One of the things with digital is the tools largely get out of your way and let you draw how you would draw – in the way that people become more like themselves as they get older. The last strip I drew, I did two pages 100% digital and the rest drawn on paper with digital edits. Except those days when the tools hate you and you go tail between your legs to digital, which isn’t so moody. That said, nothing beats the warmth and texture of pencil on paper. I worked in IT for years and have been in love with the idea of digital drawing since I first saw a light pen in the mid 80s (the closest analogue I can think of to a light pen was an early Cintiq… back when everyone had CRT monitors) and hand programmed my first drawing program around ’86, which I drew artwork on. PJH: I go from 100% (digital) to 100% traditional and everything in-between. Pre iPad Pro, what were you using to create your art, and how much of your process is digital these days? Give it a read, and if you have one yourself, share your thoughts in the comments! So today, for all you art aficionados out there, you can get the inside scoop on how Apple’s newest invention may or may not be changing the game for comic artists out there, as I talk with Holden about all things iPad Pro and Pencil. With artist PJ Holden holding court on Twitter and dropping all kinds of knowledge when it comes to his adventures with the new tool, I reached out to Holden to hear his thoughts in a more officious sense. While it’s still early, I wanted to see what I could find out as to which answer is taking the lead. Could the iPad Pro and its Pencil product become an all-in-one tool for artists out there? Or would it just be a toy that they can’t resist playing with, before ultimately proving to be little more than that? So when noted tastemakers like Apple revealed they were going to release their first ever, completely legit stylus, comic artists took notice. How you craft your work is a loaded question, and there are so many variations on the path an artist takes in accomplishing their job that any ten artists may work in completely different ways. With an increasing focus on digital, the tools of the trade may be more diverse and of note to artists than at any other point in comic history.

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