For all the artistic souls out there, Ipad has a lot to offer to you! The Apple's best device has many applications that satisfy the creative instincts in you. Starting from sketching, photography, video production and many other types of stimulating iPad apps are available on the App store. These apps are highly useful for art students and teachers. They can make projects and art assignments through these apps.

Let's have a look at the most happening iPad apps for all you creative people:

iPhoto: This iPad app has smart features to create thematic photo essays. It has an appealing interface with many workspace buttons. You can see the iPad app features of iPhoto by tapping the 'Help' button. It not only has the basic editing tools but also has 'journals' tab to create, edit and view journals. All you have to do is select the images  you want for your journal. This would then be arranged in a mosaic pattern according to your choice. Priced at $4.99, this iPad app is for photographers, artists and research people.

Sketchbook Pro: This is a painting app with 60 painting and drawing tools. These sleek tools are pressure sensitive and are great fun to work with. Import photos, color palette, color editor and color picker are the features which make this app really happening. You can also add text to 12 layers of the image you are working on. The tools can be pinned on the side screen so that the whole screen is available for your art work. Priced at a nominal $1.99, this iPad app is excellent for design students, architects and sketchers.

Art Set: This iPad app is more suitable for the younger generation. With a simple interface it has virtual drawer, paint tubes, oil pastel, color pencils, wax crayon, thick marker, thin marker and eraser as the tools to work with. It also has blending tools like sponge, smudge stick, liquid, rag etc. The color can be selected after choosing the tool. It also has papers of various colors and textures. Again a very nominally priced at $.99, this iPad app is a favorite of the kids.

Draw with 'iDraw': This tool has more technical iPad app features. It is a vector drawing app specifically suitable for the technical crowd. There is option of multiple canvas for background. The tools of this app include pencil, pen, brush, text, shape and curve. Each tool has various options associated with it. These high tech options help in creating exceptional technical drawings. You can also export designs to external editors like Adobe Illustrator. Priced at $8.99 this app is a must have for the those who deal with technical drawings on a daily basis.

Penultimate: A beautiful journal tool for jotting down thoughts and ideas. You can write with hand or with stylus. The ideas can be written on different papers. The best iPad app feature of this tool is of organizing  the papers into different note books. Priced at $.99 this tool can be the best planner you have till now.

Instagram: When you want to share photos with friends at jet speed, you can do it with Instagram. Just select the picture, apply custom filtered effects and borders. Then post on Instagram to share the pics directly on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest etc. This free app can be downloaded from Google Play or iTune App store.

The above mentioned apps can be used for personal and professional usage. Very helpful in art education, these apps   are for all the art lovers! So, if you have been searching for something with an artistic touch in your iPad then these apps are for you!