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 AT CES

               

 

ARTRAGE AT CES:

SONY BOOTH:  Artrage will be shown at the Sony Booth: #14200 LVCC Central Hall.

World famous artist, David Kassan will be painting with ArtRage on Sony VAIO touch screens at the booth.  Stop by and ask for Uwe Maurer or David Kassan.

WACOM BOOTH: Artrage will also be at the Wacom Booth #36045 LVCC South Hall. Stephen Burns will show ArtRage together with Bamboo tablets.  Stop by and ask for Stephen’s ArtRage tutorial DV.

ARTRAGE iOS SPECIALS AT CES:

• ArtRage for iPhone will be free for a limited time!
• ArtRage for iPad will be $2.99 instead of $4.99

For more info, see www.artrage.com

ArtRage works great with popular multi-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/

To schedule meetings at CES, contact: Karen Thomas/Bill Kouwenhoven Thomas PR C: (516) 527-9111 kthomas@thomaspr.com / bkouwen@thomas-pr.com

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

CG PRO PRINTS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “CANVAS SUCCESS STRATEGIES” CONTEST FOR PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS ON FACEBOOK

Photos:

CG ProPrints Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintslogo.html
Gallery Wrap Artwork: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintsgallerywrap.html
Bride Canvas http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintsbridecanvas.html 
Canvas Gallery Wrap: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscanvasgallery.html
Canvas Close-up: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscanvasclosed.html
Back of Canvas: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscanvas.html
Canvas Corner: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscorner.html
Jeanine Thurston, 2nd Place Winner CG Pro Prints Contest: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscontest2.html
Benjamin L. Corey, 3rd Place Winner CG Pro Prints Contest: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/cgproprintscontest.html 
 
Contact:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani
Thomas PR (631) 549-7575
kthomas@thomaspr.com eyutani@thomaspr.com www.thomas-pr.com www.thomaspublicrelations.com

CG PRO PRINTS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
“CANVAS SUCCESS STRATEGIES” CONTEST FOR
PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS ON FACEBOOK
 
CG Pro Prints Helps Pro Photographers & Artists Increase their Profits
by Providing Wholesale Pricing and High-Quality Canvas Printing Services

July 26, 2012, Longmont, CO — CG Pro Prints www.cgproprints.com, a division of Circle Graphics, the world’s largest producer of large-format digital graphics, announced today the winners of the “Canvas Success Strategies” Facebook Contest.  Scores of entries were submitted by professional photographers and artists leveraging CG Pro Prints’ breakthrough quality and value to win new clients, sell more prints, and enhance their reputation in their community.  CG Pro Prints offers very affordable wholesale services for professional photographers and artists to print their original work, with prices starting at only $12.99 for a 10×10 canvas. 

The CG Pro Prints Contest ran on Facebook from July 5-July 11, 2012 at:  http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/251047/prize_giving, with prizes of up to $250 for free canvas wraps awarded for the most creative ideas on how to take advantage of CG Pro Prints’ value for professional photographers to increase their bottom line and/or reach more clients.  Contestants were asked:  Are you bundling canvas with your photo shoots?  Displaying the canvas in your studio? Offering groupings?  Partnering with the local coffee shop to display and sell your prints?  Share your success strategy and inspire your colleagues!   

Three Successful Ways to Increase Sales for Professional Photographers & Artists: 

1.       Print ‘em! – just order the canvas:

At only $22.99 for a 16×20 premium quality Canvas Gallery Wrap through CG Pro Prints, photographers are able to sell canvases to every client.  First Place Contest Winner, Danielle Mavrick said, “I’ve found that an amazing way to sell (and only possible through CG Pro Prints because of pricing) is to just order the canvas!  I’ll ask the client which image is her favorite, then print it.  Sometimes as a 16×20 or maybe even two 11x14s.  Once I show it to them (and tell them I’ve ordered it as a sample), they always want it.  Works perfectly!” 

2.      Build from the Bricks You Have – offer to print photos on canvas from a past session:

Second Place Contest Winner Janine Thurston fills in sales lulls by emailing clients with special offers to print photos from past sessions on canvas.  “Adding a couple thousand in canvas print sales during a slower period has allowed us to keep a very even stream of cash-flow, and clients have LOVED them,” said Thurston. 

3.      Wedding Day Gift – gift a canvas to the bride & groom:

Another successful strategy is to gift a canvas to the bride and groom from the wedding shoot to display at the wedding reception.  “All of the guests at the reception will see the beautiful canvas sitting on the gift table, which will generate buzz about your business,” said CG Pro Prints’ Contest Third Place Winner Benjamin L. Corey. 

“CG Pro Prints is proud to be able to offer our world-class service to photographers to help them build their businesses,” said Evan Brooks, VP New Business Development, CG Pro Prints.  “With the low wholesale prices CG Pro Prints offers, professional photographers are finding countless ways to pass on great value to their clients and add to their bottom line.”    

For more information, see:  http://www.cgproprints.com/   

About CG Pro Prints 

CG Pro Prints is a division of Circle Graphics, Inc., the world’s largest producer of digital large-format prints.  CG Pro Prints offers very affordable services for professional photographers and artists to print their original work. They bring together world-class manufacturing expertise, engineering, and materials science to produce amazing products at very low prices.  The company provides a unique business opportunity for photographers and artists to pass on great value to their clients and fans while profiting. CG Pro Prints stands behind their products to make sure every customer is 100% satisfied with a money-back guarantee.  For more information, see www.cgproprints.com  

About Circle Graphics 

Circle Graphics, Inc. is the leading provider of out-of-home advertising production.  They work around-the-clock, seven days a week, to process thousands of images a day. The company’s extensive fleet of state-of-the-art printing equipment can produce more than a million square-feet of prints a day.  After ten years and almost one million orders, Circle Graphics has earned a solid reputation for exceptional customer service and the trust of the most demanding national brands to produce high quality, color accurate digital prints. For more information, see www.circlegraphicsonline.com.

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)

ArtRage for iPad Wins Computer Arts Magazine “Editor’s Choice”!

 

ArtRage for iPad Wins Computer Arts Magazine “Editor’s Choice”!

 

by Computer Arts Magazine

 

 

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

 

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.

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