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Art of Weird Pro Changelog

What's new in Art of Weird Pro 3.0

Aug 28, 2018
  • The app has been completely redesigned and rewritten in Swift, and the engine is now based on Metal.
  • Most notable changes:
  • New user interface.
  • Everything should now be considerably faster, thanks to Metal.
  • The color palette is now scrollable, and you can adjust hue, saturation, and brightness.
  • The size and force of the selected tool can now be adjusted continuously using control knobs.
  • The color adjustments, as well as size and force, can now be done in real-time while painting!
  • In addition to zooming and panning, rotation is now supported.
  • You can now assign a different tool (e.g. Smudge or Eraser) to 2nd/Ctrl-Click by clicking twice on a tool and selecting the option “Use as 2nd Tool”.
  • A similar feature existed before, but it’s now more intuitive.
  • Wide Color support.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.12.1 (Sep 1, 2017)

  • [BUG FIX] Some common actions, such as adding a new layer, or changing the background color, could cause the app to crash.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.10.0 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • [NEW FEATURE] Layer Opacity. To find the new slider, open the Layer Control, then press the layer's thumbnail.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The tracing feature, found in the Selected Color menu, now has a slider to adjust how much (if any) the selected color should tint the color that's being picked up from the layer beneath.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Instead of the app refusing to add a new layer when insufficient memory, you are now asked if you want to resize the picture to make room for the new layer.
  • [OTHER] Misc. other improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.9.0 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • [NEW FEATURE] Trace Layer Beneath: Quickly create a sketch from a photo. Toggle on/off in the Selected Color menu (press the selected color).
  • [IMPROVEMENT] New manual chapter covering the Trace Layer Beneath feature.
  • [OTHER] Misc. other improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.6.1 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • [NEW FEATURE] Rectangle Mode (the button with a rectangle on it, next to the Line Mode button). Works with all tools.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Some optimizations.
  • [BUG FIX] Under certain circumstances, the selected tool/color/etc could get stuck on the wrong setting.
  • [BUG FIX] A couple of bugs that had the potential to freeze/lock parts of the user interface.
  • [BUG FIX] A minor bug in some of the tools.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.6.0 (Jan 27, 2017)

  • [IMPROVEMENT] Zooming and panning are now faster and smoother.
  • [NEW FEATURE] 2nd/Ctrl-click painting. If you select a tool or a tool setting (such as size or color) using a right-click or while holding down the Ctrl key, that setting becomes 'split'. A split setting has one value for normal painting and another for 2nd/Ctrl-click painting. You can, for example, complement the normal-click painting by assigning an eraser or a different color and size to 2nd/Ctrl-click brush strokes. To unsplit a setting, just select the same value for both clicks.
  • [NEW FEATURE] Optional Eyedropper button.
  • [NEW FEATURE] Group-Pick options in the Selected Color menu.
  • [NEW FEATURE] Support for pressure-sensitive trackpads (Force Touch), and pen tablets.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Using the Smudge tool over the paper edges is now handled better.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Added one more pressure/weight button.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The tool settings (e.g. size or color) are now individual per tool by default (this behaviour is optional, in case you prefer the same settings for all tools).
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Added 2 additional color sets, and each color set now has more colors.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Improved algorithms for the tools.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The Named Color Set has been improved and now has more options available for the selected color.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The app now (automatically) saves more frequently, to minimize the chance of losing your work (under extraordinary circumstances, such as a crash).
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The brush stroke/path algorithm has been improved.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] The brush algorithm for the smaller sizes has been improved.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] New export options, including "Transparent PNG".
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Improved stability.
  • [BUG FIX] The Smudge tool (and to some extent, a few others) had a bug.
  • [BUG FIX] A rare bug had the potential to cause the app to freeze.
  • [BUG FIX] The message that appears when pressing a grayed out Undo or Redo button often failed to disappear.
  • [BUG FIX] A minor (cosmetic) bug in the Export dialog.
  • [BUG FIX] Fixed a couple of potential crash bugs.
  • [OTHER] Misc. other improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.5.1 (Jul 4, 2016)

  • [BUG FIX] The background/paper color was not exported properly.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.5.0 (Jul 1, 2016)

  • [NEW FEATURE] Pattern Edit Mode (horizontally and/or vertically) that displays your painting as tiles next to each other. You're free to paint anywhere on these tiles, so you can easily create seamless patterns for use as website/desktop backgrounds, in print, or for textures in 3d modelling. You can toggle this feature on/off in the Painting menu. If you don't see the tiles, you may need to zoom out!
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Added a new manual chapter describing the Seamless Pattern Editing.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Slightly faster painting tools.
  • [OTHER] Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.4.0 (Jun 16, 2016)

  • More paper/background colors to choose from.
  • New 'Transparent' option in the Paper Color menu.
  • You can now choose a different image size when clicking 'New'.
  • Some bug fixes and minor improvements.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.3.0 (Mar 17, 2016)

  • Scale and Adjust Size.
  • It's now optional whether the app crops imported photos to fit the screen or retains the original size (default).
  • Various improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.2.1 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Improved stability.
  • Dragging and dropping image files to the app icon now works.
  • Double-clicking a '.NorbytePic' file in the Finder now opens the app and imports the image.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.2.0 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • You can now export your work in a way that preserves all data (layers etc), for archiving or for importing into any of our art apps (even to/from the iOS versions).
  • Import (to layer) is now working properly again.
  • Improved stability.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the "Hide Other Layers" button on/off switch (in Preferences) from being displayed correctly.
  • Added buttons for Manual and Settings in the Work in Progress screen.
  • Some minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.1.0 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • Improved trackpad support, to avoid accidental zooming/panning while painting.
  • Added support for Mac OS X El Capitan's Split View mode.
  • Lots of optimizations, with assembler code and improved use of multiple CPU cores.
  • The stored paintings (Work in Progress) now take up significantly less storage space, (they will not be re-saved until you select them, so it might be a good idea to cycle through them).
  • Added a new Eyedropper tool (Pro feature, found in the menu that appears when you click a 2nd time on the selected color).
  • Brush strokes initiated immediately after one another will now share the same Undo step.
  • When the toolbar automatically hides (by painting near it) it is now gone for a slightly longer time, to facilitate painting with quickly repeated brush strokes.
  • New animated "Please Wait" messages.
  • After clearing the painting or one of its layers, the app now automatically switches to the last used painting tool (if needed), since there's absolutely no use for e.g. an Eraser on a blank painting.
  • (Pro) You can now Swap the selected layer with any other layer, instead of just the layer directly above/below.
  • Added new 'Move Layer in Stack' (Pro) feature.
  • Fixed some minor memory leaks.
  • Fixed a bug that could make the 'Change Layer' button temporarily show the wrong icon if pressed repeatedly.
  • Some additional improvements, optimizations and bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 2.0.0 (Jan 6, 2015)

  • Redesigned user interface, with fewer non-painting related buttons in the toolbar.
  • There is now a Work in Progress screen (click the easel button) where you can access all your work by clicking their respective thumbnails.
  • In the Work in Progress screen, you can also find options and operations for the current painting and its layers, export, preferences, manual etc.
  • More colors in the color sets/palettes.
  • Click twice on the eraser and you will be asked if you want to clear the painting or the current layer.
  • Added optional 'Hide Other Layers' button, which toggles between viewing all layers and just the one you're working on.
  • (To switch it on, check the 'Hide Other Layers Button' option found in Preferences.)
  • You can now have up to 24 'Works in Progress' (Pro).
  • Various improvements and optimizations.
  • Improved stability.
  • Some critical and some minor bug fixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 1.4.0 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Zoom and pan with gestures.
  • Improved tool algorithms.
  • Retina support.
  • The currently selected color is now marked more clearly.
  • A new straight line mode.
  • Three new tools.
  • More tool/brush sizes.
  • The toolbar now auto-hides if you draw near it (this behavior can be switched off).
  • The layer button in the toolbar now works directly, while everything related can be found under Layer in the menu bar.
  • The clear button in the toolbar now clears the current layer with the first click, and then the rest of the layers if you click again (supports undo).
  • Now supports Mac OS X full screen mode.
  • More functions are now in the menu bar.
  • You can now import an image to either the current layer or the background layer.
  • Help menu with manual.
  • New 'Pick By Name' color set.
  • Lots of other improvements and bugfixes.

New in Art of Weird Pro 1.0.1 (Feb 28, 2012)

  • New layer options, 'Show All Layers' and 'Show Current Only'.
  • The tools now have individual size and weight settings.
  • Bugfix: In certain rare situations, a brush stroke could corrupt parts of the image.
  • Some minor optimizations and adjustments of the tools.