But so far, most iPad art I’ve seen echos the look of early low-res digital art. So the question is, now that digital tools allow me to paint and draw in high res (or, as in the case with Illustrator, in infinite res), are we are finally at the point where the iPad can provide me with the best of both worlds-does the iPad provide a direct sketching experience, with the on-the-go limitless power of digital tools? Could the experience of drawing on the iPad be sufficiently advanced to retire (or at least augment) my travel sketchbook?ĭigital art tools are just tools, and of course artists can make good art with any tools. Illustrator Bristle Brush (for Untapped Cities) Now that tilt and swivel supported as well, I can paint and draw directly into Photoshop and Illustrator with astounding control and nuance. Over the next few years I drew portraits at trade shows with numerous tablets and ever-evoloving software including SuperPaint, Pixel Paint, Image Studio, Oasis, and ColorStudio.įast forward to the present where Wacom has established their line of pressure-sensitive tablets as the artists’ tools of choice. After initially having to draw into the computer with Etch-a-Sketch-like joysticks of the Apple II, the cursor-keys of the IBM-PC, and the early Mac mouse (which was likened to “drawing with a bar of soap”), I was hired by Summagraphics in 1985 to draw portraits at trade shows using their MacTablet.
Our input controls have also evolved in leaps and bounds. And so in the same period in which I’ve filled more than 100 sketchbooks, my digital tools have evolved from visible pixels, into highly responsive, sophisticated high-resolution drawing and painting with Photoshop and Illustrator. I’ve long said that I believe that Undo was one of the great inventions of the 20th century the undo safety net makes us more daring-and therefore better-artists. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.
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