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I travelled to Lisbon a few weeks ago for the launch of the new Samsung phone and tablet in Portugal. Samsung Portugal invited me to use the new "Galaxy Note 10.1" (tablet) and the "Galaxy Note II" (smartphone) to see how it is possible to be creative, to draw and take photos with these new digital devices.
See this mini video documentary showing the interaction I had with these new devices and the beautiful city of Lisbon. You can also read this full report on my blog with more information about the context in which I made each sketch (exact location, meaning...).
Basically, I made photo-drawings (Pencil Vs Camera) like I usually do but instead of using pencils, pieces of paper and a reflex camera, I used the 10.1 tablet as a drawing surface area, the magnetic S-Pen as a tool to draw and the powerful integrated camera of the Galaxy phone to capture the final results...
It was a challenge because it was the first time I was using this technology, I also had to do the sketches very quickly (less than one hour per image, while I usually spend several days of work on every single project I do!). Another difficulty was that I didn't use any references, it was a complete freestyle and improvised adventure in a new environment as well.
This said, I was very pleased and impressed by how fast it was to learn all the creative tools available on the tablet and phone, mainly because these devices offer a friendly, welcoming and intuitive interface (one of the particularly new features I really liked is the Multiscreen function, it allows several applications to work side-by-side, having several windows opened in the same screen. I could easily switch from one application to another).
All in all, these devices are cool instruments to increase artists' skills and productivity. They can be used as new tools of expression to share ideas and feelings.
Many thanks to Hugo Braz (Samsung Portugal) and Gonçalo Oliveira (Desafio Global Ativism) for their invitation and to Dub Video Connection and Sandro Aguilar for the nice film.
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