iPad Sketch: Rough Sketchy Thing of a Plant and Stuff

Ugh.
Ugh.
I think I'm done using the Bamboo app for sketching. It's a li'l bit too crude for my style. It didn't help that I lost my Wacom stylus, and I drew instead with a piece of sponge stuck in a pencil extender.

I'll experiment with Paper, Sketchbook Ink, or Sketch Club next. Which art app do you enjoy using?

~Dˢ

 

 

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