For the traditional artist who wants to digital ... here's an Inkling:

by Aidana WillowRaven


I have go to get one of these!

Now, I normally talk technique or style, and I strayed a bit last week going into a TweetDeck experience with another artist, but today, let's talk tools. We all know that supplies are necessary: pencils, pigments, papers, etc. But for the new 'tradigital' artist, as my fellow 4RV artist Ginger calls it, the physical supplies change a  bit. They are a lot more technical, but just as helpful and necessary to create visual interpretations to the words on a page.

One of the biggest milestones a traditional artist has to overcome when trying to transition to digital drawing is learning how to draw watching a computer screen instead of the paper. Drawing on the hard tablet can be quite foreign too, when you're used to the feel and grain of paper. Well, now there is a tool being released this month that helps with the creative transition. Check this out:

Isn't that the coolest thing you ever saw? I am trying to figure out where to manifest the extra $200 in my budget to get this, but it's definitely a fraction of what it is worth to someone who has a bit of trouble making the switch, like myself. I get frustrated that my pen tablet line is not the line I expect because it just doesn' feel the same.

I hope some of ya'll find this soon-to-be-released gadget as useful and innovative as I will. And I do plan to find a way to get it .. lol. The link in the video is a bit fast, so let me give it to you: http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Inkling (It conveniently lives in my 'gotta have' bookmark folder ... lol).

Aidana WillowRaven

Art Director & VP of Operation

4RV Publishing