The veteran digital drawing tool Sketchbook receives its 9.4 update, incorporating two features that streamline the workflow: Lasso Fill and Draw Outline. Both also arrive in the mobile edition 6.2.5. Originally developed in the 90s for automotive design, the software went through several owners until Sketchbook Inc. rescued it from Autodesk in 2021. It remains a simple yet professional option, with hundreds of brushes and a complete layer system.
Automatic fill and outline for silhouettes and edges 🎨
Lasso Fill allows you to fill any selected area with solid color, ideal for basing silhouettes without manual brush strokes. Meanwhile, Draw Outline applies a stroke over the active selection using the configured brush and color, facilitating effects like background glows or blurred edges. Both tools integrate without breaking the program's simplified philosophy, which prioritizes speed over complexity. Sketchbook maintains its focus on artists seeking direct results, without overwhelming menus.
Now even a robot could color your sketches 🤖
If you ever thought coloring within the lines was for patient children, Lasso Fill takes that responsibility away from you. And if you wanted perfect edges without shaky hands, Draw Outline places them with the coldness of a digital surgeon. Sketchbook seems determined to make artists stop pretending they master manual filling. Soon we'll ask it to also draw the idea for us while we have breakfast.