12 Apps for Creating Amazing Art

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    • art_apps_cool_art_apps.jpgWhether you’re a designer, painter, or simply an art lover, there are a ton of great apps out there that help you create amazing artwork. The best part is that most of them don’t require a lot of skills or prior knowledge, just a desire to make something. Check out these intuitive and creative apps, find one that suits your personal style, and dive into your next digital masterpiece. Some apps let you start with a photo while others provide a blank canvas and a set of tools, yet all of the apps featured here are easy to pick up and get started with right away

    Thicket.jpgThicket
    Thicket stands out among other art apps by offering a unique interactive experience. The joy of using this app lies in the process, rather than the finished product. The app features a variety of modes that produce different types of effects when you touch the screen. It’s great for anyone looking to play around and make some neat designs in the process. Thicket is available on iTunes for both the iPhone and iPad.
    iTunes: $1.99





    Isosketch.jpgIsosketch
    If you’re looking for an easy way to create stylized digital artwork on the iPad look no further than Isosketch. This app gives lets artists approach artwork from a new perspective, allowing you to create precise geometric artwork on an angled isometric grid. Artwork can be output in .svg vector format so you can import them into your favorite desktop vector program.

    iTunes: $2.99






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    Composite
    Composite lets you turn your surroundings into expressive works of art that look inspired by the collages of Robert Rauschenberg. Using your device’s camera, the app captures images in real time and lets you manipulate them on the fly. You reveal the image taken by the camera by “painting” the screen and control the look and feel of the painting with different brush settings. Composite is available on the iPad 2 and Windows phone 7. 
    $1.99
    WURM.jpgWURM
    Anyone can create incredible artwork with WURM, whether they’re a designer or a doodler. It doesn’t require any skills or past experience with art to get started. The app lets you experiment with shapes and colors easily without using filters or layers. It’s easy to spend hours playing with WURM or even just browsing their user gallery. WURM is available on iTunes for the iPhone and iPad. 
    $1.99



    Mixel.jpgMixel 

    Mixel for the iPad puts a social media spin on creating collages, allowing users to collaborate and build on each other’s artwork. It lets you edit images from Facebook, the web, or your iPad’s photo album and then share your creation with the Mixel community. Other users can remix your work to create something new. Not only does it make collaborating on artwork fun and easy, it’s perfect for creating mood boards to share with your colleagues or roommates.
    FREE
    iTunes     

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    Paper by FiftyThree
    Paper by FiftyThree is basically the app version of a moleskine notebook. It’s a great tool for jotting down ideas, sketching quick art studies, and creating diagrams. The app is designed to be so intuitive and easy to use that it feels just as natural as using a real notebook (with the added bonus of storing all of your drawings and notes digitally of course). The iPad app is available for free on iTunes with the option of purchasing additional tools. 
    FREE
    iTunes 
    Tim Jacobsen
    Tim Jacobsen
    Cool Material is a hobby-turned-profession for online publisher, Tim Jacobsen. After starting a top 300 Internet retailer and holding a couple of SVP positions, his passion for social media, online marketing, and entrepreneurship drove him to branch out on his own. Started in 2008, the men's lifestyle blog covers everything from entertainment and technology, to art and style. Cool Material reaches out to over 600,000 readers each month, but the site’s hip, of-the-moment content and honest reviews continues to grow that number daily. Outside of his Internet world, Tim enjoys bicycling, poker, and traveling with his family.

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    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406389414 Fakhra

      I installed the new IOS 5 in my ipnohe 4, before that my bupa2go was working perfectly, now it does everything even sent the quotation but it never reaches the mail where I send it, can you help me it was and incredible usefull app. for me to have on my phone but now is gone, I have to use my regular computer insted of have all the time with me. Thanks

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406384006 Jay

      Dani,Nice work, I’ve been pondering geinttg something like this for sketching.I currently have Sketchbook Pro on a tablet PC but have never caught onto using it much. I rely a lot on feeling the drag from the paper/surface so have not used my tablet pc much because the surface is so slick.A few questions:- Is the Ipad version of Sketchbook Pro any different feature-wise?- How is the Pogo in terms of feeling drag across the screen and pressure sensitivity?