
To draw my Malboro, I used a combination of Sketchable's tools, using the Pen tool as my primary method, supplemented by the Marker and the Tortillon tool. Sketchable feels as though it was designed to be used on Surface devices, and in that endeavor, Sketchable is nothing but triumphant. Using Sketchable on the Surface Book is as much about at the hardware as well as the software. Sketchable simply lives and breathes Surface.

I didn't get to try this out for myself yet, but it's plain to see how the Dial would enhance the overall usability of the program. Sketchable is also among the first apps to utilize the Surface Dial for additional radial menus and other fine-tuning.

Sketchable even has an exhaustive list of keyboard shortcuts listed via the hamburger menu, if that's how your workflow is set up. There's no need to reach for a mouse or keyboard with Sketchable, but the ability to manipulate the canvas rotation, zoom, and other regular features are available via the left menu, in addition to standard touch controls. Sketchable simply lives and breathes Surface.Ī tap on any of the tools in Sketchable opens up a config menu which allows you to easily control the opacity and size of each brush by moving the pen up and down on the brush preview panel. Unlike traditional drawing tools, Sketchable makes all of its features and functions configurable using the pen alone, which is a far cry from more mainstream tools which often rely heavily on switching to mouse and keyboard shortcuts. Sketchable is designed for use on devices like the Surface, but it can also be used with an external digitizer like those from Wacom.
