

You’ll use undo a bit (double-tap lower left corner). At first you’ll go through a lot of Brush size adjustment, figuring out what color and opacity of brush you want. I had already drawn it, so I snapped a photo and slapped it on a layer. After that, it’s time to pick a brush and go at it.īelow is the process I went through to throw a splash of color on a robot I recently sketched.

The Layer function allows you to import a photo to a single layer. Probably the quickest way to become familiar with the options and sketching on your cute little screen, is to import a photo of a sketch from your iPhone photo gallery. Although working with Sketchbook Mobile is similar to how other software operates, it’s not as exact a process. The Workflowĭepending on what you design or find yourself sketching on a bar stool at the pub, there are likely different workflows you’ll use. So, the sketch workflow will be somewhat familiar for those who have used illustration programs and the workflow is exactly what we’ll look at next. That all means there are fewer options, but for what is available, it’s an easily functional tool on it’s first trip into the city. It’s all been simplified to make it work within the confines of the screen. If you’re familiar with Sketchbook Pro, you’ll recognize the Marking Menus, tools and a similar process. A main set of brushes and access to settings, layers and color. But, with the brush tools provided you get the sensation that you are using a device to create the most amazing idea that ever popped in your head. If you do, it’s a lot like wiping smears off your screen, with color appearing beneath. You sketch with your finger, erase with your finger, tap-tap and zoom with your finger. It takes the idea of conceptual sketch design using a large screen and a Wacom tablet and shoves it down into the tiny, yet addictively convenient interface of the iPhone touchscreen. This isn’t the first Sketch-type app to hit the iPhone, but it is the first attempt a major product development company has made toward porting one of their design products to the popular mobile device. PSD format with layers intact!! Good stuff. It has a few more layer features, brush resize preview and export to. Update! Since this review, you may be interested to know that AutoDesk has released version 1.1 of their popular iPhone Sketching App.
