I've now spent the weekend drawing with the new iPad and Pencil using ArtRage for the iPad.

This has been the sex. It's so light. I can hold it in my lap and turn it every which way. Layers, simulated real media behavior. It's been pretty great. I haven't encountered any appreciable lag even when a good dozen layers using various methods of layer transparency. If I have any major quibbles it is with ArtRage. Not being able to lock layers is a bother (I get klutzy sometimes) and select/transform would be huge but considering the app costs like $5… Not really gonna whine. Also, I can export a .PTG to load in Artrage on my desktop machine but I cannot transfer similar files back to the iPad. Though I can import images to layers.

The pencil itself is a little clumsy. The balance is weird. Added a rubber grip and that's helped a lot.

All in all, it's a really enjoyable tool. I've been drawing for hours and don't want to stop.