Mischief

Mischief is an astonishing piece of software that should help unleash your inner creative with infinite sketching freedom. The app delivers a natural-seeming drawing experience that feels very much like sketching with pen and paper – it’s best used with a Wacom tablet.

Built from the ground-up to be intuitive and easy to learn and to use, the Mac app lets you create artwork to extraordinary levels of detail. There’s a pared-down free version available too – this features six essential brushes to get you started (including pencil, pen, brush and eraser tools), a basic colour palette to whet your appetite, an infinite canvas to play on, and the capacity to export in JPEG or PNG formats.

That’s a lot of power in the free version, but for $25 you can unlock the full potential of the app, including preset brushes and erasers, a full colour palette with custom swatches, layers, and the ability to export PSD files. It’s a remarkable drawing experience.