OpenCanvas

OpenCanvas
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Nick Mead

“Conjure up eye-catching images and illustrations”

by Nick Mead about OpenCanvas

OpenCanvas is one of the best crossover programs you will find when moving on from real paint brushes to digital design. The installation process takes only a few minutes, after which you can begin drawing right away. OpenCanvas features a simple friendly interface, even for first-time users. Also, note that if you're used to Photoshop, you'll find OpenCanvas extremely familiar, as it follows the same basic guidelines: a large working area with floating windows displaying tools, settings, color palette and so on.

In this latest release of Open Canvas, there are a ton of new features including a new Tool Palette, Color Sampler, Preset Manager, Grabber Control, Menu and Shortcut Key. The Tool Palette is probably the most interesting and welcome innovation. OpenCanvas 4.5 features a new elegant look with a standardized size of Tool Palette and it now supports docking, window shading and adsorbing when moving the palette. In addition, much more workspace can be used efficiently than before.

In summary, OpenCanvas lets you experiment with traditional painting while enjoying the advantages of computer design.

Pros
  • Easy top use, no learning curve
  • Very similar to Photoshop
  • Lots of drawing tools
  • Supports layers
Cons
  • Limited undo feature
  • Lacks history window
  • Very few formats supported
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OpenCanvas is a graphics app that enhances the drawing and painting experience. It has extensive features great for the experienced artist, and is simple enough for artist at any level to use. OpenCanvas helps its users reproduce a range of effects on their image from its extensive tools of Pen and Brush, Layer, Filter, Selection and more.

The program newly corresponds to customizing more advanced pen types such as importing the pen nib. Moreover, the group function to merge two or more layers together was added. Additionally, there is a layer merging function that maintains transparency and a material editor for adding function for the collections such as tone. The application now also includes tools such as Find Edge, Color Halftone, and Diffuse.

OpenCanvas (12) User reviews

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    • 10/10
    Great Program! =]

    Before I discovered OpenCanvas, I drew in Photoshop - hundreds of times more expensive, and not really intended for drawing. Then, I got told about OpenCanvas. As soon as I downloaded it, my art be... More

    • Review of OpenCanvas - 16 Jan 2010
      This review is liked by 52 of 54
  • hollywood16 hollywood16
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    best program, except to upload pictures to a sit like deviantART you have to use the print screen button then upload the picture to something like ms. paint, and I still can't figure out how buy th... More

    • Review of OpenCanvas - 09 Mar 2011
      This review is liked by 6 of 6
  • Neurath Neurath
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    • Very good
    • 8/10
    I am title.

    Great program, I definitely recommend OC. There are a few cons to it though, sometimes when I hit undo, or switch some opens I get an error that crashes the whole OC, losing my picture as well. The... More

    • Review of OpenCanvas - 22 Apr 2010
      This review is liked by 12 of 12
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