![]() Ink: Pretty easy to see that with a finger, the line width stays the same.Let's break down what we're looking at, above. On the right, I used the pressure-sensitive Intuos Stylus. On the left are strokes with various ArtRage tools using my finger. Here's an image I made to demonstrate pressure sensitivity. My finger is pressure-sensitive - yet the iPad is made not to respond to that pressure. Writing a letter in pen is personal finger painting one is not. I wonder how long that odd idea will last. Interestingly, the Mac Store in the Eaton Centre here in Toronto let me know they don't sell styluses of any kind: it was part of Steve Jobs' vision that people engage with content with their finger to make it more personal. Pressing harder with a brush puts more of the paint-loaded bristles in contact with the paper or canvas, leading to thicker lines. By rapidly shading with a pencil, for example, pressing harder leads to making darker marks. This allows for huge variation in shadows, shading, layering colour and detail in general. When using almost any traditional artistic tool, from a pencil to a watercolor brush loaded with paint, you can vary your line width in a single stroke. It's not perfect, but far, far better than your finger. TL DR: If you are an artist or illustrator using an iPad for image, get this tool. What I used: The Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus for iPad iPad 4 running ios7 ArtRage for iPad painting app. Special thanks and shout-out to Kristin and Holly (the person behind the Twitter) at Vistek here in Toronto for their amazing customer service. Price: I paid about $135.00 Canadian, retails for $99.95 from the Wacom store which weirdly, does not ship to Canada. ![]() What it does: this stylus allows for pressure sensitivity when using painting apps on the iPad. ![]() Tool under review: Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus for iPad The Intuos Creative Stylus for iPad, by Wacom.Ĭonsider this a tech product review by an oil painter.
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