Sketchbook

Professional-grade drawing app with customizable brushes

About Sketchbook

Sketchbook is a professional-grade drawing app for designers, artists, and other creatives. It can be used to create quick sketches or more detailed artwork. It provides precision rulers, a predictive stroke tool, customizable brushes, color fill tools, dynamic symmetry tools, plus more. Sketchbook can be downloaded to Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android devices.

The app provides hundreds of brush types including pencils, airbrushes, markers, smear, and other customizable options. It also includes layers and blend modes for professional artists. Sketchbook is responsive to a stylus and can pick up on pressure and tilt to create depth within drawings. Artists can hide drawing tools and palettes to keep the app interface clean.

Pricing starting from:

US$19,99/one-time

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Typical Customers

  • Freelancers
  • Small Businesses (2-50)
  • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
  • Large enterprises (500 and more)

Deployment

Not provided by vendor

Markets

United States

Supported Languages

English

Pricing starting from:

US$19,99/one-time

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Features

Total features of Sketchbook: 5

  • CAD Tools
  • Custom Brushes
  • Design Templates
  • Image Editing
  • Mobile App

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Reviews

Overall rating

4,5 /5
(34)
Value for Money
4,8/5
Features
4,4/5
Ease of Use
4,7/5
Customer Support
4,4/5

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Luis Humberto
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  • Industry: Animation
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great tool to make art

Reviewed on 2022/08/17

Sketchbook can be a excellent program if you're trying to find a good drawing program, i use...

Sketchbook can be a excellent program if you're trying to find a good drawing program, i use sketchbook to draw the characters of my story and works perfectly

Pros

Easy to use, has a lot of useful tools and you can add more tools, you can even download more textures from the official sketchbook site, has a lot of brushes and pens, works excellent on digital tablets, and has a mobile version.

Cons

At the moment I didn't experience any bad things with the program.

Valentina
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 5 001–10 000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A versatile and usable app for creative drawing

Reviewed on 2023/02/27

The app is great for freehand digital drawing from mobile devices, allowing you to practice on any...

The app is great for freehand digital drawing from mobile devices, allowing you to practice on any downtime without longing for more advanced tools like Photoshop. The versatility on smartphones with a pen makes it the app to recommend for any digital artist. Somewhat less suitable for technical drawing, for me stimulating more from the standpoint of ubiquitous creativity.

Pros

Intuitive interface: designed to be easy to use, with tools and functions accessible and clearly organized.Various brush options: including fine-tip, broad-brush, pencil, airbrush, and more, for greater creative flexibility.Precise Drawing Tools: ruler guidance, radial symmetry, construction lines, and other tools to help create accurate and symmetrical drawings.Layer support: ability to work with multiple layers allows you to create more complex drawings and make changes more efficiently.Image import: for reference or to integrate them into your work.

Cons

If you are looking for a versatile and affordable digital drawing app, Sketchbook may be a good choice. However, if you need more advanced or specific features, you may need to use specialized software.Besides the lack of advanced features likes 3d modeling or very specialized ones, It lacks the text feature: Sketchbook does not offer the ability to add text to your artwork, which may limit some design options.It also has some limitations for processing large files: while the app can handle a wide range of resolutions, it can be less efficient when it comes to working with large files, especially on less powerful devices. In fact, it is designed more for agile works on mobile devices.

Gal
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: 5 001–10 000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10

Benefits and struggles of Sketchbook

Reviewed on 2022/02/19

Pros

Sketchbook has a great variety of brushes, allowing you to recreate your favorite traditional media or adopting a new technique and style. Sketchbook is ideal for those random drawing ideas you get while out of the house (remember the software doesnt reach its full potential unless it's paired with a pressure sensitive stylus)

Cons

While you can get anythin you may need for sketching and drawing, there are some functions that are limited in sketchbook that you can get in other drawing softwares regarding editing, heavy rendering and vectors

Tanjib
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Unleash Your Creativity: A Review of Sketchbook - The Ultimate Digital Art Software

Reviewed on 2023/01/15

Sketchbook is a powerful and user-friendly digital drawing and painting software. It offers a wide...

Sketchbook is a powerful and user-friendly digital drawing and painting software. It offers a wide range of tools and features that are perfect for both professional artists and hobbyists. The interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making it accessible for users of all skill levels. The brushes and pencils emulate traditional art tools and the color options are endless. The ability to create layers and import or export files make it a great choice for creating digital art or designing graphics. Overall, Sketchbook is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a digital art software.

Pros

Intuitive and user-friendly interfaceWide range of tools and features for digital drawing and paintingEmulation of traditional art tools like brushes and pencilsLarge color palette optionsLayers feature for advanced editing and compositingImport/export options for easy sharing and use in other projectsSuitable for both professional artists and hobbyistsRegular updates and new features added

Cons

Some features may require a subscription or in-app purchaseLimited 3D modeling capabilities compared to other softwareSome users may find the interface cluttered or overwhelmingSome users may find the software too simple for advanced or professional useSome users may experience performance issues on older devicesSome users may find the cost too highSome users may find the learning curve steep.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Sketchbook Your Smart Drawing.

Reviewed on 2022/08/07

Rated one of the best modern drawing programs, has many dazzling tools, has great drawing tools...

Rated one of the best modern drawing programs, has many dazzling tools, has great drawing tools library months and was in my office in the middle of brushes and pens and colours, I can put Layer If I want to try something and don't want to spoil your painting, Easy to use, you don't need a course to become a professional using, suitable for all ages and different fields.

Pros

I like its tools, it has many colours many brushes and a pen .
I like to use my pen tablet to draw Paintings or any view.
it has a contemporary style for the tools bar.
I like using Sketchbook, like the board to teach my class.
Easy to use, you don't need a course to become a professional using, suitable for all ages and different fields.

Cons

sometimes, on my mac, I can't see the tools bar

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Sketchbook FAQs

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Sketchbook offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$19,99/one-time
  • Pricing model: Free Version
  • Free Trial: Available

Sketchbook has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000

Sketchbook supports the following languages:

English

Sketchbook supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

We do not have any information about what integrations Sketchbook has

Sketchbook offers the following support options:

FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep)

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