14 DAY TRIAL // Softpedia has learned that the cover of the June 1, 2009 edition of the New Yorker magazine will feature a picture drawn by artist Jorge Columbo, who only used his iPhone to achieve what you see pictured left. This is the first time a magazine's cover is completely drawn using the Apple handset.
While there are many free drawing apps available for iPhone and iPod touch, none comes even close to the capabilities of Brushes, the very application used by Columbo to finger-paint a street scene of people gathered by one of the city’s iconic hot dog & pretzel carts, according to 9to5Mac.
Brushes is touted as a natural media painting application designed with the iPhone in mind. The software offers an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, extreme zooming, and a simple interface, allowing artists to focus on their work.
Brushes allows users to choose any color (including transparency), employing the hue/saturation color wheel. Best of all, they never need to worry about making a mistake or backing up too far, thanks to virtually unlimited undo and redo options.
According to its maker (developer Steve Sprang), “[Brushes] is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device.” The cover of the June 1, 2009 issue of the New Yorker confirms it, and then some.
Also noteworthy is that, starting with version 1.1, Brushes is now able to record all of the drawer's actions. These actions are stored in a .brushes file, which users can download directly on their iPhone or iPod touch via Brushes’ built-in web server. Brushes Viewer (Mac app) then allows them to replay their paintings stroke for stroke, export them at very high resolutions (up to 1920 x 2880), or as QuickTime movies. Thanks to this new ability, a video showing how Columbo used Brushes to create the cover in question is available for your viewing pleasure below.
