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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jan 23, 2024 17:41:30 GMT
The brand XP is usually for PC drawing tablets and competes against Wacom, but they have just released a new drawing tablet for Android. This tablet is 12.2 inches and comes with a pen and a matte screen. Reviewers say it is comparable to the Samsung Galaxy Tab FE series in speed and responsiveness. It retails for around $500. Here is a good review by Brad Colbow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ko-SgLJ26U
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 27, 2023 20:43:26 GMT
You can now pre-order Rebelle 7 or Rebelle 7 Pro on the Escape Motions website. This sale lasts until November 30th and you can get Rebelle 7 for $19.99 or Rebelle 7 Pro for$29.99. The new features are metallic paint and better canvas texture as well as better brush engine performance. www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle-7
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Oct 25, 2023 16:58:12 GMT
Samsung has released its new mid-range tablets, the S9 FE series. You can get it in two sizes: 10.9 inch and 12.4 inch. The price range is around $450 for the S9 FE and around $600 for the FE plus. These tablets are different from the normal S9 series in that it doesn't have as many features and the processor isn't as powerful. However they still have the S-Pen and are just fine for digital painting and drawing. Check them out on the website. www.samsung.com/us/tablets/galaxy-tab-s9-fe/
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Aug 14, 2023 16:37:55 GMT
Samsung has released their new high end tablet line. They have the S9, S9 Plus, and the S9 Ultra. The S9 is 11 inches, the S9 Plus is 12.4 inches, and the S9 Ultra is 14.6. They range in price from $800 to $1200. My secret to getting high Samsung tablets at a lower price is to wait 6 months or more and buy them refurbished or used/ like new. The Amazon Warehouse has some pretty good deals and Ebay companies will also have good deals.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jul 2, 2023 18:30:21 GMT
The drawing and painting app called SketchBook has just had a big update on Android. You can now import and export brushes! Also, you can import color palettes and export files as a psd file. For those that don't know, SketchBook is now independent from Autodesk and is NOT subscription based anymore. You can get all these changes for a one time payment of $1.99. IOS and Windows had their major updates last year so they already have these features. Here is a link to the new changes www.sketchbook.com/blog/sketchbook-6-ios
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jun 19, 2023 15:21:50 GMT
There is a new painting app for Android and IOS called HiPaint. It has a UI very similar to Procreate. It doesn't have all the features of Procreate, but it is a nice drawing and painting app with a lot of brushes. It also has some animation features. Here is their website for more information. www.aige-hipaint.com/
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Apr 17, 2023 16:15:29 GMT
For many years I have used Poser software for digital models. It's a very nice software for creating poses from scratch and there is lots of free content from past versions. However, they are kind of expensive and complicated. I recently found out that DAZ 3D offers their core software free and some content. You have to buy a lot of the content, but for the casual user this is cheaper than buying a full version of Poser. DAZ 3D works a lot like Poser and you just have to learn their version of how to pose digital models. In some ways it is simpler than Poser. It is also compatible with Poser models since it is actually an offshoot of the Poser software.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Feb 13, 2023 16:10:14 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 13, 2022 16:23:17 GMT
Affinity has just released Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Design 2, and Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows or Mac. They are $40.99 a piece or you can buy the whole suite for $99 which includes the Affinity suite for IOS. They have added a lot of new layer functions, a redesigned UI, a new knife tool, new import functions, and a bunch more stuff. The best part is they still have a perpetual license and NO subscription plan!
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Aug 23, 2022 18:09:13 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jun 28, 2022 17:35:57 GMT
Corel Painter 2023 is now available for PC. The new features are fliud brushes wihich make some the older brushes look more natural. The selection tool can now select according to colors. The speed has also been improved. For a limited time there is a deal for $199 upgrade. I upgraded because the fluid brushes are giving a more natural media look especially to the charcoal pencils.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Feb 26, 2022 20:30:21 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Dec 30, 2021 18:36:50 GMT
The watercolor simulation program, Rebelle, has released version 5. This program simulates actual watercolor, acrylic, ink, and oil paint. For Rebelle 5 there are two versions, regular and Pro. Pro costs more, but has real color blending with certain pigments to simulate real paint. Sort of like ArtRage, in that yellow and blue actually make green. This program is for Windows and Macs. You can try it out first before you get it.. Here is the website. www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 25, 2021 1:38:16 GMT
They can be found in the Legacy category. It is at the bottom of the list of brushes. Hope that helps.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Oct 16, 2021 16:06:48 GMT
Microsoft has introduced its new Surface lineup which includes the new Surface Laptop Studio and the Surface Pro 8. Both machines use the new Surface Pro pen which now has haptic feedback in certain apps like Sketchable. Prices start around $1000 and the Surface pen must be purchased separately. Here is a link about the new Surface Pro 8. www.theverge.com/2021/9/22/22685923/microsoft-surface-pro-8-specs-price-release-date
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Aug 12, 2021 23:55:27 GMT
The new version of ArtRage for the PC is now available. However, it is only available as a download from the Windows or Mac Store and is now called ArtRage Vitae. It is not called ArtRage 7, just ArtRage Vitae.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jul 23, 2021 23:54:50 GMT
Adobe has few Android apps. It is discontinuing its drawing app, but they are supposedly working on Adobe Fresco for Android. There is an Adobe Lightroom app for Android and a simple photo editing app. Adobe just doesn't have much for Android so far.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jun 21, 2021 15:45:23 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on May 28, 2021 0:13:07 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Mar 1, 2021 16:53:28 GMT
Libre Office is an open source, free alternative to Microsoft Office. It has only been available for PCs until lately. They now have an Android app called Collabora Office and it is optimized for Android tablets. It seems to work well on my Tab S4.
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