Pen Or Stylus?

[wikeh2004]

I know what you're going to say... what is a story about using a stylus on a tablet doing here? I thought the following article was an interesting discussion on a tech site. BTW, this comes after a rumor that Apple might be developing an Apple stylus.

 

Stylus on tablet vs pen on paper. You know what you would use, right? :-)

 

http://www.imore.com/core-my-ipad-sketchbook-dilemma

Edited January 20, 2015 by wikeh2004

[Sasha Royale]

What's a "tablet" ?

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

tablet, you know it a Writing Pad. Made with paper, stabled together.

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

Montblanc has a stylus pen for the Samsung. Not sure if this is what you are talking about.

 

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Want-some-stylish-stylus-action-for-your-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-4-Montblanc-has-you-covered_id61970

Edited January 20, 2015 by Zaphod_Beeblebrox

[inkstainedruth]

tablet, you know it a Writing Pad. Made with paper, stabled together.

 

Well, it could be a wooden one. A sort of frame, with an inset of colored wax. That would also explain the stylus....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Runnin_Ute]

stylus, shmylus. Leave me my pens

[shawndp]

I think the article's most compelling line is that the tablet / stylus combo makes handwriting not look all that accurate. If a stylus was more like a pen that we are accustomed to (and there is a Starwalker like that) and the device could have feedback / friction it would make for a more realistic writing experience and more accurate / legible writing. Samsung is getting better with their multi-level pressure S-pen technology and the day they digitize the Note series to have "vintage flex" mode will make a lot of people sit up and go "ooh!"

[Sandy1]

Oh great - now I have to learn cuneiform!

[inkstainedruth]

Oh great - now I have to learn cuneiform!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[richiwalt]

This is an interesting thread in hindsight - that first post was kicked off over a year ago.

 

Apple Pencil, with custom pressure sensitivity curve with ProCreate art app. There could be thicker lines than this (much thicker) - but I prefer a more subtle look.

 

http://www.richimages.net/Penmanship/IMG_1445.PNG

 

http://www.richimages.net/Penmanship/IMG_1447.JPG

[rwilsonedn]

I suppose this has been coming ever since the Etch-a-Sketch replaced pen-and-ink drawing. If richiwalt can't find anything missing, he has my condolences, but not my sympathy.

ron

[Bo Bo Olson]

Sandy, do you air dry or oven dry your cuneiform?

Is Mesopotamian mud all that much better?

[richiwalt]

http://www.richimages.net/Penmanship/IMG_1453.PNG

[rwilsonedn]

Good. Your script is too excellent to leave trapped in a plastic box.

ron