Owl on March 24th, 2012

Galaxy Note Is Pressure Sensitive. True?, originally uploaded by purple0wl. I’ve read in several places that the Galaxy Note S Pen stylus is pressure sensitive. Can it be true? Do we have pressure sensitivity on a smartphone (or tabphone) at last? Sorry. I still just love my Galaxy Note, but try as I might, I [...]

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Owl on February 13th, 2012

Apple iPhone Apple, originally uploaded by purple0wl. I’m comparing the experience of painting an imaginary apple in various apps on various touchscreen tablets and phones. This apple was painted on my iPhone 4S. I have to confess the iPhone screen felt cramped and faded after painting on the bigger, brighter Samsung Galaxy Note. There are [...]

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Owl on November 24th, 2011

Drawing Pad painting app for Android is fast. The S pen stylus for my Samsung Galaxy Note just glides along, laying down luscious colours from tempting rainbows of brushes.

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Owl on November 6th, 2011

Flyer Flower, originally uploaded by purple0wl. Here you see the colour wheel for the HTC Flyer tablet stylus in all its glory.  I have to admit it. That’s not a lot. Eight colours even counting black and white. With a feather light touch and bit of luck you can blend these hues with the highlighter [...]

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Owl on May 14th, 2011

iPad Finger Folly, originally uploaded by purple0wl. SEVEN PAINT APPS FOR SEVEN PURPOSES I got through a record number of apps in creating this iPad painting 1: This stepping-stone progress began with a doodle in order to explore a new painting app called Procreate. In Procreate you have what seems at first an overwhelming choice [...]

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