It even knows about the roughness of your paper so your pencils can be used for soft shading. It knows how wet your paint is so you can blend it with other paints. The most advanced simulation of real paint on iOS! Get creative on a digital canvas with smearing, blending oils, delicate watercolor, and much more! Ever wanted to try painting your masterpiece but were put off by the mess and expense? Now you can!ĪrtRage isn't just about color: It knows how much paint you've used so you can smear it around to spread it over the canvas. Is it better or not as good as Brushes? They are both great options with slightly different features. It's not perfect - in my testing I found the onscreen tools (which are supposed to get out of the artist's way) sometimes did get in my way. It has even been updated to take advantage of the iPad 2's increased speed. And of course, Art Rage has the expected features like unlimited layers and undo/redo, blend modes including all Photoshop standards, and a nice variety of drawing/painting tools at your disposal. You can import your own photos and convert them to oil for smearing, or use them as a reference image to create something new.

Another interesting feature is that you can adjust the wetness of the brush and paper to create watercolor paintings to your specification. For one thing, you can squeeze paint onto your screen and manipulate it with your palette knife.

It offers some interesting features that Brushes does not. Art Rage is more recent offering that is growing in popularity with a devoted fan base. As they say, different strokes for different folks.

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