Speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

What's new in this version:

- Fixed a bug that prevented UI rotation when running under iOS 6.

From Version 1.4.6:

- Updated Dropbox support to use their latest system and support continued functionality.

- Corrected a problem that prevented items submitted to the deviantArt Sta.sh system being viewed from within the application.

iOS 6 Users - A bug has been reported in this version that is preventing UI autorotation, a new version with a fix has been uploaded for approval and should be available soon.

Seeing speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

What's new in this version:

- Updated Dropbox support to use their latest system and support continued functionality.

- Corrected a problem that prevented items submitted to the deviantArt Sta.sh system being viewed from within the application.

Seeing speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

What's new in this version:

- Solved a problem that could prevent undo working properly after rapid strokes. Thanks to everyone who helped us track this down!

- Added a Settings option to turn off Bluetooth Stylus Detection from the iPad's Settings panel for ArtRage. This allows users who do not have a stylus or do not want to use the pressure sensitive feature of the Jot Touch to prevent Music being turned off when the app launches.

From version 1.4.4:

- Added support for the Adonit pressure sensitive Jot stylus. Tools respond to pressure from the stylus depending on their type. Oil and Watercolor brushes change size as you press, chalk and crayon apply more pigment to the canvas, and other tools react appropriately.

- Improved watercolor update speed: We fixed a problem that was causing the watercolor tool not to update the screen during stroke events, which made it appear to be working very slowly.

As always, if you find any problems please feel free to get in touch with us via our forums or support site and we would be happy to help!

Thanks to everyone who has helped us tracking down some undo problems in the current build - A new version has been uploaded and is awaiting review to fix these issues.

Seeing speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

What's new in this version:

- Added support for the Adonit pressure sensitive Jot stylus. Tools respond to pressure from the stylus depending on their type. Oil and Watercolor brushes change size as you press, chalk and crayon apply more pigment to the canvas, and other tools react appropriately.

- Improved watercolor update speed: We fixed a problem that was causing the watercolor tool not to update the screen during stroke events, which made it appear to be working very slowly.

As always, if you find any problems please feel free to get in touch with us via our forums or support site and we would be happy to help!

Seeing speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

- Fixed a bug that prevented palette knife type selection working.

- Fixed a problem with swatch editing that could prevent correct removal of old swatches.

- Fixed a problem with Layer Blend Modes that could cause paintings to have incorrect blend modes when shared with desktop versions of ArtRage.

Changes in 1.4.2

- Adjusted the script recording system to make sure that Tracing Images converted to paint on a layer are being properly recorded.

- Fixed a problem with default name allocation for Photos imported as images. They should now have a unique name when saved.

- Tweaked the notification when exporting a painting to email: It actually makes sense now...

- Fixed a bug that prevented drag and drop of color swatches on to the Samples panel button when in landscape mode on a Retina display.

- Fixed a bug that caused multiple undo events to be created by importing and positioning photos to new layers.

- Prevented the layer transformation system from selecting the oil brush tool after application.

Seeing speed problems or lag? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps, or contact us for support, we're happy to help!

- Some problems in this build have been reported and we have submitted fixes already. For specific notes please see our Technical Support forums at http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums.

New:

- Adjusted the script recording system to make sure that Tracing Images converted to paint on a layer are being properly recorded.

- Fixed a problem with default name allocation for Photos imported as images. They should now have a unique name when saved.

- Tweaked the notification when exporting a painting to email: It actually makes sense now...

- Fixed a bug that prevented drag and drop of color swatches on to the Samples panel button when in landscape mode on a Retina display.

- Fixed a bug that caused multiple undo events to be created by importing and positioning photos to new layers.

- Prevented the layer transformation system from selecting the oil brush tool after application.

Seeing speed problems or lag? Just check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

Retina Display Notes:

ArtRage for iPad now supports full Retina display resolution in its interface (files can be created up to 2048 x 2048 on iPad 2 or later).

Changes in 1.4.1:

- Fixed a bug that caused panel placement problems on Retina displays after tapping with three fingers to show/hide the toolbar.

- Adjusted the magnified color sampler to appear above the finger on Retina displays.

- Adjusted the three-finger drag brush size indicator to improve speed and fix a problem on Retina displays that left the stroke too small.

- Fixed a problem that could prevent the references or tracing image menus popping open if the gallery button had been tapped repeatedly.

Changes in 1.4.0:

- Updated the interface for high resolution viewing when using an iPad with a Retina display.

- Fixed a problem that prevented the export menu working in the Italian localization.

- Fixed a problem that could prevent the canceling of an attempt to log in to Dropbox from the Gallery.

- Adjusted the title buttons in the help system to allow them to adapt to longer titles in non English versions.

- Italian and Spanish localizations.

See notes below re. Retina displays. Seeing speed problems? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

Retina Display Notes:

ArtRage for iPad now supports full Retina display resolution in its interface (files can be created up to 2048 x 2048 on iPad 2 or later).

If you see problems after using a three finger tap to hide the toolbar then bring it back, either rotate your iPad or switch to the help view and back and the interface will correct itself. We will have a build uploaded soon to resolve this issue. See our forums for further information.

Full Change list:

- Updated the interface for high resolution viewing when using an iPad with a Retina display.

- Fixed a problem that prevented the export menu working in the Italian localization.

- Fixed a problem that could prevent the canceling of an attempt to log in to Dropbox from the Gallery.

- Adjusted the title buttons in the help system to allow them to adapt to longer titles in non English versions.

- Recent additions: Italian and Spanish localizations.

Seeing speed problems? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps! Plus:

- Added support for Spanish and Italian in the user interface and manual.

- Corrected some errors in existing localisations.

- Corrected a problem that prevented the canvas lighting menu item correctly reflecting its state.

Seeing speed problems? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps! Plus:

- Support for French, German, Japanese, and Korean.

- Fixed a problem that prevented layer opacity changes being recorded correctly by scripts when the opacity control was tap-dragged.

Seeing speed problems? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps! 1.3 Includes new image sharing and export options, and general interface improvements.

Features:

- Upload to deviantArt Stash: Upload your images directly to your deviantArt account.

- Upload to Facebook: Upload your images directly to your Facebook Photo Albums.

- Upload to Dropbox: Upload painting files to your Dropbox account.

- New Export Options: Export PNG or JPG to the iTunes shared file space, PNG, JPG or native PTG via Email.

- Canvas Rotation: Added canvas rotation to the gallery so you can adjust the orientation of your paintings if you find you've been painting upside down...

- Gallery Interface: Simplified the Gallery Interface to collect all export functions in to a single menu and clarify general operation.

- Canvas Settings Interface: Adjusted the Canvas Settings interface to make it clearer.

Fixes & Improvements:

- Increased the hit area of the Sampler toggle to make it easier to tap.

- Menus should no longer resize when entering a sub menu, unless they need to expand.

- Removed script recording for orientation changes and UI show/hide to improve the appearance of playback of scripts on desktop machines.

- Fixed a potential crash when importing multiple paintings to the Photos app in quick succession.

- Added layer transparency changes and three finger swipe undo operations to scripted recording.

- Improved feedback for large export operations so that you know when you're about to upload huge files online or send by email.

- Fixed a bug that could cause panels to lock partially transparent but inactive if you select an option from them quickly while they are fading (eg. select a preset then quickly select a second preset before the panel has finished vanishing).

Seeing speed problems? Check out the Help Guide in the app for some easy troubleshooting steps!

- Script Recorder: Record your paintings and play them back at higher resolution on a desktop machine. 1.2 adds Script Recording to the application: You can turn on the Script Recorder when creating a new file, and every stroke you paint will be recorded to a script file. Script files can be exported via iTunes or sent directly by email to play back in a desktop version of ArtRage Studio or Studio Pro. More information on scripts and recording can be found in the Help section under Files.

- Export PNG: As well as emailing and saving copies of your paintings to the Photos app you can now export PNG copies direct to iTunes.

- Fixed a problem importing images larger than 1440 x 1440 to layers and references. All forms of image import should now correctly handle images of any available size.

- Updated the Help section on 'Files' to cover scripts and improve explanations of how to handle files in ArtRage.

- Added troubleshooting tips to the Help section for users who experience speed problems: Many speed problems can be solved very simply by following a couple of easy steps. See the Speed & Memory section in the help files!

- Adjusted Import Image to Layer to scale to fit the current canvas on import.

If you have any problems, don't forget that we provide support via email and our forums. Just head to our website for more information and we'd be happy to give you a hand sorting it out.

If you're seeing speed problems, be sure to check out the simple troubleshooting steps on our site!

Note: Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when using references or tracing images on iOS3.2.

From version 1.1.5: This build contains a variety of features and fixes for iPad 1 and 2.

iPad 1 & 2 Features:

1. The ArtRage Painting File format (PTG) has been registered to allow you to load paintings in to ArtRage from other applications on your iPad that support file opening (Mail, for example).

iPad 2 Features:

1. Camera support has been added to Importing Images, Importing to Layer, load Reference Images, and Tracing Images.

2. Maximum image size has been increased to 2048 x 2048.

Adjustments:

1. Adjusted the Back to Gallery button menu options. You can now save and save a duplicate directly from that menu, or return to the Gallery (which will prompt you if you need to save changes).

2. Changed how the painting orientation system works, to ensure that the painting is upright if its aspect matches your device orientation, and at a reasonable angle if it doesn't.

3. Added a color sample under the finger when selecting colors in the color picker so you can see the resulting color more easily.

4. Turned of Smoothing on the Inking Pen and Precise Pencil by default to prevent pauses when calculating strokes.

Fixes:

1. Fixed a bug that caused the Wet mode Palette Knife blender to be slower on iPad 2.

2. Fixed a problem that could have caused a crash during save in some situations.

3. Paintings should no longer flip upside down when resetting scale/position with a two finger tap.

4. Fixed a problem that could cause paintings imported from the desktop version to require a tool selected before they could be painted on.

5. Fixed a problem that could cause folders imported to the gallery to display as invalid paintings.

6. Fixed a problem that could cause issues zooming to the corners in landscape oriented paintings.

7. Fixed a bug that could cause grey to be introduced in to blended results when using the wet blender near the edges of a stroke against a transparent background.

NOTE: Please avoid updating if using iOS3.2, we are currently looking in to a problem that has been reported by users of that OS and hope to have a solution very soon.

This build contains a variety of features and fixes for iPad 1 and 2.

iPad 1 & 2 Features:

1. The ArtRage Painting File format (PTG) has been registered to allow you to load paintings in to ArtRage from other applications on your iPad that support file opening (Mail, for example).

iPad 2 Features:

1. Camera support has been added to Importing Images, Importing to Layer, load Reference Images, and Tracing Images.

2. Maximum image size has been increased to 2048 x 2048.

Adjustments:

1. Adjusted the Back to Gallery button menu options. You can now save and save a duplicate directly from that menu, or return to the Gallery (which will prompt you if you need to save changes).

2. Changed how the painting orientation system works, to ensure that the painting is upright if its aspect matches your device orientation, and at a reasonable angle if it doesn't.

3. Added a color sample under the finger when selecting colors in the color picker so you can see the resulting color more easily.

4. Turned of Smoothing on the Inking Pen and Precise Pencil by default to prevent pauses when calculating strokes.

Fixes:

1. Fixed a bug that caused the Wet mode Palette Knife blender to be slower on iPad 2.

2. Fixed a problem that could have caused a crash during save in some situations.

3. Paintings should no longer flip upside down when resetting scale/position with a two finger tap.

4. Fixed a problem that could cause paintings imported from the desktop version to require a tool selected before they could be painted on.

5. Fixed a problem that could cause folders imported to the gallery to display as invalid paintings.

6. Fixed a problem that could cause issues zooming to the corners in landscape oriented paintings.

7. Fixed a bug that could cause grey to be introduced in to blended results when using the wet blender near the edges of a stroke against a transparent background.

iPad 2: This version supports the multiple cores of the iPad 2 processor, for improved performance.

Includes improvements to memory usage and handling, and a number of features to enhance the painting process:

General Enhancements:

1. Significantly enhanced the speed of canvas zoom and pan.

2. Added a Memory Warning: ArtRage uses a lot of memory to track properties of your paint such as its texture on the canvas, how wet it is, and other properties of physical media. This means it can sometimes be easy to run low on memory. A warning prompt now pops up on the ArtRage toolbar when your iPad detects memory is low, and the Help guide built in to the app gives you some steps you can take to help in these situations. Users who have experienced crashes are probably seeing the app shut down by the OS when memory runs out, this warning will help you spot when there might be a problem, and save your work if you want to restart.

3. Added a 'Show Toolbar' toggle button that appears when the toolbar is hidden. Some users reported that they lost their toolbar, this is probably due to accidentally tapping with three fingers (the toolbar show/hide shortcut). The new toggle makes sure that if you have hidden the toolbar you know how to get it back.

4. Added a Save Prompt (turned on/off via your iPad's Settings app) - If on, a quick Save button pops up on the toolbar every 10 minutes if the painting contains unsaved changes, so that you can quickly save your work.

5. Improved painting orientation detection to avoid the painting appearing in the wrong orientation when opened.

Other Changes:

- Fixed a problem that prevented Flip Horizontal working correctly in layer transformations.

- Improved painting placement in the gallery to reduce instances of paintings appearing in the wrong position.

- Fixed a problem that prevented ArtrRage saving color samples when closed from the multitasking bar.

If you experience any problems such as crashes please feel free to use the Support link above (or in the product's Help section using the ? button) to get in touch with us, we can probably help solve it for you.

Many thanks to everyone who has worked with us to help track down the cause of issues from previous versions, your feedback is appreciated!

Checked for iOS4.2 and added printing support where available.

Contains stability improvements from 1.0.3 - Thanks to everyone who provided input and helped us track down stability problems in prior versions!

As always, if you encounter any problems please contact us using the support links on this page and we'd be happy to help.

Includes a variety of features requested by users including:

- Quick access color sampler toggle for turning sampler mode on/off.

- The ability to enter custom sizes for paintings in the New File page (up to 1440 x 1440).

- Highlighting of the currently selected tool preset.

- Zoom level indicator during canvas zooming.

- The ability to set the background color behind the canvas.

- Sundry improvements to user interface elements to improve feedback.

Other Changes:

- Made significant enhancements to product stability and memory handling to help with problems reported after release. As always, if you experience instability please let us know via our support links and we would be happy to help.

- Improved multitouch gesture handling after 'Save and Continue' operations, and in cases where a second touch happened during a single finger painting operation.

- Corrected some problems that could cause crashes when entering the canvas from the gallery, or using the Tint/Tone color picker in various orientations.

- Improved stroke handling to remove a 'blob' that could appear at the end of paint strokes when pressure was set below 50%.

- Fixed a problem that could cause the name of a painting to change after editing its canvas texture.

1. Solved a problem with color sampling from the canvas in landscape orientation.

2. Solved a problem with sampling colors from reference images.

3. Solved a problem that prevented the Loading option in the Oil Brush working properly, the Oil Brush was loading itself to 100% regardless of setting.

4. Fixed other stability issues including a potential crash on color sampling.

Includes some changes that should improve stability for users who had crash problems, a fix for dry brush paint blending problems, and the ability to save progress on a painting without having to exit to the gallery.

If you continue to experience crash problems after the update, please let us know using the support link below. Rebooting your iPad may help with crash or speed issues.

Thanks to everyone who provided information on the crashes and helped us track them down!