Some background:
Well, I was contemplating picking up an open box 9.7" Pro this weekend, but when Best Buy's one-day sale price (yesterday) disappeared today, their open box prices also magically jumped up, so the open box price is no longer a deal. Oh well, I expect to see more deals as the holidays approach.
When the Pro came out I thought it was way too big. The 9.7" model was a lot more appealing to me, but part of me is more intrigued by a Mini Pro. I bought a Mini (forget which version, but it has Retina) about a year ago and bought a couple of Bluetooth stylii to play with. I really like the fiftythree pencil design. Feels nice to hold, real wood, and the eraser idea is neat. Unfortunately, the precision is lacking and it can be unpredictable in apps other than Paper. Around that same time, I subscribed my daughter to the Adobe monthly student-plan. She's a freshman in an Art Studio program, but she's fought me on working with technology, as she prefers real paint, pencils, etc. She has tons more talent than me, but playing with the iPad Mini, fiftythree pencil, and Adobe (and other) software rekindled my old interest in drawing. I like the portability of the Mini and since the canvas is virtual, you just zoom in for close up work. That's why I think my ideal Pro might actually be mini-sized. But if I decide to make an impulse buy in the next month, it will probably be a 9.7" model.
rews, I love your work, and vector art along these lines is what I'd like to focus on. Can you provide me with any more details on the workflow you follow, and ideally link me to some tutorials that follow a similar workflow?
My desired end result would be work I'd incorporate into websites, and maybe T-shirts, prints, etc. I have a small side business for web design. It's just a hobby at this point, as my day job as a software developer is where I make my money. But I'd like to get my daughter involved in it and hopefully get her to be more accepting of, and interested in, graphic design, partially because as her father I'm a little worried about what her job prospects will be as an Art Studio major focused on classic media, and would like her more well-rounded with graphic design skills. Other than the web design work (where I've offered to pay her to help me on paying jobs), I figured it would be fun to come up with some humorous or topical t-shirt or print ideas, and it could be a neat side-business idea she could run with.
