For more information read the interview with Autodesk product manager Chris Cheung on or the product review at you know any illustrators, visual designers or comic book artists working in the digital domain (they're easy to find, just follow the empty cans of Diet Dr. The app is priced competitively at $7.99.

A built-in, live news page that alerts artists to upcoming events and highlights featured artists and their SketchBook creations.

Six full-resolution layers per sketch with control over layer order, visibility and opacity.

75 brushes with customizable settings, including synthetic pressure sensitivity and brush modes for free sketching and creating straight lines, ellipses and rectangles.

A Multi-Touch interface that delivers an immersive and streamlined experience.

Full-screen 1024 x 768 work space with support for any device orientation.

Key new features in the Autodesk SketchBook Pro App for iPad include:

“The SketchBook Pro App for iPad provides a fun drawing and painting environment that also applies widely to professional artists and designers from all industries.”

“The launch of the iPad brings both creative professionals and consumers unparalleled sketching capabilities on a mobile device,” said Samir Hanna, vice president of digital concept at Autodesk. Geared for both occasional doodlers and professional illustrators, SketchBook Pro uses the same paint engine as its desktop and mobile counterparts, and provides a complete set of sketching and painting tools through a streamlined and intuitive user interface. The Autodesk SketchBook Pro App for iPad combines high-quality digital pencils, pens, markers and airbrushes with a Multi-Touch gesture-based user interface, enabling users to create everything from quick sketches to high-quality artwork.

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Sketchbook pro