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ImagineFX Artist’s Choice Award Won by ArtRage!
"This iPad app is an artist’s delight."
ArtRage for iPad
Price £4 | Company Ambient Design | Web
www.artrage.com |
A long-standing fixture on desktop computers, ArtRage may not have the
following of Painter, but it’s a well-regarded package with a loyal fanbase.
This release sees ArtRage migrate to the iPad, where the program has the
potential to reach a whole new audience.
ArtRage for Windows and Mac OS X already offers a tablet-friendly interface,
which means the fundamentals that define the software haven’t changed
greatly for the iPad release. The two bottom corners present touch-sensitive
buttons that reveal brushes and pens to the left, and the colour palette to
the right.
The brushes are as capable as you’d expect from ArtRage’s pedigree, with
oil, watercolour and airbrush among the media provided. Once you’ve laid
down some paint, a Palette Knife tool enables you to smear it around. You
can also create line art with a pencil, pen or crayon. Sliders enable you to
adjust size and pressure, along with media-specific options such as drying
time for paint. When you establish a combination of settings that you like,
you can save it to a preset list to access at any time.
The potential of the brushes and pens is improved further with the ability
to customise your canvas. Choose from canvas presets or make your own
adjustments, and you’ll see your tools respond differently to the new
conditions. The interaction is progressive, meaning that you could, for
example, lay down watercolours on a rough canvas, then smooth the surface to
work over the paint with crayons.
You can also work on layers, with blending modes that will be familiar to
Photoshop artists, along with a Watercolour mode that enhances your paint
based on its thickness. Add the brushes, pens, canvas and blend modes
together, and you have a toolset to satisfy dedicated artists, wrapped in an
interface that builds on the strengths of its desktop counterpart. ArtRage
for iPad is a pleasure to paint with.
Features
Natural painting
Sketching and drawing tools
Tool presets
Custom canvas
Reference pinning
Layers and blend modes
Image export
Open files in desktop ArtRage
System Requirements
Apple iPad - not compatible with iPhone or iPod Touch
Rating: 5/5
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