iOS 8 to bring brush sizes to FiftyThree's Paper and Pencil<article>
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It’s been a while since the iOS stylus beat has had anything truly revolutionary come down the pipeline—Apple only offers so many tools for stylus manufacturers and app-makers to use, and often at a compromise. But iOS 8 looks to shake up this status quo somewhat with a new tool for developers: touch sizes.</p><p>
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a blog post from FiftyThree, makers of the Paper drawing app and accompanying Bluetooth stylus Pencil, iOS 8 will bring a new update to their app—“Surface Pressure.” No, this doesn’t mean actual pressure
sensitivity, à la Wacom; instead, Paper works together with Pencil to note how much of the Pencil nib you’re pressing to the screen. Depending on the tool you’re using, applying more of the nib to the screen gets you pencil shading, a larger ink brush, or dynamic eraser sizing.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2364503/ios-8-to-bring-brush-sizes-to-fiftythrees-paper-and-pencil.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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iOS 8 to bring brush sizes to FiftyThree's Paper and Pencil
