ArtClash - Paint Draw & Sketch

Unleash your creativity with ArtClash, the innovative drawing app designed to inspire daily practice in sketching, painting, and cartooning. Unlike Sketchbook, Photoshop, Procreate, or Infinite Painter, ArtClash stands out by fostering a community where users can engage in friendly drawing competitions and share their creations.

ArtClash is still in its early access phase, but it's already packed with features to get you started. You can freely draw whatever sparks your imagination, or choose from a variety of topics and optional constraints like time limits, color restrictions, or canvas sizes. The more accurately others guess your drawing, the more points you earn!

This project, crafted by a single developer, aims to help the creator and their spouse maintain a daily drawing habit while encouraging others to do the same. Here's what you can expect from ArtClash:

Current Features:

• Paint - Enjoy the freedom to sketch, paint, and blend with ease.
• Import images to use as references or paint over them.
• Select topics and constraints, create your artwork, and earn points based on how well others guess your drawings.
• Choose from six levels of topic difficulty, ranging from single words to complex combinations of up to five different words.
• Apply three types of constraints for additional challenge and points: time limits, color limits, or canvas size restrictions.
• Free draw mode lets you create anything you want and share it with the ArtClash community.
• An NSFW flag allows you to decide whether to view images marked as not safe for work.

Early Access Issues/Bugs:

• The current UI is not aesthetically pleasing due to challenges with Unity UI. Plans are underway to switch to XAML for a more responsive and attractive interface.
• For optimal performance on lower-end devices, keep canvases under 1024x1024. The GPU-accelerated brush engine can slow down significantly with larger canvases and smaller brushes. The developer is exploring other engines to improve performance.

Upcoming Features:

• New games, starting with a drawing version of "telephone."
• Enhanced social features such as avatar customization, commenting on projects and games, friending, and following other users.
• Improved UI and a faster brush engine to address current performance issues.
• Marquee selection and transform tools for better editing capabilities.
• An expanded selection of brushes, with options for users to add and share their own brush textures.
• An enhanced layer system that will include features like locking transparent pixels and masking.
• A developer communication system for users to request features, report bugs, and vote on future changes.
• Introduction of moderators to manage flagged content and maintain community standards.
• A system for users to submit topics and constraints, which will be added to the list after moderation.
• Long-term plans include full image editing, animation, scripting, and game/storyboard prototyping features.

While ArtClash currently faces limitations in terms of performance with large textures and lacks comprehensive editing features, its focus remains on fostering social interaction and encouraging daily drawing practice. Join the ArtClash community today and start your creative journey!