AKVIS Software Inc. has just announced the release of AKVIS Sketch v.8.6 for Windows and Macintosh. AKVIS Sketch, available as a stand-alone application as well as a plugin to a photo editor, is a program that converts photos to pencil drawings and watercolour paintings. Version 8.6 improves the way a photo is converted into a watercolour painting and fixes the compatibility bug that caused the Sketch plugin to crash on Macintosh computers + Photoshop CS3/CS4. A home licence of AKVIS Sketch can be purchased for $72/€55, with a ten-day trial version available for free. The upgrade to version 8.6 is also available free of charge to registered users of earlier versions.