I have the iPad Pro, and the fancy Apple Pencil. It’s a very impressive platform, if a little expensive. I’ve also got all sorts of cool drawing software that makes great use of that platform.<\/p>\n
But I still use an old fashioned pencil. Specifically, I use inexpensive disposable mechanical #2 pencils from BIC. You can get them on-line in packs of 40 for about $13.<\/p>\n
I find that I can draw better with a pencil than with any computer-based platform so far devised. There is just something about the analog physicality of it that affords me greater control.<\/p>\n
I wonder whether we will ever get to the point where I will stop using real pencils, the way most people long ago stopped using a mechanical typewriter. I am certainly not opposed to making the transition. I just want something that feels as good to draw with as my trusty disposable BIC pencils. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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