Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

'Brushes' iPhone App: Fingerpainting Without the Mess

by Caleb Johnson on June 18, 2009 at 04:23 PM

Are you a clean-freak, on-the-move, not-entirely-struggling artist? If so, 'Brushes,' a new art application for the iPhone, could be for you. Eliminating the need for cumbersome (and messy) brushes, paint tubes, pencils, sketchbooks, and other supplies, the app allows aspiring iArtists to create miniature oeuvres with the tips of their fingers.

According to The Daily Mail, many digital artists are using 'Brushes,' which costs $4.99 at the App Store, to create detailed works of art while riding the subway to work or waiting in the lobby at the dentist's office. It's not just MS Paint in mobile form, either; one 'Brushes' devotee, Jorge Colombo, found his work on the cover of 'The New Yorker.'

You can begin working from a blank canvas or an existing photograph. The application features several different brush-stroke sizes (from slim and fine to rough and wide), high-powered zoom capabilities, and a plethora of color and saturation options.

Some artists, such as Matthew Watkins of Italy, told The Daily Mail they plan on selling and exhibiting their creations. Watkins also said he liked the ability to create art in a matter of minutes, while still being able to spend hours refining a piece. Wisconsin native Susan Murtaugh already sells prints of her iPhone art, which you can view here.

Will iPainting turn out to be a fad or a significant step for the digital art revolution, or just a fad? Revolutionary, for sure. But then, we said that about the Bedazzler, too.
[From: The Daily Mail]

Tags: app store, AppStore, art, brushes, iphone, iphone apps, IphoneApps, ipod touch, IpodTouch, painting, top

Comments

1

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular