With all the apps being made for the iPad, you can now easily stretch your imagination and creativity like never before. For designers, artists or those who are just interested in creative fields, the iPad can be an exciting new tool, a place to do everything from sketch out new ideas to digitally paint a true work of art. So whether you're interested in learning more about artists and their incredible masterpieces or you're ready to jump feet first into an art project yourself, check out these powerful yet well-designed apps that will satisfy your artistic soul.
1. Sketchbook Pro
Ready for the ultimate sketchbook? Whether you're a digital artist or just aspire to be, check outSketchbook Pro. It's been called one of Wired magazine's "5 Must-Have iPad Apps" for good reason. Choose from high quality digital pencils, pens, markers and airbrushes, and then use the multi-touch interface to create your own, beautiful work of art. The app comes with 60 preset brushes with the ability to install 90 additional brushes and stamp brushes from the store.
Price: $7.99
2. Inspire Pro
Have you always dreamed of painting? If so, why not try your hands at digital painting and check outInspire Pro? Ranked in the top 3 of the overall Top Paid Apps in the US, this app makes you feel as though you're truly painting wet oil on a canvas. Featuring five realistic paint brushes to choose from including a flat, round and fan, you'll even be able to vary the amount of pressure to create incredible blending effects. With a clean user interface, you'll be up and running in no time.
Price: $7.99
3. ArtStudio
Packed with features including 30 brushes, filters, layers, masks, a text tool, and clone tool,ArtStudio has been called, "what PhotoShop Mobile wishes it had been." If you're familiar with Photoshop, you'll feel right at home when using this app. Currently offering 17 drawing lessons including animals, humans, 3D and perspective, this app is perfect for the beginner who's interested in learning how to draw or paint. All in all, it's a fantastic tool for people of all skill levels.
Price: $2.99
4. Penultimate
Before you even pick out which art or design app you're going to buy, you may want to download an app that helps you collect your thoughts. Penultimate is the #1 best-selling handwriting app that will help you quickly jot down your ideas or sketch out your designs. Choose between three different photorealistic paper styles or import an image to create your own template. You can also buy upgraded paper at the The Paper Shop inside the app. So whether you're sketchnoting or just doodling, check out this elegant app that's sure to boost your productivity and creativity.
Price: $1.99
5.iDraw
Is illustrating more your style? If so, then check out iDraw, a feature-packed vector drawing and illustration app. If you're familiar with Adobe Illustrator, you'll find this to be a paired down version of it. Inside, you'll find everything from fully customizable grid and margins to vector brushes and customizable shape drawing tools. Use layers to draw over images and designs and then export and share your designs as you see fit. Often called one of the most powerful vector illustration apps on the App Store, iDraw will make you feel as though you're working right on your desktop computer.
Price: $8.99
6. Brushes
What kind of list would this be if we didn't include Brushes? This highly popular painting app comes with 19 high-quality brushes and unlike some of the others, was designed specifically for the iPad. Remember The New Yorker art cover that was made with an app? It was made by Jorge Colombo using Brushes! First available on the iPhone in 2008, Brushes' iPad version gives you more screen to work with as you juggle the different brush settings and layers. The app records each of your steps so you can undo and redo as you go. After you're done, send your paintings directly to Flickr and share your works of art with your friends or add it to Brushes' own Flickr group.
Price: $7.99
7. Adobe Ideas
Straight from Adobe comes Adobe Ideas, a digital sketchbook that's the perfect companion to Adobe's tried and true applications like Illustrator and Photoshop. With simple vector-based drawing tools, zoom control, sizable brushes, layers, and the ability to email PDF documents for editing in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, this app does a good deal.
Price: $5.99
8. Art Authority
The New York Times called Art Authority, "An experience unlike any other." This app is for art lovers who enjoy learning about and discovering the world's greatest artists. With over 50,000 high-resolution images of paintings and sculptures by over 1,000 of the western world's greatest artists, Art Authority will make you feel as though you're walking through a large, virtual art museum. Organized into eight period-specific rooms - including Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary - the app is designed for you to delve right into specific periods in art history. All in all, a pricey but great buy for the ultimate art enthusiast.
Price: $9.99
9. Moodboard Pro
Price: $9.99
10. iFontMaker
Fan of fonts? Then you'll want to check out iFontMaker, an app that lets you make your own, unique hand-written font in just a few minutes. As the first dedicated font-making tool for the iPad, iFontMaker's genius lies in its simplicity. Choose from one of ten standard background fonts as a guide, and then click each letter to choose one to edit. Select a brush, pen or pencil density and then let your fingers do the drawing. Finally, you can email the typography or convert it into a TTF file to use in all applications such as Adobe CreativeSuite, Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows, or even your website!
Price: $6.99
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