One of the Best (Free) Drawing Apps
Apr 3, 2017 4:15:47 GMT
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Post by Desophaeus on Apr 3, 2017 4:15:47 GMT
Some of people had mentioned that they didn't have anything to draw with.
That's a bit absurd because there's SO many drawing apps on GooglePlay or AppleStore. Even though there's many apps, nearly all of them are either poorly designed for heavy art labor in mind, or they charge you money for the privilege of using their "unique tools". Humbah to them...
I recommend trying to find a drawing app that has certain features:
1. Free
No need to explain that.
2. Paint fill (or bucket, whatever you call it)
This is pretty important because if you wanted to fill in a sky with light blue, you don't want to use a pencil to fill in every single pixel.
This one is surprisingly hard to find in a free app. A paid version usually has it but the dev of that app usually won't let you use it for free. So far, I've only found one that's free and lets you have access to that kind of a tool.
3. Layers
A digital artist who doesn't rely heavily on layers is a member of a dying breed. Anyone who has done some serious stuff in photoshopping will sing a song of praise for layers. Trust me, this is helpful to have layers to make drawings look good.
Some free apps don't even have layers. It's just a doodle app if it doesn't have the tool of layers for you to use. Some other free apps gives you a VERY limited number of layers allowed. That's not exactly helpful.
I've tested maybe ten different apps that had appeared to have all 3 features I listed above, including the really popular one called "Sketchbook - drawing and painting". Unfortunately the app doesn't live up to the hype. I will tell why....
"• Full screen workspace and unobtrusive user interface
• 10+ preset brushes, including customizable pencils, pens, and markers that deliver a natural drawing experience
• Synthetic pressure-sensitivity
• 2500% zoom for controlling the finest details of your art
• A complete Layer Editor with up to 3 layers and 16 blending modes
• Symmetry and proportional transform tools"
The 2nd point is kinda meh... some pros use multiple sets of brushes so much, they will buy sets adding up to thousands of brushes for their work. Other pros do fine with regular brushes long as the scale, pressure, opacity are all adjustable in settings for the paintbrush/pencil tool. "10+ preset brushes"... probably just 11 brushes, and bragging about 11 brushes as an amazing feature is a joke. Eh...
The last point about symmetry and proportional tools is kinda silly to overstate. Tools that manage the symmetrical or proportions properties of a picture is old, so old the patent expired. A tool like that was already bundled with the primitive photoshopping programs back then in early 90s. It's like bragging that your tv can adjust its volume.
The second last point (the one about layers) is a deal breaker for me. 3 layers is not really enough. Maybe for an arm and a shoulder at most...
I will paste what the paid version said...
"Pro features (available for purchase in-app for $4.99, or free with a SketchBook Pro membership):
• A comprehensive Brush Library: 100+ preset pencils, pens, brushes, and markers
• Synthetic and smudge brush sets
• Full Copic® Color Library
• More layers
• Full layer controls with 18 layer blending modes
• Advanced selection tools (marquee, lasso, magic wand)
• Gradient fills tools (linear, radial)"
That last point is an absolute deal-breaker. The fill tool is available only if I pay $4.99 or a membership? Ew no, thanks.
I found an app called "Sketch" (specifically made by 'Sony Mobile Communications'. I'm not sure if it's THE Sony company that made the Playstation gaming system or the Sony TVs, or many other electronics.
Regardless of WHO made this app... I really liked it a lot. It allows me to use layers to my heart's content. I have used in a single picture maybe 14 or more and I haven't bumped into the upper limit whatever it was.
The fill tool is pretty flexible and adjustable. So is the other tools. Granted it's a bit odd because it's very different from GIMP or Photoshop, with its own quirks of how to handle the tools. At least it's a very good app to use on a tablet or a phone.
If I had a pen and a tablet, I probably would use this one if I don't buy Photoshop. It's free, which is definitely what would appeal to me as a drawing app for my phone.
Now that you (as the reader...), you've read this, you can't say that there is nothing you can use to draw with.
That's a bit absurd because there's SO many drawing apps on GooglePlay or AppleStore. Even though there's many apps, nearly all of them are either poorly designed for heavy art labor in mind, or they charge you money for the privilege of using their "unique tools". Humbah to them...
I recommend trying to find a drawing app that has certain features:
1. Free
No need to explain that.
2. Paint fill (or bucket, whatever you call it)
This is pretty important because if you wanted to fill in a sky with light blue, you don't want to use a pencil to fill in every single pixel.
This one is surprisingly hard to find in a free app. A paid version usually has it but the dev of that app usually won't let you use it for free. So far, I've only found one that's free and lets you have access to that kind of a tool.
3. Layers
A digital artist who doesn't rely heavily on layers is a member of a dying breed. Anyone who has done some serious stuff in photoshopping will sing a song of praise for layers. Trust me, this is helpful to have layers to make drawings look good.
Some free apps don't even have layers. It's just a doodle app if it doesn't have the tool of layers for you to use. Some other free apps gives you a VERY limited number of layers allowed. That's not exactly helpful.
I've tested maybe ten different apps that had appeared to have all 3 features I listed above, including the really popular one called "Sketchbook - drawing and painting". Unfortunately the app doesn't live up to the hype. I will tell why....
"• Full screen workspace and unobtrusive user interface
• 10+ preset brushes, including customizable pencils, pens, and markers that deliver a natural drawing experience
• Synthetic pressure-sensitivity
• 2500% zoom for controlling the finest details of your art
• A complete Layer Editor with up to 3 layers and 16 blending modes
• Symmetry and proportional transform tools"
The 2nd point is kinda meh... some pros use multiple sets of brushes so much, they will buy sets adding up to thousands of brushes for their work. Other pros do fine with regular brushes long as the scale, pressure, opacity are all adjustable in settings for the paintbrush/pencil tool. "10+ preset brushes"... probably just 11 brushes, and bragging about 11 brushes as an amazing feature is a joke. Eh...
The last point about symmetry and proportional tools is kinda silly to overstate. Tools that manage the symmetrical or proportions properties of a picture is old, so old the patent expired. A tool like that was already bundled with the primitive photoshopping programs back then in early 90s. It's like bragging that your tv can adjust its volume.
The second last point (the one about layers) is a deal breaker for me. 3 layers is not really enough. Maybe for an arm and a shoulder at most...
I will paste what the paid version said...
"Pro features (available for purchase in-app for $4.99, or free with a SketchBook Pro membership):
• A comprehensive Brush Library: 100+ preset pencils, pens, brushes, and markers
• Synthetic and smudge brush sets
• Full Copic® Color Library
• More layers
• Full layer controls with 18 layer blending modes
• Advanced selection tools (marquee, lasso, magic wand)
• Gradient fills tools (linear, radial)"
That last point is an absolute deal-breaker. The fill tool is available only if I pay $4.99 or a membership? Ew no, thanks.
I found an app called "Sketch" (specifically made by 'Sony Mobile Communications'. I'm not sure if it's THE Sony company that made the Playstation gaming system or the Sony TVs, or many other electronics.
Regardless of WHO made this app... I really liked it a lot. It allows me to use layers to my heart's content. I have used in a single picture maybe 14 or more and I haven't bumped into the upper limit whatever it was.
The fill tool is pretty flexible and adjustable. So is the other tools. Granted it's a bit odd because it's very different from GIMP or Photoshop, with its own quirks of how to handle the tools. At least it's a very good app to use on a tablet or a phone.
If I had a pen and a tablet, I probably would use this one if I don't buy Photoshop. It's free, which is definitely what would appeal to me as a drawing app for my phone.
Now that you (as the reader...), you've read this, you can't say that there is nothing you can use to draw with.
