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diezmil10000 · 1 year

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hi 👋 you can call me diez or chisi

i am from spain and i like to draw lesbians. this is my main blog, if you're only here for my art and not for my reblogs you can follow my art-only blog!!

(FAQ under the cut)

what software and brushes do you use?

i work on ibisPaint X and Krita on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. i use a lot of different brushes for lineart but mostly these ones:

are your commissions open?

i will never do commissions, but thank you for your interest.

will you someday sell your art through an online shop / convention?

no, but feel free to print my stuff in good quality paper if you want to hang it on your wall.

how can i financially support you?

i have no need for that right now. please give your money to other artists or organizations.

can i repost your art / use it for edits?

i don't encourage it, but i don't mind. asking for permission and linking back to any of my social media would be appreciated too ♡ just don't use it for commercial purposes (sell merch, use as streaming layouts, etc)

how do you do X part of your drawing?

i recommend checking my speedpaints if you're curious, the name of the videos is the day i finished that drawing in YYMMDD format (as in, year-month-day). i also made a tag for my art thoughts, but if you still have a question feel free to send me an ask and i'll try my best to explain it!!

where did you learn anatomy?

i used to watch a lot of proko and sycra videos (on youtube), and also do gesture/figure drawings from photo references and k-pop dance practice videos.

when / why did you start drawing?

i started taking it seriously when i was 15. seeing lesbian fanart was what caused my gay awakening and i felt like there wasn't enough of it, so i decided to get better.

do you do traditional art?

i kind of dislike it, actually. i have filled over 1000 A4 sheets and 7 sketchbooks over the years, but it's all quick doodles to practise or warm up. when i bought a tablet i could carry around i stopped drawing traditionally as often, but i still find myself drawing in my sketchbook from time to time when i want to sketch midlessly or get better at something.

do you draw nsfw art?

very rarely, but i only show it to my friends. i do consume a lot of nsfw content tho, just not in public 👍

how do you keep yourself motivated?

a combination of drawing only what i like and a strong desire of seeing more lesbian art. that's why i mostly make fanart and almost never participate in art trades or make art gifts. i also don't want to make a career out of drawing.

have you gone to art school?

i'm currently doing a degree in graphic design at college, but it has almost no correlation with the kind of art i share online. before that i never studied art academically.

are you seriously a furry?

yes.

are you seriously a communist?

i will always stand by the workers of the world and oppose capitalism on its fundamentals. you can call me a communist, socialist, leftist– i don't mind, having a defined label isn't important for me.

are you an anti or a pro shipper?

i am neither, i don't care about this.

are you aware that you follow someone who did something problematic?

i mostly follow other artists, so if i've been following someone problematic for a long time it probably isn't that deep for me to unfollow them.

do you have any ocs?

plenty! but i don't like to talk about them in public

can i be your friend / talk regularly with you?

i don't like to talk to strangers, but if i'm following you feel free to interact with me at any time~

what's the name of your cat?

yonyon ! she's a female cat but i treat her by any and all gendered terms

why have you disabled your DMs, story replies and sometimes comments?

because i dislike interacting with fandoms, especially big ones. i draw for myself and for the lesbians with niche interests, so i don't want to read weird comments, block overly friendly DMs or watch strangers have a public debate about my moral standards. i'm very thankful towards all of you who love my art tho, even if i can't read all of your positive thoughts!! also, there are plenty of ways to contact me, they're just not in plain sight 💋

#diez's art thoughts

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came0dust · 1 year

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even though i've never really been able to play them (whether due to not owning them or struggling with execution), fighting games have always been really close to my heart for their art and design. last week or so, i did some gesture drawings, realized it could be fun to draw some moves from memory, very quickly realized that i did not remember them very well, and ended up instead just experimenting with working in different ways and in different programs. anyways this is getting long so more thoughts and also brush details under the cut

for clarity, the gambit-esque gesture drawings were done in samsung notes and then arranged together in medibang bc samsung notes has no image editing and the alternative would have been the world's longest screenshot. the i-no and anji were both done in medibang, with the i-no being drawn using a modified version of the default pen brush, while the anji was drawn with the brush i made using the image below. the lone gesture drawing and the ky were in krita.

(left image is the original, right is the one i edited for use as a bitmap. use the bitmap option, enable pen pressure size but not opacity, and set brush spacing to something low, like 8. i have random rotate set to 100, and as of right now i have opacity set to 36% but i don't remember if it was there when i sketched that)

i actually started out using a stock image of a rock for a bitmap, but it was too fuzzy and irregular for my tastes, so i looked through some images i had on my phone for something rounder, since that's closer to my krita brush, and this is what i ended up trying next. i really wish i did it sooner bc this is exactly what i needed. it was the One thing making medibang just not feel that great to use. it's probably just because i remember how i felt making them but i really think you can See how i'm immediately more comfortable when i can sketch with something a little looser

meanwhile, the gesture sketch (it was very vaguely based on a move sol has but i don't remember if it actually looks like that) and the ky were done in krita, before the anji and i-no, but after the gambits. tried to do some lineart but it didn't land so then i tried just coloring right over it and i didn't really like that either so it didn't get finished but outside of realizing his face (especially his chin, damn how did this happen 😭) is long as fuck i think i liked the sketch 👍 but here are those two phases anyways

also i've been trying krita's timelapse so here's that canvas's history. bit fast tbh, might make later ones slower

#my art #guilty gear #not my best work but i do think i've learned by doing these and also it's the last stuff i did in may so i'd like to share #... aaaaaaand the formatting did the thing where it unpairs the images i set to be next to each other. sorry if it looks weird #the only way i know how to fix it is to recreate the entire post but tbh i am simply not feeling it #sketch #colored sketch #timelapse

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linkyart · 7 years

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A Link’s Awakening piece! Link’s chillin’ on Toronbo Shores.

#artists on tumblr #link #loz #link's awakening #legend of zelda #nintendo #fanart #medibang paint #digital art #drawing #really happy with how this turned out!#also I sketched it on a samsung too and then finished it up on my desktop #I like medibangs cloud saving for that reason!#but im so happy with the colors in this!!

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omniversalobservations · 2 years

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Darth Vader Meets His Match (2012)

The title for this has a double meaning. First because I think the two characters would be fairly evenly matched in a fight. Second - because of the parallels between the character design - both are shiny black evil monsters. So I've emphasised this in the composition and lighting. I also picked up on a few helpful comments about the 'gritty' feel of my last piece - so I kept a limited colour palette for this one too.

I've drawn Darth Vader attempting to use his 'force choke' on the Alien queen (would that work?). I did this intentionally because it's an ambiguous pose. I wanted him to look like he might even be reaching out to the Alien - perhaps sensing a kindred spirit. I thought that added something to this as a piece of 'art' that would be lost if this was just another battle scene.

This is an original depiction of George Lucas's and HR Giger's characters. My initial sketch for this was drawn on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 using the bundled Photoshop Touch. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the digitizer pen is - and the fact that you can export PSD files to complete your work is great too. I finished the piece in Photoshop using a Wacom pad. I used Google Sketchup to build a 3D wireframe for the background which I then imported to Photoshop to colour.

I'm really, really pleased with this. Hope you like it too!

Source: DeviantArt

#unofficial #Star Wars #Alien

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footballerindreams · 3 years

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How I Met Your Mother - Kanemoto Yoshinori

Right timing! Yoshi’s birthday is coming up! Therefore here’s an imagine dedicated for him.

S/O to @treasuredays!

We all know that Yoshi has always adored his hyung, Choi Hyunsuk. But did you know there is one more person is adored…or should I say loved more than Choi Hyunsuk. You could say Yoshi’s family but it’s already given. Actually, there is another “Choi” that he loves: CHOI Y/N.

Who is she?

Oh. She’s just a Kindergarten teacher and just the beloved and closest cousin of Hyunsuk.

And how their love story bloomed is one heck of a whirlwind.

Aside from being an idol, Yoshi had engrossed himself with drawings and paintings. He draws and paints on his other free time (the other free time is producing music). One day Haruto came to his room to ask something and Yoshi was painting.

“Woah! Senpai! When was the last time I came here?” Ruto asked.

“Uhm, last week? Why?” the older Japanese replied.

“Is it just me or your room is now full of your artwork?” the younger said.

At the moment, Yoshi’s room is stacked with so many finished paintings on canvasses on one side of the room, a few stacks of sketches and drawings on his table. And now on the floor is another painting about to be finished as well.

“Do you have any plans for this, senpai?” HAruto asked again.

“Actually, no. You know me Ruto. I just paint and draw as a hobby.”

“Don’t tell me, your going to get rid all of these later.”

“WHAT! NO! I’ve worked hard on this!”

“Ok. But for sure you are not planning to look for another room and use this room as your stock room for all your paintings. And besides your works are good. Why don’t you show it publicly?”

“I did. Treasure map?”

“Aside from that.”

“Then what do you suggest to do?”

And so later that night, the members had a meeting and decided they will have an open exhibit for all of Yoshi’s work. At first they wanted it to display on the lobby of the YG Building. But the other idols (like Bobby-hyung) and the higher ups said, “Go all out.” and in the end Yoshi’s drawings are displayed at the Samsung Museum of Art.

Then came D-Day for Yoshi’s exhibit and as expected, many people came to see his work. From fans, to even high profile people. Hell! Even Samsung’s CEO came to see and wanted to buy some of Yoshi’s artwork and the man was shocked. Did he sold it, of course…No at first. The CEO wanted to buy one of his work for more than 2 Million Won and all of the members are flabbergasted…and more flabbergasted when Yoshi refused it. But after some consideration (thanks to Hyunsuk saying that he can do more paintings if he wants to), he said yes.

Yoshi is busy roaming around when he saw a group of children, probably Kindergarten students coming in the exhibit hall. Yoshi has always been fond of kids so he said his hellos to them, until he caught sight of their teacher.

“Y/N! You’re here!” Hyunsuk shouted running towards the teacher.

“Hi, hyung! Yeah. It happened that the kids have field trip today and I decided to take them to this exhibit when I saw an ad yesterday. I never expected to see you here too.” Y/N replied.

“Well, the exhibit is all Yoshi’s work. You know him, right?” Hyunsuk said with a smile while patting Yoshi’s shoulder.

“Wow! Is this all of your work?” Y/N was amazed.

“Hai…I mean…Ne!” Yoshi stuttered.

“They’re so beautiful.”

You’re beautiful as well.

“Arigato gozaimasu…” Yoshi bowed in embarrassment.

---

Well, that was not the last time Yoshi saw Y/N. The next time was at Hyunsuk’s birthday. And this time he really sucked up all the courage he has…just to get her number, which she gladly gave.

Sure after that they sent messages, called, and even hanged out!

Though Yoshi is liking her more and more, he never said what he felt. He thought hanging out with her is enough.

---

“Tadaima.” Yoshi said as he entered their dorm. He just came back from another hangout with Choi Y/N.

“Well, guess who came home so “early”.” Hyunsuk sarcastically greeted while sitting on the couch. It seems like he’s waiting for a particular someone to come home.

“Hyung, you’re still up?” Yoshi said.

Hyunsuk stood up almost jumping from the couch and approached the younger member who is taller than him. “Yeah. Care to say where have you been the whole time?” Hyunsuk asked.

“I was at the studio working on---”

“Don’t lie to me Yoshinori. I know you’ve been meeting with Y/N the whole time you are out of the dorm.” Yoshi swallowed the lump on his throat as he looked at his hyung. He knows Hyunsuk is really serious.

“Stay away from her.” Just is what Hyunsuk only said and then he went to his room.

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Yesterday

Yoshi! I have free time this Saturday. Can we hangout?

Hi Yoshi! You’re probably busy right now. I’m sorry if I am disturbing you.

Today

Hi Yoshi. Is there something wrong? It’s so unusual that you’re not replying.

I know I sound intrusive, but you know, you can talk to me.

I’m fine Y/N. Don’t worry. =)

---

Y/N is so worried so after her class she decided to go to Yoshi’s dorm to check him out.

“Y/N! Did not expect for you to come. You should’ve told me. I should’ve picked you up.” Hyunsuk said as he saw his cousin outside the door.

“It’s okay. Sukkie-hyung. Anyway, is Yoshi here right now?” Y/N casually asked.

Then Hyunsuk’s face changed. “Why are you looking for him?” he sternly asked.

“I’ve been texting him but he’s not answering. I thought he has a problem, and I was a bit worried.”

“He’s not here!” Hyunsuk replied at bit loudly making Y/N flinched a bit. “I---I’m sorry Y/N. I did not mean to.” Hyunsuk immeditaley apologized.

“Uhm. It’s okay. But are you okay? You seem agitated.” Y/N asked. She thinks something’s up.

“I’m fine.”

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“Yoshi!” Y/N screamed as she saw the Japanese boy sitting on a bench looking towards Han River. Yoshi heard her voice and looked at her direction. With widened eyes, he suddenly got up from his seat about to leave.

“Wait Yoshi, stop!” Y/N grabs his hand. “Why are you avoiding me? Did I do something wrong?” Y/N asked.

“No. Nothing, Y/N. I just really have to go. I still have some work---”

“I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HER!” Hyunsuk came dashing and grabbed Yoshi’s collar pulling him closer. Yoshi is now trembling.

“Hyunsuk, what are you doing?!” Y/N dashed to free Yoshi from her cousin but she was only stopped by the Japanese.

“It’s okay Y/N.”

Hyunsuk grabbed Yoshi’s collar tighter almost ready to punch the other’s face.

“Again. I told. You. To stay. AWAY FROM HER! Which part of that do you not understand?!” Hyunsuk shouted.

“Hyunsuk! I was the one who went to him! What’s your problem?!”

“I don’t want you to be hurt again, Y/N. DO you still remember the time that you came to me crying after you found out your boyfriend was sleeping with another girl?” Hyunsuk replied.

“I do! But Hyunsuk, Yoshi is different. I know, and I believe he’s different.” Y/N cannot take it anymore and said, “I like him, Hyunsuk!”

Hyunsuk let Yoshi got when he heard what his cousin said.

“I like him. What can I do? I can’t help it.” Y/N kneeled on the ground and cried.

Yoshi came closer to her and wiped her tears away. “Please don’t cry. I’m sorry I avoided you. It’s just that I don’t want Hyunsuk-hyung to hate me and you to become sad.” Yoshi held her hand. “But now I know too. I like you too, Choi Y/N.”

Y/N hugged him tight for the first time.

While Hyunsuk just stood there, feeling guilty for what he did.

It turns out that Y/N had a prior relationship before Yoshi. A Japanese expat working at a big Korean firm. Y/N was so in love with him and she would always tell Hyunsuk about him. But then she caught him cheating on her. When Hyunsuk knew, he could not control himself and almost thrown his reputation away as an idol. Thanks to Y/N and her kindness, he stopped before he lands a fist on the guy. At that point Hyunsuk was always on guard for his cousin, especially with Japanese men.

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Yoshi and Y/N’s relationship bloomed and stayed strong. When Seung and Yong were born, Hyunsuk tried to tease them to seal the deal and give his twins a cousin to play with only for him to get a sassy reply from his cousin.

“Don’t you dare tell us to seal the deal. You haven’t even sealed yours! Do it first.” Y/N said that made Yoshi laugh at his hyung.

We can say Yoshi is a box full of surprises. During Jihoon’s wedding, he asked Jihoon to intentionally throw the garter to him and Jihoon’s wife to throw the bouquet to Y/N. The newly wed couple made it as natural as it is. And it really happened. The bouquet was thrown first, and Y/N got it.

Then instead of a garter, a small white box was thrown and Yoshi, as intended, got it.

They were at the center and the people are watching them. Then Yoshi kneeled and Y/N was shocked.

“I want us to be the next couple to get married. I think it’s time to seal the deal. Choi Y/N, will you marry me?” And Yoshi opened the box revealing an Aquamarine gemstone ring.

Y/N can’t believe what’s happening and cried, “Of course I will!”

---

A few months after their engagement, the got married in Yoshi’s hometown of Kobe. And during that time, Hyunsuk was the best man. He even delivered a speech for the couple.

“I don’t know why but my cousin has a thing for Japanese men. But I’m happy that out of all Japanese men she met, Yoshi is the one she is spending her life with. At first I was afraid that things will go wrong again, and that Yoshi, eventhough I know he is a good man, will be the same as the prick who broke my cousin’s heart. But he proved me wrong. And also, I know Yoshi adores me so much. Even during Treasure box time. But I did not expect he would go to the extent of being a part of my family tree. But anyways, welcome to the Choi family, brother, and cousin-in-law. Cheers to the newly weds.”

And then a year after, Hikaro was born, much to the happiness of Seung and Yong.

#kanemoto yoshinori #treasure #treasure fanfiction #treasure imagine #kpop fanfic #kpop imagine

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brodingles · 6 years

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*Slides into 2018 15 days late*

Here’s my 2017 summary of Art!

It was...not a good year. I barely drew anything, and what I did draw wasn’t all that finished...

Month by month under the cut with full pics, but that’s the TL;DR of the year

I went through and chose whatever described the month more, as opposed to my favourite drawing per month, so here we go:

January

This month was almost entirely Heathers AU and Uncle Hope and Uncle Shark.

Most of the drawings I did were in my personal journal (which is why all of the pages are lined) or on scrap paper or a Samsung tablet I was carrying around. Looking at the amount of “Magic Hours” I posyted, I was up all night and I wasn’t doing too hot mentally, haha...

My favourite thing from that month was the Oreo Comic (x)

February

I actually had a toss up between this one and the Blow Up Comic(x)

Most of my work was done on the portable tablet, including doing the colour work for UTM’s Undertale(x) and the illustration for Fallen Down Reprise 2(x) (which is why the shading is this weird smudgy thing and I want to ROT looking back at it) I also started work on a Secret Project that month, which might be why I only updated at Sad Boy Hours. Another horrible health month.

(x) Was the fave that month.

March

(I confused the two on the final image whoops)

Fusion AU started and the first streams.. I didn’t really draw at all that month until the stream, which was at the end of the month. Everything else I posted was drawn WAY before.

This was my fave of the month.

April

Was a toss up between this and (x)

I chose this one because I did it traditionally, like most of the stuff I did that month. More Soueda. More streams. Still didn’t actually draw that much haha.

Fave was between (x) and (x)

May

Chose this one becaue I did mostly messy sketches with thrown on colour.

Most of what I posted was from 2016 that month.

this was one of my favourites.

June

This was pretty much the only thing I drew this month. Most everything else was drawn in 2016.

July

I spent most of this month on the fusion AU. Did a lot of streams, mostly OC’s, Fusions, and Animatics for both of those things. This comic was the most polished thing I did, and it still isn’t clean haha. (I’m still happy I finished it)

August

I fisnihed RBLB this month, but that was early on. Most of what I posted were sketches and reblogs. Streams spattered around, but not too many.

^Highkey fave of the month.

September

Got more into Voltron while anticipating the New Season. I drew a lot of Shiro and I drew a lot of Keith, so I chose the one they’re both in haha. Did mostly traditional work. A lot of angsty Keith. Also did some sketches for an IR skit that...isn’t finished.

Fave art for this month is actually in Villain I Appear to Be

October

Got more into Voltron, drew a bunch of angsty Keiths if I did draw, but I...this was the only thing I drew all month, aside from some scratches on paper.

This was my fav art, save for the Neo Yokio comic cover

November

I spent most of this month, art wise, “expanding” Tiny Gentleman...but in general, again, didn’t really draw anything with some Bad Mental Health sprinkled in there.

Faves? (x) and (x). Mood Whiplash.

December

Chose this one because it’s a symbol of me giving up and also the thrown together digital style was a Big Mood. I did care more about the finished product at this point, but the existential dread was setting in haha.

^ Definite fave. Might even be a fave for the year.

So Anyway

This year in review was...horrible. I was wondering why people kept saying 2017 was bad, but I guess I just didn’t remember it. I kept thinking it was good for me, I mean I graduated college this year and moved into my first apartment, but looking back at how I’ve been feeling all year...for the most part it hasn’t been good.

Looking back on my body of work...it kind of shows? Both in posts and qualities. I made more posts this year, but had the least amount of notes on record, and looking at the amount of posts...most of them are reposts of old things or text posts.

I hope 2018 isn’t a repeat.

#summary of art #summary of art 2017 #summary of 2017 #long post #dingaling crossing

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megthero · 5 years

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Self Examination Time!

Reflecting on my progress in art so far. Been climbing up a mountain, and it’s good to look back and see how far I’ve come! Or how horizontally I’ve walked.

TIME CHECK!

It’s been 27 years since I started arting. 8 years and 6 months since I started this blog. 1 year and 7 months since I started a now stagnant webcomic.

Comics I’m happiest with

"Food Science”

My first webcomic post. After practicing on Adobe Draw for a month or so, flying across the country to visit my best friend, and spending lots of time wandering around while she was at work, this comic came out of a conversation we had. In fact, the following year’s comics were almost entirely inspired by conversations between us. I’ve never met someone with whom absurdity sprouts so effortlessly, like dandelions on your freshly mowed, monoculture lawn. Something about this specific post captured something I’ve been chasing. I still don’t know what it is, but I come back to this one often.

“Urges”

Something about it. If I were to do it again, there’s a lot I’d do differently. It’s sloppy. But it’s another one that felt more like me, or more like the kind of thing I want to make. ELUSIVE “THING!”

I also started experimenting here with turning my handwriting into a font, because the lettering was just so very time consuming. Mostly because I was using a low quality stylus that came on the end of a free pen I took from the Dentist’s office.

"On the nature of stress”

It was inked traditionally, as I was (am) getting sick of digital art. It has clear black lines, is emotive, could be read in multiple directions. I like analogies, and this captured what I was feeling that day at work- when each drop imperceptibly increases my stress load until suddenly, tears. Whoops.

Areas for Improvement

Consistency

I’ve spent some time learning the rules so I can break them, but I need to break them in a uniform way. Still struggling to develop an identifiable style that is self-consistent.

Sloppiness

Cut back on: poor lighting, fingers in photos, light glare. Those are definitely a result of laziness, and *NOT* artistic choice...

Speed

It’s slow going. Better than not going at all, but there’s room for improvement here.

1) The faster I make art, the more likely I am to put it out there. I’ve also improved on how quickly I can make a decent product. I hope to keep improving on that front.

2) Posting things consistently... I’m less concerned about this, because I’d rather just do things at my own pace. I have timelines at my work life, I don’t need it in my art life. BUT. If I can post consistently and still be happy, I should!

3) Don’t be afraid to complete something in multiple sittings. I had gotten into the habit of rushing to finish a project because I knew that if I put it down, I would never pick it back up again. I refuse to live that way anymore. In fact, this blog post was written across multiple sittings, over multiple days. All I have are pockets of time, and if I wait for chunks of time to fall into my life, I’ll be waiting for Godot.

Digital vs Traditional : Can’t live without that [ctrl + z]

(left: Adobe Draw + Stylus ; right: Watercolors and micron pen)

So far I’ve used:

Samsung Tablet + Adobe Draw + Stylus - Beautiful, simple, but ultimately limiting. I got so used to the delay and imprecision of this setup, that when I finally got a more responsive setup, I couldn’t handle it! Wacom Intuos Draw + Laptop - I used this all of twice. From the steep learning curve of not looking where my pencil is drawing, to the fact that I do most of my drawing while on the go, I realized this just did not work for me. iPad Pro + Apple Pencil + Procreate - My current setup. It’s.... It’s too good for me...! I’m still getting used to it after having it for a few months- it’s one of those things that is so powerful, I'm spending a lot of time learning how to make it work for me. But I think it will pay off / has already paid off. I take it everywhere with me, and I am now almost as quick digitally as I am traditionally. Traditional sketching + Digital Inking - My personal favorite. Works the best for me. I have all the fine control of pencil & paper- zooming in just means shoving my face closer to the page and widening my eyes. Meanwhile, digital inking relieves me of all the paper tearing, smear lines, and eraser shavings. I can also enjoy the glorious lasso tool, and [ctrl + z]!

YET TO BE RESOLVED: Headaches and eye strain from looking at a screen are a real thing! If anyone has advice on that front, hit me up.

Social Media

I need you... And I FEAR YOU...

Like most others, I have a fraught relationship with social media. I simultaneously want EVERYONE and NO ONE to see my hard work. I simultaneously want EVERYONE and NO ONE to know who I am.

I'm torn between intimate autobiographical commentary, and cryptic absurdity. I've jumped about on Facebook, Instagram, tumblr, Webtoons, Tapas and a personal website. Once all at the same time.

Never again.

I'm easily overwhelmed, so bare bones is my goal. Right now my solution is to stick with Instagram, track long term progress over this Tumblr, and use a personal website as a polished home base to point strangers to, as well as to practice site building.

#self reflection #learning #skill building #self teaching

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penup · 7 years

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[Tip] Draw Urban Sketchers Using Sketchbook app

This edition of ‘Drawing Tip’ was sent in by @dongdongkim, a wallpaper artist whose work is available on PEN.UP and Samsung Themes.

@dongdongkim used Galaxy Note 5 to tell us how to do some urban sketching in great detail. In fact, @dongdongkim tells us that he traveled around the world and did several urban sketches. Shall we begin then?

TUTORIAL by @dongdongkim Draw Urban Sketches in Spain with Sketchbook for galaxy

Hello. This is PEN.UP user @dongdongkim. It‘s great to meet you all through ’Drawing Tips‘.

Today, I‘ll show you how I do my urban sketches. First, I used a drawing app called ‘sketchbook for galaxy’ and Galaxy Note 5.

This is a small town I came across when I was traveling through Spain. I‘ll try and draw this scene right here.

The most important thing for me when I‘m doing my urban sketches is composition and contrast. In this scene, the dark colored road and bright colored houses give us a neat contrast of colors.

The houses at the front that need some relatively simple details and the houses at the back that seem to have complicated features give us a contrast too.

Also, because it fits nicely into the tripartition composition (golden composition), a basic composition type for scenery, the scene feels very stable.

It would allow for more stable and precise sketches if I draw scenes using a pre-calculated perspective like you see above, but I believe that urban sketching is charming because of the free and liberal lines. So, I chose to draw as I go.

You have to draw freely but keep a modicum of ratio and proportion in mind.

I try to identify the point of objects and keep on observing the distance and proportions of the objects when I draw. Also, I focus on the shape of the background that surrounds an object rather than the object‘s form itself when I draw.

For example, when I draw the building on the right, I keep the distance and ratio between point 1 where the eaves begin (green dot) and point 2 (yellow dot), and the remaining area 3 intact.

If you focus on the space surrounding the buildings marked with a blue line rather than the actual shape of buildings, you‘ll significantly reduce the possibility of having not more space in the building when you need to draw another door or no space in the canvas when you need to draw more buildings.

Now, I‘ll begin by drawing the electrical wire hanging from the building on the right. In terms of the composition, the wire divides the building‘s second floor with the windows and first floor with the front door.

I think it‘ll be easier to draw if I use the distance and proportion between the point where the wire begins and the eaves as well as the tip of the wire and road. If that proportion doesn‘t work, it might lead to a problem where either the door or windows end up too big.

As I draw on, I feel like the windows on the second floor are pushed up too high. When that happens, I can use the lasso tool to reposition the object and move it down.

I can select the area I want using the lasso tool and use the icon circled in black to resize and move.

Now, I‘ve finished my sketch for the building on the right.

I love drawing buildings with vintage looking outer walls that bear the markings of time. First, there‘s a lot to draw and in the end, it looks like you’ve drawn a lot even with a modest amount of effort. ^^

I didn‘t try to be really precise when I drew the part where the paint has peeled off. I can create a convincing vintage sort of feel by using lines doodled spontaneously.

Next, I‘ll draw the building to the left. I can draw the left after I‘ve finished the one on the right,

but it‘s better for keeping the overall proportion if I keep the balance between both sides as I draw on.

As for the building on the left, I positioned it using the empty space in the sky found between the building on the right and on the left. Think of that space in between like the square colored in red.

You can settle on the location much easier if you look at the surrounding space rather than objects.

I observed the distance and proportion of objects for the left side building, like I did for the one on the right.

When I‘m drawing a building made of bricks, I simplify it and draw only a few bricks just to represent the wall if I don’t have to put some special emphasis on the building or focus attention on it. It might upset the overall balance if I draw every single brick because it would just increase the density of detail too much in the brick building.

Let‘s move onto the buildings at the back. The further the buildings are, the little I can see. The amount of objects I need to draw dwindles down so I can draw a little faster.

After I‘ve drawn everything at the back, I added the electrical wires. Personally, I think these wires are very charming in urban sketching

I also added some details into the road. If I be precise and draw every little tile in the road, eye will focus only on the road and if I don‘t have enough detail in it, the entire picture would feel empty.

So, I tried to put in enough detail while leaving out some aspects of the road.

As I look at the picture after I‘m done, it looks a little too hectic because I’ve added too much detail to the peeled off paint on the building at the front.

It looks better after I erase it a little.

Normally, most urban sketches involve carrying around notebooks and doing the initial sketches or adding color using watercolors.

Today, I‘ll use the sketchbook app to give it a watercolor feel to the picture. First, I‘ve laid down the basic background colors.

Next, I‘ve added more color details, beginning with the dark areas.

Then, I did the details and moved onto the light colored areas.

After I‘ve finished coloring the picture in, the sketch is a little hard to see as its buried in the colors. So, I copied a sketch layer.

Since it‘s a semi-transparent sketch produced using pen pressure, I can add weight to the sketch lines if I copy and overlap two of the same layers.

Texture is an important element that completes the picture. I like to use watercolor texture that gives the picture a hand-painted feel.

So, I‘ll complete this sketch with a texture I’ve created in advance.

Open the texture image file using the ‘Import Image’ function in the sketchbook app. I can click the layer of my texture image and change the Blending properties to ‘Soft Light’.

I can create several effects depending on the property of the layer, so it‘s a good idea to try different settings to decide on which is best.

Voila! My sketch is done. I hope this was helpful and thank you for reading my Drawing Tip. I‘ll see you again on PEN.UP!

Thank you. dongdongkim.

We thank @dongdongkim who gave us a very detailed session on compositions and proportions.

Try your hand in urban sketching! Thank you.

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apexart-journal · 3 years

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Tasha Dougé, Day 7

Good Morning. I was legit trying to finish these posts since this the weekend. However, technology made that quite difficult. I clearly have been taking a bunch of pictures and completely filled my phone up. If this has happened to you before, the “no space” window that comes up is more than a nuisance. I was not able to create these images or anything else without freeing up space. That is what I’ve been doing for the past couple of days. But that is in the past and we are here now. Here is what happened on day 7.

I was supposed to leave the apartment by 11am, but it was more like 11:30ish. (The schedule did say a late morning.) The directions said to take the R to City Hall and then catch the free Downtown Connection shuttle that stops at Murray and Broadway. I searched and roamed the area looking for a bus stop and found nothing. I walked up to the booth behind the gate at City Hall. One of the cops approached me and asked if I needed help. I asked if he knew where to catch the free Downtown Connection bus. Surprised, but not really, he had no clue what I was talking about. Then he proceeded to tell me that he had worked there for 10 years and that he never saw the bus or heard of it. Did he just put me is the tourist box?!? Oh heck NO!! I had to let him know that I AM a native New Yorker. I told him that I was given instructions and that the bus existed (even though, I was starting to feel like I was on a wild goose chase). He was absolutely useless to me at this point. I texted Abbie (the fellowship Program Director) saying that there was no Downtown Connection bus. No response...and none needed. The good Lord and Ancestors must have felt my rising frustration because it that moment of arrrrggggghhhh, the bus/van showed up in all of its Firetruck Red Realness with the words Downtown Connection written in white across the side. Thank You and Thank Goodness!! Unfortunately because I had to make a quick dash across the street to catch it and I didn’t have the opportunity to show the cop the bus really exists. 10 years at the same post and he missed this big red vehicle. My thoughts on that would be a whole other post. So I am going to leave that right there and move forward because the day got back on track.

During the ride to my next destination, I was asking myself why didn’t I know about this bus? You can be a native and still not know a hell of a lot and that has been confirmed through this whole journey. The stops are not clear or marked, so if you don’t know or have the map, you will miss it. I got off my stop and walked to the Irish Hunger Memorial. As I approached it, it just looks like an area of grasslands. I felt like Stonehenge was nearby. However, when you walk around, it reveals itself to be so much more. Words, stories, and history line the walls and there was a voice sharing them overhead. I had no idea about the Great Irish Hunger, in which about one million starved to death between 1845 - 1852 due to policies imposed by the British. No words. The memorial also speaks to hunger and famine on a global scale. I wanted to learn more, but the app is unavailable for android users. RUDE. After a walk throughout the whole space, my Samsung and I grabbed something to eat and went to the park to reflect.

I was given some prompts. How has it been away from my apt/studio, have I thought about my art, what has my mindset been around the activities, what has surprised me and such? Being away from home and the studio has been fine. But baby, there have definitely been times where it was difficult to turn off the things that were inspiring me to make art. I have quite a few things waiting for me in the parking lot. Staten Island was a surprise for me and has piqued my curiosity for sure. Thus far, this journey hasn’t taught me anything new about NYC. Rather, it has affirmed that there is so much that NYC has to offer and that there is always something more to learn. I love this place. Now off to the Empire State Building.

I think the last time I was here, I was in elementary school. Yall, do the math cuz I’m 40 now. Lol. This time was different. Not only am I much older and can appreciate it more, I was gifted with an executive pass for the day. That meant I got to skip lines and walk down red carpets. To be clear, there weren’t that many people there. There was one group that tried to follow me onto the red carpet and I had to let them know it was for executive pass holders only. It felt like a VIP moment, but there wasn’t a lot of glitz and glam. When I reached the exhibitions, I noticed that the express lane was a bit watered down. Nothing but pictures on the wall. However, the other side was rich and robust with sketches, history, 3D models and interactive components. I asked the attendant to make sure my assessment was correct and they confirmed my suspicions. So with that, I ditched the express lane and fully submerged myself in all of ESB’s glory. There was so much to take in, but the piece on teamwork really stood out. The placard read, “TEAMWORK: The high-altitude rivet teams performed dangerous work and fully relied upon one another to get the job done. If a member were absent, the team would not work.” Wow and more WOW! Think about that for a sec. Imagine what work culture would be like now if this was still held up to be true. Indispensable where? The level of value one would feel is beyond what our current society knows. It makes sense as to why and how the Empire State Building was built in record time. Trust and value were core the vision. And to know I would have missed this if I stayed on the express lane. It makes me think about the quote, “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.” Together, lets continue with upward and forward. That was floor 80. Next stops are floors 86 & 102.

The view is spectacular from the 86 floor. Aside from the view outside, the view inside is just as spectacular. That is thanks to the artistry of renowned artist Stephen Wiltshire. In 2017, he took at 45 minute helicopter ride around the city and in five days drew the landscape, including the ESB, from memory. And he did that in front of a live audience in the Observatory. The walls are now lined with the replica of his work. Come through with the Black Excellence! The only thing that could top that is the top of the Empire State Building. I have never been and this is where the Executive pass came through. Others would have to upgrade their tickets. So this was a perk. In a flash, I went from 86 to 102 and it makes a world of difference. Listen folks. For my 30th birthday, I jumped out a plane. 15,000 feet above ground and I wasn’t nervous at all. However, that wasn’t the case here. There is something about heights and stillness that always reminds you that you are in a ménage-à-trois with gravity. I eased my way to the edge and stared out in awe and wonder and gratitude. In awe of what has been made and the people who made it, in wonder of the person(s) with the vision to dream of such a marvel, and gratitude to be in a position to take it all in and question.

Shoutout to attendants Alfredo, Sophia and Jere. It was a pleasure talking to them and sharing laughs. They are there to guide us, but they have stories too. And now they are a part of mine. I told Sophia if I decide to go bungee-jumping, that I would come back and tell her all about it. Visiting the Empire State Building reminded me that as a native NYer, I should carve out time to relish in all the marvels she has to offer. I got you NYC. Note: The opening of the ESB happened on May 30th and Patti LaBelle was born May 24. That means I am in good Gemini company.

Last but not least, Trivia and Karaoke! If you know me, then you know. I love trivia and I legit have my own Karaoke mic. This was a fundraiser for CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Teams had already been established, but I learned a lot from the trivia and the Karaoke contest was hilarious. I appreciated the trivia that spoke the connection to other communities, including Black communities. There was a wealth of resources shared in the chat and I was able to tie what I learned from the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) to the conversation. It felt great to apply what I have learned in real time. It only affirms for me how much of this process I have taken in.

#tashadouge LocalNYC #Tasha Dougé #local nyc

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smartecky · 5 years

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The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience. Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 (starting at $649.99) is no exception, and this latest offering expands the definition of what a tablet can be while retaining or refining everything that’s been its predecessors.

Thin, light and luxe design

Samsung has been delivering outstanding body design on its tablet lineup since the introduction of the all-metal and glass Tab S4, and the Tab S6 continues this tradition with a full metal back and glass front that’s lighter and thinner than its predecessor. The look and feel is more reminiscent of the Tab S5e, which was released after the S4 earlier this year and which acts as a more economical alternative to Samsung’s flagship lineup. The S6 manages to feel just a touch more premium than the S5e, though both are class-leading in terms of their industrial design.

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display — the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The display on the Tab S6 isn’t much changed from the one used on the Tab S5e and the Tab S4 — but that’s actually great news, because Samsung has the best tablet display in the business when it comes to watching media. The 10.5-inch 2560 x 1600 pixel Super AMOLED display gives you true blacks that are outstanding, and impossible to replicate on any LED-based display, and Samsung offers a range of color options from which to choose, including “natural” settings for photo-accurate editing, and enhanced saturation modes for getting the most out of eye-popping movies and videos.

That display now comes with a neat new trick on the Tab S6: an integrated fingerprint reader. This authentication and unlock method is new for this generation, and replaces iris/face scanning as the only biometric unlock option on the Tab S4. It performs very well in my testing, and has the added cool factor of being just an amazing bit of whiz-bang tech magic, especially if this is your first time encountering an in-display fingerprint reader.

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 — adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super-wide-angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super-wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

I mentioned editing above, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has an added advantage over other tablets in this area: The S Pen. Samsung’s stylus is updated in this version, with Bluetooth connectivity that gives it additional superpowers like the ability to act as a remote for the camera, presentations and other software.

The S Pen still performs best as an actual stylus, however, and it excels in this capacity. For pressure-sensitive applications, including sketching and painting, it’s fantastic, but where it really shines in my usage is in editing photos using software like Lightroom from Adobe. Stylus input means you can get super specific and accurate with your edits. This applies to editing video, too, where the stylus works well for making concise trims to video timelines.

You also can easily create handwritten notes with the S Pen, and if you do so using Samsung’s built-in Notes application, you get automatic OCR and search indexing. In my testing, I found that this worked really, really well — surprisingly so, considering how bad my handwriting is. For printed characters, the Samsung Notes app had no trouble at all identifying words accurately in my scrawl and retrieving the right results when searching by keyword.

Because this S Pen uses Bluetooth, it now has a built-in rechargeable battery. Like Apple’s Pencil, it charges wirelessly, attaching magnetically to the tablet to power up. Samsung has designed a groove in the back of the tablet to receive the S Pen for charging, and while this isn’t sturdy enough for you to trust it to hold the stylus when you throw them in your bag unprotected, the Tab S6 cover accessory nicely wraps the S Pen with a fold-down flap for easy storage.

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit, which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

As mentioned, there’s a top flap that provides protection and easy access to the S Pen, which is a very clever way to keep that stored without complicating matters. The cover has a finely textured surface that increases grippiness, and it has proven resilient in terms of not picking up dirt or grime so far.

The keyboard attaches via magnets to one side of the tablet, folding up to protect the display when not in use. It’s slim, but it still had defined keys with actual travel that feel really good to type with, and there’s something you probably weren’t expecting to see on an Android tablet keyboard — a built-in trackpad.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows — including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, as third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all, it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

Bottom line

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is, without a doubt, the best Android tablet available. It combines top-notch hardware with Samsung’s evolving DeX approach to mobile productivity, and while DeX isn’t perfect in all settings, it’s at the very least not doing any harm, and you’re better off having it available versus not. Meanwhile, the Tab S6 working in standard Android mode is an excellent, super-fast media consumption and photo-editing powerhouse. If you’re in the market for a tablet, the Tab S6 is an easy choice.

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/16/samsung-galaxy-tab-s6-review/

Samsungs Galaxy Tab S6 combines creative flexibility with great design The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience.

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nayanasri · 5 years

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The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience. Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 (starting at $ 649.99) is no exception, and this latest offering expands the definition of what a tablet can be while retaining or refining everything that’s been its predecessors.

Thin, light and luxe design

Samsung has been delivering outstanding body design on its tablet lineup since the introduction of the all metal and glass Tab S4, and the Tab S6 continues this tradition with a full metal back and glass front that’s lighter and thinner than its predecessor. The look and feel is more reminiscent of the Tab S5e, which was released after the S4 earlier this year and which acts as a more economical alternative to Samsung’s flagship lineup. The S6 manages to feel just a touch more premium than the S5e, though both are class-leading in terms of their industrial design.

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display – the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The display on the Tab S6 isn’t much changed from the one used on the Tab S5e and the Tab S4 – but that’s actually great news, because Samsung has the best tablet display in the business when it comes to watching media. The 10.5-inch 2560 x 1600 pixel Super AMOLED display gives you true blacks that are outstanding, and impossible to replicate on any LED-based display, and Samsung offers a range of color options to choose from, including ‘natural’ settings for photo-accurate editing, and enhanced saturation modes for getting the most out of eye-popping movies and videos.

That display now comes with a neat new trick on the Tab S6: An integrated fingerprint reader. This authentication and unlock method is new for this generation, and replaces iris/face scanning as the only biometric unlock option on the Tab S4. It performs very well in my testing, and has the added cool factor of being just an amazing big of whiz-bang tech magic, especially if this is your first time encountering and in-display fingerprint reader.

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 – adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super wide angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras in general. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

I mentioned editing above already, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has an added advantage over other tablets in this area: The S Pen. Samsung’s stylus is updated in this version, with Bluetooth connectivity that gives it additional super powers like the ability to act as a remote for the camera, presentations and other software.

The S Pen still performs best as an actual stylus, however, and it excels in this capacity. For pressure sensitive applications including sketching and painting, it’s fantastic, but where it really shines in my usage is in editing photos using software like Lightroom from Adobe. Stylus input means you can get super specific and accurate with your edits. This applies to editing video, too, where the stylus works well for making concise trims to video timelines.

You can also easily create handwritten notes with the S Pen, and if you do using Samsung’s built-in Notes application, you get automatic OCR and search indexing. In my testing, I found that this worked really, really well – surprisingly so, considering how bad my handwriting is. For printed characters, the Samsung Notes app had no trouble at all identifying words accurately in my scrawl and retrieving the right results when searching by keyword.

Since this S Pen uses Bluetooth, it now has a built-in rechargeable battery. Like Apple’s Pencil, it charges wirelessly, attaching magnetically to the tablet to power up. Samsung has designed a groove in the back of the tablet to receive the S Pen for charging, and while this isn’t sturdy enough for you to trust it to hold the stylus when you throw them in your bag unprotected, the Tab S6 cover accessory nicely wraps the S Pen with a fold-down flap for easy storage.

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows – including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, since third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

Bottom line

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is, without a doubt, the best Android tablet available. It combines top notch hardware with Samsung’s evolving DeX approach to mobile productivity, and while DeX isn’t perfect in all settings, it’s at the very least not doing any harm and you’re better off having it available vs. not. Meanwhile, the Tab S6 working in standard Android mode is an excellent, super-fast media consumption and photo editing powerhouse. If you’re in the market for a tablet, the Tab S6 is an easy choice.

Android – TechCrunch

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 combines creative flexibility with great design The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience.

#Combines #Creative #Design #flexibility #Galaxy #Great #Samsung’s

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dizzedcom · 5 years

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Thin, light and luxe design

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display – the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 – adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super wide angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras in general. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows – including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, since third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

Bottom line

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cyberblogin · 5 years

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Thin, light and luxe design

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display – the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 – adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super wide angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras in general. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows – including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, since third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

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Thin, light and luxe design

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display – the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 – adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super wide angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras in general. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows – including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, since third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 combines creative flexibility with great design – TechCrunch The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience.

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Meet Samsung S8 with new Virtual Assistant Bixby

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Meet Samsung S8 with new Virtual Assistant Bixby

How did Bixby do? A few demos worked nicely, and a few worked… in part. For example, the Bixby Imaginative and prescient portion wouldn’t let me select all textual content at the Korean seaweed package deal I delivered with me to the demo.

This becomes a prefinal version of Bixby, which Samsung is continuously updating and will continue to do so long after launch. It’s plenty too soon to make a stable dedication.

The simplest element I will say is that the Bixby group will need to work around the clock to get the holes plugged before customers receive it rapidly after shopping for the S8 and S8 Plus.

Study particular approximately my take on the Bixby virtual assistant here.

Did Samsung make a safer battery?

Samsung S8

Samsung S8 with Bixby

The specter of the Note 7’s exploding battery hovers over the S8. The truth is, we can not be one hundred percent Sure that Samsung made a safer battery until the very last devices are incident-free. But what we do realize is that Samsung has instituted an eight-factor battery take a look at that it used at the S8 and S8 Plus, and on all phones going ahead. My colleague Shara Tibken toured a Korean battery facility to see how It is carried out.

Further, Samsung additionally claims that the S8 battery is set lengthy-term performance in place of a quick-time period benchmarking burst. It’s expected to preserve an extended rate after six months, a year and years in comparison to the S7. “where maximum batteries keep approximately eighty percent in their fee after years, this battery ought to be capable of 95 percent of its unique ability,” stated Oh Boo-Keun, Vp of Samsung’s Cell R&D crew.

The S8 and last yr’s S7 Both have 3,000mAh batteries, while the S8 Plus drops a tick from the S7 Facet: from three,600mAh to the 3,500mAh you get these days. (using a comparison, 2016’s S7 Energetic has a 4,000mAh battery.) If what Samsung says pans out, the uncooked numbers are a whole lot much less essential than the battery’s overall performance as time is going on.

Necessary hardware capabilities Water-resistance rating: IP68 (up to three feet or 1 meter of water for up to half-hour) wi-fi charging (you buy a separate dock) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Samsung Exynos 8895 (varies using location) Gigabit-magnificence LTE (for while networks start assisting 5G speeds) Qualcomm QuickCharge 2.zero help (now not 3.0; Samsung says its very own rapid-charging solution is just as rapid) 64GB Garage, microSD expansion to 2TB (You can purchase 256GB cards nowadays) Haptic Home button is usually Lively even with the display off Colors: middle of the night black, arctic silver, orchid gray, maple gold, coral blue (varies via-vicinity)

software modifications from Galaxy S7 Android Nougat 7.zero Press and preserve digital Domestic button for Google Assistant Swipe up for app tray Cleaner interface Customizable Facet show works like shortcuts Samsung Join app works with SmartThings to assist you to control apt Domestic appliances remotely New camera hints Double-press electricity button to launch (labored nicely) Autofocus on front going through digicam (eight megapixels) Clean-get entry to filters and photograph decorations Floating shutter button (non-compulsory) Unlocking the phone along with your face This isn’t similar to iris scanning, that is a biometric device You could use for Cell bills (you can not use face unencumber for this) It is rapid, and it labored in my demo, even in indoor lighting you need to keep the phone degree together with your eyes; you can’t unencumber using looking down into the cellphone I could not trick it with an existence-length color photograph of my face Samsung says this is extra convenient than it’s far at ease. “in case you want robust [security] technology, You may use the iris or fingerprint,” stated Kim Gae-you, Vice President of Samsung’s smartphone product planning and product manager for the Galaxy S8.

Make the S8 your ‘PC.’

Bixby Assistant

The Samsung DeX is a standalone dock that shows your telephone apps and media on a monitor You have to buy it one at a time you may also need a reveal, keyboard, and mouse In addition to the dock and cables It worked correctly in my demo, so I’m hopeful it may not enjoy the lag of Microsoft’s display Dock for the Lumia 950 Samsung envisions avenue warriors using it with Microsoft Workplace, Photoshop and commercial enterprise equipment inclusive of Citrix and VMWare

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here.

The South Korean cell large found out its cutting-edge flagship smartphone at an occasion in NY on March 29th after months of speculation.

Set to reach in shops throughout the UK on April twenty-eighth, the Galaxy S8 comes with a beautiful new look, blended with some significantly superb hardware, as well as the all-new Samsung’s Bixby intelligent assistant.

But many fanatics have already balked at the £689 fee tag for the Galaxy S8, which increases to £779 for the Galaxy S8 Plus, with some looking for an inexpensive alternative.

However, if you aren’t a Samsung fan, or don’t fancy waiting every other month for the Galaxy S8 release date, what are some of the other pinnacle alternatives?

Google Pixel

The Google Pixel changed into one of the maximum popular Android telephones of remaining year.

Combining Google’s functional design and the maximum dominant model of Android 7.1 Nougat released to this point, the device changed into a hit among media and consumers alike.

The Pixel and large Pixel XL, original a 1080p FullHD AMOLED 5.0in show, that’s smaller than the Galaxy S8, But makes it easier to healthy on your pocket.

The Pixel is also 12g lighter than the Galaxy S8, But it handiest comes with Gorilla Glass 4, unlike Samsung’s device, which packs all-new Gorilla Glass 5, that means it’s miles tougher and more potent.

Interior, both gadgets function the Snapdragon 835 processor (at the least, one version of the Galaxy S8 does) and 4GB of RAM. But the Pixel is to be had with 128GB of the garage, double the quantity provided by way of the Galaxy S8, that means the greater area to your snapshots, movies, and apps.

The Pixel camera is marginally higher than the Galaxy S8, with a 12.3MP sensor, and as for battery lifestyles, the Galaxy S8 packs a three,000mAh strength unit, just ahead of the Pixel’s 2,700mAh battery, although the latter’s QuickCharge four.0 technology ought to assist expand its existence span.

Software program-clever, the Pixel holds a bonus, with Google always rolling out the modern model of Android to its gadgets first.

Because of this the Pixel is currently on Android 7.1.2 Nougat construct, giving it the first rate-powered Google Assistant, and could maximum probably get upgraded to the coming near Android O first.

In contrast, the Galaxy S8 ships with the initial Android 7.zero Nougat build, even though it does include Samsung’s Bixby assistant.

Crucially, the Pixel is extensively inexpensive than the Galaxy S8, currently on sale for £529 – despite the fact that that is nonetheless pretty pricey for an Android flagship.

Universal though, if you’re seeking out superb usability and robust Software program coupled with a terrific layout, you couldn’t move far incorrect with a Google Pixel.

Samsung S8

Samsung typically unveils their yearly flagship smartphones in India, quickly after a month or so of the legit launch. And, with Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, the South Korean cellphone maker is going to follow nearly the similar ritual that the organization has been following for decades collectively. Sure, the currently introduced Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are equipped to hit the Indian shores very quickly.

This information has already started developing a buzz within the entire Indian cellphone area. The update comes out as the telephone named as “Samsung Galaxy S8” has been put up for pre-orders within the legit Samsung India internet site. On the middle of the allegedly Galaxy S8, there comes a caption which reads as – “Unbox your cell phone.”

This greater or less suggests At the fact that the South Korean phone producer is all set to announce the flagships of the yr in the Indian marketplace sooner than one can even believe. Several media reviews advised that the recently announced Samsung Galaxy S8 fashions are up for pre-orders in India, At the organization website. At the same time as visiting the professional Samsung India internet site, the house page suggests exactly the identical. A sketch of Samsung telephone, which resembles quite just like the bezel much less Galaxy S8 is picturised, and underneath the picture are two options – Examine more and Pre-Registration.

Additionally Read: Micromax Bharat 2 with 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs 3,499

We attempted to e-book a tool, via clicking At the pre-registration option. Upon which, another window opened which asked us to enter our non-public information like – first and final call, electronic mail id, touch details and vicinity pin code. The list is accompanied by a question which states: What functions are you most excited about inside the new Galaxy S8? Following which might be some options which Study as follows: Infinity display, Iris Scanner, Samsung Bixby, and Industry-first 10mn chipset.

Furthermore, the registration procedures require the customer just to accept Samsung’s Privateness Policy and later enter the display verification code. After finishing the message, the website will show a message that you have efficiently pre-registered the Galaxy S8. Nicely, there’s one size. For the duration of the registration system, the website indicates only Samsung Galaxy S8 and shows no sign of the top class version – Samsung Galaxy S8+.

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The Android tablet market isn’t exactly a hotbed of excitement and activity, which makes it all the more impressive that Samsung continues to iterate its own tablet lineup in smart, meaningful ways that push the technology forward and deliver a stellar experience. Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 (starting at $ 649.99) is no exception, and this latest offering expands the definition of what a tablet can be while retaining or refining everything that’s been its predecessors.

Thin, light and luxe design

The brushed finish of the back looks great, and feels nice in the hand, and if you have larger hands you can even one-hand this device when reading for limited periods of time. Samsung has also shrunk the bezels, giving you a more front face-filling screen than on any previous tablet, which does a very good job of putting the gorgeous sAMOLED display in focus. More than ever, this feels like one big sleek, metallic hand-held display – the future, in your hand, reduced to the essentials in an awesome way.

Display and cameras

The great display makes a fantastic editing surface for photos and videos, and that’s why it’s super interesting that Samsung went out of their way to upgrade the cameras on the Tab S6 – adding dual camera options, in fact. There’s now a super wide angle lens in addition to the standard one, which gives you a lot of creative options when it comes to both still photography and videos.

While the Tab S6 is great for editing, I still wouldn’t lean too heavily on the built-in cameras for actually capturing content. They’re fine cameras, augmented by Samsung’s built-in software, but the super wide has a fair amount of distortion and not the best resolution, and in general I still think you should avoid shooting too much with tablet cameras in general. Still, it’s nice to have the option in case you’re in a pinch.

Your pen pal

A true workhorse

Samsung’s official case options include a back panel protector/detachable keyboard combo that are probably the best accessory of this style available on the market for any tablet. The back cover includes a reusable sticky surface to ensure a solid fit which will be more reliably fixed than a magnetic attachment, and it has a multi-angle kickstand that works wonderfully to support the tablet on any table or even on your lap.

All of this is designed primarily for use with DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software experience that’s aimed at boosting productivity (though you can use the trackpad in the standard Android interface, too). When it works well, the DeX experience truly makes the Tab S6 feel like a mini desktop, giving you the power to tackle tasks in multiple windows – including in multiple windows for the same apps. It’s great for things like seeing Slack open and working in multiple browser windows, along with your email client, for instance.

That said, there are definite limitations to DeX, including the need to re-open all your windows when switching back from standard Android mode, for instance. Not every app behaves well in this novel mode, either, since third-party ones especially aren’t designed for it, and there are quirks to the windowing (like overflowing and weird-sized windows) that make it occasionally a little strange to work with. Still, all in all it’s great to have the option, and can really increase your ability to do work on the road in the right circumstances.

Bottom line

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