Here is a finger painting I did with Brushes app on my iPhone 3GS.
I drew each ‘ring’ and nail on the hand
with the finger it is drawn on.
The finger painter Jorge Columbo has now produced his second New Yorker cover on his iPhone. I noticed in a video that he seemed to be moving his whole arm when drawing on his touch screen.
A few days later I learned that David Hockney maintains it is only the thumb that moves independently enough for finger painting. His many iphone paintings are apparently drawn with his thumb.
All very logical, so I rushed to do this test.
Sorry, it didn’t work for me. As you see in the picture, the ‘ring’ on the thumb is a sorry affair. I found, rather to my surprise, that the middle finger is the one I most often use for drawing.
If you draw on your iPhone or iPod Touch, which digit do you use? I’d be interested to know.
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I use a Pogo stylus which is a mini pen for the iphone/itouch, makes thing much easier. Have you also checked out Renoir, a painting app at the app store? I will use both of them for my work along with photoforge.
Rose
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Later,
Julia
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For me it’s definitely the index finger, as illustrated here (Colors! App on my iThing, naturally):
Or in case that doesn’t post right, here’s a link
[...] Link: Which Finger is Best for iPhone/iPod Art? | Seeing Things [...]
I use my Pogo stylus for lettering, but funnily enough, although I really missed a stylus at first, I now hardly ever use mine. Also to my surprise, I find myself using my third finger more often than my middle finger now for drawing.
I haven’t tried Renoir or Photoforge. Will have a go with them. Thanks for the tip.