There are still many unknowns as to whether the creative community will adopt the Apple Pencil. Other use the Cintiq Companion tablet, which is another fully-fledged PC option. Next week, Microsoft will unveil the Surface Pro 4, its eminently capable tablet that has become a favorite of the animation community. Industry artists, in particular, could be reluctant to drop $900 on an iOS device that doesn’t support the full versions of commonly used software packages like Photoshop and Toon Boom.Īfter abandoning designers and artists to target the general consumer market, Apple now faces an uphill battle to edge its way back into the competitive stylus/tablet market. While the Pencil will be modestly priced at $99, it also requires the purchase of a new $799 iPad Pro, which will put it out of range for many artists. The low-latency, multi-touch, pressure-sensitive Apple Pencil delivers features to the iPad that artists have been requesting from Apple for years. No layer comps though so youd have to figure out another method.” Texture of the tip is slightly different but not in a bad way.” In response to a question about whether it would work for storyboarding, Yates said, “I used paper and procreate. Pixar story artist Michael Yates commented on Twitter that, “It is pretty great! Just like using a cintiq. And shading with the side of the pencil was pretty awesome…You can rest your hand anywhere and it totally ignores it and it just reads the pencil. But I got some very light delicate lines all the way to thick bold lines very nicely. So its effect can vary from preset to preset. Each individual app determines how pressure data is used. Responding to commenters on Instagram, Shank said that the Apple Pencil wasn’t just a toy and could be used in “a pro way most definitely.” He continued: The reception was enthusiastic from artists who tried it out, including art director Don Shank, who drew the image at the top of this post.
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