I’m still playing around with the sketching program on the iPad. Drawing larger is definitely making it easier, and I think I’m starting to get the hang of it. I even tried my hand at some shading to it, which I’m pretty pleased with. It’ll probably be awhile before I’m ready to do actual comics this way, but it’s definitely coming along.
I just hope my wife isn’t mad I drew her while she was on the phone.
I’ve been experimenting this morning with my stylus and the Sketchbook Pro iPad app. It’s a pretty neat app, once you get the hang of it. I just have to remember not to rest my hand on the iPad while drawing (I always rest my hand on my drawing surface, so this might pose a challenge).
Anyway, you can see some of my sketching efforts above. I was working with a blue rough sketch layer and a finished black “inked” layer for a couple of images. Using different colors for each layer is definitely a necessity; I tried doing last night’s sketch just with black for both layers, and it was tremendously difficult to tell what was what.
Today, I used some birthday money and some tutoring money and bought myself the new iPad. It’s a pretty amazing piece of technology, I must admit. I went ahead and downloaded a sketchbook program so I could try drawing stuff without pen and paper. I like it, though I don’t think it’ll be replacing my usual artistic methods anytime soon.
Sketches From Memory 