DrawPlus X8
Drawing just got easier with DrawPlus X8
Create amazing logos, drawings and designs, paintings and sketches to make you, your business, club or charity stand-out above everyone else. It’s so easy to get started right away with the helpful start-up assistant, informative tutorials and the ability to import your existing designs. Enjoy all this, and so much more in DrawPlus X8.
Click here to see what makes DrawPlus X8 our best graphic design software to date.The ready-made QuickShapes within the DrawPlus toolkit allow you to create fantastic shapes in just a few clicks, giving you more time to spend on adding colour and detail.
There are now new and more natural ways of drawing lines using B-Splines and hairlines that give you so much more control over your stunning designs than you ever thought possible.
Create the perfect logo
A logo says a lot about a business, so making a lasting impact is essential. You can have a beautiful finished logo in just a few minutes using the powerful tools in DrawPlus. It’s all so quick and easy to do with flexible tools such as intuitive QuickShapes and a brand new Replicate Tool. Add a new dimension to your logos with the Instant 3D tool, as well as artistic text and choose from thousands of Pantone® colours.
Once you’ve created your masterpiece, why not display it for the world to see. The export options in DrawPlus allow you to prepare your stunning designs, such as eye-catching posters, flyers and greetings cards for print in just a few minutes. Don’t worry about file types either, we’ve got it covered. There are so many file types supported including: PDF/X-1, 1a, PDF/X-3, SVG and native EPS export that will guarantee your final output will be compatible with professional printers and software.
Get technical
Creating technical drawings such as maps for your club event or a garden layout for your home are so simple to do with the intuitive technical drawing tools in DrawPlus X8. Use connector tools and perspective planes to create scaled layouts and isometric drawings in just a few clicks. Then use preset Vector Pattern Fills such as hatching, as well as custom fills to add texture and detail to your drawings and sketches.
Enhance your photos
Not only can you make amazing drawings in DrawPlus, you can also import photos or convert drawings to pictures and enhance them using the powerful in-built PhotoLab, Cutout and AutoTrace studios. You’ll enjoy a whole host of stunning effects such as Black & White, Sepia, and Pop Art, as well as the essentials edits like Red Eye, Cropping, Resizing, Contrast and so much more.
Paint like a pro
Painting beautiful pictures is so easy with a massive selection of the most realistic brushes you ever thought possible. There’s charcoal, watercolours, pastel and so much more, as well as photo-quality spray brushes to add extra decorative effects to your designs. Give yourself a more hands-on experience by using graphic tablets and the built-in Pressure Studio for controlling the sensitivity of brush strokes.
Perfect presentations
Sometimes you need to get your point across in a visual way, and presentations are the best way to showcase your ideas and results. The Rostrum Slideshow feature in DrawPlus X8 gives you all the tools you need to keep everyone interested and engrossed in your business or club presentations. Make smooth transitions between each section and keep your audience engaged using simple yet stunning effects such as pan and zoom.
How does DrawPlus compare?
| Serif DrawPlus X8 | Adobe Illustrator CC | CorelDRAW X7 Graphics Suite | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful Drawing | ||||
| Controlled curve creation using B-Spline Curves | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Interactive Replicate Tool for creation of repeating objects | Yes | No | No | No |
| Customisable Vector Pattern Fills such as hatch fills | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Photo Editing | ||||
| Essential Image editing tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Non-destructive photo adjustments and effects | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Cutout Studio for extracting backgrounds | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Flexible | ||||
| Paint with realistic natural brushes and media | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Design presentations with panning and zooming between slides | Yes | No | No | No |
| Create keyframe and stopframe animations | Yes | No | Stopframe Only | Yes |
| Professional | ||||
| End-to-end CMYK document support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Professional EPS export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF import, editing and export | Yes | Yes | Yes | (No PDF/X export) |
| List Price | $119.99 | $239.88 / per year | $499 | $89 |
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