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Product Comparison
Previous Desktop Editions
ArtRage 2, ArtRage 3 (Studio / Studio Pro), and ArtRage 4 are previous editions of our desktop painting software for Windows and Mac OSX. These have now been discontinued, but may still be found bundled with some hardware (e.g. Wacom graphics tablets).
If you own any of these earlier editions, you can upgrade to ArtRage 5 at a 50% discount.
Upgrade ArtRage
Existing owners of previous desktop editions of ArtRage 2, ArtRage 3 (Studio & Studio Pro), or ArtRage 4 may be eligible for a 50% discount when upgrading to ArtRage 5.
| Drawing & Painting Tools | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Media Artist Tools Oil Brush, Pencil, Palette Knife, Paint Tube, Color Sampler, Crayon, Eraser, Chalk, Paint Roller, Marker Pen, Glitter Tube |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watercolor, ‘Gloop’ Pen, Inking Pen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Digital Drawing & Editing Tools Flood Fill, Cloner, Sticker Spray, Selection Tool, Transformation Tool, Text Tool |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cloner, Gradient Fill, Pattern Fill | ✓ |
| Canvases & Paper | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realistic canvas and paper textures
User Definable Canvas Presets Default Canvas Presets Import custom canvas grains |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set custom Canvas as Default | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Canvas Patterns – Image based canvas color with tiling options. | ✓ |
| Drawing Guides & References | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracing Images
Add scalable tracing image Adjust opacity and location Automatically choose colors from Tracing image. Convert Tracing Image to Paint Scale Options: Tile to Fit, Manual Scale, Stretch to Fit, Fit Inside, Fit to Fill |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reference Images
Multiple pinnable reference images, can be moved, rotated and scaled Zoom in on part of reference image Make Reference a Tracing Image |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Drag References off the canvas window
Pin Scraps to the canvas: Independent pieces of canvas for color mixing or test painting. Pin Views to the canvas: Viewports that can be independently zoomed and panned for alternative views in to the canvas. |
✓ | |||
| Grids
Adjustable opacity and colour Snap To Grid feature Customisable pixel size Grids on References | ✓ | |||
| Paint Symmetry
Symmetrical stroke mirroring of tools during painting Mirrored or Rotational Symmetry Adjustable numbers of axes of symmetry, center point, and rotation | ✓ |
| Advanced Custom Resources | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Files (Custom resource packs of ArtRage presets, canvases and other custom resources) Install Package Files Repair and Uninstall Package Files Edit and Delete Custom Content inside Artrage: |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Create Package Files | ✓ | |||
| Sticker Sheets (Individual pre-made images that can be applied and positioned on their own layers) Allowing single pre-rendered ‘clip art’ stickers to be dropped in to the painting Move, Resize, Rotate Single Stickers Adjust sticker properties: Color, Opacity, Shadow Import existing sticker presets (.stk files) Default Preset Groups with a variety of readymade stickers |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sticker Sheet Creator | ✓ | |||
| Sticker Spray (Custom brush spray based on Stickers) Sticker Sheet Selection Spray Rate Autoflow Shadow Photoshop .abr brush head file import |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
|
Auto-Flatten (Micro-Layer, post spray editable objects),
Advanced Shadow Settings Spray Variation control (advanced custom brush settings) |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Variation Symmetry (uses Symmetry feature) | ✓ |
| Layers | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Layer Management
Move, delete, hide & duplicate layers Merge all or individual Layers Layer transparency |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layer Groups with Group management | ✓ | |||
| Layer Transformations
Linear Transform (Scale, Rotate, and Move Layer Contents) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Non-Linear and Perspective Layer Transformations | ✓ | |||
| Layer Locks
Lock Paint Lock Transparency Lock Position |
✓ | |||
| Layer Export
Export individual layers Create Stencils from layer contents |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export Layers to Channel Maps for external 3D use | ✓ |
| Filters & Blend Modes | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image Filters Blur Color Adjustment PSD Filter Support |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Noise | ✓ | |||
| Layer Blend Modes Full range of ArtRage & Photoshop standard layer blend modes Bump Blend Modes (3D paint texture effects) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watercolor Blend Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saving, Importing & Exporting | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saving & Export
Saves as PTG by default to preserve unique ArtRage paint data. Import & Export PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, GIF Import & Export PSD with layer and blend mode support. DPI Support Import Image File to Layer |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for Photoshop editable text files
Photoshop .abr brush head file import to Sticker Spray JPEG Quality Control |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Automatic creation of Backup Files when you save.
|
✓ | |||
| Scripting
Play Back Scripts at any resolution |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Record paintings as Script Files:
Annotate Scripts during recording Play back handwritten script language files: |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Define script playback resolution in screen or print units: | ✓ |
| UI & Interaction | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface & Menus
Simple, easy to access user interface UI menus and pods can be hidden as required Quick access control: Pods. Stencils and Rulers on the canvas |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
|
Floating panels for: Layers, Tool Settings, Presets, Swatches, Tracing Images, References, Stickers , and Stencils.
Adjustable Scale and Rotation of floating panel objects for ease of access on touch screens or smaller desktops. Tooltips |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tear-Off and move anywhere: Color Picker, Tool Picker, and Menu Bar
Canvas Navigator |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Font Picker Previews: Scroll through previews of selected fonts
Workbench Mode: Clear-screen interface mode that hides all panels and presents a collapsed, customisable quick access bar with all the important features. |
✓ | |||
| Shortcuts & Multitouch
Default shortcuts for all commonly used tools and features Unlimited Undo/Redo |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User defined keyboard shortcuts
Modifer keys for straight line stroke constraints, on-canvas brush resizing, canvas navigation, stencil manipulation. Multi-Touch support: For canvas & object manipulation. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Modes
Metallic Paint |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
|
Real Color Blending (Yellow+Blue = Green)
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Color Pickers Picker Modes: HL/S, HS/L, RG/B, RB/G, BG/R User Definable Custom Color Pickers Precise Color Picker |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Popup On-Canvas Color Picker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tint/Tone Picker | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Color Samples
Default color sample collections Custom sample collection creation Local color samples stored with each painting |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Global color samples Color Sample Sorting by Name and Color Values |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add Samples to Toolbox | ✓ |
| Hardware Support | ArtRage 2 | ArtRage 3: Studio | ArtRage 3: Studio Pro | ArtRage 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System
Windows XP |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Up to version 4.0.6 Only |
| Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac OS 10.4 | ✓ | |||
| Mac OS 10.5 Power PC Macs |
✓ | Up to version 3.0 only | Up to version 3.0 only | |
| Mac OS 10.6 & later | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Processing Power
Multithreading |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 64-Bit Support | ✓ | |||
| Support for Wacom Stylus Features
Pressure |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tilt
Wacom Stylus Recognition: Individual styluses can be set to remember specific tool settings. User assignable stylus properties for individual painting tools (e.g. Tool opacity linked to stylus pressure) Assignable Airbrush Wheel & Art Pen Barrel Rotation. |
✓ |
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