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Thanks to Collin’s original DIY stylus video! crabfuartworks.blogspot.com for more info and links to drafting lead holders.
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18 Comments
@crabfu thanks dude! will try!
@iJul1609
see my comments for metalmlo0352…. it works great for taking notes
@metalmlo0352
@iJul1609
The stylus tip needs to be this minimum size, any smaller and it will not recognize it as a finger tip, and will not work. However, that doesn’t mean the lines in the app needs to be as thick as your stylus tip. In the begining of this video, you can see that the lines that I am drawing, are much smaller than the tip of the stylus. You can choose however thick of a line you want to use inside of the app, a single pixel if you like
@iJul1609 That’s what I want to know…I’m looking for a solution to take handwritten notes (like for a math course) on a capacitive screen…I have done this with resistive, but there don’t seem to be any suitable styluses for these high tech devices…
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Great DIY…but can you actually take notes with it or it would it be too hard to trim it thin enough for writing?
@LeighMcGrath ofcourse you can save them and email them to yourself or sync them back to your pc/mac.
@LeighMcGrath
It’s not as good as a tablet pc or cintiq, the iPad has no pressure sensitivity, and the tools are much more simple. However, I love using the ipad and stylus, the limitations are not bad once you get used to it. And yes you can email yourself a jpg or even psd with layers with sketchbook app (used in the vid). With brushes app you can generate high res and speed paintings by emailing yourself the file and converting it on the Mac.
What materials were used because to create this pen?
This is brilliant. And a hell of a lot cheaper than a Cintiq. I wonder, can you save your art files and bluetooth or e-mail them to yourself on the iPad? Great video.
your welcome. wait…
@iMikeZamora
They are 2mm drafting lead holders. This particular one is a “Koh-I-Noor 5616″. You can see more info on the link below the video
Does the drafting pencil have a name and model? I was hoping to find something like it at stapels. I really want to do this purely for weight and feel and all other stylus’ out there just don’t do it for me.
@Ptrrrrrrrr
New iPhone should be out soon. My iPhone was actually my main home computer for the past couple of years, until I got the iPad. I love them both, they are both great content receiving devices…. but also can do a bit of content creation. Anyway, you’re talking to the wrong person, I’m a fanboy, so I’d say get both, but wait for the new iphone, or get the old one really cheap when the new comes out
@frostmage6985
thanks! This one shows Sketchbook. My other speed painting videos are using Brushes app. Overall, they are both awesome…. sketchbook has great lines, but Brushes has speed painting ability, and able to output to high res on the mac. I’ve tried too many painting/drawing apps, and these 2 are the best
I absolutly love your art work! =)
What is the app you use for drawing? (Both iPod and iPad)
Smart dude!! And nice painting!!!
Thanks dude.
Long as I’m first, I don’t actually own an iPad or anything from apple
But I’m considering the new iPhone, or at least AN apple product to make my life that much easier. Which do you recommend? Wait for the new generation iPhone?