Autodesk has launched yet another Sketchbook app. This is different from the Sketchbook Pro released three years ago but it uses the same paint engine as the desktop version.
SketchBook for Android offers pencils and brushes that are as fluid and sophisticated. Its interface is much easier-to-use but the basic drawing functions are more efficient than ever even up to the smallest details. It’s a free app but users will have to choose a plan. There are three membership levels being offered depending on your needs. Current members even those on different platforms can use their accounts to unlock advance features like Layer Editor and Symmetry Tools automatically. For the real pros, you can also spend another $3.99 to get the Advanced Pro Tools and enjoy more than 100 preset brushes that includes pencils, pens, markers, Synthetic and Smudge brushes.
The Advance Pro Tools also offers full layer controls like multiple layer transform, layer grouping, and layer blending modes. A Full Copic Color Library is also included. For improved precision, you can use the Magic Wand, Lasso, or Marquee tools.
SketchBook app offers a full screen canvas as your workspace. User interface is neat and organized with the tools placed in the right areas. You can use brushes with radius, rotation, and opacity you want with simple customization. For those who want to edit the finest details, you can do so by zooming the image up to 2500%.
There are more than 10 preset brushes which include markers, pens, and pencils that offer a natural feel when drawing. For avid SketchBook users, you can also organize your sketches in a gallery into albums and show them off in multiple view options.
This is another great app the artistic geeks would use but we’re wondering what will happen to those who downloaded the SketchBook Pro app before. Past users have been complaining the old app is no longer accessible on the Google Play Store so they want to know what will happen to their paid subscriptions. We’ll see what AutoDesk has to say about the issue.
Download SketchBook for Android from the Google Play Store
And of course everyone who’s already bought multiple mobile versions has to pay yet again. And not one outlet is talking about that…