Exsto
Concept Art Sketching
Explore characters, creatures, environments, and unexpected forms with Exsto, an experimental concept-sketching tool for iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
A Breath of Fresh, Creative Air
Joshua D.
I’m really enjoying and digging, Exsto, a ton thus far. The content you can create is really wonderful I think. You can tweak the opacity and noise of its special brush and just make some wild looking brush strokes and paintings...
Read MoreA Breath of Fresh, Creative Air
Joshua D.
I’m really enjoying and digging, Exsto, a ton thus far. The content you can create is really wonderful I think. You can tweak the opacity and noise of its special brush and just make some wild looking brush strokes and paintings. I also like how I can zoom out or in a whole bunch. Thanks for that. I don’t know how far the limits are for zooming. But it feels infinite at the moment. Super cool stuff. I will admit that it’s quite different not having an undo/redo function in an art application. Yet, kind of like the description mentions, I believe. It does in my use seem to have the effect of making you focus a little more. But, I also found that equally it’s just cool to be okay with what you’ve done and enjoy the kind of spontaneity of the setup and system in place. I’m always too critical of my own artwork anyways. This way i have to just accept it or start over. And this is no detractor or knock against the app in me saying so, I would not ever be against adding an undo/redo function later on. Haha. I’m really okay not having it, though truthfully. It just takes a bit to get used to I think. That’s all. Still, when they are so few new and exciting painting applications released on the App Store in my opinion. Well, I’m absolutely thrilled when I come across one this fun, unique and well put together. I definitely cannot wait to see what the developer does with this program in the future. And I want to offer my sincere thanks and gratitude to the dev. for all of the hard work, time and effort no doubt put into building and maintaining this rad painting application. I would highly recommend, Exsto, too other artists, creatives or just anyone who enjoys relaxing and having a fun time. Thanks, again, too The developer of this app and God bless. iPad 12.9 (4th Generation) iOS 16.4.1 P.S. Any other painting or art creation applications you release. Just, sign me up! I’ll buy every one of them :P.
Excellent app — a real gem!
Heretiq
Exsto is a rare find in the App Store. It provides an unconventional, simplified approach to sketching via a set of simple tools...
Read MoreExcellent app — a real gem!
Heretiq
Exsto is a rare find in the App Store. It provides an unconventional, simplified approach to sketching via a set of simple tools (colors, brushes, noise, opacity, symmetry and no undo). The Exsto approach is easy to acclimate to and quickly produce impressive results. The experience of using Exsto is peculiar due to the simultaneous tensions of physically using the tools to create the visual on the iPad screen with the Apple Pencil .. while also adjusting my mindset to embrace the unconventional approach to drawing. The result is surprisingly meditative and after just a couple hours of use I am in love with Exsto. I’m thankful to have discovered Exsto — it is a reminder that it is still possible to create a truly magical iPad app.
Let each stroke suggest what comes next.
Exsto is built for the beginning of the creative process: the fast, loose stage where you test shapes, develop variations, and follow unexpected directions. Develop concepts, compositions, and forms you might never have planned.
Build worlds in perspective.
Position three vanishing points, choose a Ground, Left Wall, or Right Wall drawing plane, and sketch directly into the scene. An adaptive perspective grid helps you understand the space as you pan and zoom while preserving the natural variation in your strokes.
Discover forms through symmetry.
Mirror your strokes in real time around an adjustable axis. Rotate and reposition the symmetry guide to develop balanced concepts, props, vehicles, architecture, and unexpected abstract forms.
Every movement shapes the result.
On iPad, Exsto responds to Apple Pencil pressure, tilt, and movement. Fine-tune opacity, velocity, and gradients while natural variation remains part of every stroke, giving you direct control without removing the unexpected qualities that make exploration productive.
Take your ideas further.
Every Exsto canvas is an editable document. Begin a concept with Apple Pencil on iPad, continue working on Mac, and keep ideas close on iPhone. Export as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or SVG when you are ready to move your work into another creative tool.
Exsto proudly stands as a native Apple platform application, constructed on the cutting-edge frameworks of Metal and SwiftUI. This technical foundation ensures Exsto delivers a fluid and high-performance experience that fully leverages the capabilities of your device. Our commitment to harnessing the latest technologies translates into an art creation tool that's powerful and deeply intuitive.
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