Here are some of the new functions you will find :
- 3 new effects (sketch 2 - black & white, sketch 3 - colour and painting 4)
- resizeable left and right panes (move the mouse to the separation line)
- right-clickable magnifying glass icons (the center one sizes the image to best fit the pane)
- the zoom percentage value is editable (just click on the value)
- the source image modification functions are now on one screen, with a preview window
- a link has been added to an online help page (which will be available in the future)
- a better text function (you can move the text with your mouse better than before), with the possibility to add a shadow
- if you move the images around fast, they will continue to move in the same direction for a while (useful on large images or if you zoom a lot)
Here are some example images produced with version 1.8 (original photos courtesy of Stock Xchng):
Black & white sketch 2:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyc6ExANDMYwRUZug94glA6Sb89A0-5wYaCZr2lVAC5Unh4rHbSZx97uOwWbNBqhdZuPDs6OuwO-tm6JvxaJwrsdwtlDUasxhOH8kqR5GF60E2Kv4dvcmltsCDpGobYz3ufGMfmapjAae/s400/FotoSketcher+-+483176_90643992.jpg)
Colour Sketch 3 (first version):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDete00sq7VCUN0Xd-fTRNs5yoI6OVHuIS5n6yFTk1kliCRB1mTB1UQJ-W6P4YggVXGHjCkUQL873ez58PorWX2kvLw0ztkhcJATiMtIcvtvR9e59VpqeZv5_zJNtOhFO9H_KNMSdq2Ol9/s400/FotoSketcher+-+468217_53970726.jpg)
Colour Sketch 3 (second version - with different parameters):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS5Jzget4kaJDh3lzoMdzhYNeTrhQ9TEvrR4pa5ChlT5QajaVo_4D_NX6nOUO1YlS5wFEr4djIzynL7nn5uDSkg4I4rlCEqbgMh7PnsuMYeuxhasE8mxk_vfQLdPs-jV4FZl-q6VmY7W3/s400/FotoSketcher+-+468217_53970726+2.jpg)
Painting 4:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ltIzmweZqq3ugHSG8Snd85q7mv8e1L6erIdEU6l0N4BU4I5r-fwPjbKGTWdklfSN4l3uPsw919sQZBEVJbXRqi91ozcwrq0f1TX8iREP8yl_5DycBKyPFVy1IOFRHhChZSvnirOyQxyq/s400/FotoSketcher+-+898265_70004950.jpg)
Best regards,
David