Hey everyone,
I’ve just released Sigil, an experimental drawing tool focused on exploration rather than traditional illustration workflows.
It’s inspired by tools like Alchemy and Webchemy , the idea is to make drawing feel more open-ended, where you can sketch quickly, play with forms, and discover things you didn’t plan.
Core features
Radial Quick Menu
Hold the spacebar to bring up a circular menu for adjusting brush size, flow, and switching tools. It keeps everything close without breaking your flow.
Distraction-Free Drawing
The interface stays minimal and gets out of the way so you can focus entirely on the canvas.
Responsive, Fluid Interactions
Everything is designed to feel fast and immediate, so experimenting doesn’t feel like work.
Shape-Based Brushes
You can create and store custom shapes and pull them directly onto the canvas while drawing, making it easy to build and reuse forms.
What it’s for
Sigil isn’t really about polished final art — it’s more of a playground for ideas.
It’s best used for:
- exploring shapes
- generating unexpected forms
- sketching quickly without overthinking
What’s next
I’m planning to expand the tool with more brushes, interaction ideas, and ways to explore forms.
I’d also like to bring it to macOS and iOS, but getting all the code signing and certificates sorted is a bit of a process , so if that’s something you’d want, let me know.
Try it out
If you make something interesting with it, I’d love to see it — I’m planning to feature user creations on the page.
Thanks!



