iPad for Artists: How to Make Great Art with Your Tablet

Finally!!
I bought my iPad specifically so that I could learn to make art on a computer. Alas, I could not figure out how to do much of anything. Everything that I could find was centered on manipulating photos (which is fine if that is what you want to do). The apps that I bought came with no instructions whatsoever. I looked for books or classes but nothing was available. I checked out the local Apple store, no help there either. The iPad became a glorified game center and reader. But this book opened up the artistic possibilities. It is Clear and concise. Excellent pictures and explanations. Step by step it takes you through the process, gives you ideas and options for your art. It reviews different programs (many of which I had already purchased – but now I can actually USE them!) and apps, different tools and Technics. It goes beyond merely re-purposing photos and helps you really create your own art.So far it is the best book about actually creating art on the iPad currently on the market. Frankly, it is the ONLY book of its kind on the market.

Well written and illustrated.. BUT it’s really just a BEGINNER book.
For a beginner this is a great book, and the “negatives” are more against the publisher, as the author did a great job for the beginner audience…The book goes over several Apps, including pros, cons and even some step by step “instructions”… It needs more detail on using the programs for more advanced “iPad Artists”, because of this lacking I think it’s more a beginner book that helps decide on what Apps to use and do some basic art techniques on them. However since it is advertised for both the beginner AND more experienced “iPad Artist” I see this as a negative, they should advertise it as for beginners only, and not seek to sell it to the more experienced iPad Artist, whom like me will be disappointed in the amount of useful content. So it cost me $11 plus shipping to have it point out one other App I should include in my Art Apps, and I was only able to find one technique that was useful that I didn’t already do/know.Also the fact that it is not offered in ebook formats (Kindle or iBook), which for a book about a device that is known for that seems a little out of touch for the publisher…So really the author gets 5 stars, the publisher 1, well maybe 2 (they recognized good work). So publisher please market your books to the right audience and not to just sell a few more to those who don’t really need it…

Nice book for beginners, but showing it’s age. Published before iPad Pro release.

Inspired by Hockney’s exhibition of digital paintings, I had downloaded Brushes, and later Sketchbook Pro, but in the absence of meaningful manuals, I just couldn’t get started–until this book came along. The book samples the major programs and most useful techniques. This means, of course, that you don’t get all you want from any one program, but you do get the hang of figuring out how to get a similar effect with the programs you do have. The book’s tutorials also cover a wide range of artistic purposes, from cartoons and graphic design to very painterly portraits and landscapes, and sophisticated drawings. None of these tutorials offer a quick fix; as with any painting medium, it then takes plenty of hard work and application to gain mastery. As a postscript, I gave my 10-year-old granddaughter, who had been enjoying creative collage programs on her I-pad, a quick look at how Brushes works before going off to fix dinner. In no time flat she’d created a colorful painting on her own using a variety of brushes for different effects.

あらゆるアートアプリを試したという著者おすすめの iPad 用アプリや、スタイラスペンを紹介してあり、大変参考になりました。紙を使った水彩でできないことがあるのと同様に、iPad のデジタルアートでできないことがあるのは当然、できないことを数えるより、できることを生かそう、という著者の意見に納得しました。特定のアプリについての細かいテクニックではなく、鉛筆画、人物画、風景画、コミック、ポスターなどを描く大まかな手順に従って、ArtRage, ArtStudio, Brushes, Inkpad, SketchBookPro, Procreateのいずれかを使った実例を示しています。また、描きためた絵をポートフォリオとして見せたり、オンラインで公開することを勧めています。2010年に著者が iPad で描き始めたころに、アプリが不出来なのではなく、使い手が習熟していない（心構えが出来ていない）ことに気付いてからというもの毎日が新しい発見なので、慣れるには時間がかかるけれども、新しい技術にオープンになろうと著者はいいます。デジタルアートに夢を持たせてくれる本です。