ArtRage...

I remember a bunch of us trying this app out when it was on version1... Just downloaded version6... Have discovered we need to sharpen our pencils... back to simple line art, minimalist, and work out from there. Should prove to be quite fun. Anybody else wanna get in on this, and show us some lovely work, or tips and tricks, by all means, jump aboard. I was inspired by a corel add on facebook... simple, yet detailed and brilliantly colored. We will start out with two color line art and work out from there. See how it goes :D

good idea James.

Yup... long over due...

Question... if you had a choice between the Goamon pd 1161 tablet, and or the Panasonic ToughPad FG-Z1 Tablet PC, Which would any pick? The differences that I can tell beyond dpi sensitivity, of which after 4096 it really does not matter to us lol, but on track here is the two things to consider... one being that the pad has a a battery free stylus, while the tablet has a corded stylus . Perhaps simply a Wacom? Thoughts?

I have always liked Panasonic products so Just on the name alone I would pick
Panasonic.

Yaeh! The good ole ArtRage. I had used it sometimes for Illustrations for Book-Covers.
My last ArtRage work is from 2020 and was jaust for fun to testing my new Grafik-Tablet, a Huion 60,- $ Wacom clone.
Surprisingly it works better then my Wacom.

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Hi Wiz... Yeah, I think it is the way we are leaning to... The pads all need to be linked to a computer, and this little thing is just that. Thanks for the input, much appreciated. :D

Hi ernie-f... that is a wonderful drawing... Oh my... keep posting lol.

I've used wacom since 2003, never ever had an issue with them; currently have cintiq pro 24, probably not what you need...

what I will say is a battery-free cordless stylus is the only way to go; anything else sooner or later becomes a pain

I'm assuming you are looking at tablet computers so with wacom that is the mobilestudio pro...

Hi handrawn... yeah, we had a Wacom Intous back in around the same time period... about when when we were running a 667 celeron rig... your uptown lol... I agree with the battery/cord free stylus to be sure... I was looking at the tablet computer as a remote devise I could take into the tub with me, or outside on the deck or garden, etc. given that it has usb, the pad might be a welcome addition. hmmm. :D

James, taking it in rhe tub doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

My laptop is an HP, lighted keyboard,wireless stylus and can double as graphics tablet, I like it better than my Wacom.

a problem you likely won't have, if you have a tablet-computer, is latency

I tried a wifi tablet once, but no joy.. can't get my head round the stroke appearance on screen lagging behind the physcial action, even by a small amount; and it makes sound sync a bit of a nightmare; maybe why my cintiq pro does not have the option...

parallax on the otherhand [offset of the line from the stylus point] is something to watch out for



in the tub :think: some devices are water resistant, or claim to be; my samsung phone is pretty good in that regard, can take pictures under cold water, never tried hot and don't intend to... anyway i much prefer a shower...

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My laptop is an HP, lighted keyboard,wireless stylus and can double as graphics tablet, I like it better than my Wacom.

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the connection between stylus and computer is not really an issue; I was more thinking of a tablet and seperate computer going through the local network/router

ArtRager and long time Wacom user here too.

Hardly any problems with Wacom's, but then I've not tried anything else to compare.

Most of the current alternatives look pretty good, but personally I would also avoid pens with batteries.

Here's pretty much the last AR (ink pen) sketch I did. Second image used watercolours and grungy overlay shenanigans.

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I've got artrage, but it falls into the catagory of not often used; if I digitally paint I prefer corel painter which i have been using since it was macromedia fractal design painter, again 20 years ago...

ernie that is an excellent representation
nice one jono - do you play? I can't remember :)

Here is an other drawing I does in ArtRage. After I thought better it will be as a vector drawing,
but lazy as I am I vectorize it in Inkscape. It's faster then redraw it in Xara.

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way to go ;)

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I've got artrage, but it falls into the catagory of not often used;
nice one jono - do you play? I can't remember :)

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(ArtRage) Same here, the image I posted was from August last year!

(Chess piece) I’ve tried in the past but I don’t think I’m wired up for it. I like the idea and quite envious of those who do. There seems to be an active club that play at Hull library.

Ernie, that vespa drawing is great.

used to play a lot way back in the day when george 3 took all night to do anything at all... not so much now...

what a lovely little scooter...