Artrage Reviews

PCWorld - December ‘11

‘If Joy of Painting's Bob Ross had ever put down his brushes and picked up a mouse, this would've been the software for him.’ Click here to read the full review.

iLounge - June '11.

'ArtRage Studio Pro goes so far beyond even the tools in Photoshop and Illustrator that you can actually create digital paintings that look like physical ones.' Click here to read the full review.

Computer act!ve - Sept ‘10:

'A brilliant program for beginners in digital art, which adequately simulates many real-world painting techniques' Click here to read the full review.

Blogcritics Sci/Tech - Sept ‘10:

'ArtRage Studio Pro replicates the look, feel, behavior and overall experience of physical art media and tools more accurately and authentically than any graphics editor I’d used before. All that’s lacking is a nostalgic whiff of linseed oil and you’d hardly think you were painting on a computer screen at all.' Click here to read the full review.

PC Pro - Aug ‘10:

'ArtRage Studio Pro 3 offers the most enjoyable and creatively rewarding art package available at any price.' Click here to read the full review.

Expert Reviews - Aug ‘10:

'A big step towards more professional image composition, with plenty of useful new tools and features.' Click here to read the full review.

Digitalartsonline.co.uk, April '10:

'Ambient Design has created a technically capable and user-friendly application that’s easy enough for a total beginner to use while being useful to a professional - a bit like a real paintbrush.' Click here to read the full review.

Digital Artist Magazine 03, January '10:

'This pro-quality update has hugely increased its image editing functionality. Practically perfect!'

Macuser.co.uk, Feb '10:

'Their involvement is responsible for the combination of two things rarely seen together in a budget application - a nicely designed user interface and a raft of versatile and exciting tools.' Click here to read the full review.

ImagineFX Magazine, Dec '10:

'Existing ArtRage users will welcome Ambient's refinements and improved stability and performance, while newcomers will no doubt love the immediacy of the app.'

appstorm.net - Nov ‘11:

'I love this app, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything. It’s great for a quick sketch or a more detailed painting.' Click here to read the full review.

148apps.com - Feb ‘11:

'ArtRage is a really fun painting app with enough options to satisfy any casual user’s needs, and I can see it being a useful tool for artists who use classic mediums.' Click here to read the full review.

Video Review on TheBitbag - Feb ‘11:

Check out the video review of ArtRage for iPad at thebitbag.com here. You can also view a HD version on youtube here.

ImagineFX Magazine - Feb '11 - Artist's Choice:

'Taking the best features from ArtRage 3 onto Apple's tablet, this iPad app is an artist's delight' Click here to read the review online

Macgasm.net - Nov ‘10:

'A beautiful app that really shows of the flexibility of the iPad and reminds us of the power of a touch screen display.' Click here to read the full review.

Fingerpainted.it - Oct ‘10:

'AmbientDesign has just released Artrage for the iPad, and if you already know the desktop version, then you might have high expectations. I had. And I didn’t get disappointed at all when I was lucky to join the beta test phase just in time to take it with me to the beautiful tuscany.' Click here to read the full review.

Wired.com, Aug '09:

'ArtRage does an amazing job of replicating the painting experience via a computer interface - for a very reasonable price. Easy to learn and great for kids.' Click here to read the full review.

Craftcritique.com, July '08:

'As you can see, the strokes are realistic! They look like I took a snapshot of a canvas I painted on. But it's 100% digital--amazing!' Click here to read the full review.

Blogcritics Magazine, June '08:

'If you are looking for a digital painting and sketching program and want something that gives you the freedom to create and not invest a lot of money, then ArtRage Deluxe 2.5 is the product for you.' Click here to read the full review.

Imagine FX Magazine, Nov '07:

'ArtRage is probably the most elegantly designed and easy to use paint package around.'

Computer Arts Magazine, Oct '07:

'As well as being extremely useful for creating natural media elements and complete paintings, this is a fun tool and a great buy for any digital artist.'

Computer Shopper Magazine, Oct '07:

'Despite the scary name, ArtRage is a sweet little painting program that’ll appeal to both adults and kids. It’s the cheapest product here, costing a tenner at current exchange rates, yet it’s also the most polished.'

PC Answers Magazine, Nov '07:

'A masterpiece of design, the main interface is wonderfully intuitive and simple, yet is also extremely funky and stylish. The net result is that you can concentrate on your creativity, rather than wrestle with menus'

MacWorld Magazine, Oct '07:

'If your artistic aspirations veer towards enthusiast rather than pro, then ArtRage 2.5 is for you. Cheap, intuitive and fun, it’s the ideal bridge between traditional pen and paint and working digitally. Perfect for beginners and the young, if you do out grow its limitations you will at least have built a firm foundation from which to move on.'

Macformat Magazine, Oct '07:

'Much of its interface is geared toward making the act of creating artwork both easy and accessible'

Applematters.com:

'One such program that deserves special mention is Ambient Design’s ArtRage. I’d tell you what makes it special now, but you wouldn’t read the rest of the article - you’d be charging off to Ambient’s website to buy a copy.'

IT Reviews, Feb 2008:

'ArtRage is an amazing tool to start learning about digital art. It's about as close as you're going to get to using paint and brush on a computer and has enough feature-depth to keep even skilled PC or Mac artists amused.' www.itreviews.co.uk - Click here to read the full review.

Mymac.com:

'As a natural paint program, ArtRage is fantastic. The markers look and act like markers, the paint looks and acts like paint (you even have to reload your brush), the chalk looks and acts like chalk, etc. When you paint a color over another color, the paints blend together and the brush continues with that new blend.' Click here to read the full review.

Cartoonmonkey.com:

'You stand a very good chance of not getting your computer back for quite some time if you open up a copy of ArtRage around either children or adults. You've been warned!' Click here to read the full review.

Designorati.com:

'This program, I mean this experience, is joyful painting. It’s something that I think every school should be using in their introductory graphics classes. The way you create here you feel like you are no longer in front of a computer monitor.' Click here to read the full review.

Digitalscrapbookplace.com:

'ArtRage is a painting program with attitude. It allows users to achieve realistic paint effects on your computer with fun and flair. It is an easy to use program that will suit anyone from child through to experienced artist' Click here to read the full review.