Here’s another sketch on the Galaxy Note 10.1 over the Memorial Day weekend. I’m getting more comfortable working with the S-Pen on the Galaxy Note. I’m also feeling the sensitivity more. It appears that you need to push down quite a bit to get the variations. Not nearly as good as Cintiq but it is feeling better the more I work with it.
I’m really loving the convenience of sketching with the Galaxy Note. Fun!!!
Finally had a chance to play around sketching on my new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. There are quite a few of free drawing and painting softwares for the Galaxy Note but I decided to purchase Autodesk’s Sketchbook Pro 6 for $5. The thing with free programs is that there’s usually a catch, either a trial version or some kind of ad placement. Anyhow, Sketchbook Pro has been around for awhile so it’s the natural choice in my opinion. Here’s a sketch on the Galaxy Note 10.1. Since it’s Memorial Day weekend, a soldier sketch seems appropriate.
After getting some playtime, I’ve come to realize that Sketchbook Pro for tablets is a really simple program. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Simplicity works well for mobile devices. First impressions is that the pen is just mildly sensitive on the tablet. I am use to the sensitivity levels offered by the Wacom Intous tablets and the Cintiqs. The pen on the Galaxy Note 10.1 is well below those. I find it difficult to achieve a wide range of pressures with the pen. In order to make lighter lines, I have to change the opacity levels. Just applying a softer touch on the tablet offers only a tiny range of difference. It stills works, just not impressive like the Cintiq. Then again, this is a $400 tablet computer compared to a Cintiq monitor for $2000. So comparing the Galaxy Note to the Cintiq is probably not a valid comparison.
Once I got over the limited pen sensitivity, I really enjoyed sketching on it. You find ways to adjust your workflow according to the hardware and software. I ended up just using the pen tool for solid lines and started sketching. It’s really fun. The lag is noticeable, but not a deal breaker. Screen size is small but workable. The screen resolution for sketching is sufficient. The fact that it is portable and you can have it up and running in a few seconds is incredibly convenient. I’m afraid that I might not pick up a pencil anymore for sketching.
I’ll have more reviews on the sketching and drawing on the Galaxy Note later as I play with it more. But these are just my initial thoughts.
I finally got my first tablet and it’s the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I’ve been wanting to get a tablet with pen capability for awhile now. Originally priced at $449 at Amazon, it’s now at $429. With the price drop, I decided to get one. And I’m glad I did.
I don’t need a tablet, but I figure this would be a neat tool for digital sketching. According to reviews, Sketch Book Pro would be the software for that. Just playing around with the note taking and feeling out the pen sensitivity, it feels surprisingly good, but there is a noticeable lag. I doubt I’ll be doing any serious art or paintings with this, because I already have the Cintiq 22HD for that. This will primarily be a digital sketch pad for me. I’ll have more updates on sketching with the Galaxy Note when I get a chance to play with it some more. And yes, I have wasted my share of time playing Angry Bird with this.
I painted a portrait of my wife for Mother’s Day. My wife has been hinting to me as to why I have been painting other people and not her. I suppose I needed to this=). And really, it’s much better than giving flowers on Mother’s Day!
Anyhow, another soft airbrushing painting. Hope you like it. Click on the image to view at full resolution.
Here is the final painting for my Star Trek Enterprise ship design. I’m calling this the NCC-1701 Predator since the design looks a little more like an attack ship. This was painted in Photoshop with the 3D render at the bottom layer serving as reference. The current state of the painting is a little rough. I can spend a couple of more hours to tighten everything up but that’s probably not necessary as the design I wanted is pretty much there. And it can be a grueling process to to clean up and paint details on hard surfaces, especially when you have to keep all the perspectives in check. Anyhow, it was a hell of a lot of fun to get to this point. You can click on the image for the full resolution. Painted with the Cintiq 22HD.
This is an early stage of the painting process. To get rid of the harsh lines and angles in the 3D model render, I use the smudge tool. Most of the process is painting right over the image using a square brush in Photoshop. I do like the square brush over the default soft round brush in Photoshop for these hard edged paintings. The square brush gives it a nice hard edged effect.
Here is the 3D render of the Enterprise concept model that I built in Maya.
