Gallery: This iPad Drawing App Brings Tracing to the Touchscreen

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    Trace 2.0 updates tracing paper for the tablet. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    The app is part of the Morpholio Project, an effort to create digital tools that facilitate the design process. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    One big addition in the new version of the app is filters--it's like Instagram for sketching. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    But the core functionality of the app is still the tracing paper-like ability to draw layer by layer. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    The app lets creatives draw on top of images from their camera roll, photos snapped with their device's camera or a number of templates. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    You can use it to flesh out a wireframe sketch, refine a hasty drawing, or mark up a project with notes or comments. *Image: Morpholio Project*
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    The new version also lets you go back and rework any layer at any point. As one of the developers puts it, sometimes “going in reverse can be as valuable as going forward.”*Image: Morpholio Project*
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