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Medibang Paint Premium: When freeware becomes ransomware for artists

Medibang Paint Premium: When freeware becomes ransomware for artists

How the Apple iOS store creates a murky path for software development Medibang Paint is a robust drawing and painting app. Since 2015, Medibang has…

Abandoning Android and my return to iPad

Abandoning Android and my return to iPad

This year I attempted using my Samsung Tab Note Pro tablet as my primary tool for creating a coloring book. Apps like MediBang Paint make…

It’s been a while: taking a blog sabbatical

It’s been a while: taking a blog sabbatical

  Earlier this year, I suspended my regular contributions to this blog as an attempt to focus on completing a personal project. My initial intent…

Two years of using Samsung Note Pro 12” tablet—or—The death of the Android tablet

Two years of using Samsung Note Pro 12” tablet—or—The death of the Android tablet

In March 2015, I was stoked to replace my iPad 2 with something that had more drawing power. My iPad was like an extra appendage…

Android drawing app showdown

Android drawing app showdown

One of the best things about buying a new device is finding out what it can do. A few months ago I bought a 12”…

2014 iAniMagic winners

2014 iAniMagic winners

Over Thanksgiving week, I was fortunate enough to participate as a judge in Animation Desk’s iAniMagic contest. Animation desk is an animation app that’s available…

Win a new laptop by entering iAniMagic 2014

Win a new laptop by entering iAniMagic 2014

For those interested in making wonderful animations with the chance of winning a new computer, look no further! Kdan Mobile extended their iAnimagic 2014 competition….

Alupen Digital review

Alupen Digital review

Last week, my Alupen Digital stylus arrived in the mail. I wasn’t expecting receiving the pen to ship until the end of September. It was…

iAniMagic 2014 contest offers big prizes

iAniMagic 2014 contest offers big prizes

  It’s that time of year again to brush of your animation skills and put them to the test for some amazing prizes. Kdan Mobile,…

Alupen Digital Coupon

Alupen Digital Coupon

I tried to see if I could get a Alupen Digital Stylus before its release for review, but came up short. A representative from Just…

Finally, an iPad stylus that works

Finally, an iPad stylus that works

Yesterday, I was scrolling through my twitter feed when I came across a review for a new iPad stylus by Zach Epstein for BGR. In…

Hanx app reignites manual typewriter romance

Hanx app reignites manual typewriter romance

My first experiences typing as a child was with a cast-iron Underwood. It weighed what seemed to be over a hundred pounds and had ebony…

Adobe Offsetting: February 2014

Adobe Offsetting: February 2014

For February, I decided to do something a little new and donate to a device instead of software. Why not? Anything that makes me a…

Inkpad is a free Illustrator on-the-go

Inkpad is a free Illustrator on-the-go

There are many art apps in the iPad store. Lots of them are great beginnings, but they’re either gimmicky or you can’t figure out how…

Animation Desk

Animation Desk

There are some terrific apps made for the iPad and Android tablets. Many software companies aren’t rushing to create viable software options on tablets for…

Drawing for Maggie

Drawing for Maggie

A close and wonderful friend is starting her first Etsy site and it was my pleasure to help her out and create some illustrations and…

Amnon and Tamar: Day Three

Amnon and Tamar: Day Three

Last month I went to the National Gallery of Art for the third day of painting Amnon and Tamar. By the end of the session…

Amnon and Tamar: Part II

Amnon and Tamar: Part II

Today I had the afternoon off, so I thought I would go down to the National Gallery and spend a couple of hours working on…

iPad+ArtRage+Diet Coke

iPad+ArtRage+Diet Coke

A friend wanted me to paint this advertisement for Diet Coke. They did new limited edition packaging geared towards women with an ad campaign that…

Autodesk Sketchbook Ink App Review

Autodesk Sketchbook Ink App Review

Excited about new technology In the spring, I saw the video below unveiling the new Sketchbook Ink. I was psyched to think that Autodesk has made an…

New Character & ArtRage Script Error

New Character & ArtRage Script Error

Starting from a doodle This little guy was created out of being bored yesterday. I don’t know if I’d use him for anything, but it…

Amnon and Tamar—iPad+ArtRage

Amnon and Tamar—iPad+ArtRage

Painting at the National Gallery Today I had lunch with my friend Denis who works at the National Gallery. After we were done with lunch,…

New Character Design

New Character Design

Misty needs a nemesis—enter Kitty Nikkers While I’ve been working on the different mouth charts for Misty—which I need to post—I started to think of…

ArtRage+iPad+Script Error Reply

ArtRage+iPad+Script Error Reply

An early morning email This AM I had an email waiting for me from Ambient Design regarding the failed scripts made with my iPad. It seems that…

iPad + ArtRage Scripting Woes

iPad + ArtRage Scripting Woes

Errors with ArtRage Scripts for iPad Over the past weeks I’ve been singing the praises of ArtRage and their script function for the iPad. Unfortunately,…