has lots of potential, but its missing some key things. – Pixure Review

i’m a freelance artist that works digitally via computer or ipad. When I saw this app I was excited because a professional pixel app? yes please! except, it’s got a couple flaws. I’ve taken a while to try and sort them out and this is what i’ve come up with. ??Features this app NEEDS: A select/transform tool. Please, please, please. Just selecting the layer alone is not enough. If I draw two eyes on the same layer and decide they need to be closer together then there’s no quick way for me to just select the eye i want and move it. It’s beyond frustrating. A lasso, magic wand, select pen, selection box, any of these would be great. ??Features this app would benefit from: Clipping layers/alpha lock. this is generally standard with art programs, makes it easier to color/recolor and what not. Gradients/dithering. would love an option for this as it’s hard to blend normally. Layer groups and styles. The layer palette that is currently in use is real simple. Would love to be able to sort things into groups and then move those groups as a whole. Would really aid your missing selection tool. Also you have different pen styles but it’d be great to just have layer styles for darken, overlay, hard light, etc. Symmetry mode. Would love x and y axis symmetry at the very least. Its beneficial for creating patterns and whatnot. Pen pressure. Might seem odd for a pixel app but a lot of artists like drawing with pixels and pressure. paint tool sai/marmoset hexels has it and it’s great. Animation. This ones kinda obvious but frame by frame pixel animation would be great, albeit probably time consuming to implement. ??Things this app does NOT need: A zoom tool. If we can zoom in with our fingers there’s no real point of a separate tool for zooming in. Especially if the canvas limit is only 512x512 Also, a minor design issue but when inputting precise sizes with a keyboard there’s no real reason to have the full keyboard. a simple number pad would help the design flow. Last thing as well, the undo button is fairly close to the documents button, so one wrong tap (especially if mass undoing) can kick you off your document and then you lose your undo progress. Not the greatest. ???TL;DR It’s a great start and i use it for simple things like a rough sketch but that’s it. The missing select tool is just too heinous to use for more complex things.
Review by Geoffisthebest on Pixure.