


Tapping the selected layer pops up a contextual menu with more advanced commands, including the new ability to add a layer mask. In the Layers panel, for example, swiping a layer to the left reveals options to duplicate, lock, or delete it. The developers have also made clever use of gestures, so you can find extra settings with a swipe, which is not unlike using keyboard shortcuts.

The neat interface is more streamlined than ever, with everything clearly and logically laid out in drop-down panels accessed from the top toolbar, making it easy to switch colors and brushes. This is a big update, with changes both above and below the surface. (opens in new tab) Read more: 20 best iPad art apps for painting and sketching. This article originally appeared in ImagineFX issue 147. It helps you to produce fantastic, realistic-looking results, gives you a lot of customisation if you need it, and is a bargain buy to boot. They appear translucently so that you can see your painting and use your brushstrokes to more creatively clone your photos, while ArtRage's Automatic Colour selection samples the relevant colours for you.ĪrtRage 5 is straightforward to use from the outset, with a gentle learning curve. Additionally you can use your reference images to colour-pick, to make painting even faster. Again, this enables you to make the most of your workspace. Multiple Reference Images can be pinned to your screens so that you can use them as you paint, which is handy in itself, but they can be re-sized, repositioned and also zoomed into if you only need to look at one specific area. ArtRage 5 enables you to choose options such as how much paint is loaded and how well it mixesĪnother new feature in version 5 is its ability to import photos or images as both reference images and tracing images.
