Pick of the week: Autodesk SketchBook Mobile
Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 in Pick of the week
A
recent tweet by
@drwave from Pixar prompted me to
check out
SketchBook Mobile
from Autodesk, and boy am I glad I did! I
have always wanted to get better at drawing, but I have never set
aside the time it takes to master this creative skill. As with all
creative disciplines the winning formula for getting better is 10%
talent and 90% effort ((Anyone who tells you different should go
listen to a couple of talks from
Merlin Mann:
Toward Patterns for Creativity
and
Doing Creative Work
- Seriously, go! now! - And then go make stuff!)) and with this
little app I always have my drawing tools with me, so I can doodle
away anytime ((This is the effort part, the more you do it the
better you get.)) I'm in the mood for it.
SketchBook Mobile
is loaded with features, and still manages to have a very non
intrusive user interface, it just stays out of your way so you can
concentrate on sketching.
SketchBook Mobile
makes really good use of Apples Multi-touch technology both for
drawing and for zooming and panning around your sketch - Oh, and it
has undo too! ((A much needed feature that my analog drawing tools
is sadly missing.))
SketchBook Mobile
is
available
in the App Store for just $2.99