Arabesque Professional

A complete Bitmap and Vector based illustration program to create, import, edit and save graphics in the two standard computer formats; Bitmap and Vector.

A Bitmap graphic contains the exact information you see, composed of dots. A Vector graphic contains a description of all the lines, curves, and other shapes. As the appearance of objects in a vector are based upon the output device, you get a much higher degree of detail.

Main Features

• Easy to use, icon driven, popup menus.
• Edit up to 20 drawing pages in memory.
• Easily switch between Vector and Bitmap drawing modes.
• Draw points, lines, Bezier polygons, B-splines, circles, ellipses, arcs, 2D/3D shapes, and rectangles (with or without rounded corners) in both Bitmap and Vector mode.
• Choose from various line end styles, thicknesses, drawing modes, etc.
• Use any of 108 different fill patterns, edit your own, or use an image block. You can also save and load any series of patterns you design.
• Block operations (rectangle and arbitrary shape) include:
  • Cut and Paste
  • Mirror
  • Rotate
  • Bend
  • Increase Contrast
  • Invert
  • Contour
  • Smooth
  • Enlarge

  You can also save and load blocks at any time.

Output

• Output to 9 and 24-pin dot matrix, and Atari and HP laser printers. Easily select the resolution, page placement, and size desired.
• All functions operate very rapidly in magnification mode.
• Support for Calamus CVG and GEM/3 graphic files.
• A complete UNDO feature.
• Fully illustrated manual.

Additional Features

• Load various graphic types including bitmap ones such as IMG, IFF, Degas, NeoChrome, and Doodle. You can also load Vector graphics like Calamus CVG, GEM/2, and GEM/3. Arabesque also has its own compressed formats (which save substantial disk space).
• Configurable "spray can" feature. You can choose the pattern style, density, and size of the spray.
• Complete and easy selection of drawing modes, including:
  • Overwrite
  • Replace
  • XOR
  • AND
  • Transparent
  • Reverse
  • and more.
• Easily convert any Vector graphic to a Bitmap graphic, with full choice of gray scales.

Illustration Made Easy

When you use Arabesque it becomes obvious that the programmers have paid an incredible amount of attention to detail. Its speed will amaze you, while its ease of use will astound you. Arabesque is so fast, that you will think you have got a faster machine!

The easy to read, illustrated documentation clearly demonstrates the full capabilities of the program and its potential. Of course, if you have any questions, our excellent technical support is just a phone call away.

By Artists For Artists

Arabesque was designed by professional artists who were disappointed by the quality of other design programs.

Those other programs offered lots of features, but when the authors sat down to use them they realised that they did not lend themselves to the artistic creation process. Arabesque's design is oriented towards simplifying the artistic process, not complicating it. You will find Arabesque to be unique in this area, allowing you to express yourself easily.

System Requirements

Arabesque is compatible with all Atari computers and also supports large high resolution displays. Arabesque requires at least 1 megabyte of RAM and a monochrome display. Arabesque also works with the Geneva multitasking environment, though only in Geneva's singletasking mode.

Demo Version Available

Please refer to the demonstration software page.

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