When you want to erase something you just flip Pencil on its head and glide the rubbery edge over the mistake to remove it. What would a pencil be without an eraser? Well FiftyThree’s Pencil has one of those too. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the tip is user replaceable too. No other stylus I know of has this ability, making Pencil feel less like a digital tool and more like a real piece of charcoal or graphite (without the mess of course). Thin lines are made with Pencil’s fine point while wider ones are made with angled edge of the tip.
#Paper and pencil animation software#
Using a combination of hardware + software wizardry, strokes become more expressive depending on their speed, direction, and alignment to the iPad’s screen. Pencil’s wedge shaped tip is covered in a rubbery material like many other iPad styli, but unlike these “dumb” capacitive siblings, Pencil’s is much smarter.
#Paper and pencil animation full#
Looking for more? Read my full Pencil by FiftyThree Review. It still feels great to use, still has an insanely long battery life, still enables blending, and still lets you rest your wrists on the screen without messing up your drawing. Pencil augments each of them with improved accuracy, finer controls, and a sort of intelligence that reduces unwanted marks - allowing you to rest your wrists on the screen as you work.Īpart from the addition of Surface Pressure, little has changed since first pairing Pencil with Paper over a year ago. Paper’s tools have a level of expressiveness that I’ve yet to see matched by other iPad apps. Switching between modes of working is a breeze with Pencil. Bounce between drawing, erasing, and blending without ever having to “switch tools” - the tip draws, the eraser erases, and your finger smudges. Pencil’s unique shape and meticulously crafted finishes ( Walnut, Graphite, and Gold) are the obvious differentiators, but it’s the experiential qualities that truly sets it apart from the rest.įor the uninitiated, Pencil allows you to switch between tools in an intuitive and natural way when working with Paper (and apps that support FiftyThree’s SDK). Pencil by FiftyThree is not like other styli designed to work with Apple’s iPad tablet. Turning you into a Pencil stylus master in no time! What makes Pencil so unique and special? With the following tutorials, I reveal all of my techniques for using Surface Pressure and Blend in the iPad app, Paper. Not convinced you need FiftyThree’s Pencil stylus in your life? Or maybe you just want to level-up your digital drawing skills?