Art Set Gets New Graphics Engine, Retina Support, iOS 7 Optimization And More

The popular app for artists, Art Set, has received a big update adding support for Apple's Retina display, a brand new graphics engine, enhanced blending tools, and more. Art Set can be downloaded in the App Store for $0.99, and is optimized for the iPad. Art Set has been featured by Apple a number of times since its release in the App Store back in 2011, and it has previously ranked as the No. 1 paid application in more than 30 countries. The app allows users to draw and paint on an interactive canvas using virtual pens, pencils, paints, and pastels; more detail can be added by zooming in on one's creation, too. In a new update, Art Set has been further improved by developer LOFOPI, though users should note that the application now requires a minimum of iOS 7. Provided you've updated your iPad accordingly, features added to Art Set include:

completely new graphics engine with incredible levels of expression and realism

support for retina displays with high resolution canvas on retina screens at near 4 Mega pixels (1728 x 2304)

blending tools have much more variety

unlimited undo

eraser much faster

export via email and social networks

improved gallery operation

video tutorial

iOS 7 Updates

However, if you're a serious iPad artist looking to spend a little more on a higher quality art application, Art Set is now also available in a "pro" edition, which offers users a wider range of features. This app is available for $7.99, and features include:

incredibly realistic new paint engine

colour blends as you paint

paint takes on texture of the canvas or paper

simulation keeps track of wet paint on the canvas

adjustable paint load on your brush

exhaustible paint, runs out whilst painting

add thinners to control paint opacity

set of virtual paint brushes of various shapes and sizes

create custom colours by mixing, ensuring harmonious palettes

colour picker to sample direct from the canvas

user editable palette to store and arrange your custom colours

dry brush blending

auto / manual brush cleaning and loading, allows dirty brush effects

more papers and canvases from old cardboard, raw canvas, graph, squared and isometric paper

charcoal stick

fine artists chalk

paint pens for opaque colour

3 grades of graphite pencil 3B, HB, 3H

oil pastels that blend on canvas