The update to Sketches 0.7b7 only has one change that I have noticed. You are now able to shake to erase your drawings. A few updates ago, that feature was removed, but it looks like they have added it back in! Other than that, I do not notice any visual changes to the application. Let me know in the comments if you notice anything. Sketches is available through the AppTapp Offical source.

Note: Available on 1.1.4 and below

The biggest feature, I think, is you can zoom into an area to make it more detailed. We’re getting closer to Photoshop/Illustrator type of apps! If you remember the app DressUp where you could add glasses, beards, objects, etc, this has been added to the new Sketches too. No pricing has been determined for this app yet but the developer says it will be “affordable”.

UPDATE: I’m sure they’ve already thought of this but if they were to come out with new object packages for holidays and things over time, they would sell well if priced right.

The changes come in the Setup Menu. You no longer have the option to turn on/off Shake to Erase and Vibrate or the ability to change the theme to red. However, you can still shake your iPhone to erase your creation and it will vibrate when you do so. You just no longer have the option to turn these two features off. I have a feeling the change have to do with the AppStore and preparing Sketches to be launched through it. Still a classic application, a must have for every iPhone! Sketches is available through the AppTapp source.

Once you have entered your account information and changed the message to whatever you would like it to say…you can tap Tweet. It will then send your Sketch to your Twitter account. You will get a pop-up confirming that your Sketch has been uploaded to Twitter (don’t look away from your screen or you will miss it!!). In your Twitter it will display the message you wrote and a link to your Sketches image. It is all just so very cool!! Sketches is available through the AppTapp source.

Change Log 0.5:
    *Firmware and device compatibility
    *Multitouch shape drawing
    *Bug fix: photo album export – Fixes bug in which only one sketch was saved and was overwritten each time. Now accumulates all sketches created so they can all be synchronized to computer.
    *Sending via Mail improved – Now displays process indicator when sending. iPhone will vibrate and display a pop-up when sending has completed.
    *Other visual and reliability improvements – Improved toolbar functionality and Camera Roll saving

This app has a ton of great features. It opens to a gray screen (your drawing area). Before you being drawing you will want to choose the color and size of your tool, there a a few options for this, see screenshots below. Once you have that chosen you can begin drawing by dragging your finger along the screen. If you would like to erase a mark you just made you can tap the arrow on the bottom left of the screen, which is nice if you have already drawn a ton and just messed up…no fear, just erase only that mark! If you would like to erase the entire drawing, you have a few options, you can do it the fun way and shake it or you can click on the trash can on the bottom right of the screen.

If you like what you have created you can tap on the export icon on the bottom of the page which allows you to either export the photo to your photo album (which is super cool!!) or email it to yourself or a friend. If you want to get really creative you can put a background in and draw over the top of it. You can do this two different ways. On the top of the screen is a picture of a camera and a photo album. If you tap on the camera it will bring up the iPhone camera and you can snap a quick photo for your background or you can tap on the photo album and pick one from the photos already on your phone. Once your background is selected just go ahead and draw on top of it (this is really fun!). If you decide that you want to keep the background but get rid of your drawing you can either shake it or go to the trash button which now allows you to erase just the drawing, just the background picture or both. Like before you can export this picture to your photo album or you can email it (it keeps both the background and the drawing in tact). There is a setup button on the top right corner which allows you to change some more settings as well (see screenshots). You can also single tap on the screen to make the top and bottom menu bars disappear, tap again to make it reappear. If you need to stop working on your drawing to do something else, no worries, next time you open Sketches your last drawing will still be there! Check out these screenshots: