Re:iPad: Nothing Creative
by jacquesm on Thursday January 28, 2010 @07:22AM
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Nice enough drawing (watch the video), but it can't hold a candle to what artists in general produce using digital tools.
That stylus is just a passive device to touch the screen, the styluses (sp?) attached to professional tablets are active, carry pressure sensitive tips and usually have one or more buttons to modify the function of the touch by the tip.
There is a big difference between 'finger painting' and professional production grade artwork.
As always, a 'real' artist will be able to do things with a medium that others can only dream of, just like Yehudi Menuhin would be able to get more music out of a crappy violin than a skilled amateur.
But that would most likely not have meant that he would have abandoned his Bussetto for some piece of junk.
I expect the same holds true for people that use tablets professionally or for serious drawing, instead of using it to show off what you can do with advanced finger painting.
That stylus is just a passive device to touch the screen, the styluses (sp?) attached to professional tablets are active, carry pressure sensitive tips and usually have one or more buttons to modify the function of the touch by the tip.
There is a big difference between 'finger painting' and professional production grade artwork.
As always, a 'real' artist will be able to do things with a medium that others can only dream of, just like Yehudi Menuhin would be able to get more music out of a crappy violin than a skilled amateur.
But that would most likely not have meant that he would have abandoned his Bussetto for some piece of junk.
I expect the same holds true for people that use tablets professionally or for serious drawing, instead of using it to show off what you can do with advanced finger painting.
There just is no comparing.