Art Text for Mac

What's new in this version:

Art Text 4.3.1
- Introduced sorting by Newest or Name into the Templates Gallery
- Resolved a problem with export when a Distortion effect was applied
- Fixed some issues with the Shading Material editor


Art Text 4.3.0
- The new Colorize option in Spray Fill allows the creation of portrait designs or photos filled with custom objects
- Introduced the new Photo Colorize templates set
- Extended the Spray Fill library with 100+ new fill objects
- Added Copy/Paste actions for textures and their properties in Colorize and Spray Fill tools
- Solved the problem with animating spotlights in 3D text
- Added the option to copy texture parameters for a 2D text from Texture Fill and Mask tools (use the context menu on a texture by holding the Control key and clicking on a texture)
- Fixed the problem with displaying custom folder textures
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.2.2
- Resolved the problem with small objects resizing
- Improved animation preview performance
- Fixed the problem with occasional app crashing when using custom textures
- Fixed the problem with the texture pan in Distortion effects not being animated
- Resolved memory leak issue when using Spray Fill text effects
- Fixed custom shaders display under the Shading tab in 2D Text Fill
- Some issues with the inner shadow option have been fixed
- Various animation recording improvements


Art Text 4.2.1
- Changed the approach to creating an animation. Now users have to add a keyframe and then make motion or text effects changes
- Introduced animation preview into Templates Gallery for templates that include animation
- Introduced keyframe selection that allows users to edit animation
- The animation export dialog now has animation preview
- Introduced the ability to resize objects from their center by holding the Option key
- The background image now has a new selection with no resize handles. The background resize is possible with the document resize only
- Fixed the problem with video tutorials playback in the Design Gallery dialog for some users on macOS 13 Ventura
- Resolved the problem with Copy/Paste and Drag/Drop of several images from Finder
- Object will have raster/vector properties on copy/paste depending on the effects applied to it
- Fixed the problem with the entire document copying when no object is selected


Art Text 4.2.0
- The new text animation feature
- Export animations to .mov, mp4, m4v, or GIF video formats
- Share animation within the Art Text document
- Revised the Document Size dialog and added new presets
- Fixed the problem with the mask rotation slider
- Various improvements relating to work with 2D textures
- Many other minor enhancements


Art Text 4.1.3
- Introduced the Request Set option into the What's New dialog
- Fixed issues with some 2D masks
- Minor UI improvements
- Fixed the problem with some 3D templates on macOS 10.13


Art Text 4.1.2
Fixed:
- Native color palette is now used for Light and Dark appearances
- the problem with the shadow cut on export for 2D text and shapes
- the issues with the 2D Glow effect
- rare issues with Gradient color dots
- templates set preview carousel
- some issues with Oval and Radial gradients
- the problem with the 3D text bound box not refreshing after transformation
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.1.1
- Fixed the problem with memory leak on macOS 12 Monterey
- Added the Paste and Match Style option for text editor section
- Optimized the app launch performance
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.1
- Vector drawing tools: Pen, Move, Convert Anchor Point, Reverse Path Direction
- 20 new badge and logo design templates
- 300 new vector icons and shapes
- 137 shapes for badge design
- Export to vector images for graphics with no raster effects
- Introducing Convert to Shape that lets you edit text using vector drawing tools
- Various other program improvements


Art Text 4.0.7
- Art Text runs natively on Apple Silicon M1 chip
- Other minor improvements


Art Text 4.0.6
- Fixed the problem with Glow feature
- Solved an issue with irregular text edges being cut
- Resolved the problem with Distortion Effects not applied to imported raster shapes
- Other minor improvements


Art Text 4.0.5
- Added 8 new Christmas and New Year theme templates into Winter Season set
- Minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.0.4
- Added support for macOS 11 Big Sur
- Introduced precise texture positioning using X, Y, and Angle parameters (available for Distortion Effects, 2D/3D Masks, Shading Bump Map, Distribution Map in Spray Fill)
- Added Copy, Paste and Duplicate options for Distortion Effects via Control+click on the effect in the Distortions list
- Reworked gradient controls for simplicity and ease of use
- Introduced support for macOS 10.13
- Other fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.0.3
- Fixed minor localization issues.


Art Text 4.0.2
- Introduced the new Colorize tool that adjusts the Hue, Saturation and Contrast for the entire design
- Improved Design Gallery and introduced Buy All option
- Fixed some issues with distortion effects
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 4.0.1
- Fixed the UI problem with Stroke options
- Fixed the problem with gradient fill
- Fixed the problem with Height and Width values for 3D Text
- Fixed app crashes on import of SVG files
- Fixed rendering issues with 3D text on bi-resolutions
- Other minor fixes and stability improvements


Art Text 4.0.0
General:
- All new Design Gallery with 400+ design templates (free and paid)
- 122 easy accessible style presets
- 110+ new masks
- Thanks to Apple Sidecar, Art Text extends workspace to an iPad display
- Dark and Light appearance supported

2D Text & Effects:
- Introducing new Spray Fill feature
- 440+ Spray Fill objects
- 18 Spray Fill presets
- Spray Fill distribution maps
- Individual shadows for Spray Fill objects
- Light controls for Spray Fill
- 8 font distortion effects: Displacement, Side Displacement, Roundness, Brush, Outer Distress, Erosion, Mask and Blur
- 2D Shading materials receive the Bump Map option
- Brand-new rendering based on Apple Metal

3D Text & Effects:
- Introducing reflection mask feature for 3D materials
- Bump Map technology has enhanced with inclusion of both height and normal maps
- 150+ Height Map masks for 3D Bump Map
- Export to Facebook 3D Photo


Art Text 3.2.6
- The app has been successfully notarized by the Apple notary service
- Fixed the problem with opening a file with broken autosave
- Other minor improvements


Art Text 3.2.5
- Fixed the problem with missing custom styles, materials and shaders created in earlier versions
- Other minor improvements


Art Text 3.2.4
- Improved compatibility with documents created in Letters
- Minor bug fixes


Art Text 3.2.3
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra ready
- Minor fixes and improvements


Art Text 3.2.2
- Solved the problem with “Fit/Resize to Document” for 2D objects
- Fixed an issue with opening version 2 documents
- Improved LinkBack support
- Fixed the problem with Font dialog size
- Enhanced overall program stability


Art Text 3.2.1
- Fixed Google Fonts integration


Art Text 3.2

- Introduced Google Fonts integration, which provides immense choice of fonts to experiment with
- Evolved Environment Mapping and new Panorama textures
- Added the ability to Copy/Paste Style
- Other minor improvements

Added support for MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar:
- Visually enhanced layer selection
- Switch between Inspector tabs without interrupting the workflow
- Conveniently add layer, zoom, export and share your work


Art Text 3.1
- Introduces Depth Gradient effect for 3D objects
- Tree new 3D chamfer types
- New 3D Shear Transformation
- Create isometric-style graphics with Camera Parallel Projection tool
- Adds Inner Shadow
- 20 Logo samples
- Expands the ability to apply masks to 3D objects
- Introduces custom image folder to create and fine-tune 3D Textures
- Ability to save user style elements as a template in Custom Templates
- LinkBack support
- Pan tool
- macOS Sierra suppor.
- Minor fixes and improvements