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Comment: ArchDaily is not a reliable source because they engage in paid content, the Vice piece is mostly what those affiliated say so not an independent source, San Francisco Chronicle is marked as PR and other sources are brief mentions. S0091 (talk) 15:48, 23 May 2025 (UTC)
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| Mental Canvas | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mental Canvas, Inc. |
| Initial release | December 5, 2016 |
| Operating system | iPadOS, Windows |
| Type | 3D computer graphics software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Mental Canvas is a 3D computer graphics app for digital painting and computer animation that lets users arrange two-dimensional sketches within navigable three-dimensional scenes. According to ArchDaily, the software offers “the ability to sketch freely in a three-dimensional space without the constraints of traditional CAD modelling.”[1]
History
editThe underlying research originated in the Computer Graphics Group at Yale University under professor Julie Dorsey.[2][3] A Windows version debuted alongside the first Surface Studio in October 2016.[4]
The iPad version, Mental Canvas Draw, was released on the App Store in 2021.[5]
Features
editMental Canvas combines standard drawing and perspective tools with a "canvas" system that lets sketches be projected and layered in 3D space. Users can record guided fly-through animations or share fully interactive scenes through a browser-based viewer.[1] The Windows build supports the Surface Pen and the Surface Dial’s radial menu; The Verge listed it among the first Dial-enabled apps.[6]
Notable users
editThe New York Times employed Mental Canvas in interactive graphics covering the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2020 U.S. Senate impeachment hearings.[7][8]
Jay Park’s 2022 music-video single "Bite" was featured by Apple as part of its "Made on iPad" campaign; Korean outlets reported that Mental Canvas was used in the making.[9][10]
Reception
edit- ArchDaily wrote that the software "frees the architect from having to create an entire model to illustrate a space" and instead lets designers "sketch separate views to communicate a holistic concept."[1]
- Fast Company cited Mental Canvas as an example of new creative workflows enabled by the Surface Dial.[4]
- The 2021 "Reimagine Drawing" Challenge, co-presented with the San Francisco Chronicle, attracted thousands of entries from 93 countries and awarded US$100,000 in prizes.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Zilliacus, Ariana (11 November 2016). "This New Drawing App Shows How Digital Software Will Save Sketching, Not Destroy It". ArchDaily. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Pangburn, DJ (12 December 2016). "Draw in 3D with the 'Mental Canvas' Illustration App". Vice. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Drawing in the third dimension". National Science Foundation. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Mark (26 October 2016). "The Surface Studio Story: How Microsoft Reimagined The Desktop PC For Creativity". Fast Company. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Mental Canvas Draw on the App Store". App Store. Mental Canvas. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Warren, Tom (31 October 2016). "Here are all the apps that work with the Surface Dial". The Verge. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "The Outstanding Goals of Ronaldo and Kroos as You've Never Seen Them". The New York Times. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "A 3-D Tour of How the Senate Was Transformed for the Impeachment Trial". The New York Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "아이패드로 만든 신곡 뮤비…애플, 박재범과 캠페인 콜라보". Newsis (in Korean). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "애플 아이패드로 제작된 박재범의 신곡 'Bite' 뮤직비디오". GQ Korea (in Korean). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Mental Canvas, S.F. Chronicle reveal winners of $100K Reimagine Drawing challenge". San Francisco Chronicle. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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