groups: Painting, Sketching, Markers, Inking, Dots & Specks, and more
  • Symmetric painting with custom symmetry line
Professional photo editor

Photo editing options developed in cooperation with professional photographers. Each feature was tested in several scenarios and light conditions.

  • 15 adjustments available as non-destructive layer or simple adjustment: Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Exposure/Gamma, Shadows/Highlights, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Temperature/Tint, Black and White, Gradient Map and more
  • 4 auto adjustments: Auto Contrast, Levels, Lightness, Saturation
  • Dozens of filters with realtime preview and the ability to generate seamless patterns
  • Inpaint, Elastify (Liquify) ,Lighting, Depth Of Field, Denoise
  • Retouching tools: Heal, Dodge, Burn, Sponge and more
  • Image resize, Canvas resize
  • Crop using special tool, crop from selection, trim transparent areas
Import/Export

We have implemented many parsers from the most popular assets/images formats and we are especially proud of our ABR/TPL parser which not only reads brush stamps and patterns, but also most settings which are converted to Artstudio Pro brush engine values.

Import
  • Images - PNG, JPEG, PSD, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, most raw formats
  • Brushes - ABR, TPL
  • Color swatches - ASE, ACO
  • Patterns - PAT
  • Gradients - GRD
  • Fonts - TTF, OTF
Export
  • Images - PNG, JPEG, PSD, TIFF, PDF
Other features
  • Full iCloud integration
  • Screen recording
  • All features available on macOS, iPad and iPhone
  • Selection displayed as marching ants, quick mask or invisible
  • Snapping to guidelines, dynamic guidelines, grid
  • Perspective grid assist
  • Mirror (flipped) view
  • Canvas rotation

What’s new in version 5.1.4

Note: The downloadable demo is version 4.0; the version available for purchase on the Mac App Store is version 5.1.20

  • Bug fixes
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Artstudio Pro for Mac

$9.99
In English
Version 5.1.4
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5.0

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Slurp
Slurp
Jul 4 2022
2.3.24
0.0
Jul 4 2022
0.0
Version: 2.3.24
System Requirements are wrong. Should be at least OS X 10.15. Not, as it s said here, OS X 10.12
SALAMA Youssef
SALAMA Youssef
Aug 22 2019
2.2
5.0
Aug 22 2019
5.0
Version: 2.2
Hello, I always have an appreciation for Artstudio Pro: Draw Paint Edit for Mac application.... I primarily use Art Studio Pro for all of my digital artwork in my iphone 6s. I have found that it is easy to navigate and also to produce work that is high quality. I have had issues in the past with the program, and when I addressed this to the support staff, they worked out what problems I noticed right away. If you’re having trouble using Art Studio Pro, the support staff are very good about fixing bugs.
SALAMA Youssef
SALAMA Youssef
Aug 22 2019
5.0
Aug 22 2019
5.0
Version: null
p3gray
p3gray
Jan 11 2030
2.3.24
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 2.3.24