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Would rate higher but problems
I want to start this review off my just letting everyone know that I’ve loved this app for years. I think it’s a great alternative to apps like Procreate. However, I’ve noticed something wrong the last couple times I’ve used the app. I will be quite a far way into my art when I’ll go to save and the app will kick me out, and when I reopen it my last drawing will be ruined or just not there. The first time this happened the image I was using as a reference was duplicated in a grid all over the canvas and I was unable to undo or get any of my original layers back, thus destroying over two hours’ worth of work. The second time I was working on a commission, went to save, and it kicked me out again. My heart immediately dropped, since I was a good 3 hours into this piece and was very nearly done. When I reopened the app the drawing was gone. Not in the trash folder, not corrupted, just gone as if I’d never done it. I have tried updating the app, restarting my iPad, restoring my preferences, anything I could think of, and nothing has worked. Until the issue is resolved I’m afraid that I’ll have to use a different app, since I can’t afford to have hours worth of art disappear any time I try to save it.Show lessGerman Shepherd Girl 9000
I’ve never ever doodled so much.
5 stars. Highly recommended. I really enjoy this. I am not someone who is able to draw things realistically. I have always wanted to do this, but never put any effort into it. There's some thing about this app being on my iPhone that I just threw myself into it and would try any little scribble and throw some paint at it and I was stunned how much I enjoyed it. And how often I was satisfied with the results. I fully expected to be frustrated because it wasn’t realistic, but I really got into it! It’s always available. I don’t need to go and buy supplies I’ve got color. I’ve got pencils and paint brushes and pens, and it’s all right there and handy. I have done some drawing in a notebook with markers and pencils and pens while I was having dinner at a restaurant or just hanging out someplace in public. I felt some embarrassment doing that, as if I were sort of performing for the patrons around me, but if I’m doodling on my phone, it’s all for me, and it’s not embarrassing. It is small. Which is not optimal. But there are some interesting and engaging tools to explore and use.Show lessTube-i-fore
Stunned and amazed.
Maybe it would impress me with little however i was using adobe fresco haven't yet used procreate, I am also getting back into art so when i used this app i installed 8 years ago and i just start to use it seriously 2024 i was amazed by the results and level professional tools and how much you can accomplish so I then purchased the premium, because i needed more brushes and that's when it hit me the custom brushes is how you make the master pieces. I am just re-starting a journey into art digital artistry and out this one and fresco(although the animation is a cool tug) i can say this one wins on complexity and ease of use it's super intuitive. Why I slowed on the art side was programming so i have some ideas for the devs but just minor the speed this thing renders over fresco is unparalleled. Fresco automatically records stroke data which imo it slows down it lags and that's not good for workflow, so I enjoy that you can record stroke information but it's optional so plan your drawings accordingly. the animation feature is not a game changer and i don't think this needs it. I'm sure the procreate crowd is in there own little bubble of things. it would just be to bulky and bog things down. great job!Show lessJFLY28