It's not a pretty picture. U.S. art students spend so much time toying with computer graphics these days that many wind up without needed drawing skills, university instructors say. Students are more ...

Shelby Putnam Tupper is founder and creative director of Shelby Designs Inc., a small-but-mighty, full-service, customer-obsessed design consultancy.

I reviewed the best digital art software and the best drawing software for Mac, Windows, Linux, and mobile devices. What I'm looking for from each of them is plenty of brushes, tools, and a simple ...