Sunday, May 16, 2010

iPaint en iPlein air with an iPad

Here are a few of my first attempts at sketching some of the scenery around here on my new iPad. These were done using the Sketchbook Pro App.


I have never been a trendy gadget guy, but I have been waiting years for someone to come out with something like this. It's not quite fulfilling all my dreams yet, since it lacks the pressure sensitivity of a Cintiq, but it is close. Now I can quickly capture (or try to capture)the fleeting golden hour lighting effects that would be gone by the time I went and got out my oil paints. And I can now do digital painting anywhere I want to, even if it's a little more primitive than what I'm used to. The reviewers said that the iPad is a much better media consumption tool than a media creation tool, and they are absolutely right, but it is still a lot of fun. And all that other stuff it can do is pretty cool too.
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11 comments:

  1. Nasan Hardcastle17.5.10

    I've been interested in what these would be like as a portable painting/sketching tool.
    Would you mind posting more about the positive and negative things you've experienced while using an Ipad?

    For example:
    How different is the pressure sensitivity from a Cintiq?
    Does it lag much or at all when you paint on it?
    How big of file sizes can it handle?
    -any other things you've learned would be very appreciated.

    I'm just curious to learn more from a fellow artist's experience.
    Thanks!

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  2. Tyson Murphy18.5.10

    these are amaaaazzzzing. I'm still stuck painting on my DS, but i think an ipad is on the horizon for me....

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  3. Adrian Lubbers18.5.10

    These are beautiful regardless. I think a great artist can produce quality product regardless of the medium. Very nice.

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  4. Seven18.5.10

    Wow, what awesome little masterpieces! Nicely done!

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  5. Jose Ramos22.5.10

    i would like to have an Ipad , but it´s very expensive.
    .I think i going to paint in y wacom by now.

    nice sketchs!

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  6. Dave McClellan22.5.10

    Thanks, guys. Nasan, the iPad has no pressure sensitivity whatsoever. To get around that I am constantly adjusting the opacity of the brushes. I haven't noticed any lag at all. The file size that it kicks out of Sketchbook Pro is 1024 x 786. I don't know if you can make it bigger or not. I'll have to look into that. Mostly I like it for sketching on the go, when things don't have to get very tight. I can't see myself using it for professional work. I haven't tried any other painting apps yet. I am going to try Brushes next but I wanted to get Sketchbook down first.

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  7. Adam Temple3.6.10

    No pressure sensitivity! :( Amazing you did what you did! I love your other digital pieces. One day I must get into plein air.

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  8. Devy17.6.10

    Yeh...good work dude!

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  9. Marco Bucci18.7.10

    very cool! I knew it was only a matter of time before I saw somebody posting ipad plein air! Great atmosphere captured in these.

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  10. Tim2.4.11

    Why type of stylus have you used? If any?

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  11. Dave McClellan4.4.11

    Tim, I was using a Pogo Stylus at the time, but I didn't like it much because it seemed that I had to hold it almost perpendicular to the screen to get it to respond. Now I just finger paint.

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