ArtStudio was designed & developed by a software engineer who is also an artist. The primary goal was to allow the user to draw quickly and easily without having to think about mouse clicks and keystrokes. Many drawing programs have a large number of brush options which are not needed by most artists. The "brush" in ArtStudio can be changed with a single click and can quickly change from drawing to blending by holding down the Shift key. The color palette is also unique in that you can blend colors together in the same way that a painter would.