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Might try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adsk.sketchbook I prefer artflow, but it doesn't make me any better at art... :P
Palm rejection is a must for a tablet. I know that Artflow has it, but it's not comaptible with all devices, so you would have to check first. I'm sure there are other apps tho!
If I may interject, I have an Nvidia Shield Tablet and, except for the palm rejection, it works pretty well enough for me and seems like a great alternative if you want to use it for drawing. The default drawing app kinda sucks (I reccomend Art Flow)and it uses Nvidia's proprietary technology instead of Wacom's. It's a cheaper and more powerful tablet than Samsung's offerings and I really like it's gaming features too.
Would recommend if anybody's looking for a cheap Android tablet to draw on.
I switch between Sketchbook and Artflow.
Just as a heads-up though, the Tab S doesn't have pressure sensitivity settings like the Note series does.
Artflow is my personal favorite for drawing/painting. I really like the brush editing tools and the ability to export as .PSD.
I use it in conjunction with Krita, a super powerful Photoshop replacement. I can't recommend it enough, just takes some time to setup the UI to your liking. There are some tools that are named differently/hidden in the menus, but I've found everything I've needed by googling.
For Android: I have that exact pen tablet and it works great, super responsive and the pressure works as it should. The only caveats for me in all pen tablets are that shortcut keys don't work at all on Painter while in ArtFlow they all do. Other thing is that from version 7 onwards you have to stick to only 1 of the buttons of the pen while in previous versions both of them were available.
For PC: Don't get carried away by fancy tech, all tablets work great, the Deco mini 7 and Deco mini 7W (BT version) you won't probably need more than 7k pressure levels or 5k lpi. Do research to find whatever suits your needs and if you have any doubt just ask around here, hope I helped at least a bit.
ArtFlow: Paint Draw Sketchbook | 3.6 ⭐️ | Free with IAP | 12MB | ▶️
> Convert your device into a digital sketchbook with more than 80 paint brushes, smudge, fill and an eraser tool. This fast and intuitive painting and drawing application will unlock the full power of your imagination. ...
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I used ArtFlow on a note8. Not sure if ArtFlow is the best app but it let's me erase with the stylus button which I find very useful. I don't think I've found another app that can do that.
> Now, I know getting a cheap android tablet and a capacitive stylus won't be as good as having a Cintiq. But I don't intend to make full fledged pieces on the go, just have something to sketch in, maybe do some simpler/smaller pieces.
Honestly, drawing with a normal passive capacitive stylus is just nonesense, unless you plan on just coloring sketches. The precision just isn't there and of course you get no real pressure sensitivity or palm detection.
So like the other posters, I can only recommend going with the Galaxy Tab S3, which includes the S-Pen, using Wacom tech just like the Cintiq. In many ways its even an upgrade over the Cintiq Companion on paper, with a way brighter screen and a pen with 4096 levels of pressure (although no angle detection; not sure if the Companion supports that). Of course you can't use full desktop Photoshop on an Android tablet, but ArtFlow (PlayStore page shows older version with older UI in the video) for example is good enough for most things and exports PSD files if further processing is needed.
Alternatively, the Android version of the Lenovo Yoga Book is a bit cheaper and also uses a Wacom pen (although not for drawing directly onto the screen); same with the Windows version. It might be a bit cheaper but I would still prefer the S3 for its OLED screen and better hardware overall.
Other alternatives are the iPad Pro or the MS Surface series which have active pens of similar quality but neither are cheaper than the S3.
Nearly forgot, if you really on a strict budget there are some older Samsung tablets that also use the Wacom tech S-Pen, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
For those wondering I made it 4,096x2,304 4k
I used artflow to make it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dartflow&pcampaignid=APPU_1_InASVbjuO9bcoATMrIHQCA
I'm really liking Artflow.
I like ArtFlow, Infinite Painter , Artboard and MediBang Paint.
But I'm not sure if they are compatible with S Pen.
Apps I use and currently have installed on my Tab S6 (all links are for Google Play)
- Artflow for, well... Art
- Brave or web browser
- wifi analyzer for wifi signal checking
- I've used Aldiko for book reading for years, although the new version has me looking for an alternate...
- comic rack for comic reading, not because of how good it is for reading, but because it syncs with a windows client. (I'm migrating my collection of books and comics to my linux server sometime this winter and I'm hoping it will run in wine)
- GPS Status and Toolbox to improve and test your GPS
- Joplin for note taking that syncs to any device or OS, you'll want to learn a little bit of Markdown (there is a simple tutorial page included in the app) to make the most of this app (similar to Evernote, but open source), also, reddit uses Markdown, so this may be useful for anyone reading this
- keepass2android a password manager that can use Google drive to sync with other devices of any OS.
- Lithium possible replacement for Aldiko, a few more upgrades and I'll probably uninstall Aldiko. This app syncs reading position to your Google drive, so you can swap back and forth with your phone.
- Perfect Viewer a possible replacement for Aldiko, Lithium, and Comic Rack. Although I have not used it much yet.
- Plex remote audio, photo, and video consumption of personally owned media.
- Proton Mail encrypted email that Google cannot read.
- Pulse sync'd encrypted SMS messenger (encryption is not complete end to end, unless the recipient uses it also), actually seems to send the message to your phone and then forwards it on to the recipient
- reddit hopefully you are already using this app
- Samsung Notes, preinstalled, Good app for handwritten notes and syncs to any device that has the app installed, also can backup to a samsung account
- Sketchbook A good alternative to Artflow
- admin hands ssh and ftp app
Check out Artflow - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow
It has a very high rating and may be exactly what you are looking for.
So I recently finished Hollow Knight for the first time and was blown away by the quality and artwork of the game. This is the first theme I'd made on my own, so whatever constructive criticisms you guys have are welcome. So here's all the resources I used; images, fonts, .klwp file, etc.
If for whatever reason that link doesn't work (never used Dropbox to share before), just let me know and I'll figure something else out. Also credit for some of the images used:
u/MrSpiarmf made the character collage on the second page (link here). And if you're interested by chance, sounds like he's selling prints here.
u/Blossoming-Crisis was the original artist for the picture of Hornet on the first page (link here).
The health bar kinda widget on the first page right now were traced by hand using the Artflow app, along with some of the other images and stuff, and the edits to the images linked above. The masks on the widget reflects the battery health in increments of 20, and when on the last mask (0-20%) it shows with a black background like the game (see the gif link; my battery goes from 21% down to 20% halfway through and you can see the change). The Soul container reflects the amount of steps I've walked (set to 0-2000, 2000-4000, and 6000+). The Geo number is the actual steps count.
And one last note, I'm using the Microsoft Launcher rather than Nova at the moment, and because of that there's a couple little quirks in the .klwp file. If you guys are interested I can write a bit on what needs changed for Nova (nothing too major).
Oh and /r/HollowKnight is a cool sub, go check it out. And if you haven't played the game yet, do it. It's awesome, and the sequel Silk Song comes out soonish.
Ok I think that's it, I'll edit or leave another comment if I think of anything else.
Maybe ArtFlow? I haven’t really used it, but it’s free so maybe give it a whirl: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow
On Note tablets and phones my best experience has been with ArtFlow.
Sure, just like probably any other ;)
They're mostly nothing more than "put a sticker here and there, add a filter and that's it!". Closest you can get in philosophy of Photoshop way of manipulating images and layers are apps like ArtFlow, MediBang Paint or even Infinite Painter (and similar) but the problem is that, as they're painting oriented, the way they treat layers and selections is highly limited and not similar to Photoshop. Effects are usually global to whole layer and not selected part of it and even if - it's handled in a veeery weird way that makes it hard to use and compose. Not a complaint on them to be honest - they're just made to do completely different thing and that's painting, not photo manipulating. Also - PhotoDirector, that sometimes is said to be similar, is... not at all actually and very limited.
Simply put - unfortunately no app gives one similar way of working with images, composition and effects. PS Touch wasn't perfect because it crashed from time to time but it was easily predictable and with saving on could achieve pretty good effects.
Edit: I forgot about PhotoSuite 4 that looked promising some time ago but was abandoned in 2015 - just like PS Touch.
You seem like you've made your choice, but I found ArtFlow to be the best.
Artflow! It is a great app and relatively inexpensive for the full version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow
Artists will like the ArtFlow app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow
Tried it but much prefer artflow: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bytestorm.artflow
I've had a Samsung Note 10.1 for a few years now. It has a pressure sensitive stylus, which works really well for drawing and painting.
Obviously it's not a replacement for a laptop/desktop, but on the flip side, it's comparatively lighter and smaller and thus easier to carry.
The bundled S Note software is quite nice for taking notes or for quick sketches, but for layers and advanced features I'd recommend ArtFlow (screenshot) or SketchBook Pro.
