Monkeybread's Dribblings

[Amit Dutta]

@Meat, thanks man. Well to be honest it is semi plein air. I have a galaxy note 10.1 tablet as a digital sketchbook, which is pressure sensitive with wacom technology. It works very well, like a cintiq companion but without the grunt and I have had it for over a year. Colour calibration is very hard because of the glare, so I try and find a shaded spot, I wear black and have a folder thing I flip over the sides so it cuts some reflection. It's not perfect but it's enough to start a block in, make colour notes etc. Then when I can't go further I hustle back to my laptop and work from the ref photos I took if needs be, but starting outside helps you remember the subtleties that the camera is shit at capturing.
I will be putting together a laptop setup when I upgrade again. The companion would still be harder to use in tablet form...it's harder to design a shade box for something you need to have your hands on to use. Also...Windows 8......shudder. you couldn't pay me to use that shit.

Shaddy's setup is below. Notice the shade box. If you can get 3 or 4 hours battery life that is pretty good to get most of the painting in.
http://www.shaddyconceptart.com/blogs/ai...-fall-2012