Chasys Draw IES (formerly Chasys Draw Artist) is a suite of applications including a layer-based image editor with animation, vista-style icon support and super-resolution via image stacking (Chasys Draw IES Artist), a multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Draw IES Converter) and a fast image viewer (Chasys Draw IES Viewer).

Chasys Draw IES application was designed to be a drawing program like no other.
Chasys Draw IES Artist is the main image editor and paint program in the IES suite.
It's also the parent application from with the rest of the suite evolved. Chasys Draw

IES Artist was initially designed for painting images that look real enough to easily
pass for photos. As a field of study, image editing has come a long way, with new
ideas coming up and even rendering irrelevant traditional methods that are considered
industry standards. Unfortunately, most image editors still stick to tradition.

In designing Chasys Draw IES Artist, the main intention was to address this need; to
provide you with an image editor with all the new ideas and none of the old. As the
application evolved, photo-editing features were added, as were animation and stacking. Chasys Draw IES Artist has over time grown into a powerful image editor
that takes a radically different approach to image editing, resulting in distinctive
character, speed and output quality.

Features:

Fast JpDRAW2 graphics engine for high speed image manipulation

Easy-to-use task-oriented user interface with auto-save

Internal error handling and logging for reliability and stability

In-built installer and uninstaller for easy re-installation and removal

Supports a very wide range of image file formats

GraphAsm programming support for adding custom effects

Convolution matrix support for filter extension

Plug-in support for extending functionality and compatibility

Create and modify sprites with full alpha channels

Blue-Screen effects in three different modes

Alpha channel enhancement and adjustment

Advanced sprite creation tools

Translucency / transparency based special effects

In-built screen capture, smart-dithering and image enhancement

Icon creation and extraction from programs, DLLs, icon libraries, etc.

Password protection of images using in-built data encryption engine