My favorite new feature is Text to Shape (pictured below), which lets you adjust the scaling, positioning, and vector paths of the individual letters in a word or block of text. Letting people save their own Tools palettes (currently customizable through settings) and workspace layouts might have been a little more practical, but Vectormator is a start. (Stroke styles, gradient fills, and inner shadows for creating shapes that look "scooped out" have been added to the latter.) Given the number of different palettes available in Pixelmator, I like the idea of using a hot key to switch between workspace layouts, but the vectors-only Tools palette is a little redundant given the amount of duplication with Shapes below it.
The new layout can be triggered by pressing Shift+⌘+V, and while it doesn’t give you any new tools, it does expose the other shapes that are typically hidden under the rectangle (e.g., circle, rounded rect, etc.), as well as pop up that new Shapes palette and an updated Shape Styles palette. The other big UI change is the Tools palette, which can now be limited purely to vector tools (the company calls it "Vectormator"), pictured left. An "Export Shape" menu item somewhere would be useful, but things work well enough once you know what you’re doing. svg, but you can export the shapes you’ve created, first saving them to the custom shapes palette, and then dragging them to the desktop. Right now, Pixelmator isn't compatible with popular vector formats like. You can also use the new palette to save shapes that you create with Pixelmator’s vector tools or import other shapes, if you can find some.
The big change is a new Shapes palette (pictured above) that lets you drag out several dozen different vector designs like arrows and clouds, the inverted teardrop flag found in Google Maps, and the ubiquitous toothed gear icon.
#Pixelmator brush update#
The core of the app's UI is basically unchanged from last year’s 2.1 update - floating palettes mix with controls placed directly on the canvas, inspired by the HUD style found in Adobe Photoshop.
#Pixelmator brush download#
Long story short, there’s a lot of new stuff packed in here, and the download is free if you already own Pixelmator 2. On the other hand, if you tend to focus on photo editing, there's a flexible new effect that imitates the light leak found in cheap film cameras, and a new tool called Paint Selection (a toned-down version of Photoshop’s Quick Selection) makes it easier to select certain parts of your images. New tools for working with text as vectors, a new Shapes palette, and the ability to reconfigure your workspace for vector-first input are the big additions this time around.
Popular OS X image editor Pixelmator is releasing a major update on Thursday, codenamed Blueberry, and if you like working with vector shapes, it might just make your day.
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