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Drawplus 4 | rating:
Description: Vector drawing program/ limited image editor/ animated gif tool File Size: Unspecified Platform: Windows 95/98/98 SE/ 2000/ ME/ NT 4.0. XP Download |
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The Rundown
DrawPlus is a vector drawing program with some image editing capabilities. Think a low-end version of Adobe Illustrator, and this is what DrawPlus is, an alternative for those who would like to do some vector drawing, but can't currently afford the more higher-end programs.So what does this program have to offer? Below, are a rundown of features that Webdesigner-Freebies discovered while toying with it:
Features
TEXT EDITING/ CREATIONWith Drawplus 4.0. you can create outlined text, place text on a path, and manipulate individual letters of words you've written by shifting them up and down. These options are so handy that they make DrawPlus a perfect program for logo creation.
SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILLS
Tired of MSPaint's solid color fill gallery? You'll flip over
DrawPlus' galleries of fills, ranging from radial (gradient) to bitmap
(picture files).
QUICK SHAPES
With this option, you can place one or more of any number of premade
shapes onto your canvas, such as squares, circles, smileys, daisies, cubes,
and arrows.
COOL SPECIAL EFFECTS
Also included in this program are a number of interesting effects.
For example, Transform allows you to take any object and use it
to create a pattern, such as a spyrograph. With the Replicate Tool
you can also take any object and place copies of it into a grid-like pattern
of your choice.
SOME IMAGE EDITING
Because this is primarily a vector program, image editing is somewhat
limited. Nevertheless, there are a few capabilities in this program, such
as making your image grayscale, blurring, and cropping.
CUSTOMIZATION
Also great about this program is that you can create some of your own
customizations, incuding adding your own bitmaps and gradients to the fill
gallery.
ANIMATED GIF TOOL
For making moving banner ads and buttons, DrawPlus has a handy animated
gif utility that is very easy to use.
SOLID VECTOR/ DRAWING TOOLS
And last but not least, DrawPlus comes with solid drawing tools that
replicate what you see in the more higher end vector programs. Draw with
the pen tool, create transparencies, edit paths, or blend between two objects
for a cool effect. In addition, add outlines to text and objects, and combine
shapes to make more complex shapes.
Shortcomings
You will have to register this program before being able to use it. Although this process isn't too much of a problem, it might be annoying for some users.In summary
For those looking for a program to create vector-based graphics, you might find what you need in Drawplus 4.0. The program, of course, is not perfect. But in terms of freebies, it is a definite keeper, which is why it gets a 4.5 rating from Webdesigner-Freebies.Visit Homepage: Freeserifsoftware.com
