Serif's Affinity Photo for iPad has just had a major update with Version 1.6.9 offering a number of improvements and new features.Highlights include massively-expanded support for touch gesture control, a refined UI with much improved brush management, and a new Export persona that allows for instant export of multiple slices and layers.Managing Director of Affinity Photo developer Serif, Ashley Hewson, says: "Reviewers and customers told us Affinity Photo for iPad was a truly revolutionary product when we launched on-stage during Apples WWDC keynote last year."For the first time it gave photographers, artists, editors and retouchers a full professional mobile workflow with all the features youd expect, on the go."Main feature updatesUndo/Redo gesture with two/three finger tapA new workspace for exporting regions of your image as slicesAdded drag modifiers to studio icons for colour, text, navigator and historyAdded support for brush nozzle base texture modeAdded canvas rotation control via Navigator StudioAdded swipe gesture to swap primary and secondary colorsContext menu now uses a long-press release gesture to invokeAdded two-finger hold gesture to resize a layer from its centreDuring shape creation, a two-finger hold gesture will transform the layerEasy access to merge and rasterise commands via Layer Studio iconsImproved brush stroke lag and small stroke responseBrushes remember previously used stroke settingsMove any custom brush to any categoryAdded support for on-screen keyboard trackpad modeAdded Tab key to on-screen keyboard context barUpdated Persona iconsNumerous other improvements and fixesSerif is running a flash offer until midday (BST) September 18 to celebrate the launch of the latest version Affinity Photo for iPad, and will be available for 13.99 / $13.99 (Australian pricing to be confirmed).
Existing users can download the updated version free of charge at any time.