@lmrush said in Recommendation for a tablet:
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OK, so I guess the 152 pack of Crayolas (with the sharpener) is out......
BTW, in my local elementary the kids can no longer bring any crayon pack larger than 24. In fact the only ones you can bring is the 24. The school said the kids that didn’t have the giant box with sharpener felt bad about themselves because they didn’t have what others did so the school won’t allow them any longer.
If you are using the newest version of photoshop, Adobe being the geniuses that they are reversed this feature. The default is now proportional and use the shift for non-proportional.
You can switch this to the old way of doing things.
To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
Type the text below in the text file:
TransformProportionalScale 0
Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings
macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
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There is a helpful thread here which is where I checked my info
A while back someone posted about wanting a chat room available for the artists here to talk to each other. This was also discussed privately as well.
If anyone has an interest I installed a very simple chat room on one of my sites. It is free to use, no signup required, nothing is tracked, I make no money from this, etc. it’s just a chat room people can use if they want and it costs me nothing whether you use it or not since I share a server for a number of websites.
http://www.kidstimestudio.com/artchat
You do have to pick a nickname to enter or you are assigned “anonymous #”.
Save the link, post the link, whatever you want. If people seem like they want to use it I can easily create a more full featured chat.
You don’t mention your niece’s age. If she is 15 or under, I would purchase a nice set of pencils, drawing pads, watercolor, etc. let her get some time in traditional media and explore a bit.
If she already has a foundation in traditional media, purchase what your budget can afford. Good art can be created on anything.
@teju-abiola I appreciate your response but for someone who may be working towards being an illustrator I honestly think any artists statement is simply playing the “artist role” and I have never seen it matter.
An art director is going to hire the illustrator who can produce the work they are looking for. They are not going to choose someone who can’t do the work no matter what their artist statement is. They want the work that is going to sell their book, magazine, greeting card, textile, etc.
In fine arts the statement will have more of a role to play due to that not being a clearly defined worker/employer/art director role but a museum or person who wants to purchase a piece of art to hang (or invest in). That’s more of a game of being noticed.
It comes down to the AD liking the work and if it will be commercially successful.
I’m sorry, I think a lot of this is simply artists trying to be artsy and playing a role.
I used to know an artist who worked for a world level studio as head of one of their divisions. His whole “statement” was that he liked to draw.
Maybe in fine arts an artists statement may mean something (and I am not convinced of that either). To me, if I look at a website I never read the statements, can the person draw and do I like their art. But then again, maybe I am simplistic!
You are going to be hard pressed to find any computer system that will be viable solution for 10 years.
The argument that macs are expensive is ridiculous. If you build a PC at dell with the same components as a Mac uses, the price will be nearly identical, so pricing is a wash. (Apple does not make lower end computers and a $300 pc, is a lower end computer).
It comes does to your workflow. Do you wish to have portability (iPad, surface) or be tethered to a desk (desktop/laptop with a plug is drawing surface)?
If you want it to last 10 years, you need to spend some money. The question is how much?
If you buy an iPad or surface (I chose iPad), you have 0 options for expandability (ssd memory, ram) but some surfaces do allow sd card storage and cloud storage is an option.
Laptops would reduce a desk footprint but often the ram is soldered into place and is not expandable. Besides, with a laptop you are still plugging in an intuos or a cintiq. So I would recommend a desktop with a great screen, expandable memory and something that would give you a long life.
For me that would be an iMac 27” with retna display and as much ram as you can afford to purchase. then purchase the drawing unit of choice (intuos, cintiq, etc).
So it comes down to portability of an iPad (buy the best you can) or iMac.
In podcast 2 when the host used 30 as being “older”, the balance of the podcast lost credibility and interest to me. I’ve not really listened since.
Good art is good art, the age does not matter and I am sure few art directors would even know the age (or care) of the artist.
The issues facing “older” artists is not much different than a younger or young artist. Other than talent/ability, I think all artists face the biggest issue of time. If you are a working professional artist drawing and creating are a part of your work day but for the rest of us it simply is shoehorned in when and where we can.
Like most here I work full time +, have family matters to attend to and have a second volunteer job 5 nights a week. It’s touch to fit time for artwork.
@squirrelsize said in Your suggestions, please, for switch to real digital:
I have the 10.5 256 GB because I wanted to carry it around in my backpack and pull it out and draw when hanging out at coffee shops or at a friends house. But if you are planning on doing most of your work in your studio or at home, I would go with the 12.9. Also another thing when considering what size to purchase, the 12.9 doesn't take video in HD like the smaller Ipad Pros, not sure why.
Sure the 12.9 iPad Pro takes HD video. 720p hd @ 30 FPS, 1080p hd @ 30 or 60 FPS, 4K video @ 30 FPS. These specs are right from Apples website.
