I wanted to test my skills by drawing a character on paper, iPad, and Cintiq looking at which is the quickest, most fun to do and to see how they would turn out differently. Here are the results.
Drawing first on paper, this was the quickest, loosest style, and in some ways most enjoyable. There are advantages and disadvantages in the inability to edit on the fly using paper, this can be frustrating but also locks me into my decisions and can result in happy accidents.
Then on iPad Pro 12.9 inch using Procreate. I'm still new to working this way and found it more time-consuming, but also quite fun. There are so many options with all the brushes and colour possibilities. Sometimes this is also a disadvantage as I spend a lot of time fiddling around.
And finally using my 24inch Wacom Cintiq Pro. This one turned out the slickest in its own way, and every time I fire up this beast of a display I'm always amazed at how good it is. The only problem is that I can't use this on the couch, and I'm locked into my desk position. But I can watch movies at the same time which helps (and can also be distracting).
Overall I feel like it's good to have different tools for different situations and moods. Most pros and cons are two sides of the same coin, of course. What do you think? Should i stick with one method over the others?
Why would you limit yourself though?
Analogue media has this look which is generally difficult to replicate accurately in digital (the style maybe is easy enough but the overall look not so much, maybe it's just me and my need to smooth everything out). It's otherwise kind of easy to see what you're familiar with as you look like you just dropped the analogue and the Cintiq one with ease, and then the Procreate one looks like quite a bit more time was spent on it XD
I don't really have a preference, they all look different types of alright to me.
Thanks for your comment. I totally agree, each tool seems to work complimentarily, the things I play around with digitally then give me ideas for doing traditionally. Rightly observed, I am still unfamiliar with Procreate and working on the tablet. I'm sure it will all smooth out eventually, much like your own aesthetic penchant :)
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