Introducing Pastello, a brand-new companion app to JixiPix’s Impresso Pro. Pastello takes you back in time to the 15th century. Away from brushes and large strokes and into the realm of dry media with color that is both brilliant and subtle. The “Dry color method” made famous by Leonardo da Vinci is so powerful in its simplicity and beauty with its black and red chalk and yellow pastel highlights.

Sketch Drawer: Convert Photos into Beautiful Pencil Sketches. Turn your digital photos into works of art! SoftOrbits Sketch Drawer converts pictures to sketches in just a few button clicks and a few slider tweaks. This photo to sketch converter produces a colorful hand-made drawing out of an ordinary photograph, laying accurate pencil strokes even if you can’t hold a pencil. Sketch Drawer makes converting photos to sketches fun!

Introducing Pastello, a brand-new companion app to JixiPix’s Impresso Pro. Pastello takes you back in time to the 15th century. Away from brushes and large strokes and into the realm of dry media with color that is both brilliant and subtle. The “Dry color method” made famous by Leonardo da Vinci is so powerful in its simplicity and beauty with its black and red chalk and yellow pastel highlights. Later, artists would paint charming portraits in a smooth heavily blended fashion. Move forward a few centuries later and pastel quickly became filled with brilliant color and crisp detail. Fast forward to today and a digital age has made it so you, the artist, can mix and match media that is difficult or impossible in a traditional setting.

AKVIS Draw lets you create hand drawn pencil sketches and line art pictures from your digital photos! The software is incredibly easy to use; it makes a realistic looking drawing effect in just one click! Just load your image into the program and adjust settings to generate an artwork. AKVIS Draw creatively produces pencil strokes imitating an artist's view. Equipped with the ready-to-use presets and adjustable parameters, the program renders various "esquisse" drawing styles. Give a hand-drawn look to your pictures with AKVIS Draw! Besides creating black and white drawings, the software (in the Deluxe/Business versions) also allows the retaining of the original colors.

Sketch Drawer: Convert Photos into Beautiful Pencil Sketches. Turn your digital photos into works of art! SoftOrbits Sketch Drawer converts pictures to sketches in just a few button clicks and a few slider tweaks. This photo to sketch converter produces a colorful hand-made drawing out of an ordinary photograph, laying accurate pencil strokes even if you can’t hold a pencil. Sketch Drawer makes converting photos to sketches fun!