I liked Krita the most because of its performance and brush engine, but it was very much a desktop application and not the best interface in tablet-mode. I tried several programs (Sketchable, Sketchbook Pro & Regular, Krita, Photoshop, etc.) and while they all had their pros, I felt like their cons didn't make the experience as enjoyable as I had hoped. Buttery smooth 60fps framerate and brush performance.Very simple but deep tablet interface, similar to Procreate.
#Sketchbook pro review install#
Didn't need to install 3rd party apps to have onscreen shortcuts, like TabletPro.Not rely on keyboard/mouse for shortcuts or functions.I also had some other art/drawing wants such as:
#Sketchbook pro review full#
I looked at an iPad Pro but it was a tablet and not a full computer. I grew up using Photoshop + Wacom tablet, and loved the digital drawing experience, but I still wanted the more realistic experience of drawing directly on a notebook. I got a Surface Pro 6 several months ago because I wanted something to accompany my desktop, but also doodle on for fun (not professionally). TLDR: After trying multiple drawing programs, Leonardo provides the smoothest, cleanest, simplest, and most enjoyable tablet experience for drawing on the Surface Pro, in my opinion. Overall quality of the sketchbook is top notch.Īt the time of this review, the price of these sketchbooks start from US $39 and varies depending on the paper used.Disclaimer: I don't work for Leonardo or whatever. I painted Phthalo Blue, a staining colour, and allowed it to draw, and it was reactivated when I painted the yellow over it. But do test the paper with your paint first. The coldpress surface texture is a bit rough for coloured pencil use. No good in the sense that paint does not move as far on wet surfaces, and when charging in paint to a wet surface, the blend is not as soft. Wet on wet techniques are possible but not as good compared to Arches watercolour paper. While the binding is tight, water can still seep through if you use too much water. There's some watercolour that has seep through the binding to the page with the gouache. And watercolour paint is able to remain on the surface of the paper so transparent colours appear vibrant.Įven though this 300gsm paper is thick, alcohol markers can still bleed through the paper. The quality of this paper is fantastic and it works great with watercolour. The paper in this particular sketchbook I have is Fabriano Artistico with 100% cotton 300gsm watercolour paper. Shown above are some pen and ink sketches with watercolour. The first and last pages are glued to the endpaper of the cover though, so those are the only pages that can't open flat. The binding allows the sketchbook to be opened flat. Each signature has two pieces of paper that makes up eight pages. Such elastic band usually lose their elasticity with time so it's great to know that when it does happen, the band is not stuck to the sketchbook. I like the fact that the elastic band is not stitched to the sketchbook. These are some ideas on how you can use the elastic band. The band can also be used to keep the paper flat. The sketchbook comes with a wide clothed elastic band that you can use to strap your tools together with the sketchbook. The covers are available in black, gray, dark blue, white and pink(?).Įach sketchbook has all the details of the watercolour paper written on the front. The surface feels slightly rubberised and seems durable.
The hardcover is made of veneer that looks like leather. The sketchbooks that I've received from Tomasz for this review are hardcover sketchbooks that come with the corners cut sharp. They are available with different cotton content (50% and 100%), surfaces and paper weight. The sketchbooks use Arches, Arches Expression and Fabriano Artistico paper. The line of sketchbooks are called Sketchbook Pro. Koval is a company founded by Tomasz Kowal in Poland that specialises in making watercolour sketchbooks that uses cotton watercolour paper.
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