Device question

[evilrobot]

I guess I'll be the odd man out on the Ipad pro...I could never get use to the rubber tip on the pencil and the fact I couldn't use photoshop on it was pretty much a deal breaker for me. I paid around $1150.00 for mine when it came out and I ended up trading it for a cintiq because I just couldn't get a feel for it. The cheapest route is probably what has already been suggested a small laptop and wacom tablet...but also you can get good deals on used devices if you keep your eye out.

[lmrush]

@Kelly-Lane Thank you thank you!

[lmrush]

@smceccarelli Awesome thanks!

[lmrush]

@evilrobot Thanks for that I will have to do some soul searching.....

[RobinSlee]

@lmrush HI, I have a Fujistsu Lifebook T5010. I bought it second hand on ebay for around £100 (GBP). I have photoshop cs2 installed, along with a couple of other light weight painting programs. The screen can swivel around and lie flat over the keyboard. It comes with its own stylus that has 256 levels of pressure sensitivity. It works great for sketching and moderately sized images. It has 4gb of ram and the battery life is pretty decent considering. Being a laptop, it is heavier than an ipad, but as it is running windows 7 I am able to do most of my normal stuff too (web browsing, office stuff, etc). Importantly it is the non-touch version. This means that only the pen will register on the screen, not the palm of my hand or my fingers resting on the screen. Depending on your budget, and you needs, it might be worth looking into one of these? Heres an amazon listing, but they no longer sell them. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujitsu-VFY-T5010MF031FR-Lifebook-FPCM11323/dp/B001LNN7UA and some ebay listings. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfujitsu+lifebook+t5010.TRS0&_nkw=fujitsu+lifebook+t5010&_sacat=0 I hope it helps?

[lmrush]

@RobinSlee Thanks so much!

[corykerr]

@lmrush I just got back from Adobe Max and got to try out a few of the devices coming out soon. If you can swing it, the new portable Wacom cintiq coming out is absolutely phenomenal. I hated the surface pro for a number of reasons (no tilt recognition, rubber tip, 1/8 of,the pressure sensativity of Wacom, etc). The iPad Pro seems cool, but doesn't run PS and has a rubber tipped stylus.

There are a few things that claim to track your pen/pencil on paper and digitize it, but I haven't seen decent/accurate results on any of those yet (I haven tried them all)

[lmrush]

@corykerr Sounds awesome! Do you mind sharing how much?

[lmrush]

@corykerr It is ok just googled the price around $800-when does the new one come out?

[corykerr]

@lmrush I didn't catch a price and they just said "soon" for a release. Wacom is in the higher end of the market for sure. I was ruined for low end stuff when I picked up a used Cintiq on ebay. Everything else I've tried seems vastly inferior, but maybe I wouldn't notice if I hadn't tried the top of the line first?

I've found that a good way to get a cheaper version of a wacom is wait until they release something new and shiney and then jump on ebay to buy the slightly used "outdated" model from all the people who have to have the newest stuff.

[lmrush]

@corykerr That is a fantastic idea, thank you so much for your time!

[nicklewis750]

@lmrush I also have the iPad Pro 12.9 and have really liked it so far! Most of the issues for me has just been the finding what style I like to render color in digitally.

Another thing to consider: While I really like the Procreate app everyone is mentioning, there is also an app called Astropad. What that does is mirror your desktop/laptops screen on to your iPad (only for iOS) and allows your to use your computer's Adobe programs with your iPad screen with the Pencil's pressure sensitivity and all. The app can work with a USB cord or over WiFi.

Check it out here. http://astropad.com/

[Kelly Lane]

@nicklewis750 cool I'll have to check that out.

[lmrush]

@nicklewis750 Wow cool-I will check into that thanks!

[lmrush]

@Kelly-Lane Just saw your post and thought I had written my post twice-Mirror response

[amberwingart]

@lmrush I spent $350 on a 2014 Samsung Note 12.2" tablet and I love it for sketching! It's like having a mini Cintiq. But it's bigger than the average tablet, so there's plenty of screen real estate for creating. I use Adobe Sketchbook Pro on mine, but there are a lot of different apps you can use. The stylus is pointed just like a regular pencil and it's very responsive, so there's no lag or drag.

[NoWayMe]

I also recently purchased an Ipad pro, and I just sold my cintiq to a friend because I ended up never using it! The procreate app is simply amazing, and for final touch ups I use photoshop with the Astropad app that @nicklewis750 described. Work like a charm!!!

Plus, I was never able to calibrate my cintiq properly and the colors always seemed muddy when I then looked at my drawing on my computer. The Ipad pro doesn't have this issue, color is perfect! I know it is expensive, but it is worth every penny!!!

[lmrush]

@amberwingart Thanks! how do you do your coloring ? if you don't mind me asking????

[lmrush]

@NoWayMe Thanks so much!

[amberwingart]

@lmrush Do you mean on my tablet or in general? I'm a traditional artist, so I use pastel for my pieces. But when I'm on my tablet sketching, I color using the Autodesk app.