#2nd generation apple pencil

[dandelion-jpeg]

uuhm here's something i did for my amputee luffy au. reference photo under the cut

(one of the photos is supposed to be transparent. sorry if it isn't)

pulled this reference from pinterest.

[fredrin]

Using Procreate on an iPad Pro with a 2nd generation apple pencil, from photo to cleaned up drawing. I admit I'm impressed (still needs a few adjustments, but dang).

[ryuuna]

what iPad do you use for drawing? :3

iPad Pro 12.9 (6th Generation) and an Apple Pencil 2nd Gen ✨️

[sharpbutsoft]

So I know you do digital art, but The Hanged fireMan looks like a watercolor. Do you work with watercolors as well, or is it the program you use?

(please brag about your art process, basically)

Yeah! So I do all my (fan)art in everyone’s favourite innuendo of an art program, Procreate. (Specifically on a 2019 ipad pro with a 1st gen Apple Pencil, both of which I would tentatively recommend if you can get them 2nd hand for less than 200euro like I did)

I did a lot of painting as a teenager, and still paint often to this day. Though I mostly worked in acrylics, I have been known to use watercolours (like, when I was in college I bought a little 3euro paint set and would use the inside of cardboard cereal boxes as diy watercolour paper and paint wild little Irish landscapes… and Winter Soldier fan art, sometimes. 2017 was a different world)

So in summary - I ‘paint’ digitally using some very traditional techniques I picked up over the years, and I kinda prefer digital art now, which I will elaborate on below the cut as I detail how I created The Hanged fireMan…

I’ll start with my favourite digital art ‘cheat’ which is that I use So Many Layers. Like seriously, pretty much every new colour goes on its own layer because I am a control freak and love being able to tweak them all as needed. So for this relatively simplistic piece, I’ve still got something like 20 layers all together.

I’m also usually better at grouping layers but in this one I gave up at some point and it felt dishonest to group them nicely before showing you guys lol

So yeah layers is my biggest hack, but the other is using specific texture brushes

I spent a while playing around with various brushes before finding this Tarraleah one which has just the most delicious watercolour-y texture and a really fun edge to it (and it’s got pressure sensitivity, so I can really control the amount of colour I want to put down on the page)

This background was painted entirely with the 1 brush & colour, and I think it turned out pretty cool. For this particular piece I did have a reference on screen to work off for the most part, but those clouded were just painted with my heart

Next (or maybe before, it’s a while sinceI drew this and sometimes I mix it up) is the lines, which are always done with my best friend, the Procreate Pencil!! I love her, she’s so fuzzy and textured and also if you tilt the tip on the pencil you get a broader line (like with a real pencil) which is just the coolest thing!

When it comes to lines I just sort of go for bigger shapes 1st and details later, and basically always with some kind of reference. I also use a very old & well known trick of putting the most detail into the object of most importance, and leaving the background more loose and vibey

Artists will tell you that this is to draw focus with details. Artists are lying. It’s cause we got lazy after drawing he fun part & phoned the rest of it in lol (I know this because I am an artist)

Also I love this pencil because I don’t have very steady hands and I actually cannot draw straight/smooth lines to save my life! If you’ve ever seen anything resembling a smooth line in something I’ve drawn, it is almost certainly a whole bunch of lines over each other and then erased at the edges to make it look neater

But who needs straight lines when sketchy sketch lines are so fun!

Next is flat colours (the 3layers in the middle with check marks beside them)

I used the same colours as the background, which you can tell from where they completely blend together right down the bottom, and what I genuinely do is use the Tarraleah brush to generally block out he shape, and then go back in with an eraser and smooth out the lines

Why do I do this? …good question

Next is one of my favourite parts, which is adding the lights! Procreate has some really fun -glowy- layer effects - my favourite is probably Add (A) though Colour Burn (CB) is great too for its vibrancy.

Also those 2 layer 11s are there because I duplicated one and then used the ‘Gaussian Blur’ feature to ‘fuzzify’ it (yes, that’s the technical term) It’s a pretty quick and easy way to add a more diffused light effect around something. (I did the same for the yellow reflective strips on the turnouts too!)

Last step now! So full disclosure - I absolutely traced that writing from a photo of a tarot card lol. I actually always trace writing, as, much like drawing straight lines, I’m bad at handwriting on a screen

I also stumbled upon the Exclusion (E) effect by accident - Originally it was going to be a plain cream boarder like a traditional tarot card had, but I wasn’t fully happy with it, so I just flipped through a few layer effects and as soon as I got to this one, I knew it was the right choice

I love the dreamy contrast of the pinks and purples to the dark navy and grey & how it makes everything looks kinda unreal and outer-spacey

And yeah that’s about it! Everything else comes from my 15+ years of Practical Art Knowledge but these are the specifics of how I utilise it digitally!

This was a lot of fun to write out, and I hope that if you’ve made it all the way here, it was fun to read too!

[charseraph]

6 and 26 ✨

6. favorite thing to draw?

Neck-pectoral-bicep anatomy.

26. what do you physically draw with (pencil and paper, tablet, etc)?

For digital art I use a 2nd Gen Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation).

For traditional art, I use BIC Round Stic Xtra Life ballpoint pens in black and blue, and BIC Intensity PRO Permanent 0.5 mm pen. My paper varies but I’m currently using 110 gsm from Typo’s Artist series.

[delightfulbatter]

Wip Optimus prime vs Megatron I wanted to challenge myself this afternoon fanart for transformers.

Program: Procreate.

Device: apple IPad Pro 11 , M2 2022. apple Pencil 2nd Generation.

Commissions Open: Payment through PayPal CashApp or ZellePay

DM me privately for a commission.

[yuto-ozisan]

>> ゆーとおじさんのひたすらかくブログ！

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iPad Pro 2nd generation 12.9-inch 64GB

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procreate

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撮影:iPhone 6 64GB

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[serndestsart]

Critical moment Astro Boy

Art Timelapse

I’m late for Astro Boy’s 20th anniversary, but better late than never.🙂

This/last year, I revisited and continued the 2003 Astro Boy (English subbed btw), my initial favorite of the Astro Boy anime. So far, it still holds up! Love its “optimism in the midst of darkness” tone😊 (plus, love me some sci-fi🤓)!

The Franken episode is the kind of episode I’d dream to storyboard: (along with the overall series’ tone) really optimistic in the end, but dark, almost horrific moments to get to before then!

(The other two anime are great too, though. The 1980s anime is a close 2nd for me!🙂👍)

MINI JOURNAL

Started off as a quick doodle. Hoped to continue it as one, but I ended up being really tight with it.

Maybe I could do a quick Astro Boy doodle next time, now that I’ve started getting used to drawing him.

Also, just a general personal reflection: the arc of an Astro Boy 2003 episode is the kind of arc I’d hope to go through in my life: a tense, dark time, but ultimately more fortified optimism out of it.🥹 I’m currently in more of a dark time, but sense some good brightness ahead.🙏

ART SUPPLIES

Hardware: iPad mini 5 & Apple Pencil (1st gen)

Software: Fresco

-Watercolor wash flat

-Watercolor round detail (eyes)

-Pencil [Fresco default brush] (linework)

[dandelion-png]

I drew younger Phoenix Wright—from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney developed by Capcom—as a Nitro Commission for a close friend, Reeftown

Price: $10 Discord Nitro

App/s + Materials: ibis Paint X, 2nd Generation Apple Pencil

[tonytylerdraws]

August Artist Blog (more under the cut)

For August I tried to make a vlog, not only to document my month making art, but also my attempts to overhaul my approach to making and sell art. However, I’m not experienced at making vlogs, nor do I have a quiet, dedicated space to record voiceovers. But I did post a video of me doing marker work. We’ll get to that in a bit.

Introduction

First off, in case you’re new here, my name’s Antonio Tyler. I’m a webcomic creator and illustrator. I’ve been making art most my life, but started drawing comics in 2003 with my first webcomic, Synaptic Misfiring.

I drew variations of Synaptic Misfiring for a few years, got married, had kids, worked two jobs (because California). Over the last 5 years, though, I’ve been focusing more on illustration and selling products, though o want to get back into webcomics. I did a 3 episode Webtoon called Only Human, but I haven’t done a comic in a few years now.

Mobile Studio Setup

I don’t have a dedicated studio. I know a lot of artists do. But it’s not impossible to have a setup that is portable.

I use a 4th generation iPad Air with 64GB and a 2nd generation Apple Pencil. I use IbisPaint X, and use the paid version. I find it’s most ideal for making comics. And it’s constantly updated. New features are added all the time.

I have an assortment of tonal markers by Tombow, and a couple of Copics.

I always carry my iPad with me, so I can work on sketches or finished art whenever or wherever. You can access IbisPaint’s cloud storage via internet if needed, but it also stores files locally. It’s great being able to draw on a lunch break, a bus ride, or at the library. Occasionally I carry a sketchbook and pens with me if I intend to do traditional art.

Rethinking websites and storefronts

A couple months back I looked into doing a website on a number of platforms, such as Wix, Squarespace, etc. While a lot of them are pretty affordable, and have good options, I don’t really use my website much. It’s mostly a hub for all my other sites and profiles.

Tumblr, having been purchased by the Wordpress folks awhile back, is really pushing itself as a website alternative, with their templates (which they always have had) and having direct sales of web address. I’m in the process of updating AntonioTyler.com while also keeping the functionality of a Tumblr page. Tumblr is notorious less functional as a mobile site or app. So choosing the right template has been a challenge.

One thing is making a Linktree/Beacons/Milkshake-style link page instead of just a text based link page. Including links to all my different store fronts.

Updating my storefronts happens to be another thing on my to do list. I have several, and they are all decentralized. I use several: Ko-fi, Threadless, INPRNT and BigCartel. Originally I was going to use BigCartel for my sole storefront, but issues with getting Stripe to work dampened those plans. And BigCartel was mostly for my international customers, since it uses Printful products. But since there was a less than enthusiastic response, I will keep all my storefronts, but make them specialty shops. Threadless will have the bulk of my products, BigCartel will be a seasonal exclusive shop, INPRNT will be my…prints, and Ko-fi will be my digital shop (though I’m toying with the idea of carrying my Printful items here).

September plans

Working on some new Wand-Slinger merch for the seasonal shop. Threadless will be getting an overhaul. The website will be wrapped up and relaunched.

[theastroghost]

can i just ask: what tablet is best/do you use for procreate :-) thank you hope ur having a wonderful day! i love your art <3 take care :3

I don’t mind at all! Sorry it took a bit for me to answer, I just went hiking!

I use the 12.9 inch 10th generation iPad and the 2nd gen Apple Pencil! I wouldn’t say it’s the best because there can always be better, but if you want a more cheaper option and can still afford to spend some money, the pd1560 gaomon table and paint tool sai v2 is amazing when you have the right brushes! I use that for my tablet school work with CSP ! (But I love sai!)

[rump3lstiltskinzz]

ABANDON ALL THAT YOU KNOW!!!

WHATS GOOD? I’m Dante! Baaa 🗡️🐐🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️

Welcome to my inferno! I’m an black, queer, animal people artist! I’m a writer as well on my good days. Physically I’m in California, mentally I’m bleeding out in 1980s Las Vegas. I mostly draw my OCs. My main goal in art is to become an artist my younger self would be proud of. My favorite parts of art are: sketching/anatomy, perspective, and lighting. I hope my art can give you the same pleasure of viewing as I take in making it. I LOVE PARTAKING IN THE ACT OF CREATION!!!

Other than art, I’m interested in: nature and animals in general but more specifically cats and goats, gay people music iykyk and rap/hip hop/ r&b, classic muscle cars (‘68 dodge charger my beloved), trinkets (marbles, shiny things, pretty rocks, etc…), Reanimator, Spiderverse, and Good Omens.

🐐 MY TAG!! #DanteArt

🐐 Tablet used: IPad Pro 2nd gen (an apple pencil)

🐐 Program: Procreate

🐐 My art is for you to view, not trace over and call your own. Don’t do that. Reblogs appreciated 🫶🫶

🐐 nsfw accounts dni, I don’t want to see your kind round here feller

🐐 You’re free to draw my OCs!

🗡️ You can find all info about my commissions, characters, stickers, and other sites I’m on here -> 🐐 (click on the goat it’s nice)🗡️

(Gentle reminder that I am a student full time and when my commissions are open (once in a blue moon) they take long to finish… plus I draw slow)

[celestralferretdesigns]

Hi, my name is CelestrialFerret and this is my warrior cat design blog where I post all my warrior cats design.

All designs are free to use with credit (no nsfw) and link to the blog. 

Main Art blog

Instagram 

Deviantart

Cat guide

Program used: Clip studio paint pro

Device used: iPad air 5th Generation with Apple pencil 2nd gen

[skeletonstudies]

I’m sorry if someone already asked this, but which laptop do you have?? I’m browsing around for a decent 2-in-1

Hi, don't be sorry! This is the first ask I've ever gotten, so it's kinda exciting loll. My laptop is the 14-inch 2021 Macbook Pro, and I also use the iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) and Apple Pencil (2nd generation) for note-taking. They're good, but they're not actually 2-in-1s. Depending on your intended use, though, the iPad might be able to act as a 2-in-1 laptop for you. They can do almost everything that a laptop can if you buy a keyboard to go along with it. The only tricky thing is if you need to run special software for your classes because they might not be available on the iPad.

The laptop that I almost bought instead of my Macbook and spent a lot of time researching is the Dell XPS 13. You can buy a touch-screen version of it. The reviews I've seen are fantastic, so I'd recommend looking into it. They do actually have a 2-in-1 version of the Dell XPS 13, and they have the Dell XPS 13 Plus.

Anyway, thanks for asking and good luck in picking a laptop :)

[kymmiejournals]

My Digital Planner Journey

This post contains affiliate links. If you take action (i.e. make a purchase) after clicking my affiliate links, I’ll probably earn a few bucks which will help keep this website running or just to buy a cup of coffee. You know I only recommend products that I actually use, love and trust, right?

Hello planner lovers!

I am back in the blogosphere, and I am so excited to share my newfound love with you, which is digital planning.

In 2017, I was a stationery-obsessed and a traditional planner which includes lots of washi tapes, sticker sheets, planners, clear stamps, ephemera, and so on but in the first few months of 2020, my planning and journaling style has changed. I upgraded my planning process and style with the use of an iPad and Apple Pencil as my new medium to take notes and do creative planning. I love how convenient and efficient it is for me because I get to bring my iPad everywhere I go. I just need a strong internet signal for when I need to download stickers or pictures from online creative marketplaces, but once I have it on my local device, then I'm good to go.

While my husband and I were preparing for our wedding last 02-02-2020, I got a brand new and shiny iPad 7th generation as a wedding present from him and I can't wait to get started. I bought an Apple Pencil 1st gen while we were on our honeymoon cruise. I've actually asked him for an iPad Pro but you know, planning a wedding took a lot of our time and money (we did a beach wedding, that's why!) and so here I am, happy to announce that this blog will be all about planners - the tools, techniques and so much more!

Although, on my birthday the same year, I bought myself a hard-earned and well-deserved treat - that is the iPad Pro 12.9”. My husband has been very supportive, so he purchased the Apple Pencil 2nd gen and Apple Magic Keyboard. I feel like a total princess on that day! 😂

Join me in this journey, by having the right tools and apps, the possibilities are endless! Here’s how to get started in digital planning.

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[ghostyolive]

for the artist ask game:

16? ö

I just realized that I forgot to answer this one for the artist ask game!

16. what kind of tablet do you use? v v 

I used an 11 inch iPad Pro! I’m pretty sure it’s 8th generation? I don’t remember lol. I also use a 2nd gen Apple pencil and procreate :)

The ask game is here if anyone would like to send me more asks! (I will try to be quicker about answering them lol)