Aha-Soft Announces New ArtIcons Pro 5.20

Aha-Soft Announces New ArtIcons Pro 5.20

Aha-Soft released it s upgradedicon creation and management tool, Aha-Soft ArtIcons Pro 5.20. This tool offersboth professional and casual graphic artists all the tools needed fordesigning, editing, and retouching Windows icons and managing icon libraries.

 The focus of thisnew version is laid on perfecting image processing capabilities that allow the creationof more attractive icons. Graphic artists now can apply anti-aliasing whileimporting and resizing images to smooth out their edges and eliminate artifactscommonly known as juggies . Another new feature is the perspective grid thathelps artists better use perspective in the process ofcreating Windows XP-style icons.

 The image editorin the new version has also been improved, and offers graphic artists a numberof breakthrough features, including the ability to create icons with severalraster layers.

 Aha-Soft ArtIconsPro is specifically designed for efficient icon creation and management andoffers a variety of features not found in standard graphics applications,including the ability to import icons from executables, image, and libraryfiles, and the search and extract function that lets busy artists scan thecontents of a folder or a drive and arrange all images found in any files intoa single icon library for easy and effective management.

 ArtIcons isequipped with all essential drawing tools, including various kinds ofairbrushes, pencils, and paintbrushes, as well as miscellaneous text, line, andshape tools. The product also offers a variety of solid, patterned, andgradient flood fills, drop shadow, smooth, color modification, and othereffects. The native Windows XP icon format support enables artists to create32-bit icons with 8-bit alpha channels.

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Price: Startsat US$29.95

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