Paper for iPad

[haven]

Paper is a new sketching/drawing/note-taking app for the iPad. Paper will appeal to those among us who find right-brain thinking the natural way, and who find the world of spreadsheets and outlines too confining. Paper is available through the iTunes store. http://itunes.apple.com/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812

The initial download is free, and includes a fountain-pen tool. Other tools (watercolor brush, pencil, ballpoint and so on) are available as in-app upgrades that cost a few dollars each.

No word about using Paper on the new iPad with Retina display. The examples all show the iPad 2.

Review http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/29/2909537/paper-drawing-ipad-app-fiftythree-brains-behind-courier

 

[reece146]

There seems to be lots of whining and complaining about the brushes being treated like add-on plug-ins that are purchased separately. Sounds like a sensible way to build an extensible program.

The rewind/undo feature is über slick.

 

[@just_rich_young]

Just downloaded it after seeing it on Engadget today. They said it is set up for the new Retina display. Haven't played with it yet though.

 

[reece146]

Been playing with it... very nice, easy to use, etc. This may replace the little hard bound sketch books that I've been using over the years. I now have a reason to get a stylus.

I like this software better than Sketchbook Pro... more fluid, less "techie" if that makes sense?

 

[taco2go]

Awesome ! Playing with it now- great tool for illustrations.

 

[nwoods]

A slightly cheaper and similar app (which has been out for awhile longer than Paper) is called Penultimate. We use it in our architectural office. It takes the napkin sketch into a much more usable format!

 

[reece146]

I like how Penultimate allows you to send a sketch book as a PDF via email. I refuse to use third party "cloud" storage for anything so this feature is a big deal to me. Paper sends individual pages as an image file which is kinda of cumbersome depending on what you are doing.