ArtRage Changelog

What's new in ArtRage 6.0.8

Aug 5, 2019
  • We've addressed a problem that could cause errors when pasting content to a layer in a hidden group.
  • We've made a change to tilt handling to fix a problem that could occur on some devices using Windows Realtime Stylus input where tilt values would be processed incorrectly.

New in ArtRage 6.0.1 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • What's New in ArtRage 6:
  • Paint with Depth in the Custom Brush:
  • Add volume to your Custom Brush strokes, or use any Custom Brush as an Eraser.
  • Complementary Colors:
  • Let ArtRage help with your color choices by automatically displaying a variety of types of complement.
  • Record Actions:
  • Automate processes to repeat with a single button press, or write your own action scripts for special effects.
  • Customize your Canvas:
  • Get more control over the look of your canvas with lighting intensity and angle adjustments.
  • Gloss and Impasto:
  • Try out thicker paint strokes and adjust the level of gloss in the updated Oil Brush tool.

New in ArtRage 5.0.8 (Aug 2, 2018)

  • We've addressed a problem that could cause errors when pasting content to a layer in a hidden group.
  • We've made a change to tilt handling to fix a problem that could occur on some devices using Windows Realtime Stylus input where tilt values would be processed incorrectly.

New in ArtRage 5.0.7 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Fixed some issues with Tilt processing on Surface devices and Stylus Profiles not properly updating the selected tool when you bring a stylus to the tablet on compatible devices.
  • We've added an 'Allow Touch' option for Surface devices running Realtime Stylus that allows you to turn off touch processing on the canvas. Note that this may work on other devices, but we can't be sure at this time.
  • Stencils now resize properly when you zoom the canvas using the zoom level text edit.
  • We've corrected a mistake in the Stencil Options menu in ArtRage Lite and stopped the app forgetting that changes had been made to a canvas if you cancel save during naming the file.
  • We removed a 'Handled Error' message that would pop up for no reason when you cancel script recording.

New in ArtRage 5.0.5 (Jul 25, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in input panels generated by scripts.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Canvas Mover to lose its ‘Tear Off’ button when docked.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the wrong tool to be selected after application of a scripted warp.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the sampler cursor to get stuck when sampling off media when sampling the current layer only.
  • Fixed an artefact that could appear in non square Custom brush heads.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Light blend mode in the Emboss Layer Effect to update to match the Shadow blend mode when activated.
  • Fixed artefacts that could occur when updating a large scale Pillow Emboss Layer Effect.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Fill tool being used in Scraps.
  • Fixed a script bug that could prevent processing of some manual scripts.
  • Fixed a slowdown that would occur when merging layers in groups or structures with hidden layers.
  • Removed the Rotate entry from the Transform pane when transforming Tracing Images as they can’t rotate.
  • Fixed a potential overflow of colour values in areas of partial opacity that could lead to artefacts.
  • Scripting input panels now respect Lights Out mode properly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the numeric values for guides to appear under the Menu Bar when changing documents.
  • Adjusted the Aspect Ratio lock option in resize panels to avoid conflicting with selected custom sizes.
  • Made sure the Show Guides button on the Layout Panel updates when adding guides after tearing the panel off.
  • Updated the Layer Effects indicator in Layer previews when cancelling the Layer Effects pane.

New in ArtRage 5.0.4 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Adjusted transform operations in scripts to correct problems with transformed content offset on playback.
  • Cancelling layer texture edits no longer produces an erroneous 'handled' error popup.
  • Adjusted menu bar layout to reduce instances of overlapped items.
  • Made some changes to PSD text layer import to fix problems after changes to the internal text format of the file type.
  • Adjusted fill to correct some opacity issues and improve speed.
  • Guides are now placed correctly when playing back a script at greater than 100% size.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Recent Files after the 10th one in the list from working.
  • Adjusted tap and hold right click helpers to allow functionality in the grips of the corner roundels in Classic mode.
  • Adjusted positioning for corner panels so that they remember their last dropped location when torn off a second time.
  • Corrected some English strings in the French localization.

New in ArtRage 5.0.3 (Mar 3, 2017)

  • Tooltips no longer get in the way of clicks on buttons on floating panels.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the brush designer from the Tool Settings panel when it was open as a popup from the Menu Bar in Docking mode.
  • Fixed a potential issue at tool up time relating to canvas snap points.
  • The OS X cursor now updates around the edges of references to indicate rotate and scale points.
  • Clicking a reference in the Refs panel now brings its window to the front.
  • Fixed a problem with the sampler working in the lower area of a canvas that is taller than it is wide - The sampler would not process when in those areas.
  • Fixed artefacting and some repeated impression issues in the Custom Brush.
  • Classic mode Tool and Colour picker Collapse buttons now respect Lights Out mode changes.
  • Scripting now correctly records gradient fill operations.
  • Added a wait indicator to Redo operations after undoing Warp.

New in ArtRage 4.5.10 (May 19, 2016)

  • Updates:
  • Support for AES styluses on Windows that provide stylus ID information. This allows ArtRage to recognise different AES styluses and allocate tools to them via the Stylus Manager in the application
  • Fixes:
  • Realtime Stylus: Fixed a potential slowdown that could occur after painting for some time using a Realtime Stylus input device
  • Scripts: Fixed a crash that could occur when using a manually written script to trigger a file dialog
  • Transform Shortcuts: Fixed a bug that prevented zoom shortcuts working during transform
  • Blend Modes: Made some changes to saturation blend mode to match the approach taken by Photoshop

New in ArtRage 4.5.9 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • This build contains the following changes:
  • Tool settings that were set to modify using the mouse wheel would reset to 0% when the application was reloaded.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using the sticker spray with symmetry turned on.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented ink pen settings working correctly in all symmetry segments other than the one being painted to unless those settings were modified after symmetry was activated.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented reference images and stencils being removed from the Toolbox Panel when they were removed from the canvas.

New in ArtRage 4.5.7 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause colour sampling issues if running on multi-monitors with a canvas smaller than the window.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented individual panel scales being saved to preferences.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Art Pen toggle being applied when loading Felt Pen presets.

New in ArtRage 4.5.6 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Fixed a colour sampling issue that could occur when ArtRage wasn't in fullscreen mode

New in ArtRage 4.5.5 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur on Win10 when Multithreading was turned on.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when playing back scripts that had Swatch display modes adjusted during recording.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent brush size being properly read from scripts. The scripts contain the right data so playback of existing scripts should be improved.

New in ArtRage 4.5.4 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • We have just uploaded a 4.5.4 update to ArtRage that addresses a couple of issues found in 4.5.3 and adds support for Windows '2-in-1' device switching to the product
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem that could make the preview area in adjustment dialogues undraggable on devices that have specific combinations of Wacom drivers and Realtime Stylus input
  • Fixed a bug that prevented canvas presets clearing Paper Patterns if they did not contain one themselves
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if a document with a damaged reference image entry was loaded and the references panel opened

New in ArtRage 4.5.3 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • This update adds a new feature to ArtRage - an online printing service. We have partnered with a professional printing company to offer easy printing on a range of high quality products (canvases, art prints, gallery framed prints, postcards and note cards).

New in ArtRage 4.5.2 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused Export Image to fail when exporting from a Layer to PNG or PSD on Mac OS X specifically
  • Fixed a problem in the Windows 64-bit executable version manifest that could cause system log warnings and potentially crashes on some machines with specific user permission settings
  • Fixed a problem in scripts that could cause extremely light strokes to be too heavy on playback. This change should allow some scripts that have problems with strokes being too dark to play back correctly
  • Fixed a problem that could cause a script to go in to Stopped state incorrectly during playback
  • Fixed a problem that could cause script playback errors when smart quotation marks were entered in a script file

New in ArtRage 4.5.1 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused save to fail when running ArtRage on Mac OS X in a language other than English that ArtRage supports natively (FR, DE, NL, ES, JA, RU)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the rotational component of live tilted pencils to adjust based on stroke direction on OS X, causing darker edges of tilted strokes to shift sides based on stroke angle rather than pen angle
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the app recognising 32 bit Photoshop plugins when in 32 bit mode on Windows
  • Fixed a bug that prevented package files created on Windows from being installed on Mac OS X
  • Fixed a bug that caused problems with Colour Adjustment when played back from a script with a non-rectangular selection active
  • Fixed a bug that prevented right click menus in Scraps and Views processing on OS X in 64 bit mode
  • Fixed an installer bug that prevented the desktop shortcut being installed on Windows when requested
  • Fixed an installer bug that assigned incorrect icons to the various ArtRage file types on Windows

New in ArtRage 4.0.6 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug in 4.0.5 that prevented check for updates completing the check.

New in ArtRage 4.0.5 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Tablet Support Changes:
  • We've made some changes to the way ArtRage handles pressure ranges on Windows systems that use the Realtime Stylus for tablet support and have more than one digitiser device registered with the system. This should address low pressure ranges reported on the new Sony Vaio devices that were experiencing problems with light strokes. It should also allow support for correct pressure input on devices that have multiple digitisers plugged in.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem that could cause PSD files written by some applications other than Photoshop importing with bad layer data.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause menus on OS X to become inaccessible after attempting to use Adjust Colors or other layer editing effects on a hidden layer.

New in ArtRage 4.0.4 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Fixed a problem that could cause cursor behaviour issues on Windows running with a 150% magnified screen. See technical notes below.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Package Files written in ArtRage 3 that contained Chalk presets not to install properly in ArtRage 4.
  • Fixed a memory leak that could occur on uninstalling Package Files.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in situations where the app was unable to read the contents of the Tool Presets Collection folders.

New in ArtRage 4.0.3 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that would cause the app to become unresponsive on OS X when checking for updates in full screen mode
  • Fixed a bug that allowed menus on OS X to be accessed while a modal panel was up
  • Fixed a bug that caused non-compressed PSD files to appear with a black background on import
  • Fixed a bug that caused files that had a group as their base layer to save without creating a pseudo-canvas layer when exporting to PSD
  • Fixed a bug that caused DPI and Unit Type changes made while using the Resize panel to be lost on apply
  • Fixed a problem that could cause script nesting errors in long scripts when rulers had been applied and removed
  • Fixed a bug that caused DPI and Unit Type changes made while using the Resize panel to be lost on apply
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the layout of the toolbox panel to be incorrect if Show Samples With Names was toggled when no toolbox samples had been added and the toolbox panel was open
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur on OS X when using a complex selection set in a large document and triggering transform
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using auto-repeating tools such as the airbrush or wet blenders in scraps and views
  • Changes & Additions:
  • Made a change to memory handling that should allow addressing of larger memory space on Windows. Previous builds were not using the full 32 bit address range
  • Adjusted the layout of the Samples panel to reduce Herman Grid illusion problems
  • Clicking the entry for a reference in the Reference panel now brings that reference to the top
  • Exporting a layer will now set the default name of the exported file to the layer's name if it has one
  • Added tooltips to the Workbench toolbar for the Tool Picker, Tool Size, Layer Control, and Zoom Level Control
  • Corrected an incorrect reference to the suffix of ptgback files in the manual
  • Corrected the palette knife manual entry to indicate that paint can be applied by the knife if loading is over 0%

New in ArtRage 3.5.5 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Multithreading:
  • Users of multiprocessor or multicore machines will see substantial speed increases when using version 3.5. Multithreading support has been added to the tools and many of the processor intensive functions in the application.
  • Package Files:
  • Package Files make the process of sharing custom content like stickers, presets and stencils easy. The Package system lets you gather together as many custom resources as you like and compress them in to an easy to use data file that can be shared with other users and installed with a double click.
  • Double click and ArtRage extracts and installs the contents of the Package automatically to the user content folders without you having to lift a finger.
  • Installed Packages save a receipt which allows easy uninstallation or repair at a later date.
  • (Studio Pro) Create your own Package Files, and add author notes and a preview image to personalize it before distribution.
  • (Studio Pro) Save out partially completed Package Files to a Template so that you can work on them over multiple sessions.
  • Scripting:
  • ArtRage Script Files allow users to record the process of painting as it happens in to a data file that can be played back later, reproducing the strokes that made up the painting dynamically for the viewer. Record your art for posterity, create tutorials with annotations explaining techniques, and share the process of painting as well as the finished result.
  • Download and play back scripts at original or accelerated speed to see the painting constructed live on your canvas. The end result is a PTG file complete with all its texture and paint data.
  • Play back scripts at different resolutions, recreating your artwork at larger or smaller sizes without losing quality as you would if you resized the original.
  • (Studio Pro) Record paintings in a Script File that can be shared with other users.
  • (Studio Pro) Annotate scripts as you record with Note Bubbles and Spotlights that draw the viewer's attention to areas of the canvas during playback. Great for creating tutorials or sharing your knowledge by explaining why you're using a certain technique or tool.
  • (Studio Pro) Scripts are saved with the painting as you work, allowing you to come back to a session and continue recording later.
  • The ArtRage Scripting System is built on a Scripting Language that can be used by advanced script authors to create manually written scripts in a simple text file.
  • Scripts recorded in ArtRage can be edited manually. Want to change the color of a single stroke you made in the painting, or change the tool that was used? You can adjust and rewrite every element of the painting script however you require.
  • Control almost every aspect of ArtRage via written commands, including paint strokes, transformations, settings, built in filtering and more. This deep level of control allows you to automate complex processes in a single file.
  • Work with C++ style functions and variable manipulation. The script language supports a wide range of variable types and operators, allowing you to write scripts for procedural painting.
  • The script language includes user input options, so you can create scripts with branching functionality or allow the user to select values for numeric or string variables in the script while it plays.
  • Artistic Enhancements:
  • 3.5 contains a number of enhancements to the natural painting simulation, including enhancements to tools and color systems.
  • The Real Color Blending system in ArtRage Studio Pro has been rewritten from the ground up to produce better blending results at faster speeds.
  • You can load your Palette Knife with paint and create smooth strokes of pigment across the canvas, blending as you go. Studio Pro allows control over the precise angle of the knife edge if you want to create uniform strokes without worrying about how you hold the stylus.
  • The Airbrush has new controls for the sharpness of its falloff so that you can create hard edged strokes, and adds control over drips in the nozzle to allow spattered paint effects.
  • Hard tipped media tools such as Pencils, Crayons, and Chalks have been tweaked to allow more expressive variation based on stylus pressure when they interact with the canvas.
  • Other Features & Improvements:
  • There are many other feature adjustments and improvements in ArtRage Studio & Studio Pro 3.5, including improvements to the interface to smooth out workflow, tweaks to tools to give quick access to important functionality, and other changes to features that have been requested since the release of 3.0.

New in ArtRage 3.0.4 (Dec 16, 2009)

  • Includes additional tools such as Watercolor, Text, and the Sticker Spray, and utilities like Selections and peel-off sticker sheets.