Review: Layers for iPhone is a boon for digital painters
Drawing apps are nothing new to the iPhone. Since the platform opened up to developers, there have been numerous apps that tout a wide range of drawing features. Layers from Gotow Creative Studios is one of the newest entries into the fray. Layers is the second drawing application from this company and aims to bring a stalwart feature of digital drawing apps: (you guessed it) layers. Layers offers basic painting functionality on the surface, eight different brushes (unfortunately no blending tool), the ability to adjust the diameter of the brush stroke, the ability to pick just about any color through a palette or a color picker, and the ability to adjust opacity of the paint. Further, you have 30 levels of undo and redo (undo saves even after quitting the app) and an eraser, making it next to impossible to make a mistake you cant fix. The UI for these functions is clean and easy to use; some forethought and refinement obviously went into the development.
published on Wednesday, the 22. July 2009, ars-technica
iGraffiti 1.1 iPhone app adds color tool, public art
Big Stone Phone has released an update to its drawing and paint program for the iPhone and iPod touch, iGraffiti 1.1. The latest version includes support for viewing public art from within the program, and a color picker to select any color from the picture. Shaking the phone will bring up an erase dialog to select last, all, or cancel. A new menu item allows for easy zoom in or out, with a prefer...
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
NetSketch 1.3 adds tabbed colors, improved email
Gotow.net has introduced the latest version of its collaborative drawing app, NetSketch 1.3 for the iPhone or iPod touch. Updates include a tabbed color picker to make transitions faster while drawing. Each tab can be assigned to a particular color and brush size, allowing users to quickly switch between options. The email interface has also been improved, claimed to be more reliable when sending ...
published on Tuesday, the 7. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Copy RGB or HEX color values from the Color Picker
As one might know, Apple has included a system-wide application called Color Picker with OS X. You can call it in every application that supports it, like TextEdit or Mail.app. Color Picker allows you to modify colors, choosing colors from a color wheel, HSB sliders, etc. (More about the Color Picker.) Problem: The Color Picker is a fantastic tool to select a color, but you can't copy the result for use in other programs. You can extend Color Picker with the free Hex Color Picker, but not everybody likes to receive a HEX code. What about copying the RGB values as text to insert them wherever you want? Here's my solution: A little AppleScript calls Color Picker and parses the result. A dialog appears, asking you about the desired format for the copied values: 8-bit RGB with values from 0 to 65535 (class:RGB color,...
published on Thursday, the 6. March 2008, macosxhints
OS X Tips: Taking Charge of the Color Picker
published on Wednesday, the 31. December 1970, apple-blog