I remember an interesting encounter I had on the train once. I was coming home from work and from the corner of my eye I noticed a gentlemen maybe in his 30s watching anime on his phone. I decided to strike up a conversation and somehow we ended up exchanging sketchbooks. He was an artist who specialized in microbiology drawings for scientific publications. He looked at my drawings despite the great details of his and said “I could never do what you do. That level of iconic design, I wish I could do it”. I turned to him and said “And I can’t see myself drawing cells quite as detailed as you either”.
It was through that meeting I realized that even if you think you aren’t all that great in art, there’s always going to be someone out there who wishes they could do what you do. It’s just part of being an artist. No matter what path you take, no matter how technically skilled or unskilled you feel, always know there’s someone looking to you wishing they could do the same.
I miss New York City.
I got accepted into an “advanced” drawing course in my school via professor permission. I’m not even an art major but I need to do this for myself.
Have you ever wanted to swap skills or talents with someone for a day just to see what it is like? I wonder how different I’d be if I were math inclined. Maybe the same, maybe totally different. Who knows?
Sure…? I guess. Is this even a question though?
Those of you who keep up with me know that I recently invested in the Cintiq alternative, the Yiynova MSP19u. It’s a 19" screen drawing tablet that runs $600 vs the $2100 that Wacom charges for similar products. I can soundly say I’ve been nothing but impressed by this tablet. There are a few cons, but they’re hardly deal breakers. The resolution caps at 1440 x 900 and it doesn’t have any programmable buttons aside from the ones on the pen. Neither of those are big deals given I can use keyboard shortcuts for the lack of buttons and the resolution isn’t much of a big deal for me. The other thing is that the pen requires a triple A battery. However from what I’ve been reading one battery lasts about 400 hours of usage with this pen, so again it’s hardly a deal breaker. I heard reports of line jitter and other general calibration issues, but those are easily fixed by uninstalling any other tablet drivers you have on your computer and then using the included software to calibrate the machine.
How does it stack up in Paint Tool SAI? Very well! As you can probably tell from above I have it set to extended mode which is when your computer treats both screens as one large screen. It’s helpful because I can full screen SAI (or any other art program) on the tablet while having everything else like character references on the laptop screen. Pressure sensitivity is fully accounted for running at 2048 levels of sensitivity. That said, this’ll still get some time to get used to, but over all I’ve been really happy with this purchase and I’m sure I’ll make it pay itself off over time.
So would I recommend this tablet to people serious about art or want a more natural feel with their digital work? Absolutely!
If anyone has any questions about it or want me to try things out in SAI, Photoshop or Copic Sketchbook Pro to test compatibility, let me know! I’m more than willing to run these tests for you guys.
I’ll have to draw that up when I finalize a design for it! I do definitely want to do it!
Sure. I’m sure it’s a comfy seat!
I’m flattered! You have some adorable characters yourself! =3
Sure thing, first sketch of the day!
I need to warm up and I don’t have ideas. Suggest things to sketch in my ask box!