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Sure if I was more talented, I could whip together something mind-blowing, but after a few sessions, the quality of my work was improving, helped by the ease in which you can quickly get to grips with what is on offer. Plus when in doubt, just hover the mouse over a sidebar tool for a description.Īfter a while, I began to find using the package was fun, especially as I grew more confident. Even to a novice like myself, it was fairly obvious what many were meant to do. How simple the layout was, yet the fantastic range of tools available. These requirements sound straightforward don’t they? However the ability to easily adapt the graphics is something many packages struggle with, especially at novice level – How about DrawPlus X6? Getting startedĪfter a short time of using the graphics package, I began to become comfortable with the tools and the layout.

To be able to share via different file formats.

The ability to easily adapt and improve over time.

Quickly produce a graphic from an idea.

Whereas I decided to create a basic map with art deco influences. I can easily imagine people creating ‘infographics’ with this package. The Serif DrawPlus X6 graphic design package caters to a lot of uses, such as designing diagrams and vector art. However like most people, I use the same small collection of packages on a daily basis, and could I easily adapt to another? Plus given that I’m no graphics wiz, could I create something presentable with this package? Writing this review was good timing, as I had an actual requirement for the package. If you are looking for a vector design tool and don’t want to purchase pricy Illustrator, DrawPlus is a smart option that’ll get the job done–just don’t expect to use Starter Edition as more than a demo.This is a review of the graphic design package Serif DrawPlus X6.

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If you can put up with the frequent popups explaining you’re locked out of certain features and need to upgrade to Serif DrawPlus X5, Starter Edition is a good way to try out this Illustrator-like drawing program.

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In addition, your password is not private-Serif will email it to you for your records.

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It’s free and relatively painless, although unless you want to receive email newsletters, special offers, partner offers, and extra special offers, you do have to unsubscribe. To get the free Starter Edition of DrawPlus, you have to register and open an account with Serif. All in all, it seems that DrawPlus is succeeding at being a top-notch, budget competitor to Illustrator, but at the same time losing sight of the real prize-being a top-notch, niche vector-drawing program.

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The artistic brushes in DrawPlus Starter Edition are locked, but even with the upgrade to the full DrawPlus X5 I didn’t get the feeling of being a real artist gone digital, like with PD Artist 2 ($79).

The Quickshapes, pen, pencil, and brush tools make it easy to get started with drawing, although after than there’s a steep learning curve, especially if you are not an Illustrator master. And I especially liked the subtract tool, which is as easy to use as pressing delete to get rid of any part of a picture you don’t want, in any shape. I do like the familiarity of the tool icons though, and it made drawing in DrawPlus quick and easy to pick up. Just like Illustrator (albeit at 1/6 the price). Plus, nodes are hard to locate and manipulate with the node tool. Take the gradient tool for example: In DrawPlus, changing a radial gradient from the swatch default of grayscale to a color seems impossible without the help of a Google search. But if you are like me and have a long history–but not much love–for using Adobe’s Creative Suite, having Serif copy some of Illustrator’s more frustrating features is, well, even more frustrating. DrawPlus is a lot like the $600 Adobe Illustrator, which is great if you like Illustrator. To access them you have to purchase $99 DrawPlus X5.

The artistic brush tools and the photo manipulation tools are locked in DrawPlus Starter Edition. In DrawPlus Starter Edition many of the best features of the program are locked, but it’ll show you enough to know if you want to pony up the $99 to buy the full DrawPlus X5 version.

The Starter Edition of Serif’s DrawPlus is a giant carrot on a stick leading you to purchase DrawPlus X5, a very complete Illustrator-style tool for drawing vector graphics.