Fiftythree Intros Paper Drawing App for iPad

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Fiftythree introduced a new drawing app for the iPad on Thursday called Paper. The app offers a fresh look on drawing and sketching interfaces designed to make users feel more like they’re working with actual paper instead of an iPad display.

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Paper includes a pen tool, and color, writing, sketching and outline tools are available as in-app purchases for US$1.99 each. The app was designed to take advantage of the third generation iPad’s Retina Display, includes a customized ink engine for more realistic drawing and painting styles, and offers a Rewind feature that lets you scroll back to earlier points in your drawings.

Drawings can be shared via Tumblr, email, Facebook and Twitter.

Paper is a free download at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store. Extra drawing and painting tools cost $1.99 each, or $7.99 for the full pack of five.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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2 Comments

etienneg

Is paper working on a old iPad and in Canada? I downloaded it and it is working except I cannot get any tools or to the store to buy the essentials.

Jeff Gamet

I checked the specs, and Paper should work on any iPad model running iOS 4.3 or later. Try tapping a tool in-app to bring up the purchase screen. That’s how I bought the Essentials Pack.

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