New Haven, Connecticut – Stepping Stone Mobile today unveiled Pen & Ink 3.0, a major update to their 5-star iPad painting app. With 74 brushes in 6 categories, Pen & Ink now offers the best and most diverse toolset on the App Store, including unique tools like Asian ink wash brushes, a bamboo pen, and a kneaded eraser. The app has been updated with a brand-new look and streamlined workflow, which is both simple to learn and easy to use.
New and distinctive features include:
* A beautiful, all-new interface, with gorgeous brushes and icons
* Innovative peekaboo sliders and pie menus, unique to Pen & Ink
* Six categories of tools, including Ink Wash, Art Markers, Charcoals, Watercolor and more
* Customizable brush trays: create and customize as many tool trays as you like
* Read-only viewing mode: safely hand your iPad to a friend to view your gallery without making a mark
Version 3.0 is a major update, with a complete overhaul of the user interface and huge expansion of the tool set. Pen & Ink features a beautiful new look and workflow as well as new brushes for in-app purchase, including Asian Ink Wash, Art Markers, and Pencils and Charcoals. The app now features a fullscreen mode for viewing a gallery without editing. Swipe left and right on the tooltray to create your own custom sets of brushes. Users can now rotate the drawing surface.
Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 54.9 MB
Pricing and Availability:
Pen & Ink 3.0 is is free to download and includes 6 free brushes with unlimited notebooks and pages. It is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. The $2.99 “Pro Tools” in-app purchase unlocks additional Pen & Watercolor styles, layers, and custom color palettes. Art Markers, Asian Ink Wash, and Pencil brush packs are available as in-app purchases of $1.99 each.
Pen & Ink 3.0
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Stepping Stone Mobile specializes in using modern mathematics to solve challenging problems in graphics, vision, and gesture recognition. With expertise in image processing, computer graphics, and machine learning, Stepping Stone Mobile’s current focus is on tools that enhance the creative process. The company’s flagship app, Pen & Ink, uses advanced algorithms to simulate natural media, allowing amateur and professional artists to paint with ink of unmatched nuance and richness. Stepping Stone Mobile was founded in 2012 by mathematician Matt Feiszli, Ph.D., and is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Stepping Stone Software LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.