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HannahRage
10-06-2015, 01:46 PM
ArtRage for iPad 2.0 is now available to download through iTunes. This update includes a lot of changes, including a major redesign of the UI and backend code for improved performance and usability. It also includes compatibility for Wacom styluses on iOS9, support for new styluses, and a variety of new features.

When you first start 2.0, it will import all your paintings from 1.6. If you need to interrupt this process, read the pop-up that shows up the first time you open the app for instructions on manually importing the rest of your paintings.



New Tools:

• Glitter Tube: Sprinkles particles of various shapes.
• Gloop Pen: Creates expanding wet strokes with a variety of properties.

New File Sharing Support:

• Support added for Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, DeviantArt Sta.sh.

• Upload / Download files using available services.
• Import and export Layers using available services.
• Load Tracing Images and Reference Images from available services.
• Load ArtRage and Image files from Mail, Photos, iTunes File Sharing.
• iOS support for Facebook and Twitter added.
• Supports iOS Copy/Paste.

Canvas:

• Transparency support added.
• Custom canvas presets can now be created.
• Custom canvas size presets can now be created.

Interface:

• Redesigned and rebuilt for current iOS.
• Significantly improved the speed of panel responses.
• Significantly improved the speed of layer transformations.
• New three finger tool size gesture preview for accuracy.
• Tap / Drag / Release gestures for tool sizing and color picking added.
• Color Sample Lens functionality added.
• Precise color picker added with numeric selection of color values (HLS/RGB).
• Added quick access to New and Export functionality from the canvas view without needing to go to the Gallery.
• Preferences shifted inside the application.

Gallery:

• Paintings can now be sorted in to folders with folder management tools available.
• Gallery layout changed to a grid layout with page view optional.

Resource Pickers:

• Custom resources can be sorted in to categories in the picker.
• New Size presets allow easy recovery of favorite canvas sizes.
• Custom canvas presets can now be stored.

Bluetooth Stylus Support:

• Updated all stylus support to current standards.
• Added support for Adobe Ink.
• Added support for current Adonit models.
• Improved support for current Wacom models.
• Improved support for Pogo Styluses.

General:

• 64 bit support.
• Improved memory handling and stability.
• Improved background task processing for long operations such as file sharing.





For more details, see the news announcement: https://www.artrage.com/artrage-for-ipad-2-0-released/ and the new online manual section here: https://www.artrage.com/manuals/artrage-mobile-editions/artrage-ipad/