In the very early times of Artweaver (0.x versions) there was a little filter included which added a nice drop shadow effect to the current selected layer. Unfortunately this filter was somehow lost since version 1.0 of Artweaver and for long time there were several requests from Artweaver users about this filter.

It took some time but now we are proud the announce the release of the Drop Shadow filter for the latest Artweaver versions. It is available as extra Plug-In from the Artweaver website and free for all Artweaver editions (Plus and Free).

To learn more about this Plug-In and to download it please visit the Artweaver Plug-Ins page.

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 5 to version 5.0.2 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This version includes the following improvements and fixes

• Shape tool improved
• Importing from clipboard improved
• Error during import of brush presets fixed
• Missing opacity and grain support in Other - Add grain category fixed

If you are using IrfanView together with the AWD PlugIn to view Artweaver document files (part of the extra PlugIns setup) please update to the latest version 1.4.0.6. There have been several crashes with bad AWD documents fixed. You can get the updated PlugIn directly from the IrfanView website.

About the IrfanView AWD PlugIn

It enables IrfanView to show the content of Artweaver documents (AWD files) like many other image file formats which are supported by this freeware graphic viewer.

If you have IrfanView with the AWD PlugIn not yet installed, check it out. Both are for free!

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 5 to version 5.0.1 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This version includes the following improvements and fixes

• German translation improved *
• Version differences in online help updated
• Error with some layer blend modes in 16 bit mode fixed *
• Error on sorting presets fixed *
• Wrong colors when using big brushes fixed
• Error loading corrupt BMP files fixed

* only Artweaver Plus

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 4 to version 4.5.5 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This version includes the following improvements and fixes

• Events support in AWD documents improved *
• Error during document closing fixed
• Color pickup error in rectangle color picker fixed

* only Artweaver Plus