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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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Post by ellietaylorartist on Mar 1, 2021 16:37:07 GMT
That tablet quit working last year. At least it lasted 6 years. I am looking at the tab s7 plus, but I am waiting for a price drop. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 and a Tab S6 lite.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 6, 2020 20:35:03 GMT
Krita has just released a new bundle of charcoal brushes? pencils? whatever you call it! along with a textured paper. I have tried them out and they are very natural looking. Here is the video with the bundle links. youtu.be/l9wtk5BWtC0
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Oct 19, 2020 20:32:50 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Aug 24, 2020 22:39:14 GMT
Clip Studio is now available for Samsung devices. You can download it from the Samsung App Store. It is still not available on the Google Play Store yet for general Android use. You can sign up for a subscription account and get six months free. After that you pay monthly or yearly. However, if you don't want to subscribe, you can freely use the app for one hour each day. Since I already have a paid version on my Windows tablet, I will just do the one hour thing on my Samsung tablet.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Aug 9, 2020 16:19:21 GMT
Samsung will release their new large tablets later this year. They have a new 11 inch and 12.4 inch tablet. They have an S Pen and a separate keyboard. The S Pen is included with the tablet, but the keyboard must be purchased separately. Here is an article about them. www.techradar.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-tab-s7-plus
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jul 12, 2020 21:58:26 GMT
Corel has released the new version of Painter for 2021. Some of the new things are more thick paint brushes, improvements to the special layers, better painterly effects for photos, and the brush accelerator now works on more processors. I can now run it on my Surface Pro 5 whereas the 2020 brush accelerator wouldn't work for me last year. The price is $429 for the new version and $229 for an upgrade. For a year's subscription it is $199.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on May 24, 2020 17:24:05 GMT
The open source desktop digital painting app called Krita is now available for beta testing on Android tablets. It doesn't seem to work on older models such as my 2016 Galaxy Tab A with S Pen, but it works fine on my Galaxy Tab S4. You can find the beta testing link in the description of Brad Colbow's new video about Krita for Android. youtu.be/phbTJsJ-L80
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Apr 24, 2020 20:43:09 GMT
I think a lot of drawing and painting apps in Android are limited by the type of device as well. Tablets such as Samsung S4 and S6 have more computing power so they will have more capabilities for making higher resolution images. It's going to depend on what your device is as to how big a painting can be.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Apr 11, 2020 16:39:48 GMT
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Dec 21, 2019 18:11:22 GMT
Procreate 5 for ios is now available. Some of the new updates are to the brush designer and importer, animation tools, and a new graphics engine. It is available for a one time purchase of $9.99.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Dec 21, 2019 17:22:19 GMT
Once the free trial is over some of the editing tools, patterns, and brushes are only available through purchase, but it's not very expensive. I think it's the best painting app on Android!
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 3, 2019 15:54:29 GMT
Microsoft has recently announced a ton of new tech with drawing styluses. Microsoft is going to release a double screen phone and tablet which will both use a stylus. The Duo phone will actually be running Android. Microsoft has also introduced a new Surface laptop, the Surface Pro 7, and a Surface Pro X. The Surface Pro X will be running an Arm chip instead of Intel and will have a newly designed stylus called the Surface Slim pen. Here's an article about all the new tech. www.cnet.com/news/new-microsoft-surface-products-surface-pro-laptop-tablets-duo-phone/
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Sept 11, 2019 23:16:37 GMT
Samsung has just released a new high end tablet for Android. It is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and is available with 128 Or 256 GBs of internal storage. It has an S Pen that is magnetized to a slot on the back of the tablet. The screen size is 10.5 inches and the S Pen has bluetooth functions like the latest Note phones. The price starts in the $600 range.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jul 3, 2019 18:02:41 GMT
Corel Painter 2020 for Windows and Mac has been released. Most of the changes have been to create faster brushes. They have simplified the UI and the brush settings, but the biggest feature has been the addition of the new brush accelerator function which runs off of your computer's GPU, video graphics card, and computer cores instead of just the computer cores. However, this brush accelerator seems to only work with higher spec computers. Corel Painter runs a test to see if your components meet the requirements for the new brush accelerator, if it doesn't (which mine don't ) you can still run Painter, but it will be like Painter 2019. I recommend downloading the trial version first to see if you want to upgrade. There are a few new brushes designed to work with the brush accelerator, but they will work even if computer doesn't meet brush accelerator requirements, they just won't paint as fast. To buy Corel Painter new costs $429 and the upgrade is $125 for a limited time then it increases to $229.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jul 3, 2019 17:38:57 GMT
ArtRage 6 has just been released for Windows and Mac. The main changes are performance based and an easier brush designer. There are also some changes to the color picker. I do like the new brush designer a lot. All the limitations on the old brushes are taken off and you can do just about anything you want to custom design your brushes. If you buy it new ArtRage costs $79 and the upgrade is around $40.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Apr 4, 2019 1:25:57 GMT
Since Google Plus has been shut down the groups for Infinite Painter and Infinite Design have been moved to the Infinite Painter website. We have a forum where you can share your art, ask questions, report bugs, make suggestions etc. Here is the link. www.infinitestudio.art/discover.php
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Jan 10, 2019 16:26:23 GMT
Microsoft has a 27 inch touchscreen screen computer that can be used with the Surface Pen to create paintings and functions similar to Wacom tablets. The Microsoft version is called the Surface Studio. Dell has also released a 27 inch touchscreen with a pen called the Dell Canvas. The new Lenovo is called the Yoga a940 with a 27 inch touchscreen and a Lenovo pen. It has an adjustable stand and higher specs than the current Surface Studio. It is a $1,000 cheaper than Microsoft and comes in 2K and 4K screens. Check it out at www.engadget.com/2019/01/08/lenovos-yoga-a940-is-a-serious-surface-studio-rival/
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Nov 7, 2018 16:45:04 GMT
Apple has released two new Ipads. They now have a new 12.9 inch and a 11 inch ipad with very thin bezels. The ipad pencil is still sold separately, but now has wireless charging and is magnetized to stick to the side of the new ipads. The storage ranges from 64 GB to 1 TB.
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Post by ellietaylorartist on Oct 8, 2018 23:06:53 GMT
Microsoft has showcased the new products they will be releasing soon. They will release the Microsoft Studio 2 desktop computer. Basically they upgraded the processor and video graphics in this model. They will also be releasing the new Surface Pro 6 which isn't that different from the 2017 model, but does come in black now. The Surface Laptop will get an upgrade too, but no USB C port. The Surface Pen will come with the Surface Studio, but will be sold separately from the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop.
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