Sketch 360

November 2020 Release

Sketch 360 enables artists to create full, 360-degree, panoramic sketches with ease, using an innovative grid design. Originally released on Windows and designed around Surface Laptop, Surface Go, and the power of the Surface Pen, the app is now available on Android, leveraging the unique, two-screen form factor of the Surface Duo for on-the-go artists, architects, VR game designers–or anyone who wants to capture their imagination in 360 degrees.

 

For Windows

Sketch 360, a Microsoft Garage project, has a single screen which is split between a drawing surface on the left and a 360 view on the right. When the user draws on the left in 2D, it renders on the right in 360–the user can move around each view by panning with their finger. Sketch 360 then lets you export the drawing a JPEG with the necessary metadata so that when you upload the image to sites like Facebook and kuula.co they are recognized as 360 pictures and are shown in their 360 photo viewer.

Features include:

• Trace along embedded gridlines designed for 360 degree scenes
• See your design come to life with a side-by-side, dual interface
• Create designs in a variety of thicknesses and in any of 30 colors, powered by Windows Ink
• Use pen or touch to make your masterpiece, best on Surface with the Surface Pen
• Adjust the settings for your preferred drawing experience including sketching on the right or left pane, changing gridline opacity and canvas color
• Cut, Copy & Paste ink and move it around the canvas
• Export your creations as JPEGs with 360 metadata that immersive experience sites like Facebook and Kuula enable or embed in full websites (HTML, CSS, JS, JPEG)
• Senor-enabled devices allow you to tilt and rotate the image
• Import Sketch 360 files to edit and collaborate on a design
• Work offline or on-the-go, works great on Surface Book 2 or Surface Go
• Supports drawing with pressure-sensitive pens as well as touch and mouse
• Created with ease using Windows Ink APIs

Learn more about Sketch 360 by visiting The Garage Blog.

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