DrawPlus X5 is the powerful and versatile graphics studio that’s perfect for digital art, illustration, and painting. With easy-to-use tools, it provides everything you need to express your creativity. Draw vector art, sketch ideas, design logos & graphics, paint naturally, turn photos into artwork, create Flash^® animations, plus much more.

Shape Builder

Add or subtract objects to create complex shapes. The Shape Builder tool makes it easy to combine two or more objects at once.

Targeted Insert

Specify whether new objects, pen lines, brush strokes, and text will be created inside, behind, or in front of a selected object.

Depth Slider

Control how objects are stacked. The new Depth Slider provides a fast and easy way to arrange elements.

Blend Tool

Create complex patterns quickly. The Blend Tool can now follow a path so blended objects can track any shape, line, or stroke.

Pen Tool

Customise drawn lines. Three drawing modes – Smooth, Smart, and Line – give greater control over the shape of curves.

Graphic Styles

Apply Graphic Styles to objects and text to quickly change edges, shadows, lines, transparency and more.

QuickShape Creator

Specify the size, style, and corner values of a QuickShape before adding it to your page.

Full CMYK support

Optimise your drawings and designs for professional printing – DrawPlus now supports end-to-end CMYK documents.

Composite Effects

Create stunning visual effects with full control of group transparency and blending.

Text Handling

Create professional-looking documents easily using OpenType fonts and superscript/subscript text attributes.

Solo Mode

Perform multi-level editing by focussing on any part of your project in isolation, even if it’s partially hidden.

Pixel Grid

Performing precise edits is even easier. The pixel grid automatically displays at 700% zoom.

Ruler Guides

Insert, move, and delete your layout guides more easily with the improved ruler guide management.

Improved User Interface

Finding the tools you need is easier than ever with the option to display larger tool icons.

Print Preview Options

Change the document size and layout or add pre-press settings without the need to redesign your project.