I have been drawing these weekly, but haven't been uploading here (facebook was tagging the links as potentially dangerous for some reason, so I've just been posting them there for friends). here's a bunch i have done in the last few weeks (still on the nexus7, sketchbook pro).
first up (second, actually) is Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones. Tried out sort of an animation style. I really started wishing that the Nexus7 had pressure sensitivity and palm protection here. As frustrating as it is just to try to draw something close to what I am picturing, being so out of practice (and generally unpolished, anyway), it compounds the problem when the technology is also working against you.
I even busted out my Wacom pen thing and messed around with that again a little on the PC, but I have never been able to really overcome the disconnect of drawing in one place and watching a different thing to see it. I had an idea (but I can't imagine that I am the first one) to prop the Wacom pad (nearly) straight up, just in front of the monitor, and used it for a while somewhat successfully that way, so it almost closed that gap, but it was still tough to really get it working with my limited mind. I like pen (/pencil) on paper. It's what I "grew up on" and I am getting too old for this shit. I have pretty much resolved to get a Surface Pro tablet (especially now that they really have the pen working well with a bunch of different art programs). At this point it's just a matter of the cost. I wonder how long we'll have to wait for the next version (and discounted current gen)? Or, just a price drop to loss-lead some media and app purchases.
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