ArtWorks 2.7, the latest release of the most popular advanced vector graphics package for RISC OS builds on the strength of an unrivalled and mature feature set resulting from more than nine years of development by MW Software, incorporating many suggestions by home and professional users. The latest addition is support for documents with multiple pages (details), another first for RISC OS graphics programs. Combined with the powerful and highly popular Direct PDF Export introduced in version 2.5, this allows users to create high-quality multi-page PDF files with ease.

Its direct PDF export capabilities make ArtWorks 2 the only RISC OS program that can create PDF files with full CMYK colour support, high-quality masked sprites of any colour depth and advanced graphical effects such as graduated fills and transparency (details).

The new features complement the advanced features already present in earlier versions, such as graduated transparency and dynamic clipping making it the ideal tool for the creation of graphics for the Web, home printing and (semi-)professional printing.

Discover the power of graduated transparency, multiple transparency types (mix stained glass, bleach), dynamic clipping for all object types, multi-column text areas, user-defined dynamic pattern fills, dynamic blends and replications, moulds and perspectives, graduated fills (linear and radial) and many more and then submit your documents for professional printing or viewing on other platforms as high-quality PDF files.

ArtWorks 2 runs on all RISC OS machines equipped with RISC OS 3.5 or higher, from low-end A7000 and RiscPC computers to StrongARM and Kinetic RiscPCs, Microdigital's Omega and Castle's XScale-powered Iyonix PC. The ViewFinder graphics card is supported, as is emulated operation under VirtualRPC.

The above pictures show front covers for the Acorn Publisher June 2002 and December 2002 issues designed by Henk Huinen (Creatief Beeldwerk) using ArtWorks.