One of my favorite comics artists from when I was a teenager does a little doodling with Sketchbook Pro on the iPad.
I’ve gotten a painter app or two for my iPad and iPhone and I’m not real impressed by it.
I’m no painter, but I just don’t feel the same kind of control over the medium. Using my stubby fingers on a non-pressure sensitive piece of glass just feels awkward.
And I’ve tried a Pogo stick, but the one I have is incredibly crappy. So bad that I must have a bad one. But I’m not willing to go buy another one just to see.
My main motivation for purchasing an art program for iPad would be to study the use and manipulation of color, something that I have very little understanding of right now.
Other than that, with the current tools available, I can’t see having the patience to WRITE a comic on the iPad, let alone drawing one!
But I’d love to have that change.
This reminds me, I was going to ask you what apps you typically use with your tablet. And have you ever tried out Scribbles by atebits LLC? ( http://www.atebits.com/scribbles/ ) I’ve played around with it using my trusty ol’ mouse, but I think it would really fly with a better drawing interface…
I use Sketchbook Pro 2010 (the desktop version) and Adobe Illustrator CS5 (recently upgraded from CS4), both are quite a bit more expensive than Scribbles, which I got in some bundle purchase or another.
If you’re interested in digital art, you really should invest $100 in the cheap Wacom Bamboo tablet. They are surprisingly fun and easy to use once you get used to them.
(sorry for ignoring your comment for so long. it got stuck in “approve or spam?” limbo)