ArtRage 4.0.6Īlthough the latest update of Ambient Design's ArtRage 4 recognizes pressure and supports multi-touch with the N-Trig digitizer, I was disappointed to learn that it's still possible to create errant marks as you draw. Unfortunately, that version did not correct the lack of pen pressure. UPDATE: Thanks to Twitter follower Yenny I found the latest beta download for SAI 1.2b5.
Even on the Flip's ample 15.5 inch screen, touch targets are very small and need to be selected with the pen tip. The SAI interface is also not ideal for a tablet. There supposedly are more recent beta versions of SAI available for download, but I was unable to find them. Though palm rejection works for the most part, it's still possible to create stray marks with one's pinky or knuckle even though the pen is also in the screen's proximity. The program doesn't have multi-touch support either, so it's not possible to pan or zoom with one's fingers. Unfortunately, no value from 0 to 200 yields a pressure sensitive brush stroke.
I must thanks Twitter follower Dave Barrack who explained that pressure sensitivity in SAI is set on a per brush basis under Advanced Settings, Hard Soft. It doesn't really surprise me that pen pressure in Systemax's Paint Tool SAI v1.1 doesn't work.
