AKVIS Sketch runs on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista and on Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4-10.5, PowerPC/Intel.ĪKVIS Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for $72 USD or 55 Euro, downloadable from Home users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plug-ins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle (Sketch, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Enhancer, LightShop, SmartMask, ArtSuite, Magnifier and ArtWork) for USD $325 USD, huge savings over purchasing each separately. The plug-in version of AKVIS Sketch is compatible with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and Ulead PhotoImpact.
ĪKVIS Sketch is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plug-in to a photo editor. Upgrade for registered users is free.įor a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. It also improves plug-in compatibility on Windows and adds support of 32 bit images to the plug-in (earlier available only in the standalone version). Version 8.6 improves the way a photo is converted into a watercolor painting and fixes the compatibility bug that caused the Sketch plug-in to crash on Macintosh computers running Photoshop CS3 and CS4. The software converts photos to pencil drawings and watercolor paintings. has released AKVIS Sketch v.8.6 for Windows and Macintosh. AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings.