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SketchBook Express 5.5.1

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SketchBook Express for Mac is a fun and intuitive drawing application. Get a taste of the SketchBook Pro experience with SketchBook Express. Use professional-grade tools and brushes to create and save flattened images to your Mac.

Features:

Streamlined UI
- Gesture-based marking menus for ultra-fast access to tools and commands with a flick of the wrist
- Optimized for pen and tablet-based interaction for a natural drawing experience
- Space Bar invokes a 'Puck' to quickly navigate the canvas
High Quality Preset Brushes
- Familiar preset tools,

What's New

Version 5.5.1:

iCloud Support
- Option to save to files to iCloud  
- New Gallery to view content on iCloud  
- Save options to optimize canvas export to your iPhone or iPad
 
Supports opening & saving document with up to 6 layers 
Bug fixes & performance enhancements

Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later

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SketchBook Express User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 5.x:

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MooreSusan_UK reviewed on 09 Jun 2011

One of the best free applications I've ever seen. A bit complicated at the beginning, but later I found everything I was looking for.

[Version 5.0.1]

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Fairytale commented on 31 Jan 2011

There is an increasing number of Applications for Mac OSX available only via the AppStore.
Sadly this is another free Software that nobody can download unless you bow and pray to the Apple-god. I think, it's a very bad idea to force the users through this policy to search and download from filesharingsites. :-(

[Version 5.0.1]

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Tim27 replied on 16 Mar 2011

You left this same comment on SkyORB. The software requirements for both these apps are Snow Leopard, which means you would have the App Store installed on your Mac. You cannot use either of these programs without Snow Leopard, so chill. I would have never known about SketchBook Express (or Pro, which I purchased) if not for the App Store. And let me say I've been a Painter user for years and SketchBook is pretty darn cool. Not quite as cool as Painter, but it's a great app. It's a great way for developers to get their apps known to people.

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Penguirl replied on 15 Apr 2011

@Tim27 I run SnowLeopard and I purposely deleted the AppStore app. If people want to use the app store, more power to them but I don't and developers are limiting their audience by making their apps app store only.

Hkim replied on 14 Sep 2011

I can not try this application because of the App Store restriction. Autodesk should offer this through their site.

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Itty reviewed on 07 Jan 2011

Besides the unbeatable price, this is a great little app for quick sketches or full blown works of art. One can design their own color palette since it uses the Apple Color Picker. Works fine with an old Wacom as well as my Cintiq. Most importantly it is Photoshop friendly.

It's lightweight, great for quick launching and sketching without the massive overhead of Photoshop.

If you have Photoshop or Painter this is a nice tool for thumbnails and sketches on the run. If you don't have a high-powered Paint/Drawing app, this is a great intro. And it's free.

MacBook, MacBookPro, Wacom Cintiq, Intuos GD

[Version 5.0]

Animator commented on 07 Jan 2011

This is now the third or fourth app I've seen that I WOULD download and try, but am shut out by the fact that the app store is Intel-only. for the time being I must use a (still very capable) G5 machine. I'm sure I'm not the only user who is growing frustrated with MacUpdate (and Apple) since this new development.

[Version 5.0]

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Animator replied on 07 Jan 2011

Oops (egg on face but wiping it off) I now notice this IS an Intel-only app -- but I HAVE seen this problem with PPC-compatible apps...

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Gobra commented on 07 Jan 2011

"Is only available via the Mac App Store". Goodbye, free world, hello, New Era!

[Version 5.0]

3 Replies

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Intellect Inside replied on 07 Jan 2011

It's Autodesk, so I wouldn't expect them to continue to do business in the free world any longer than necessary. Now that it's not necessary... buh-bye.

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Penguirl replied on 08 Jan 2011

Mac App Store? Ugh, far too restrictive. I'll stick with MapUpdate thank you very much.

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Rondfranks replied on 09 Jan 2011

When I click on the download link above it takes me to an Apple webpage that says I have to go to the app store, but that page doesn't say if it's still free or not. So I have to sign up and get spammed to find out the price I guess. No thanks.

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Michaelthegeek commented on 07 Jan 2011

This I like!

[Version 5.0]

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JackFinch rated on 20 Jun 2011

[Version 5.0.1]

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Snake-One rated on 17 Jun 2011

[Version 5.0.1]

Downloads:13,604

Version Downloads:955

Type:Multimedia & Design : Illustration

License:Free

Date:23 Apr 2012

Platform:Intel

Price:Free

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Streamlined UI
- Gesture-based marking menus for ultra-fast access to tools and commands with a flick of the wrist
- Optimized for pen and tablet-based interaction for a natural drawing experience
- Space Bar invokes a 'Puck' to quickly navigate the canvas
High Quality Preset Brushes
- Familiar preset tools, including pencils markers, airbrushes, erasers, flood fill tools, blur, and sharpen brushes
- Draw modes to quickly create circles, lines, rectangles
Basic layers
- Use 6 layers to build up drawings before you save (Saving of layers requires SketchBook Pro)
Import Your Own Images
- Drag and drop or import images into a layer
Quick cropping tool

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