ArtStudio for iPad

If you liked ArtStudio for iPhone/iPod touch then you’re going to absolutely love ArtStudio for iPad by Lucky Clan!  This app is hands down the best drawing and painting app currently available for the iPad.  It’s got tons and tons of features wrapped up into a clean, simple, and elegantly designed UI.  I’m no professional artist, but with the help of the in app tutorials I was drawing people’s faces, cartoon characters, and animals in no time!

The iPad provides the ultimate canvas for ArtStudio to do it’s thang.  The preciseness of the pencil, the delicateness of the paintbrush, the airiness of the spray paint, all with just the touch of a finger is quite remarkable.  In includes just about every feature imaginable for you to create high quality digital paintings, cartoons, sketches, etc.  You can customize colors, create various shapes free hand or by guide, create multi-layer images, import and export images, view and submit photos to the online gallery, learn from tips, tricks, and tutorials, and much more.  If you’re an avid user of photoshop on your PC or notebook then you’ll feel right at home with ArtStudio for iPad.  The quality and depth of features is definitely comparable.

Overall I found ArtStudio for iPad to be a top notch app and well worth the download.  The quality is second to none, and the responsiveness and accuracy using both both my fingers and padded stylus were flawless.  I’m no artist, but I keep finding myself opening the app and doodling.  My creations by no means rival the masterpieces posted in ArtStudio for iPad’s Flickr gallery, but the quality of my doodles seems to keep getting better the more I mess around with it.  In my mind, whether you’re a professional artist, a part time doodler, or have kids just learning how to finger paint, ArtStudio for iPad is a 100% snatching up.

Pros:

• Has every feature you can imagine to create professional paintings and drawings
• The accuracy using just your fingers is top notch
• Ability to create and share your art online and via email
• Can import and export images easily

Cons:

• Has some great in-app tutorials; would love to see even more

Posted by Ryan Johnson
on Jun 4, 2010
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