Mobile applications continue to enable us to explore the outer reaches of our personal interests and curiosities from the comforts of our portable devices. With these tools, we’re exposed to a potentially lucrative, and enriching, learning experience as a multitude of information is available at a constant stream. For artists, this is a means to examine and indulge in a range of artistic fields. Art students in particular benefit from access to these impressive art tools as they provide opportunities to advance their skills and enhance their art savvy. Here are six significant mobile apps aimed at improving the techniques and developing the talents of budding artists.
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Art HD
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In order to fully appreciate and create truly evocative works of art, artists must be relentless in their quest to expose themselves to astounding art pieces. Art HD is an application that introduces users to world-renowned artists such as Michelangelo, Salvador Dali, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Franz Marc. Featuring collections of some of the most famous works by these artists, Art HD also provides a bit of history as it offers a brief background on each artist as well as a description of their personal lives. In addition to its historical content and extensive gallery of influential works, Art HD will keep you entertained with quizzes and slideshows on the artists featured in the app.
Art2Go
Art2Go is a simple, yet powerful app designed to immerse art enthusiasts in the lush histories of storied artists. Showcasing an array of art work in brilliant, high-definition displays, Art2Go presents engaging and useful content on 19th and 20th century artists such as Monet, Cezanne, and Picasso. While Art2Go’s collection of works is somewhat limited, users can enjoy audio lectures describing impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces, which can be quite useful to art students. This app is not available in the U.S. app store.
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A truly revolutionary application for developing and emerging artists alike, ArtSite gives users a vehicle to share their own pieces with the creative conscience of ArtSite. With ArtSite, users not only share their work, but are encouraged to give feedback on a number of works of art in the app’s 200-page collection. In addition, ArtSite includes a unique feature that provides daily offerings of artistic ideas to inspire and motivate users.
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If you want a truly organic writing experience, Paper is the ideal application. The application does not feature distracting bells and whistles as many other programs do; instead it provides users with a simple sketchbook in which to create. The application features various tools for the eager artist to create with, including sketch, draw, and write features. Artists are also able to outline projects and create beautiful variations of color shades with the mixer tool, which can help users stay productive, organized, and creative. In the age of digital artistry, applications like Paper are becoming valuable to the progression of the digital art movement.
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Clik here to view.Yours, Vincent The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
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Lovers of van Gogh will delight in this app which highlights an illustrious collection of his early sketches and paintings from the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Perhaps more compelling than his annotated sketches, van Gogh’s letters detailing the significant milestones in his life give users insight into the prolific artist’s brilliant mind. The application also features video interviews with the museum’s letters expert and galleries full of his art, making it ideal for both art students and educators.
Procreate
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Procreate is an iPad exclusive illustration app. As far as applications are concerned, Procreate is a powerful design tool that helps digital artists perfect their craft. Well equipped to meet the needs of digital artists, the application features several design devices such as brushes that allow users to create striking pieces of artwork, which can then be instantly uploaded to iCloud and popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and deviantART. What’s more, Procreate features 64-bit color capabilities, 250 levels of undo and redo commands, and an extensive layering system reminiscent of Photoshop as well as simple features such as an easy-to-use touch screen, an openGL painting engine, and a continuous auto save to preserve your artistic feats.
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