Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
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Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#2Full disclosure: the illustrator who wrote the open letter is my 15 year old sister — she is currently pretty stoked right now.
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#3TL;DR: Fangirl writes gushing praise to CEO about company's new product, CEO sends back response written by marketing department.
That's assuming the whole thing isn't astroturfing.
P.S: You're not a "simple 15 year old" if you can afford an iPad Pro.
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#5An iPad Pro with a Pencil seems like it would provide an endless sketchbook for someone who can already draw or paint.
My question is what's a good way for someone with zero ability to develop these abilities? Getting ProCreate, the iPad Pro, and the Pencil is the easy part. Developing a little bit of drawing skill is a big hurdle.
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#6TL;DR: Fangirl writes gushing praise to CEO about company's new product, CEO sends back response written by marketing department. That's assuming the whole thing isn't astroturfing. P.S: You're not a "simple 15 year old" if you can afford an iPad Pro.
Totally agree. What's noteworthy here? That a corporate demigod answers briefly and mechanically to an email? That a fangirl can't hide its hype? That a talented girl is using this expensive piece of hardware to make its creations? I'm confused.
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#7The author makes it seem like drawing on an iPad pro is so much fun that I want to try it. This kid has finally offered me a compelling reason to try an iPad pro. Apple should hire this girl.
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#8TL;DR: Fangirl writes gushing praise to CEO about company's new product, CEO sends back response written by marketing department. That's assuming the whole thing isn't astroturfing. P.S: You're not a "simple 15 year old" if you can afford an iPad Pro.
Actually, I'd been saving my pennies for a year for something else, and decided to switch directions when the Pro came out. Do I still count as simple now?? ;P
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#9An iPad Pro with a Pencil seems like it would provide an endless sketchbook for someone who can already draw or paint. My question is what's a good way for someone with zero ability to develop these abilities? Getting ProCreate, the iPad Pro, and the Pencil is the easy part. Developing a little bit of drawing skill is a big hurdle.
Disclaimer: Not an artist myself, however i have learned much of the basics and am friends with many artists (e.g. http://kaceym.deviantart.com/ ) who earn their daily bread with commissions and have heard plenty about how they progressed.
The best way to develop them is, as with any physical skill: Basics, basics, basics. One doesn't become a master carpenter without hammering in thousands of nails.
This means, before telling you what to do, i need to warn you to not get too emotionally involved with any given piece. A day where you did 20 sketches in 5 hours will bring you forward. A day where you spent 10 hours on one piece holds you back. (At least at the start.) Don't bother with colors. Learn geometry, projection, proportions, lighting first. Colors only help to hide mistakes. Once you know all these things in and out, that's when it's time to start breaking rules.
Lastly, look up the books on drawing technique by Burne Hogarth and Andrew Loomis.
Re: Tim Cook responded to this young illustrator's open letter
#10The author makes it seem like drawing on an iPad pro is so much fun that I want to try it. This kid has finally offered me a compelling reason to try an iPad pro. Apple should hire this girl.
Thanks so much!!!! Try it out at your local Apple Store and you won't be disappointed.. although they don't have Procreate on the demo versions.