Dave Martorana was kind enough to let me play around with the
SketchBook Pro App on his shiny new iPad.

This was all done with my fingers. While it was fun, it is highly limited.

Limitations:

1) Not pressure sensitive—that means you have no control of your
line weight in real time. This is caused by the iPad, not the
software. The iPad interface is does not allow for pressure sensing.

2) Not precise–Hey, I was drawing with my fingers, so I had to let go
of precision.

3) 7.99 cents. A little steep compared to other apps.

Awesomeness:

1) It’s fun to fingerpaint/fingerdraw, once you let go of the fact
it’ll be a little loose. There’s a visceral connection to the drawing
when one uses fingers in the making.

2) Great to be able to zoom in, zoom out, and rotate the image with
finger gestures

3) Nice to have layers

4) Easy to email yourself the image once you are done

I am not going to run out and by an iPad quite yet. I would rather
have a tablet that allows for pressure sensitivity. Still, super fun,
and it’s a lovely device. I would probably opt for a simpler and less
expensive drawing app if I had an iPad. I think all the features of
SketchBook Pro are overkill given the limitations of the iPad
interface.

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