'Pitstop' made with Sketch Time App on an iPad

While doing a search for Sketch apps the other day, I stumbled onto this app called Sketch Time, http://sketchtimeapp.com/ which turns out to be fairly brilliant in how much it's boiled down sketching to a small but powerful toolset. The app is very fast using your finger (I have not tried with a stylus or brush yet) and the UI allows for fast navigation through various pen or marker sizes...though in my opinion, it favors those who have used real-world markers for a long time, or been trained to use thes in art or design school. There are no controls for the opacity on the markers, but the bleed on the markers is fairly realistic.  The app also allows playback, though I cannot see how to export these files. I made my own cheat with AirServer and a screen recording app on my PowerBook.

The Jester made with 123dCreature on an iPad

Hats off to Autodesk for a really amazing piece of software, 123dCreature, which is a 3d sculpting and painting tool that runs on the iPad. While the way it handles 'bones' takes a little getting used to, for the pricetag of $8 they'll get no complaints from me. It runs very smoothly on my iPad3, though I have noticed that it causes the device to run a bit hot, and drains the battery quickly. 

The 3d viewer on the 123d site is a nice touch as well, allowing you to show off a 3d model on your own site or elsewhere. The image at the bottom is a composite of the render, and some additional painting done in Procreate, as I wanted to keep it on the iPad. I wasn't 100% happy with the hands on the creature, and adding wings made it look a bit topheavy...all in all, I enjoyed making the model this way, and I am pleased with the end result. 

http://www.123dapp.com/creature

Sunder painted with Sketchbook Pro on an iPad

Been a while since I painted on my iPad with Sketchbook Pro, as I have been using a few other Apps like SketchClub and Procreate. As much as I like these other Apps, SBPro is the one that I have the most comfort and confidence in, and the similarity to the Mac DT version keeps my workflow in line.

Nomad Brush hosted video

Nomad hosted this on their site as a teaser. Thanks Nomad!

And don't forget to vote so I can donate the winning $500 to Scholarship America!

http://nomadbrush.com/wordpress/2012/10/19/introducing-our-new-fab-5-artist-contest/

Procreate warmup

testing some video capture options, though I think my old Leica lens is not up to the task: