FREEHAND ILLUSTRATION
Complete software program for Windows and Mac OS

Full User Manual
Extensive user manual included within Help section


Features 


Object creation

  • Drawing: pencil tool (freehand drawing with simple paths), pen tool (creating Bézier curves and straight lines), calligraphy tool (freehand drawing using filled paths representing calligraphic strokes)
  • Shape tools: rectangles (may have rounded corners), ellipses (includes circles, arcs, segments), stars/polygons (can be rounded and/or randomized), spirals
  • Text tool (multi-line text, full on-canvas editing)
  • Embedded bitmaps (with a command to create and embed bitmaps of selected objects)
  • Clones ("live" linked copies of objects), including a tool to create patterns and arrangements of clones

Object manipulation

  • Transformations (moving, scaling, rotating, skewing), both interactively and by specifying exact numeric values
  • Z-order operations (raising and lowering)
  • Grouping objects ("select in group" without ungrouping, or "enter the group" making it a temporary layer)
  • Layers (lock and/or hide individual layers, rearrange them, etc; layers can form a hierarchical tree)
  • Alignment and distribution commands

Fill and stroke

  • Color selector (RGB, HSL, CMYK, color wheel, CMS)
  • Color picker tool
  • Copy/paste style
  • A gradient editor capable of multi-stop gradients
  • Pattern fills (bitmap/vectors)
  • Dashed strokes, with many predefined dash patterns
  •  Path markers (ending, middle and/or beginning marks, e.g. arrowheads)

Operations on paths

  • Node editing: moving nodes and Bezier handles, node alignment and distribution, etc.
  • Converting to path (for text objects or shapes), including converting stroke to path
  • Boolean operations
  • Path simplification, with variable threshold
  • Path insetting and outsetting, including dynamic and linked offset objects
  • Bitmap tracing (both color and monochrome paths)

Text support

  • Multi-line text
  • Uses any installed outline fonts, including right-to-left scripts
  • Kerning, letterspacing, linespacing adjustments
  • Text on path (both text and path remain editable)
  • Text in shape (fill shape following stroke)

Rendering

  • Fully anti-aliased display
  • Alpha transparency support for display and PNG export
  • Complete "as you drag" rendering of objects during interactive transformations

File formats

  • Perfectly compliant SVG format file generation and editing
  • Live watching and editing the document tree in the XML editor
  • PNG, OpenDocument Drawing, DXF, sk1, PDF, EPS and PostScript export formats and more
  • Command line options for export and conversions






Frequently asked questions 

Q: Will this software work with my version of Microsoft® Windows®?

A: This software will work with Microsoft Windows®  XP, 2000, 2003, Vista, win 7, 8 and 10

Q: Will I receive a boxed copy?

A: No box. You will receive a new CD as shown with the software.

Q: Why is this software so cheap?

A: As this software is open source, their aren't any shareholders to please, so the savings can be passed directly on to the consumer.

Q: Can I install the software on more than one computer?

A: Yes, there are no restrictions on how many computers this software can be installed 

Q: Is this software time limited or restricted in any way?

A: No, this software is not limited or restricted in any way.

Q: Do I have to pay for updates?

A: No, all updates are free for life.

Q: Do you offer technical support?

A: Yes. We are happy to help. All you need to do is email us.



The tools contained on this CD are distributed freely and globally in the public domain under the terms of the GNU public license and the GNU Lesser General Public License.

This CD is the copyright of TWComputers - Copying of this listing is not permitted. 


All other trademarks are acknowledged as belonging to their respective owners.