ART TEXT MAC 

BeLight Software, founded in January 2003, specializes in the development and distribution of software and technologies for Mac OS X, iOS, Windows 8, and Android.  Version 3.0 is more than just an update on 2.5 It has a complete new interface, new graphics and textures. Art Text is a graphic design software for creating stunning illustrations, such as badges, flyers, logos, social headers and icons, text mockups, website graphics and buttons, picture captions, word art and 3D text.

FEATURES

Customizable Templates
70+ ready made templates will help with logo design, produce beautiful word art, web elements and picture captions.

3D Materials
Customize 3D materials using 200+ textures, 140+ bump map surfaces, 80+ environment map textures.

Fill Tools
100 gradient presets, 540+ textures and 140+ shading materials.

3D Effects
Apply soft-edged shadow or glow to 3D objects. Use optical effect tools to make background objects out of focus.

2D Effects
Adjustable shadow and glow effects, over 30+ masks.

Geometry Transformations
Apply 24 transformation shapes to 2D or 3D texts to bend, warp or give the text a wavy shape.

Graphic Content
750+ vector icons, symbols and shapes, 32 flash, flare, sparkle and light trace objects, 570+ backgrounds and textures.

Sharing the Result
Share the art on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with just one click, or export to an image file to use virtually anywhere

INTERFACE

ART TEXT 3 IN USE

Opening Art Text for the first time, offers a plain interface with 2 sidebars. The left sidebar presents all available shapes,butoons 2 & 3 D text presets. The right sidebar is your work area.
From here you choose settings and options. Art Text 3 offers some great transformations. In the end it all comes down to the creativity of the user. You need to play around at start to find all offered possibilities.
Working with layers is possible and necessary if you want to create real stunning creations.

VERDICT

Art Text Mac is a fast improvement over version 2.5. If you are a regular user an upgrade is what you should get. Create your own labels,buttons or letterhead and stand out from the crowd.
Personalize your website, reports and essays. The choice is all yours. ArtText 3 provides lots of shapes and art settings. It can do more than most users will use, the professional however
may take it to its limits and be pleased with the result. I think there is no real competition in the market. I gladly rate it 5 stars, as it put a smile on my face and say Cheese !

€ 49.99