Creative Apps For Anyone!
Why not add in some creative apps that will help inspire some artsy moments in your life?! We want to share some of our favorites with you, with many of them free or at a low price. They’re worth a try, especially the free ones, and may lead to other versions of the app or additional, creative ones that you’ll love to have and use!
It’s so important to take some time each day to do something creative. By having a few go-to, artistic apps at the tips of your fingers, you’ll be able to get creative anywhere! Create a new sound, makeover a favorite photo, or just sketch and paint freely, with one or more of the thousands of creative apps out there! Check them out and see what a little creative addition to your life could do!
Aside from the apps, mentioned below, a perfect one to start it with is a coloring app or a fun, photo app! There are so many free versions of both of those and they’re beginner-friendly, great on the go, and relaxing! They’ll inspire creativity and help you to add a little creativity into your day.
FREE APPS:
1- Brushes Redux
Freestyle paint. “The Pandora of Art”
Create a painting anywhere you go! This app serves as a pocket canvas for you to get creative whenever the mood strikes.
User Review:
“The app came out years ago under the name, ‘Brushes’. It won an Apple design award in 2010. David Hockney used it to create amazing photos on his iPhone and ipad. Jorge Colombo used it to create cover paintings for ‘The New Yorker’. ABC News ran stories about it. This app is wonderful. I want to thank the developer for making this available for free.”
*Created exclusively for iOS
**Free
https://www....dux/932089074
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2-Tayasui Sketches
An app for sketching.
Sketch your heart out with this portable and practical sketch pad. Try out different tools for unique effects... there are so many options for creating art with this app!
User Review:
“I really enjoy using this app. I now use this more than I do my sketchbook. I love how you can use use the different tools and save everything to individual notebooks. It is really helpful for people who are new to art or just love to doodle.”
*Available for iPhone and android
**Free
http://www.t...com/sketches/
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3-Keezy
A mobile recording app.
Calling all music lovers! If you love to listen to music, but don’t play it or read it, you can still create some amazing sounds of your own, with this app!
Keezy is a new, creative, and fun app that is meant to bring a bit of music into your daily routine. It’s extremely easy to use, and intuitive. Just pick a Sound Board out of the list, and start goofing around by tapping on the different colored squares on the screen. Each square makes a different sound, just like the keyboards of a piano. Go through 15 Sound Boards, each one with it's pack of unique, and amazing sounds.
User Review:
“As others have stated, this game is a blast! I found myself getting lost in the musical possibilities, and at the same time, the format reminds me of playing the game, ‘Concentration’. It’s so much fun and has great features! You’d have to hate music to not enjoy this app.”
*Available on iOS
**Free
https://keezy.com/
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LOW-PRICED APPS:
1- Brushstroke
The app that turns photos into paintings.
This app is the only one that comes in a a slightly-higher price point. Let us assure you that it is completely worth it! You’ll be able to take your precious photos (which are already a form of artwork), and turn them into an even bigger project! Make art for yourself and others with this app!
User Review:
“It’s such a cool concept. I can take any picture and turn in into a painting with full control over every detail. At the end, I have the option to sign it, share it on social media, or have it framed and sent to my house to use as artwork! This app has become a major tool for my decorating as well as my gift-giving!”
*Optimized for iOS, also available for Android
**$3.99
http://mobli.../brushstroke/
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2- Zen Brush 2
For tranquil, Japanese pen art.
This soothing, zen sketching app, allows you to relax and create artwork at the same time. You’ll be able to practice some calligraphy or design a Japanese-style pen and ink artwork.
User Review:
“Zen Brush 2 is an amazing art program that does one thing extremely well: mimic the real-world flex and bristle spread of a brush. It’s simple and elegant with a variety of options that make drawing fun and exciting. It is very “Zen”. Even painting something that is a random design, like a quick swash across the page, is relaxing.”
*iOS and Android
**$2.99
http://psoft...enbrush2.html
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3- Glitchè
The ultimate tool for creating cutting edge photo and video artistry.
Your photos will turn out VERY unique... but that’s a good thing in art! Taking something ordinary and turning it extraordinary is always great, and you’ll be able to "wow" your friends by sharing this through social media!
User Review:
“I’ve used this app for all of my art pieces and projects. It’s been a go-to for all of my creative stuff. It’s perfect if you want to impress people on the Internet with photo edits that aren’t usually seen. Glitchè is truly amazing!”
*iOS (but similar versions are available for Antroid)
**$0.99
http://lifei...troys-photos/
After you’ve created some technological artwork, why not come in to Pinot’s Palette for the real deal?? We offer classes where you paint on canvas with the guidance of a professional artist! We have a wonderful staff, ready to help with anything you may need, as well as all of the supplies you’ll need to create the artwork!
We have a huge library of paintings that we offer, so check out our calendar and see what we have, coming up! Our goal is to offer something for everyone and encourage our customers to change the colors to ones that best match their home, if they want!
Throughout the next few months, we’ll be having Fall and Halloween paintings as well as winter holiday paintings too! Aside from our seasonal paintings, we offer landscapes and other subjects, all year long!
Remember to stop in the studio for a paint class and bring friends and family along! Hanging out with loved ones, sipping wine, and listing to some music is enough to inspire creativity in anyone! Come on in and see for yourself!
Come to Pinot’s Palette in Tustin and paint, drink, and have fun!!!
Cheers!