Autodesk brings SketchBook Mobile to the shelves of the App Store

The company Autodesk has announced that the application Autodesk SketchBook Mobile is now available through the App Store. Autodesk SketchBook Mobile is a new professional drawing application that offers a wide range of sketching tools neatly organized in an intuitive user interface and is now specifically designed for iPhone and iPod touch devices.

“Mobile applications are becoming increasingly advanced and are slowly moving beyond simple entertainment,” explains Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president of the Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. “We are pleased to offer an application intended for industrial designers and the entire community of creative workers through the App Store. With SketchBook Mobile, Autodesk remains true to its long-standing tradition of bringing professional design technology to market at an affordable price.”

SketchBook Mobile uses the core drawing software of Autodesk SketchBook Pro, thus providing the same capabilities and features as this desktop application. The combination of high-quality digital pencils, pens, markers, and airbrushes with an artistically customized motion-sensitive user interface allows users to create anything from quick sketches to production-ready designs in print quality.

Key features of the SketchBook Mobile application include:

• Layers - Drawings can contain up to six layers.
• Brushes - The software comes with a set of 25 pre-configured brushes with widely customizable settings.
• Color selection - Customizable samples and a color wheel with an RGB slider provide virtually unlimited color palettes.

“SketchBook Mobile is not just a drawing and painting application; it is a tool for professional illustrators and artists,” said graphic designer Susan Murtaugh. “Everything I need is here at an affordable price – advanced layers, image insertion, collections of customizable brushes, including pencils, lacquer, textures, and airbrushes. And most importantly, all these tools are pressure-sensitive, determining width and transparency, which elevates mobile drawing to a new level.”

Content created in SketchBook Mobile can be saved as an image and opened in SketchBook Pro. This means that artists, designers, and anyone who draws or creates drafts can sketch a drawing using SketchBook Mobile at any time and further develop their idea in SketchBook Pro.

The SketchBook Mobile application is available for iPhone and iPod touch devices through the App Store at www.itunes.com/appstore/

The free* version of Autodesk SketchBook Mobile Express App is also available on the App Store. Learn more about the SketchBook Mobile App and SketchBook Mobile Express App at www.autodesk.com/sketchbookmobile, where you can also download the appropriate copy.

Videos and images can be viewed on Autodesk's YouTube channel as well as in the SketchBook Mobile Gallery on Flickr

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About Autodesk
Autodesk is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for manufacturing, construction, media, and entertainment. Since the introduction of AutoCAD in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of cutting-edge digital prototyping solutions that help customers practically test ideas before realization. Fortune 1000 companies use Autodesk tools to visualize, simulate, and analyze real-world performance of their designs in the early stages of development, helping them save time and money, improve quality, and foster innovation. More information about Autodesk can be found at www.autodesk.cz or www.autodesk.com.

* Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies the software download process.