iPastels 5.6.3

A versatile painting app suitable for artists at any skill level, whether they are seasoned professionals or just beginning their artistic journey.

With its intuitive interface and powerful features, this app is perfect for creating stunning works of art or quickly sketching out ideas whenever inspiration strikes.

One of the standout features of this app is its lifelike pastel simulation. The live-calculated brushes and strokes deliver an incredibly realistic pastel effect, allowing artists to work with soft pastels, oil pastels, pastel pencils, and more.

Additionally, the app offers a range of paper and canvas textures, each unique and non-repeating. These textures interact in real-time with the strokes you paint, adding an extra level of authenticity to your artwork. You can even switch to a canvas texture, which pairs beautifully with oil pastels.

Precise color blending is another highlight of this app. Whether you're working with soft pastels or oil pastels, you can use the smudge tool or cotton swab to blend and smooth colors just as you would on real paper. The app even adjusts the blending technique based on the pressure applied, resulting in the most realistic blending experience possible.

When it comes to stroke size, the app cleverly measures how much of your finger is touching the screen and adjusts the stroke size accordingly. This allows for incredible control over line thickness and stroke width. Even if you're using an Apple Pencil, this feature remains active so you can fully leverage your stylus without sacrificing this functionality.

Left-handed artists will appreciate the ability to easily swipe the toolbar over to the other side for a more comfortable drawing experience.

Furthermore, all parameters can be adjusted on-the-fly while painting. This means you can modify color, size, and force simultaneously without interrupting your creative flow.

For those looking for a comprehensive painting experience, the app offers full Apple Pencil support, allowing for precise and natural input. The app also supports full-screen painting, seamless pattern editing mode, dark mode for optimal viewing in low-light conditions, and both landscape and portrait orientations. With wide color support and the ability to work with multiple layers, this app truly has all the tools needed for creating stunning artwork.

For those willing to upgrade to the Pro version, a one-time in-app purchase unlocks all the advanced features of the app across all devices, including iPad, iPhone, and Mac.

Behind the scenes, this app is powered by Metal, offering 128-bit color and floating-point arithmetic. It was developed entirely using Swift, ensuring optimal performance and seamless integration with other Apple devices.

This painting app is a must-have for artists of all levels. With its lifelike pastel simulation, realistic paper/canvas textures, precise color blending, intuitive interface, and wide range of features, it provides a professional and versatile platform for creating beautiful artworks.

• Lifelike pastel simulation with various pastel tools
• Realistic paper/canvas textures that interact with strokes
• Precise color blending using smudge tools
• Fingertip control for stroke size
• Left-handed support
• Live parameter adjustments while painting
• Comprehensive features including Apple Pencil support, full-screen painting, seamless pattern editing mode, dark mode, multiple layers, photo tracing mode (Pro feature)
• Universal purchase for access on multiple platforms (iPad-iPhone-Mac)
• Metal engine with high-quality color and calculations
• Developed using Swift for optimal performance