Drawing and Painting on the IPad

Book excerpt: This book explains, in simple terms, all the processes and techniques the iPad offers. For the novice, it gives a step-by-step guide to the tools and screen, and introduces concepts progressively as you expand your skills. For those with more experience, it suggests advanced ideas. It also acts as a guide to the artistic toolbox--using effects such as drawing with pencil, painting in oils, working with watercolor, using felt tip pens and wax crayons--all on your lap without fuss and mess. Exercises explain how to make pictures using the ArtRage app, and it also covers taking and editing photographs, printing your images on a domestic printer, framing, and selling your prints. The step-by-step examples demonstrate a range of fine art genres, including portrait, landscape, flowers, still-life, and abstract composition. Emphasis is given to artistic techniques that can be applied to different painting apps and other software.