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That's normal - a large brush can overlap several gridlines, so it isn't visibly distorted by any single line.

Here, you can see an example in this FAQ: https://www.artrage.com/faqs/wobbly-weird-lines-artrage-4-5/

Sure - go here https://www.artrage.com/product-comparison/

ArtRage Touch is a mobile app, so the overview on the main tab will give you the general idea. For more detail on the exact features, browse to the 'Mobile Editions' tab for ArtRage Touch, and either of the Desktop tab for ArtRage 4 and ArtRage Lite.

But basically, Touch is a mobile app designed to run inside the Windows 8 Metro environment on tablets, so it supports gestures, and has all the basic painting tools, as well as things like tracing and references, but has a limited canvas size, lacks things like keyboard shortcuts, and all the more advanced features like custom brushes, text, grids, that sort of thing (some of it is memory intensive, some of it just won't work inside that particular 'code' environment). It's more like the iPad or Android app, basically, hence the big price difference. It's not going to be developed much further.

But there are free demos for both Touch and 4, so I recommend trying those if you're not sure.

I'd say yes, but I'm obviously biased :D

The main stuff you'll get when upgrading:

64 bit support (giant canvases! faster speeds!) and better support for Windows 10 & OS 10.11

A bunch of new features like Grids, Symmetry, Cloner, Pattern & Gradient Fill, non-linear transform, some additional settings on the painting tools (e.g. bristle stiffness for Oils), Scraps and Views (extra canvas and extra 'views' of your live drawing that you can pin up like references), some better UI stuff, live tilt support for Wacom styluses, and a few other things like a colour adjustment and a noise filter, and the option to import canvas patterns.

Also if you're upgrading from Studio, you also get all the extra stuff from Studio Pro, like sticker spray and script creation.

There's a full comparison here (check the 'previous desktop editions' tab): https://www.artrage.com/product-comparison/

If any of that sounds like stuff you'd use, then it's probably worth it. If not, then it's not.

If you're still not sure, there's a free demo you can try: https://www.artrage.com/demos/

We didn't change the cursors in the update, and always offered three different kinds; it's possible that you've accidentally switched (or your preferences were reset when updating).

To change cursors, press 1, 2 and 3 or go to Edit > ArtRage Preferences > Cursors.

There's also further info here: https://www.artrage.com/faqs/change-cursor/

(If that doesn't explain it, something else is going on and we'll need a better description of what you're seeing).

It's a little hard to tell what's going on here, as it depends a lot on the tool and the settings, so I'll cover both options.

1. Is it the tool settings?

Are you using the Felt Pen for the smaller lines? That doesn't use pressure in quite the same way as the other tools.

To check whether Pressure is working for you at all, try using a few different tools - something like the oil brush which should show the difference nice and dramatically.

If it IS working, and you want the Felt Pen to respond to pressure, increase the Softness in the Settings (a Hard felt pen just won't spread out when you push down).

2. Is pressure not working?

If you can't get pressure to work with anything, then there's something odd going on with the tablet drivers. Try the following:

1. Change the input settings in ArtRage. Sometimes ArtRage is getting conflicting information and only a certain combination of options will work.

Open ArtRage and go to Edit > ArtRage Preferences > Input Settings.

a. Make sure that Wintab is ON and Precise Tablet and RealTime Stylus are turned OFF. b. Restart ArtRage and test. c. If that doesn’t help, turn Wintab OFF and RealTime Stylus ON d. Restart ArtRage and test

If the stylus does this in other programs, or if the ArtRage settings do not fix anything, try the following:

2) Check your tablet drivers are up to date. These can cause all kinds of strange problems.

To update your tablet drivers. a. Uninstall your current driver first (> Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs) b. Restart the computer c. Download and install the latest version from www.wacom.com

If this doesn't help, contact us directly with details about the problem you are seeing and we'll figure out what is happening (we do check here, but not all the time, so if you want a fast answer, our official support is the best option https://www.artrage.com/support/ ).