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ArtStudio for iPad – draw, paint and edit photo – Updated

ArtStudio is the most comprehensive, sketching, painting and photo editing tool in the App Store. Completely re-designed from the ground up the new ArtStudio features a beautiful new user interface and a powerful new graphics engine to make creating works of art faster, easier, and more fun! Using advanced drawing algorithms this is the fastest and most precise version of ArtStudio to date.

Check out what’s been added in this update below in What’s New. This is a free update, if you have previously downloaded this app. If not, you can download it here. It retails for $4.99/£2.99/download.

 

What’s New?

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– added GUIDELINES feature (available from top menu: View->Guidelines…)
- added Grid feature (View->Grid…)
- added 160 new brushes – included in brush pack 1, so they are free if you already bought Brush Pack 1
- added opacity and spacing sliders to Smudge tool
- added FAQ (ArtStudio->FAQ) – please read it asap! 
- number of color swatches increased from 24 to 36 
- added option to disable tap-and-hold color picker 
- added option to disable aim when using “drawing offset” 
- added possibility to swap undo/redo icons with favorites/layers icons in bottom toolbar
- added loading of colors when opening project from old ArtStudio 
- added link to forum, manual, twitter in top menu
- eyedropper sample mode is stored in saved file
- improved quality of brushes preview in tool options 
- “buy brushes” option has been removed from “tool settings”, so it is available now only in ArtStudio->Store
- if color is close to white, brush preview background is dark
- fixed few small bugs in symmetry drawing 
- fixed clone tools when source layer is different than current layer 
- fixed crashing when fill start point is outside the canvas 
- fixed problem with resize when “keep ratio” is disabled 
- fixed crashes in saving when active tool was Eyedropper
- fixed undo/redo when adding new text
- fixed importing of grayscale images
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Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)