I finally got a tablet PC to use as my mobile drawing/inking/coloring pad. It’s an HP tc1100. Perfect size (just smaller than a sheet of paper), the keyboard detaches so I can draw right on the screen alone, lightweight, etc.
Since I was sick all last week I lost lots of drawing time for Broken Chain, but now I can work while on the train commuting in to work!
I took a few short video clips with my camera and put together a 3 minute video that shows me working on the book. Page 16, to be exact.
You can see me drawing a panel fresh (since I didn’t like the pencils I had done for that particular panel) and later, drawing over my pencils and coloring.
It’s a sneak peek into my work process and what’s been eating up all my nights.
Enjoy.
Inking Broken Chain on a Tablet PC
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Dear Aaron,
This is simply fantastic. I have never seen a video of someone using a Tablet PC for art. Seen lot’s of finshed art, but never the process.
What program are you using to draw? My artistic expressions has been through photohraphy. I wouldn’t mind try what you’re doing.
Thanks,
Nick
Hey Nick,
I’m drawing in Flash 8 in that video. Well, I still do pencils on bristol board, but once that’s scanned in, I import into Flash and “ink” over it.
If you just want to mess around with art on the tablet in general, I would highly recommend ArtRage: http://www.artrage.com/ since there’s a free version and the more advanced version only costs $20.
For sketching, nothing really tops Sketchbook Pro: http://www.autodesk.com/sketchbookpro. That costs $180 though. But well worth it.
Also, as a photographer, the tablet helps tremendously in photoshop touchups, etc. Just being able to edit directly on the image, as opposed to the disconnect you get using regular Wacom Intuos tablets.
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