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iPad Pro (Day 10)
April 14, 2016
Welcome to Day 10 of my iPad Pro coverage. It’s finally warming up in New Haven so I took the opportunity to paint outside today. First, let me say True Tone display has been easy on the eyes and I love how it adjusts automatically to the light in any…
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A Larger Perspective Part II (iPad Pro 12.9)
April 13, 2016
Welcome to my blog! Here is a special post by my fellow artist and friend, Keith Cowan. He’ll be talking about how he uses the iPad Pro 12.9 inch model.
Keith and I in California before mDAC 2015
First, I will start with thanking my good friend Raheem Nelson for…
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iPad Pro (Day 9)
April 13, 2016
Welcome to Day 9 of my iPad Pro coverage. I’m using the new 9.7 inch model and Procreate. Today I emphasized hand lettering in my work with these latest illustrations.
The goal was to see just how accurate I could get with my writing and implement that into my artwork.…
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iPad Pro (Day 8)
April 11, 2016
Welcome to Day 9 of my iPad Pro coverage. Today was especially interesting. There was a Holocaust survivor and a Rwandan Genocide survivor present to speak to the High School kids I work with.
While they were listening to their triumphs through adversity I took the opportunity to do some…
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iPad Pro (Day 7)
April 8, 2016
Welcome to Day 7 of my coverage on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch model. Today I tried something new with my animation commission. The client asked for an illustration of a house with a door that opens to reveal their logo.
I wanted it to be done in one take…
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iPad Pro (Day 6)
April 8, 2016
Welcome to Day 6 of my iPad Pro coverage. I remember switching from my iPad 1st Gen to an iPad 3 and noticing how vibrant the colors were at the time. I can say the same thing about the Pro 9.7 inch.
Color is paramount whether I’m painting or just…
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iPad Pro (Day 5)
April 6, 2016
Welcome to Day 5 of my coverage on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch model. Before I begin I want to give a special shoutout to my fellow artist and friend Keith Cowan. In my last post I mentioned the iPad confusing my palm with mark making while using the Pencil…
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iPad Pro (Day 4)
April 6, 2016
Welcome to Day 4 of my coverage on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch. I’m still using Procreate for these tests and working on freelance and personal work. First I started with a still life painting of my Camel Overcoat. There was no sketch, just a painting. I noticed in some…
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iPad Pro (Day 3)
April 4, 2016
Welcome to Day 3 of my coverage on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch. Let’s get into some technical aspects of Procreate on the Pro. When you create a new “digital” canvas you’re given options. There are
Retina, Square, 4K, 1080p and A4 canvas sizes.
Let’s look at the pixel dimensions…
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A Larger Perspective (iPad Pro 12.9)
April 1, 2016
Today I’m switching things up and having my fellow iPad Artist, Jean-Paul Germain guest blog. He uses an iPad Pro 12.9 inch model and I knew it would be a great way to compare and contrast my series of reviews on the new 9.7 inch model.
I’ve been using Tablet…
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