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BrushesVersion: 2.0.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

$4.99
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4.5 out of 5 mice Reviewed Jun 23, 2009 Reviewed 1467925
1254 user reviews

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.1 or later

Filed Under: Entertainment

Brushes was used to create the cover of the June 1, 2009 issue of The New Yorker:
http://tinyurl.com/brushes-newyorker

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Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPhone and iPod touch. Featuring an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device.

Features:
– High-quality brushes (with an erase mode)
– Layers (rearrange, merge, fill with a color, and adjust transparency)
– Copy and Paste layers between paintings
– Import multiple photos as layers
– Desktop-class color picker
– Extremely responsive zooming from 70% to 1600%
– Eyedropper tool
– Generous level of undo and redo
– Slideshow mode
– Built in web server (download paintings to any computer)
– Replay your paintings at high resolution with Brushes Viewer on Mac OS X (http://brushesapp.com/viewer)

Support: Please email support@brushesapp.com if you have any problems or questions.

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Reviewed 1467925

App lets you sketch or paint anywhere, anytime on your mobile device

by Tim Mercer, Macworld.com

For artists, painting on location has always meant packing up brushes, paint, and a canvas and easel to take along for the trip. This whole process took time and planning, not leaving much room for sudden inspiration. With Brushes from Steve Sprang, whenever inspiration hits, all you need is an iPhone or iPod touch and your finger.