Since their inception, tablets have been seen as a computing form factor conducive to a particular kind of artistic expression: drawing and painting. Of course, accurate sketching can be a little difficult with clumsy fingers, and conductive stylus pens have proven a middling solution, at best. Fortunately, with the advent dual-digitizers capable of supporting pressure-sensitive styli - like those found in Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 - tablets have become a much more practical art tool. Hardware is nothing without the software to take advantage of it, though. Enter ArtFlow, a new drawing app for Android that comes with, in addition to a number of effects, support for advanced styli baked in.

Though it isn't the first app to support styli pressure, ArtFlow's straightforward-yet-powerful interface is compelling enough to warrant a look. The UI is excellent, unobtrusive and identifiably Android. And ArtFlow is packed to the brim with tools: the app includes more than 50 different types of brushes; infinite undo, depending on the amount of system memory; several layers of the aforementioned stylus pressure support; contrast, brightness, hue, and saturation adjustment; and custom color palette creation. Finished photos can be exported as PSD, PNG, or JPEG images, and sent to any app that supports Android's sharing hook.

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ArtFlow is compatible only with tablet devices right now, and requires an in-app purchase to unlock all features. That being said, I still think the app is pretty darn cool. Whether you're a dilettante or modern-day Picasso, you can't go wrong with ArtFlow's intuitive, feature-rich approach to picture creation.

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