Leave a Review ArtRage Vitae Mobile Painting
Icons turn generic
I don’t know why but suddenly the thumbnails all turned generic the the ArtRage logo. I have dozens of artwork and I now have to spend time opening each one to find it.duffyb
Brush Shape
It would be nice to have an option to SEE the brush cursor/shape BEFORE I make a stroke. Like most digital painting software.benji11344567890
Incredible Color Blending for iPad
Big thanks to the developers of this art software. With Procreate’s lack of realistic color blending I gave up on using the iPad for art. Upon buying ArtRage Vitae and seeing it immediately mix blue and yellow to create a beautiful green color I am realizing there is hope for the future of art on the iPad. The sad grey mush you get when mixing blue and yellow in inferior art programs makes ArtRage Vitae a must-buy. Just hold your finger down on the color in the lower right to access the Real Color Blending. My Bob Ross dream is coming true.Show lessDamien Margo
Brush Presets Disappear
Every time I open and close the application the brush, canvas presets disappear and you have to reset each and every one each time. As you can imagine this gets tedious and monotonous and when working on projects your continuity and inspiration are hampered. I have mentioned this issue now for years as it is the same with ArtRage Pro version and they have yet to reply or rectify the problem. They are happy enough to take payment for the application so good business ethics would hope they would address any problems promptly.Show lessLeeanna Storm
First Impressions, good could be better.
The drawing / painting engine is good, however the experience of using the app needs work.
It doesn’t appear to support pencil hover on iPad Pro, nor doubletap on the pencil’s side to change tool (eg to eraser, or even better a per-tool option so oil paint could be alternated with palette knife, etc).
The app would benefit from some proper paper sizing controls - width & height in mm, combined with pixel density in dpi.Show lessthing thing thing
Why this new version?
ArtRage has always been a go-to for realistic digital painting especially for those who like a UI that’s familiar to fine artists, with a tray of brushes and media tools instead of a Photoshop-like interface. I’ve used AR for years but when I saw this new version I thought finally they updated this app which has never really changed in over a decade. Nope…still the same. It looks and behaves exactly like the original app. So what’s “Vitae” about it? Head scratcher. Still good and worth using but wonder why it exists unless purely to dupe original users into buying. Guilty!Show lessartlife1
Great app
Love this app. No other app mixes colour like this one.Jolier
Loving it
After using the original ArtRage app for the lovely watercolor effects I decided to try this new one. Amazing. I’m loving what it can do. And for such a low price. The instructions were a little hard to find on the website, but I’m now excited about trying all the features and tools. I’ve tried many art apps and I keep coming back to this one.Show lessN567
Wonderful painting experience with a Pencil
I’ve been a user of ArtRage on the desktop for years so as soon as I got an iPad Pro, I was keen to try the mobile version too.
I was given pause by the very negative reviews suggesting that there was a large amount of lag and that there was no slider to set the brush sizes. I’m happy to report that both of these issues weren’t evident during my painting experience this morning.
I’m using the latest 2021 M1 iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil (v2) and there was very little lag when using the brush tools (certainly no more than when I’ve used ArtRage on my MacBook). Using the roller produced a little lag but again, no more than I’ve experienced on the desktop version.
Accessing the brush slider is simple - hold the Pencil on the bottom left corner (where the % brush size indicator is) and drag inwards and a quarter-circle brush size selector will appear.
I’m really looking forward to getting creative with this version of one of my favourite creative tools.
If I find that in use, lag becomes apparent or other issues arise, I will amend this review accordingly but for now, I’m really impressed.Show lessSherbetSheep
Crashes delete gallery.
Three times The app has crashed. Each time I lose all my work. I love the app. I hate the way it stores the work.Poker Woman
