I just saw this comment so thank you. I have seen fun with a pencil recommended so many times but I've always been turned off by the cartoon drawing aspect of it. I think I'm ready to give it a chance lol. Thanks for the recs and tips!
Its like asking what pencil and paper to use, really it does not matter that much - they are both industry standards and ultimately you just need to sit down with one for a few months and get comfortable. The skills are transferable between them so you can always switch.
Here's my first painting with the iPad. I'm extremely positive about the new iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and Procreate! Instant response, pressure recognition, lovely smudging - at some points I even prefer this over Photoshop :open_mouth: Timelapse video: https://youtu.be/Mr7H_x5J8g4
Funny, that's something too many people don't understand, and it's because they work as 3d monkeys or they have zero skills at drawing. That's very true, and i add that 3d takes too much time and effort to finish. In some minutes we can have a clear pencil concept.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=679650649 This is a hand pencil drawing i did as an example guide line. I prefer to draw by hand as you can make precise lines without the worry of pixels. I will import this into Photoshop so i can trace over it.
I wanted to try a modular approach to creating thumbnails, so I made random marker squiggles that I scanned and then just played around with in PS. Here are the first results: Good old pencil and paper studies :)
The Companion is really big to carry around on the go. An actual sketchbook and a pencil is going to be much better. If you want to work traveling or on the sofa then totally go with the Companion. The portability is the main area that the Surface has the Companion beat at.
sold my Cintiq, got rid of my old 2014 ipad and got myself a new pro + pencil for xmas... OMG I'M LOVING IT! Love playing around with ArtRage's oils... all the fun without the mess :)
PSG Art tutorial by Arne Niklas Jansson is a good place to start. But the best instruction is simply to get a sketchpad and a pencil and start drawing. Draw the things around you, and draw as much as you can, every day.
A sketchbook is also useful if one has long, BORING chemistry lectures. t4paN, drawing digitally is very fun, and leaves lots of room to experiment with, but don't talk smack about plain old pen/pencil sketches.