Tagged: Autodesk

Inktober 2017 day 18

So yesterday I experimented with my current ipad pro and the cheapo wacom stylus. It was workable, but not a great experience. I didn’t think I cared about pressure sensitivity affecting line thickness, but when I don’t have it it turns out to be a bit of an issue.

The same was true using the stylus on my old ipad air. It seems I need a bit of pressure sensitivity for things to feel right.

Creative stylus 2

So I dug out a Wacom CS600 creative stylus2. This device uses bluetooth to connect, and offers pressure sensitivity, and a couple of mappable buttons.

It was horrible. The pen allows a range of settings for “writing style” all of which seem to offset the pen tip too much, so the point of contact isn’t the point being inked.

The ipad pro and the pencil is definitely the best drawing set up I’ve come across, and it would be good to compare it to something like Jeremy’s Wacom Companion tablet, or a generic microsoft surface. I’ve a few more bits of drawing tech to test, and will post the results here as I go.

Autodesk sketchbook settings

Inktober 2017 day 17

In the words of Bon Jovi…”Whoa! Half way there!”

I’ve been super impressed by the dedication of folk to Inktober, and have been learning an awful lot myself. I’ve changed my entire workflow from paper/photo/photoshop to ipad pro and pencil with Autodesk sketchbook. This week I’m going to try and find the edges of that setup, and whether it’s the Pencil that makes it work, or the app itself. Today I’m going to swap out the Pencil for my old Wacom Bamboo stylus. It’s totally non active, being basically a rubbery tip on an aluminium stick. On the plus side it’s far cheaper than the Pencil, and works on older iPads too. Today I’ll try it on the ipad pro, tomorrow my old ipad.

Wacom Bamboo stylus