PC World Review of ArtRage – 4 out of 5 Stars! “ArtRage makes creating natural-looking art easy and fun” by Erez Zukerman

 PC World Review of ArtRage – 4 out of 5 Stars! “ArtRage makes creating natural-looking art easy and fun” by Erez Zukerman

by Erez Zukerman, PC World

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2036183/review-artrage-makes-creating-natural-looking-art-easy-and-fun.html

Review: ArtRage makes creating natural-looking art easy and fun At a Glance

ArtRage 4.0 $50.00 ArtRage is easy and pleasant to start working with, especially if you have a pen tablet or a touchscreen computer.
Erez Zukerman  

Painting is fun. Unfortunately, software for painting often gets a bad rep: I don’t mean image-editing (Photoshop), but actual painting (Microsoft Paint). But Microsoft Paint is at the very bottom of the painting totem pole, often associated squiggly-looking Rage Guy memes. More modern tools like SpeedyPainter and Corel Painter Lite show that creating beautiful, natural-looking art using a computer is possible, and doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. ArtRage joins these accessible tools with its own touch-friendly interface and an attractive $50 price tag. The Symmetry feature makes for interesting paintings that sometimes look like koalas.  

Much like Corel Painter Lite and its older sibling, Corel Painter, ArtRage simulates natural media. Paper and brush both have textures; load your brush with paint and draw it across the canvas with one long stroke, and it will gradually fade out. Paint over an area again, and colors will blend, leaving visible brush strokes.
ArtRage’s interface is simple to pick up, with most functions in easy reach. I tested it with a simple stylus and one of the new breed of touchscreen-enabled laptops, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13. Radial toolbars at the bottom two corners of the screen let me quickly switch tools and adjust colors without fiddling with menus. Other tools show up as floating panels, which are easy to drag and resize using large, comfortable grippers, and automatically wink out of existence as you paint near them. You can pan, zoom, and rotate the canvas with two fingers, making for a very natural workflow. While most of the interface is touch-friendly, it’s not all quite there yet: Adjusting layer opacity still requires the keyboard, for example. Stencils and rulers make it easy to constrain your work.  

Once you get used to the friendly interface and simple tools, it’s time to start playing around with some of the more creative features. Symmetry makes it possible to create interesting, kaleidoscope-like drawings, while stencils and rulers let you constrict your work in interesting ways, for a more accurate, geometric look. Stencils and rulers are made to look like physical objects lying on top of your canvas: You can drag them around and resize them, but they look like pieces of plastic or metal. ArtRage supports layers, too, and you can blur individual layers, adjust their blend modes, change their textures, and more.
When zooming in for detail work, it often helps to keep the big picture in mind. When watching videos made with SpeedyPainter, I noticed just how often artists would zoom in and out, again and again, to get a sense of how the work is progressing. ArtRage helps avoid this by offering a feature called Views. A View works like a little Polaroid snap of your painting that lies on top of your canvas while you zoom in to work on the details. Just like a physical Polaroid, you can drag the View around and rotate it. Unlike its real-world counterpart, you can also change a View’s size, and zoom in or out on its contents. The same concept is used to show pieces of scrap canvas or other files for reference.
Polaroid-like Views of your work keep the big picture in view while zooming in for detail work. ArtRage feels deep and capable, but remains accessible and easy to start with. The attractive price tag doesn’t hurt, either. Like most other painting software, it is usable with a mouse, but shines when used with a pen tablet or a touchscreen. If you’re looking for an affordable and simple way to get into digital painting, try ArtRage out.
ArtRage 4.0 http://www.pcworld.com/product/1253377/artrage-4-0.html At a Glance ArtRage is easy and pleasant to start working with, especially if you have a pen tablet or a touchscreen computer.
View full product specs » http://www.pcworld.com/product/1253377/artrage-4-0.html
Price when rated: $50 (feature-limited demo)
Pros •Easy-to-use interface •Attractive price

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AMBIENT DESIGN RELEASES ARTRAGE 4 – Optimized Workflow for Pen Tablets &Touch Screens — New Features Include Symmetry Painting, Clone Tools, & Paint Mixing Scraps

Contact: Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani Thomas PR (631) 549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com eyutani@thomaspr.com  www.thomas-pr.com www.thomaspublicrelations.com
Photos: ArtRage 4 Screen Shots: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesign4screensymmetry.html
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesign4screentools.html
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesign4screenviews.html
http://www.artrage.com/artrage-4-samples.html

ArtRage 4 Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartrage4logo.html
Features: www.artrage.com/artrage-4-features.html Info: http://www.artrage.com/artrage4.html Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv

AMBIENT DESIGN RELEASES ARTRAGE 4

Optimized Workflow for Pen Tablets &Touch Screens — New Features Include Symmetry Painting, Clone Tools, & Paint Mixing Scraps

ArtRage 4 for Mac & Windows Adds Numerous Features Requested by Users:  Gradient Fills, Floating Reference Views of Artwork in Progress, and Paint Symmetry

February 13, 2013, San Francisco, CA – Ambient Design www.artrage.com, the award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Mac, Windows, iPad, and iPhone, released today the new ArtRage 4, a major upgrade of the popular paint software for Mac and Windows, available now for download at http://www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html.

ArtRage 4 offers unique touch-friendly workflow advantages optimized for pen tablet users.  The art creation app takes full advantage of the new Windows 8 multi-touch tablets, laptops, and desktops.  ArtRage 4 not only allows rotation, scale, and movement of the canvas with two fingers, but it can even utilize simple multi-touch gestures with layers, selections, rulers, stencils, stickers and reference images.  Whether using a pen, brush, drawing tablet, mouse or even a finger, ArtRage provides the experience of actually “painting” digitally on a computer canvas with oil paints that smear and blend, and watercolors that flow together to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would in a traditional art studio.

Available immediately for Mac and Windows 8, 7, XP, Vista and earlier computers, tablets, interactive white boards, and touch screens, major improvements in ArtRage 4 include the ability to create “mirrors” that reflect strokes as paint is applied; floating scraps of canvas that can be used like mixing palettes; a Workbench Toolbar; tighter user interface with the essentials for ease of use; improved workflow; better clone and fill tools; optimization for Windows 8, and more.

For a full list of new features, see:  http://www.artrage.com/artrage4.html.

New ArtRage 4 Features Include:

• Paint Symmetry: Automatically mirrors strokes across the canvas as they are made by reflecting or rotating the path of the tool around a customizable center point.
• Toolbox Panel:  Make a single interface panel to gather colors, presets, and other items that are relevant to the current painting.
• Floating Views: Floating windows that display viewports in to part or all of the canvas during painting.
• Scraps:  Paint on independent, floating scraps of canvas that can be used like mixing palettes or test sheets.
• Workbench Toolbar: Collapse the entire interface into a single toolbar with customizable space for tools required for the current painting.
• Front End Redesign: The interface has been restructured and tweaked to improve workflow and clarity.
• Clone Tool: Clone paint tool with all of its properties across the canvas.
• Pattern & Gradient Fills: New Fill Tool allows the creation of gradations and tiled pattern fills.
• Wacom Stylus Property Support: Take advantage of Pressure, Tilt, Barrel Rotation, and the Airbrush Wheel available on some Wacom Styluses. ArtRage also recognizes individual styluses, allowing tools to be assigned to them for quick selection when they are brought back to the tablet.
• Backup File System: Automatically saves backups of previous generations of paintings to prevent destructive edits deleting old work.
• Optimized for Windows 8:  Takes full advantage of the new Windows 8 multi-touch tablets, laptops, and computers.

Availability and Upgrade

ArtRage 4 is available immediately, priced at $49.90 at: http://www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html.  ArtRage.com purchases of ArtRage Studio Pro made since January 7^th, 2013 will be eligible for a free upgrade to ArtRage 4.  Owners of any other desktop version of ArtRage will receive a 50% discount on ArtRage 4 upgrades.  See comparison chart: http://www.artrage.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf.

ArtRage for iPad and ArtRage for iPhone are available, priced at $4.99 and $1.99 from the Apple iTunes Store.  For more information, see www.artrage.com or Facebook:  www.facebook.com/artrage.

About Ambient Design Ltd.

Ambient Design Ltd. is a New Zealand-based global software development and publishing firm, specializing in creative applications and user interfaces for artists of all ages and all levels of competency, including professionals, hobbyists and students. The principals have over 40 years experience in combining complex image processing algorithms with an easily accessible user experience. Ambient Design Ltd. was founded in 2000 by Andy Bearsley and Matt Fox-Wilson, formerly of MetaCreations, the developer of Painter, Bryce and Kai’s Power Tools. Ambient Design’s products are available in 12 languages and have been downloaded over 30 million times.  For more information, see www.artrage.com.

ArtRage, Ambient Design and the BrushMan logo are trademarks of Ambient Design Ltd.

All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 

ARTRAGE ARTISTS PAINT LIVE AT SONY IN-STORE EVENTS NY, CALIFORNIA & TEXAS THROUGH DECEMBER 23rd

      

 

ARTRAGE ARTISTS PAINT LIVE AT SONY IN-STORE EVENTS

NY, CALIFORNIA & TEXAS THROUGH DECEMBER 23^rd –

 

ArtRage Realistic Paint Software is Included with New Sony VAIO Touch Screen PCs –

ArtRage Works with popular Multi-Touch Screens:  Windows 8 & 7, iPad & iPhone

WHAT: Sony featuring ArtRage Artists at in-store events painting with new VAIO touch screens.

WHEN:  Now until Dec 23^rd

WHERE:  Select Sony stores in NY, Texas and California – details below

ARTISTS:  David Kassan,Raheem Nelson, Chris Carrasco, Richard Weinstein, Janice Cummings, Richard Shulman, Henry Kaufmann, Lucy Limon, Stephen Suarez, Sean McWilliams, Stephen Suarez, Dalton Grant Jr., Adrian Martinez, Mark Ramirez, Haven Herrera, Howard Simpson, David Navas, Jordan Monsell, Angelo Divino, Francesca Andrews, Sal Navarro, Eric Rogerson, Soraya Penido, Diana Roberts, Tom Durham, John Colasante, Mia Robinson

Times and Locations of ArtRage Artists in Residence at Sony VAIO Touch Events

Sony Plaza NYC Tue-Fri 4-8 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-7 PM

550 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 833-8800

Sony Long Island Tue-Fri 6-10 PM, Sat-Sun Noon-8 PM

630 Old Country Road #1120, Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 248-2901

Datavision, NYC Tue- Fri 4-8 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-5 PM

445 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 689-1111

Sony Houston Tue-Fri 5-9 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-7 PM

630 Old Country Road #1120, Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 248-2901

Sony Costa Mesa Tue-Fri 5-9 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-7 PM

3333 Bristol Street #22, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Phone: (714) 754-6302

Sony Century City Tue-Fri 5-9 PM, Sat-Sun 1-9 PM

10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (310) 282-8092

Sony Palo Alto Tue-Fri 4-8 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-7 PM

359 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Phone: (650) 322-6170

Also in Times Square, NY City:  See a video of David Kassan painting with ArtRage on the Sony Times Square Billboard during the promotion through Dec 23! 

See video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4PRk90G1o&feature=youtu.be

Photo:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151433567621461&set=a.212611621460.141145.563766460&type=1&theater

Artist will paint live with ArtRage Studio Pro at Sony in-store events on new VAIO touch screens from now until December 23.  Stop by the stores to get your portrait painted and try out ArtRage on the VAIO tablets.  ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 www.artrage.com, the winner of Professional Photographer magazine’s prestigious “Hot One” Award for Best New Gear, was selected by Sony to be included with selected VAIO Windows 8 PCs to show the creative  capabilities of touch screens.

ArtRage works great with popularmulti-touch screens, including Windows 8, Windows 7, iPad and iPhone touch screens.  ArtRage lets you become a true digital artist, providing the experience of actually “painting” digitally on a computer canvas with oil paints that smear and blend, and watercolors that flow together to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would with traditional art tools and materials.

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 for Windows and Mac is available immediately, priced at $59.90 at http://www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html. ArtRage for iPad is also available immediately priced at $4.99 from the Apple iTunes Store. To test the creative possibilities on your own multi-touch screens for painting, download the free 30 day trial version of ArtRage Studio Pro (Mac & Win) at http://www.artrage.com/artrage-demos.html.

For press review copies of ArtRage Studio Pro or ArtRage for iPad & iPhone and Stephen Burns ArtRage Studio Pro Training video contact: kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com

Videos: ArtRage on Sony VAIO Duo 11 – Learn to Paint like the Masters http://youtu.be/n6JXOkDnxjA?hd=1 ArtRage YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv ArtRage on Touch screens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JVfVbJmaeM&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
ArtRage training video by Stephen Burns, PhotoshopCAFE.com: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/video/products/introduction-to-artrage.htm.

Photos: ArtRage with David Kassan in Times Square video: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartragetimessquare.html
Warhol Daisy recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignwarholdaisy.html
Miro Daybreak recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesigndaybreak.html
Hokusai Great Wave recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesigngreatwave.html
Apple Painted in ArtRage Studio: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignapple.html
Releases: Sony Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragesonyrelease.html
Hot One Award Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragehotoneawardrelease.html
ArtRage 3.5 Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragestudioprorelease.html
ArtRage 3.5 Product Comparison: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf
New Features: http://www.artrage.com/artrage-whatsnew.html

Website:   www.artrage.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/artrage Flickr:        www.flickr.com/groups/artrage/pool/ Gallery:     https://www.facebook.com/groups/artrage/ Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artrage/

SONY SELECTS ARTRAGE TO HIGHLIGHT CREATIVE SIDE OF NEW SONY VAIO TOUCH PCS AT LAUNCH IN NEW YORK CITY

                   

          

Contact:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani, Thomas PR
(631) 549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com Website: www.thomas-pr.com 
 
Photos:
Warhol Daisy recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignwarholdaisy.html
Miro Daybreak recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesigndaybreak.html 
Hokusai Great Wave recreated in ArtRage: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesigngreatwave.html  
Apple Painted in ArtRage Studio: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignapple.html 
Videos:
Learn to paint like the Masters: Warhol, Miro, Hokusai: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragepaintlikethemasters.html
ArtRage YouTube Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv
ArtRage 3.5 Product Comparison: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf
Link to Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragesonyrelease.html
 

SONY SELECTS ARTRAGE TO HIGHLIGHT CREATIVE SIDE OF NEW SONY VAIO TOUCH PCS AT LAUNCH IN NEW YORK CITY

Easy to Learn Realistic Digital Painting Software Included in U.S.

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Most Realistic Painting Software with Accessible User Interface – Oil Paints Smear, Watercolors Blend
Optimized for Multi-Touch Screens: Canvas, Layers, Rulers, Stencils & Reference Images Can be Moved with Two Fingers on Touch Screens

Records & Plays Back Actual Paint Strokes – Photoshop Compatible Layer Files
 

October 15, 2012, NY, NY – Ambient Design www.artrage.com, the leading award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Windows, Mac, iPad and iPhone, announced today that it has been chosen by Sony to highlight the creative touch screen capabilities of the new Sony VAIO PCs for Windows 8 at the Sony VAIO fall product line launch, held in New York City.  ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro v. 3.5 (available at http://www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html) are being demonstrated on touch-enabled VAIO PCs by a variety of artists, showing the benefits to professional and even beginning artists. 

ArtRage’s powerful software lets you become an amazing digital artist, providing the experience of actually “painting” digitally on a computer touch screen canvas with oil paints that smear and blend, and watercolors that flow together to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would in a traditional art studio.   

ArtRage to be Included with Select Sony VAIO Touch PCs in the U.S. – Closest Experience to Actual Painting 

Included with select models of Sony VAIO PCs:  Sony VAIO Tap 20, Sony VAIO Duo 11, Sony VAIO L24, Sony VAIO E14P, and Sony VAIO T13, ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro 3.5 are the only art programs that provide the most realistic tactile experience closest to actual painting, with an easily accessible user interface.  ArtRage is so easy to use, it even allows children and beginning digital artists to create realistic art works that appear to be painted by traditional art media, like oil on canvas or watercolors on special papers.  ArtRage can even record and play back actual paint strokes, with additional advanced features for color blending, scripting, and content sharing tools.  For a detailed list of features of the different versions, see: http://www.artrage.com/artrage-whatsnew.html. 

ArtRage Optimized for Multi-Touch Screens – Quickly Move the Canvas with Two Fingers 

Optimized for multi-touch screens, ArtRage not only lets you rotate, scale and move the canvas with two fingers, but it also allows rulers, stencils, stickers, layers, selections and even menus to be easily rearranged without hunting for complex commands deep in the menu structure (some examples of the multi-touch benefits for artists of all levels can be seen in the video showing recreations of famous artists “Learn to paint like the Masters: Warhol, Miro, Hokusai” at: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragepaintlikethemasters.html, more videos at:  http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv).   

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Features:

(partial list of the advanced features)

• Tablet Support:  Uses Microsoft’s Realtime Stylus system for wider support of pen and touch input devices, like the Sony VAIO PC.
• Multi-Threading Speed:  Speed increases for multiprocessor/multi-core computers.
• Color Blending:  Oil paint and watercolor blend fast and realistically.
• Recording/Playback:  Records painting as it happens for playback, automates repetitive tasks, plays back in higher resolutions for larger print outs, accelerated playback, even plays back paint stroke recordings of ArtRage for iPad.
• Share Content:  Makes it easy to share custom content (like stickers, presets and stencils).
• Scripting:  Almost every aspect of ArtRage can be controlled via written commands, including paint strokes, transformations, settings, built-in filtering and more. 
• Create Tutorials:  Records art for posterity, creates tutorials with annotations of script recordings.
• Loaded Palette Knife:  Load paint onto the Palette Knife before using to create smooth strokes with precise angle control.
• Airbrush Control:  Control airbrush fall-off sharpness and nozzle drips.
• Hard-Tipped Tools:  Pencils, Crayons, and Chalks allow more expressive strokes on the canvas. 

For more details on new features, see http://www.artrage.com/artrage-whatsnew.html.

Availability & Pricing 

ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro 3.5 for Windows and Mac are available immediately, priced at $29.90 and $59.90 respectively at http://www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html.  ArtRage for iPad is also available immediately priced at $4.99 and ArtRage for iPhone is available for $1.99 from theApple iTunes Store. For more information, see www.artrage.com or Facebook:  www.facebook.com/artrage.  Community: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/forum.php. See comparison chart: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf.   

About Ambient Design Ltd.

Ambient Design Ltd. is a New Zealand-based global software development and publishing firm, specializing in creative applications and user interfaces for artists of all ages and all levels of competency, including professionals, hobbyists and students. The principals have over 40 years experience in combining complex image processing algorithms with an easily accessible user experience. Ambient Design Ltd. was founded in 2000 by Andy Bearsley and Matt Fox-Wilson, formerly of MetaCreations, the developer of Painter, Bryce and Kai’s Power Tools.  Ambient Design’s products are available in 12 languages and have been downloaded over 10 million times.  For more information, see www.artrage.com.

ArtRage, Ambient Design and the BrushMan logo are trademarks of Ambient Design Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

ARTRAGE SPONSORS L.A. MOBILE ARTS FESTIVAL – Sat, Aug 18 – Sat, Aug 25, Santa Monica, CA

           

       

ARTRAGE SPONSORS L.A. MOBILE ARTS FESTIVAL

Sat, Aug 18 – Sat, Aug 25, Santa Monica, CA

Part Contemporary Art, Part High Tech Extravaganza  

SEE ARTWORK CREATED BY ARTRAGE AWARD-WINNING REALISTIC ART PAINTING SOFTWARE FOR IPHONE & IPAD AT: http://www.iphoneart.com/groups/434   

ArtRage Sponsors L.A. Mobile Arts Festival:  Sat, Aug 18 – Sat, Aug 25, 2012
Location:  Santa Monica Art Studios, 3028 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA
Opening Reception: Sat, Aug 18 VIP & Media:  6-7 PM (Invite only) Open to all:  7-10 PM
Invite:
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/350f5d0be4412b9fb93532c96/files/LA_MobileArts_Invite.pdf 
Info:  www.iphoneart.com/la-maf/   
Program: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b54r1p6um4cn2n2/LA_Mobile_Arts_Festival_2012_Program.pdf
 
ArtRage at L.A. Mobile Arts Festival:
 
L.A. Mobile Arts Festival’s sponsor, ArtRage www.artrage.com, the leading award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for iPad, iPhone, and Mac and Windows desktop computers, will be showcasing artwork created with ArtRage on the iPhone and iPad at the L.A. Mobile Arts Festival starting on Sat, Aug 18.  See ArtRage gallery at: http://www.iphoneart.com/groups/434.
 
L.A. Mobile Arts Festival looks at art created by mobile devices, including iPhones, iPads, Android phones, etc.  Part contemporary art, part high tech extravaganza, the L.A. Mobile Arts Festival offers a look at the intersection of art and technology.  More than 200 international mobile artists from 30 countries and 600 fine arts prints, sculpture, film and environmental installations showcasing the latest in mobile photography will be demonstrated at the week-long event.  For more Info:  www.iphoneart.com/la-maf/ or    
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=466508870040083&set=a.224084904282482.65038.116580331699607&type=1&theater 
 
Contact to RSVP to the Press Preview and to Schedule Meetings with ArtRage at the L.A. Mobile Arts Festival:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani
Thomas PR
(631)549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com eyutani@thomaspr.com www.thomas-pr.com 
 
ArtRage Links:
Website: www.artrage.com     
ArtRage available at: www.artrage.com  & App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/artrage/id391432693?mt=8& App Store   
ArtRage Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artrageforipad14release.html
Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignjasminecommerce.html    
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignsculpture.html
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignipadstarwar.html    
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartrageiphonetesting.html    
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/artrage
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ArtRage_Radar/media/grid

ARTRAGE NEWS AT COMIC-CON 2012 BOOTH #5561-San Diego, July 11-15, 2012 -AMBIENT DESIGN WILL BE DEMOING ARTRAGE 3 at Comic-Con

          

ARTRAGE NEWS AT COMIC-CON 2012 BOOTH #5561

San Diego, July 11-15, 2012 

AMBIENT DESIGN WILL BE DEMOING ARTRAGE 3 at Comic-Con – Studio 2nd Street/TAD (The Art Department) Booth #5561/5562 (near Lobby F/G across from booth 4901).  ArtRage 3 will be shown with Wacom tablets, touch screens and the iPad.   

SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY:  Stephen Burns premiering his “Intro to ArtRage” tutorial DVD published by www.PhotoShopCafe.com/artrage. 

SPECIAL COMIC-COM SAVINGS ON ARTRAGE 3 STUDIO & PRO:  use coupon code “SDCC” at www.artrage.com/artrage-store.html.  ArtRage for iPad is on sale for $2.99 via iTunes. 

TO SCHEDULE PRESS MEETINGS AT COMIC-CON, CONTACT:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani
Thomas PR
(631)549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com eyutani@thomaspr.com 
http://www.thomas-pr.com

ArtRage Links:
Website: www.artrage.com   
ArtRage available at: www.artrage.com & App Store
Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artrageforipad14release.html  
Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignjasminecommerce.html  
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignsculpture.html  
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignipadstarwar.html  
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartrageiphonetesting.html  
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv  
Facebook: www.facebook.com/artrage   
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ArtRage_Radar/media/grid         

Studio 2nd Street/TAD at Comic-Con:
Studio 2nd Street/ TAD (The Art Department) is an emerging online school for traditional and digital art, illustrations & painting.  Join us to witness legendary illustrators demonstrating their techniques live, traditional and digital.
 
Learn from the skills of:
http://theartdepartment.org/faculty/ron-lemen  
http://theartdepartment.org/faculty/john-english  
http://theartdepartment.org/faculty/jon-foster  
http://theartdepartment.org/faculty/ron-vanessa-lemen 
http://theartdepartment.org/faculty/jason-manley 
(co-founder/director of Massive Black and ConceptArt.org)

LAST MINUTE FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA FOR ARTISTIC TECH DADS: ArtRage for iPad & iPhone – Art Software on the Go

LAST MINUTE FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA
FOR ARTISTIC TECH DADS:
ArtRage for iPad & iPhone – Art Software on the Go 
  

ArtRage for iPad and iPhone lets fathers explore their artistic side wherever they go.  The iPad version of ArtRage has been upgraded for the new iPad’s full Retina high-res display.  It lets creative dads actually paint on the iPad canvas with oil painting effects that smear and blend and watercolor strokes that merge to create soft, wet gradations.  ArtRage is also available for iPhone and Mac/Windows desktop computers for more professional effects and to play back recorded brush strokes from the iPad in higher resolutions for larger print outs. 

FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL:  from May 21 to June 17, ArtRage for iPad will be priced at $6.99 available through Apple iTunes Store.
Pricing: $6.99 for iPad, $1.99 for iPhone
Reduced Pricing: $29.90 for ArtRage 3.5 Studio for Mac/Windows, $59.90 for ArtRage 3.5 Studio Pro for Mac/Windows
Website: www.artrage.com  
Available at: www.artrage.com  & Apple iTunes Store
Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artrageforipad14release.html 
Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignjasminecommerce.html 
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignsculpture.html 
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignipadstarwar.html 
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartrageiphonetesting.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/artrage  
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ArtRage_Radar/media/grid        
Flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/artrage/pool/   

Contact:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani, Thomas PR
(631) 549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com 
Website: www.thomas-pr.com

ARTRAGE FOR IPAD v. 1.4 LAUNCHED FOR NEW IPAD WITH RETINA DISPLAY — Optimized for iPad’s High-Res Display with Crisp Vibrant Color — ArtRage Featured in Apple’s New TV Commercial for New iPad

           

YouTube Videos:
ArtRage for iPad in Apple TV commercial for new iPad Retina display: http://youtu.be/t34S1HW82KU?hd=1
Future Canvas Video: http://youtu.be/8SKgUsfZ_Xg?hd=1 & http://www.youtube.com/user/artragetv

Photos ArtRage for iPad 1.4 with Retina Display:
Pick Me by Bo Paweena: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignpickme.html
Start-to-Finish Pick Me! by Bo Paweena: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignstarttofinish.html
Hockney by Paul Kercal: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignhockney.html
ArtRage for iPad Photo – A neighborhood cafe by Bo Paweena: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignipadcafe.html
Jasmine by David Kassan: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignjasmine.html
ArtRage Studio Pro Photos:
Screamy Night:  http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/07/22/9132163/Recording2.png
Recording and Playback:  http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/07/22/9132163/NoteRecording1.png
Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignartrageipad.html
Comparison Chart: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artrageproductcomparison.pdf

Contact:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani, Thomas PR
(631) 549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com
Website: www.thomas-pr.com

ARTRAGE FOR IPAD v. 1.4 LAUNCHED FOR
NEW IPAD WITH RETINA DISPLAY

Optimized for iPad’s High-Res Display with Crisp Vibrant Color
ArtRage Featured in Apple’s New TV Commercial for New iPad

April 5, 2012, San Francisco, CA – Ambient Design www.artrage.com, the leading award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Mac & Windows, announced today ArtRage for iPad v. 1.4, upgraded for the new iPad’s full Retina high-res display.  Available immediately at the Apple iTunes Store, the new version of ArtRage for iPad is optimized to take full advantage of the new iPad’s crisp high-resolution 2048 x 1536 Retina display.  Colors and details in ArtRage’s painting software are even more vibrant and realistic than before, using the new iPad’s display with 4 times the pixels than the iPad 2.  In addition, ArtRage for iPad v. 1.4 provides a wider range of real world painting tools; unlimited layers to encourage creativity; the largest canvas available on the market for a painting app; advanced digital camera support; and language support of Spanish and Italian (in addition to English, Japanese, Korean, French and German).

New Low Introductory Pricing of $4.99 (Previously $6.99) 

Offered at a new lower introductory pricing of $4.99 (previously $6.99), ArtRage for iPad is one of the few products featured in the Apple’s new TV commercial for the new iPad Retina display at:  http://youtu.be/t34S1HW82KU?hd=1 (18 seconds in).  ArtRage for iPad lets you become a mobile digital artist on your iPad, providing the experience of actually “painting” digitally on an iPad canvas with oil paints that smear and blend, and watercolors that flow together to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would in a traditional art studio.

ArtRage for iPad Features:

-Digital camera support for referencing and tracing images, importing images, importing to layers, and loading reference images.
-Largest canvas of any painting app on the market – 2048 x 2048 (4K).
-Realistic color blending.
-Paint stroke recordings can be played back in ArtRage Studio Pro on Mac and Windows.
-ArtRage .PTG file format registered for easier file sharing, importing and exporting.
-Improved Colorpicker.
-Improved workflow.
-Easier to save incremental copies.

General Features:

       Real World Painting Tools:
      – High quality rendered strokes show the amount of paint on the canvas, letting you play with texture as well as color.
– Oil Brush with thickness and smearing.
– Watercolor tracking tool and paper wetness as you paint.
– Airbrush.
– Palette Knife for spreading and blending pigment.
– Paint Roller & Paint Tube.
– Inking Pen with auto-smoothing and pressure simulation.
– Pencil & Marker Pen and Chalk & Crayon.
– Eraser.
– Flood Fill.
– Settings for fine control of each tool and custom tool presets for storing favorites.

Layers:
-Unlimited layers.
-Better color blending.
-Easier to save incremental copies.
– Blend Modes, including Photoshop standards.
– Easy access to visibility/opacity.

Utilities:
– Unlimited Undo/Redo.
– Reference & Tracing Images to help you as you paint.
– Unlimited color samples.

ArtRage for iPad allows you to share your painting files with the desktop version via iTunes, so you can add finishing touches or use the editing tools in ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 to tweak your work on your Mac or Windows computer.  Available immediately at the promotional price of $4.99 (normally $6.99), ArtRage for iPad v. 1.4 can be downloaded from the Apple iTunes Store.  The desktop versions of ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro 3.5 for Mac and Windows are also available with more advanced features, priced now $29.90 and $59.90 (reduced from $40 and $80), see comparison chart at: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf.  For more information, see www.artrage.com, ArtRage for iPad Features:  http://www.artrage.com/artrage-ipad-features.html, Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/artrage, Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/artrage_radar.

About Ambient Design Ltd.

Ambient Design Ltd. is a New Zealand-based global software development and publishing firm, specializing in creative applications and user interfaces for artists of all ages and all levels of competency, including professionals, hobbyists and students. The principals have over 40 years experience in combining complex image processing algorithms with an easily accessible user experience. Ambient Design Ltd. was founded in 2000 by Andy Bearsley and Matt Fox-Wilson, formerly of MetaCreations, the developer of Painter, Bryce and Kai’s Power Tools.  Ambient Design’s products are available in 12 languages and have been downloaded over 10 million times.  For more information, see www.artrage.com.

ArtRage, Ambient Design and the BrushMan logo are trademarks of Ambient Design Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

ArtRage in Wall St. Journal: “Two of my favorite apps that turn the iPad into an easel are $2.99 ArtRage..”

 

ArtRage in Wall St. Journal: “Two of my favorite apps that turn the iPad into an easel are $2.99 ArtRage..”

 

by Katie Boehret, Wall St. Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265451077949064.html

March 6, 2012

Two of my favorite apps that turn the iPad into an easel are $2.99 ArtRage…

ArtRage offers 11 different tools, including oil paints (represented by paint tubes), pastels, and even a palate-knife tool that blends colors on the screen. The marks that one’s stylus makes on the iPad screen adjust differently with each tool. When colors are added to the canvas, they blend like in real life, so oil strokes of pink and pale blue make a light purple shade. Images can be saved to a gallery, uploaded to Dropbox and Facebook, printed or emailed.

THOMAS PR WEB SITE http://www.thomas-pr.com

 

PRESS ALERT: MEET WITH ARTRAGE IN NY MARCH 1st FOR DEMOS OF NEW AWARD-WINNING ARTRAGE STUDIO PRO 3.5 & REVIEW COPIES

                 

PRESS ALERT:

MEET WITH ARTRAGE IN NY MARCH 1^st FOR DEMOS OF NEW AWARD-WINNING ARTRAGE STUDIO PRO 3.5 & REVIEW COPIES 

Where:  ArtRage Suite, Hilton NY Hotel, 1335 Ave of the Americas/between 53^rd & 54^th St., NYC 212-586-7000 (Pick up Elevator Key for ArtRage Suite at Executive Concierge Desk)

When:  Thurs, March 1, 2012 11 AM-6 PM (contact Karen Thomas to schedule meeting)

During:  NAEA Conference (National Art Educators Association) http://www.arteducators.org/news/national-convention/national-convention  

Contact to Schedule Meetings & for Review Copies:

Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani, Thomas PR

(631) 549-7575 kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com Website: www.thomaspr.com 

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ARTRAGE STUDIO PRO 3.5 NOW AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW –

Winner of the Professional Photographer Magazine’s Hot One Award  

Share Content, Record & Play Strokes, Improved Color Blending & Speed 

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5, winner of Professional Photographer magazine’s prestigious “Hot One” Award for Best New Gear (March 2012), is now available for press review. Please tell me if you’d like a review copy. 

ArtRage 3.5 lets you become a true digital artist, providing the experience of actually “painting” digitally on a computer canvas with oil paints that smear and blend, and watercolors that flow together to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would in a traditional art studio. 

New Features in Studio Pro v. 3.5:

• Recording/Playback:  Now allows Recording and Playback of paintings and automates repetitive tasks, recording the painting as it happens.   

• Create Tutorials:  Record your art for posterity and create tutorials with annotations explaining techniques, to share the process of painting.

• Share Content:  The Package File system makes the process of sharing custom content, like stickers, presets and stencils, easy. 

• Painting Tool Improvements:  Loaded Palette Knife, Airbrush Control, Hard-Tipped Tools, Improved Tablet Support, Improved Color Blending. 

• Multi-Threading Speed Improvements:  Users of multiprocessor or multi-core computers will see substantial speed increases. 

• Scripting & Sharing:  Scripts recorded in ArtRage can be edited manually. 

See details and more new features: http://www.artrage.com/artrage-whatsnew.html 

Info: www.artrage.com 

Release:

Hot One Award Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragehotoneawardrelease.html

Studio Pro 3.5 Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/ambientdesign/artragestudioprorelease.html 

Photos:

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Knife Loaded Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignstudioproknife.html  

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Note Recording Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignstudiopronote.html 

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Package Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignstudiopropack.html 

ArtRage Studio Pro 3.5 Recording Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/ambientdesignstudioprorecording.html  

ArtRage 3.5 Product Comparison: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf 

Videos: 

New Features:     http://youtu.be/PVVSejlQqO4?hd=1

Gallery Opening: http://youtu.be/8SKgUsfZ_Xg?hd=1

Miro, Warhol& The Wave:     http://youtu.be/cAwiyOgFzMs?hd=1

ArtRage @CES 2012 with INTEL: http://youtu.be/OJ69afNfM1Y?hd=1 

Future of Digital Painting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DBID-3jaIpQ  

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/artrage 

Twitter:      @ArtRage_Radar