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 [...]
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.
Look No Fingers!, originally uploaded by purple0wl. Was this flower painted with a finger? No. Was it painted with a marshmallow tied to a stick, in other words with the usual kind of touch tablet stylus? No. It was drawn with a point as hard and sharp as a pencil, on the HTC Flyer tablet. The HTC [...]
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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 [...]
Hidden Treasure, originally uploaded by purple0wl. In the mysterious under-screen world of Sketchbook Pro I’ve been exploring for brushes. There are several versions of Autodesk Sketchbook for tablets and smartphones. Sketchbook Pro for iPad is best of them all. This version of Sketchbook has over 70 preset brushes, all editable for tip and tail [...]
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