AKVIS News 2025

February 18, 2025
Steady, Ready, Go: Meet the New Sports Pack II! (Press Release, PDF)

The new Sports Pack II features 140 vibrant frames designed to cover the most common sports, from soccer to baseball, ice skating to tennis, gym workout to outdoor training. Add some extra flare to your treasured sporty moments!

The Sports Pack II offers a unique mix of motifs, colors, and designs for all sports fans - for those who play the game and for those who cheer in the stands. Decorated with sneakers and ski boots, dumbbells and yoga mats, water bottles and scoreboards, trophies and other thematic accents, these stunning frames create a sporty atmosphere and promote a healthy lifestyle. Flex your creative muscle and turn your photos into one-of-a-kind art! See the new frames.

Download the pack into the Frames program: Frame Packs Manager -> Reload List -> Sports Pack II -> Download.

Learn how to install and activate AKVIS frame packs.

January 28, 2025
Update of the AKVIS Artistic Bundle: New Features & Improvements (Press Release, PDF)

We are excited to announce an update of the AKVIS artistic programs: AirBrush 9.5, Charcoal 7.0, Draw 10, OilPaint 11, Pastel 7.0, Points 7.0, and Watercolor 8.0. Together with recently released Sketch 28, they constitute the Artistic Bundle, and are available as separate products as well as in the package.

These tools provide unique photo-to-art algorithms, simulate the most popular painting techniques, and recreate artists' styles and skills.

As well as the Sketch update, the other artistic programs include significant improvements.

In the programs where this was not available, a new interactive interface mode has appeared - it shows presets as a gallery of quick results with a real-time preview. Also, the update offers new effect blending options, new textures in the library for the Decoration features, support for the TGA format, and other enhancements. Turn your photos into art!

Download the latest versions for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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January 14, 2025
AKVIS Sketch 28: More Creative Options for Photo-to-Sketch Conversion (Press Release, PDF)

AKVIS Sketch converts photos into drawings, generating lifelike pencil strokes. The software includes four conversion styles (Classic, Artistic, Maestro, and Multistyle), each with an extensive range of presets, customizable settings, and additional creative features. Create engaging drawings out of photos!

The updated software will make your art creation process easier and more efficient.

Version 28 provides the advanced effect blending options for merging a result with an original, in all styles of Sketch. The updated library includes new professional-quality textures and patterns. Also, the update offers new presets, enhanced compatibility with the latest versions of supported OS, some interface improvements, support for the TGA format, fixed bugs and increased program stability. Learn more about the update.

Boost your artistic inspiration and turn your photos into pencil sketches!

Download AKVIS Sketch 28! The software is available in versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

How to update to version 28.