The iPad's touch screen surface and portability makes it a perfect canvas for creating anything from simple drawings to complete works of art. Get an optional stylus or just use your finger to create paintings and drawings that rival anything you could create on a computer using a dedicated graphics program such as Photoshop or Corel Painter.
For serious artists, grab a copy of Autodesk's SketchBook Pro. Based on the computer version of SketchBook Pro, this app essentially turns the surface of your iPad into a canvas for drawing or painting with your finger, as shown in Figure 39-9.
If you like the idea of painting and drawing on your iPad but don't want to spend any money, download the free Adobe Ideas drawing app. Instead of scribbling ideas on the back of a cocktail napkin, you can pull out your iPad, run Adobe Ideas, and start writing or drawing ideas, as shown in Figure 39-10.
After you're done drawing or sketching an idea and decide you don't need to save it, you can shake your iPad to clear the screen, like an Etch A Sketch. If you do want to save your pictures and use or edit them on your computer, just email the pictures to yourself and retrieve them off your computer.
For kids or anyone who just enjoys creating simple drawings, get a free copy of Doodle Buddy, as shown in Figure 39-11. Besides letting you draw and paint by mimicking chalk or paintbrushes, this app also includes pre-drawn images that you can paste into your creations.
