later comics might be on the verge of an artwork revolution.

previously: penciling, inking, erasing, scanning, laboriously cleaning up scans, digital painting. the scan clean-up killed it for me: time consuming and something always got lost in the translation.

now: upgrade to wacom’s medium intuos4 pen tablet, and while i was already busy learning, i decided to give sketchbook pro 2010 by autodesk a try.

and … wow! drawing with this power pack is fun. the tablet fully lives up to my expectations.  i’ve been using a little bamboo, so i’m thrilled with the size and responsiveness of the intuos.  less expected was how much i enjoyed sketchbook pro.  pure simplicity.  i love the clutter-free interface.  it doesn’t have all the commands other programs have, but by being paired down to drawing basics, it’s easy to learn and use.  it was designed to best emulate sketching with pencil or pen on paper, and it feels as quick and straightforward as that.  the pen strokes are so smooth and natural, it’s as easy to draw a fluid line as a straight one, and it integrates smoothly into other programs.  suddenly drawing digitally is a real possibility.