Amazing App, Despite the Glitches
This app is purely amazing; before I had my iPad, I simply adored the Colors!3d on the Nintendo 3DSXL, and used it daily. When I first found out that Colors! was also available on my iPad, I was thrilled and instantly purchased it, because I already knew how amazing this application was from my experiences with the 3DS version.
If you happen to have a 3DS, and are trying to decide which platform to get it on, I'm certain you'll be wondering which version is superior; honestly, there are pros and cons with both versions. The 3DS version is simple to use and has all of the same features that the iPad version does, along with the added bonus of being able to create an incredible 3D effect for viewing and an autosave feature; however, the downfalls to that version lie mostly in the difficulty of doing much with your paintings, outside of uploading to the Colors! Live gallery, as while you can save them to the Camera application in higher resolution than the 3DS can display, it is very hard to enjoy your images in the Camera to their full viewing potential or to upload onto the Internet, especially if your Camera application is already very full, since the Camera will take longer to load the more pictures you have on it.
The iPad version makes this process much simpler and seems to allow for easy access and viewing of the paintings you save to your Photo Gallery, along with the Colors! Live gallery being an option for uploading, of course. The main cons to the iPad version would be that it, obviously, does not have a 3D feature that the 3DS version does, nor the ability to autosave (you'll have to do that manually, and, I would suggest, frequently), and also possesses a glitch which sometimes makes all pure black colored things turn to white in playback and in exporting the painting to the Photo Gallery; however, the glitch can be managed easily by simply user an ever-so-slightly lighter shade of gray in place of the darkest black available.
An issues that both versions possess is the unfortunate occasional glitch which can cause marks to appear in playback and exporting that did not exist, as well as the disappearance of parts the same way. The only solution to preventing this on both version is to frequently save, check playback, and then, if safe, make a copy to continue on for a while. If at your next point you find that there are no issues, you can delete the prior file you copied from, copy your current one, and continue to repeat the process until you're through. If you find that your current copy has the glitch occur, you can simply start again by copying your previous file and going from there. It may sound complicated, but is actually a very quick and simple method that is well worth the effort given the amazing capabilities of this app. The iPad version also sometimes crashes after you save or when you select a file, but it will never do so while you're painting or attempting to save, so no issue will be encountered there.
The app possesses three brushes brushes -- charcoal, what I'd like to call airbrush, and normal -- an eraser, the ability to adjust transparency and brush size, a large color wheel, an eyedropper tool for selecting colors from your painting, the ability to add, merge, move, and delete layers, change angle of your painting from left, right, up, or down, zoom, clear the canvas, and hide layers from view. You can also import a photo from your Photo Gallery to use as background or overlay, although you cannot use the photo when uploading to the Colors! Live gallery.
You can trust me when I say that this app is well worth the occasional glitch, given that I already payed $7.99 for the application on the 3DS and was so happy with it that I payed another $4.99 to buy the iPad version, as well.
In short, despite its glitches, this app is easy to use, amazing and well worth the price. You won't regret the purchase.
If you happen to have a 3DS, and are trying to decide which platform to get it on, I'm certain you'll be wondering which version is superior; honestly, there are pros and cons with both versions. The 3DS version is simple to use and has all of the same features that the iPad version does, along with the added bonus of being able to create an incredible 3D effect for viewing and an autosave feature; however, the downfalls to that version lie mostly in the difficulty of doing much with your paintings, outside of uploading to the Colors! Live gallery, as while you can save them to the Camera application in higher resolution than the 3DS can display, it is very hard to enjoy your images in the Camera to their full viewing potential or to upload onto the Internet, especially if your Camera application is already very full, since the Camera will take longer to load the more pictures you have on it.
The iPad version makes this process much simpler and seems to allow for easy access and viewing of the paintings you save to your Photo Gallery, along with the Colors! Live gallery being an option for uploading, of course. The main cons to the iPad version would be that it, obviously, does not have a 3D feature that the 3DS version does, nor the ability to autosave (you'll have to do that manually, and, I would suggest, frequently), and also possesses a glitch which sometimes makes all pure black colored things turn to white in playback and in exporting the painting to the Photo Gallery; however, the glitch can be managed easily by simply user an ever-so-slightly lighter shade of gray in place of the darkest black available.
An issues that both versions possess is the unfortunate occasional glitch which can cause marks to appear in playback and exporting that did not exist, as well as the disappearance of parts the same way. The only solution to preventing this on both version is to frequently save, check playback, and then, if safe, make a copy to continue on for a while. If at your next point you find that there are no issues, you can delete the prior file you copied from, copy your current one, and continue to repeat the process until you're through. If you find that your current copy has the glitch occur, you can simply start again by copying your previous file and going from there. It may sound complicated, but is actually a very quick and simple method that is well worth the effort given the amazing capabilities of this app. The iPad version also sometimes crashes after you save or when you select a file, but it will never do so while you're painting or attempting to save, so no issue will be encountered there.
The app possesses three brushes brushes -- charcoal, what I'd like to call airbrush, and normal -- an eraser, the ability to adjust transparency and brush size, a large color wheel, an eyedropper tool for selecting colors from your painting, the ability to add, merge, move, and delete layers, change angle of your painting from left, right, up, or down, zoom, clear the canvas, and hide layers from view. You can also import a photo from your Photo Gallery to use as background or overlay, although you cannot use the photo when uploading to the Colors! Live gallery.
You can trust me when I say that this app is well worth the occasional glitch, given that I already payed $7.99 for the application on the 3DS and was so happy with it that I payed another $4.99 to buy the iPad version, as well.
In short, despite its glitches, this app is easy to use, amazing and well worth the price. You won't regret the purchase.
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Great! If you know what you're doing.
I've had this app for the longest time. It's great. That is, if you know what you're doing.
Before, I had the 3DS version (I still do), and I use that whenever I can't draw on paper and such. This app is no different. Now it's possible to draw on this app if you have experience with using a touch screen pen for your iPhone/iPad. Not to mention, when you post into the gallery from this version, people would only be able to see it when they go to the website (You might still be able to see the other version made drawings like the 3DS one on there, but still). Also, the controls can be a bit confusing. I've had no problem with it, but others might, so...
In short, I give this a 4 out of 5 stars. It's a great app to use, but it may not be for everyone. So I'd think before buying. I, for one, don't regret my decision getting it.
Before, I had the 3DS version (I still do), and I use that whenever I can't draw on paper and such. This app is no different. Now it's possible to draw on this app if you have experience with using a touch screen pen for your iPhone/iPad. Not to mention, when you post into the gallery from this version, people would only be able to see it when they go to the website (You might still be able to see the other version made drawings like the 3DS one on there, but still). Also, the controls can be a bit confusing. I've had no problem with it, but others might, so...
In short, I give this a 4 out of 5 stars. It's a great app to use, but it may not be for everyone. So I'd think before buying. I, for one, don't regret my decision getting it.
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I started off with the free version, and loved it so much that I got the paid version. The paid version comes with lots of cooler features that help out so much. It has helped we improve my drawing skills, but lately it has been glitching a lot. I'll open a new drawing and it won't let me draw in the color, showing up white, But this past week, I finally had it. I'd worked 3 hours on a drawing that I was really proud of. I went to watch the speed up drawing of it, and when I went to save it, the whole painting was white. I tried everything, but my drawing was gone. I'm really upset about this, and if you don't fix this soon I'll go find a better app.
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Great at first
It was one of the best drawing/painting apps, but now it doesn't let me use black. It shows white.
I'm so good at drawing now
Ever since I started I got so much love and hope I have become a better artist and I can test my drawing styles
GREAT APP!
I love this app so far, but can you add more layers and a hide layers option??
Won't let me sign up
Won't let me sign up says that I need a specific valid date.. (I did that😑😑😑)
Love the colors app!
I love this app to death, I use it almost every single day! However, ever since I updated, I don't know when but, every time when I'm watching a speed paint the lines turn white and I can't see anything. I really do hope it gets fixed soon, because I really love/adore this app.
I have this on my 3ds too
Theres a problem with the brush feature i cant select black right away i have to paint in a colour first before selecting black and its annoying because when i hit clear canvas i have to select the colour again before being able to use black
So i colour in green to be able to use black clear canvas then i have to use green again but press undo instead or use eraser thats lame and annoying when i select black it just paints in white if i dont use a colour first and undo or erase
This is annoying i want to use black right away please fix
So i colour in green to be able to use black clear canvas then i have to use green again but press undo instead or use eraser thats lame and annoying when i select black it just paints in white if i dont use a colour first and undo or erase
This is annoying i want to use black right away please fix
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