Adobe is Launching Photoshop for iPad in 2019

Adobe Systems Inc., the maker of popular digital design programs for creatives, is planning to launch the full version of its Photoshop app for Apple Inc.’s iPad as part of a new strategy to make its products compatible across multiple devices and boost subscription sales.

Adobe finally makes THE announcement and shreds some details about "real" Photoshop CC for iPad scheduled to ship in 2019

On October 15, Adobe unveiled Photoshop CC for iPad, one of the most ambitious third-party software projects we’ve ever seen for iOS. With such a long history on the Mac (Photoshop 1.0 for Mac OS was released in 1990), conquering Apple's tablet is going to be a huge opportunity for Adobe and creative professionals alike.

Adobe’s first Black Friday deal comes early with cutting its CC Photography Plan by up to 25%

Adobe’s most popular plan, which includes Photoshop CC, digitalEPIGRAPHY’s choice of software for digital inking, will be sold in some areas (excluding Europe, the Middle East and Africa) for $14.99/month in the next week.

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and Apple Pencil 2 review – what we have, will have and could have

The most recent iteration of Apple’s iPad Pro line was released exactly four months ago, on the day our website went live. The new, radical form factor, the share power of its new processor...

A capable Photoshop remote for shortcut champions - TourBox controller review

Clicking our way through the many options/tools used in the studio can be rather cumbersome, especially without knowing the right shortcuts and finding an optimal way to execute these commands.

Artstudio Pro by Lucky Clan – a cheap Photoshop/Procreate alternative worthy of your attention

Although we at digitalEPIGRAPHY are committed to the software that works best for our field and studio drawing needs, there are instances when one needs to experiment with alternatives.

Photoshop CC (2019) - Where to buy and what to know about Adobe's photo, image, and design editing software

Adobe Photoshop CC is a photo, image, and design editing software built for professional designers, photographers, and artists. It is now part of the Adobe Creative Cloud service...

Merging Three Sections Manually into One Drawing

A time-consuming way of merging scans of oversized images involves a lot of manual manipulation by the artist, but it gives a lot more control over the entire process.

The most useful new features of Photoshop CC – Using brush-stroke smoothing for digital inking

Upon upgrading from Photoshop CC 2017 to CC 2018 there are a few differences to be noted regarding to the using of the standard brush tool. There are changes to the brush presets panel, allowing users to manage brush presets more quickly and easily...

How to create and apply a custom-made kheker frieze brush template

When inking large drawings with multiple layers, one can easily get lost in the details. This focus-oriented process often leads us to craft repetitive tasks manually, over and over, until our hands hurt.

Tidbits of the digital Chicago method Part 3 - How to create a better dashed line using Photoshop Dual Brush

Dedicating an entire article for such a nuanced topic might seem like an overkill for some, however, knowing how certain Photoshop brush settings work and understanding how we can tweak these features...

Photoshop one-on-one – Learn the fundamentals of using selections in our favorite content creating software

Making a selection before interacting with certain elements of a drawing is one of the most vital tasks anybody who works with visual documentation must learn early on. In the first installment of our new tutorial series...

Documenting painted decorative surfaces – Digitally resurrecting a traditional color pencil drawing technique using Photoshop

The following article is going to be a somewhat unusual tutorial as it is aimed to give the reader a sneak-peek into the process of developing a new documentation method.

Photoshop One-on-one – Essential keyboard shortcuts that every artist working with Photoshop in the studio should know about

To be able to effectively use Photoshop in the studio, one needs to create a perfect personal workflow. While the same results can often be achieved by using different methods, the amount of time and effort it takes to accomplish your goals highly matters.

Photoshop One-on-one – Using keyboard commands effectively when laying down and modifying paths

One of the most understated requirements of digital inking is the ability to be in full control of line placement and line quality. Obviously, ink line quality can be altered by several aspects as is often dictated by the publisher’s requirements.

The most useful new features of Photoshop CC Part 3 - Saving brushes with their attributes

The Epigraphic Survey’s digital inking method involves a set of ink brushes, attributed with certain pixel brush widths. With many recent changes and additions altering brush behavior in Photoshop CC, digitalEPIGRAPHY takes a look at the prospect of updating the Survey’s official ink brushes.

Photoshop One-on-one – General functions and a specific use-case of the updated Warp Tool

The Warp Transform Tool has been part of Photoshop for a long time, and it had remained mostly unchanged since its introduction until last year, when Adobe updated its Creative Cloud software suite for 2020.

Photoshop one-on-one – How to remove the background of scanned artworks in preparation for a digital takeover

In the following tutorial, we'd like to show you the main differences between several options to disintegrate certain types of pixels, while explaining how to "detach" a scanned line drawing from its background.

Tidbits of the Digital Chicago Method Part 7 – Introducing the Survey's New Sun-Shadow Brushes

In this new tutorial of the Survey's "Tidbits…" series, digitalEPIGRAPHY would like to focus on one of the focal points in rendering raised and sunken relief, namely sun-shadow transitions.

Let's Talk About… …Sun and Shadow - A Fundamental Update on Drawing Drop Shadow Transitions in Photoshop

Started with the first epigraphical efforts in Egypt, it has been a natural desire to capture this attribute when represented on a sheet of paper with only two aspects: length and breadth. In the next installment of this series, we'll put relief representation under the microscope.

Recording Djehutihotep. Digital epigraphy in a Middle Kingdom governor’s tomb at Dayr al-Barsha (Part 2)

After our preliminary study was completed, we set out to fully document the preserved decoration in the tomb of Djehutihotep. With originally more than 250 m² of painted surface and a high degree of detail in the decoration, this poses quite a challenge.

Using Digital Epigraphy Methods for the Recording of Erased Text on Papyri

The Museo Egizio in Turin is home to many famous pieces of ancient Egyptian art. Less known is that the collection also contains roughly 9000 fragments and approximately 230 larger ensembles of New Kingdom hieratic papyri from Deir el-Medina, many of them unpublished.

Digital Epigraphy in the Tomb of Djehuty (TT 11) at Dra Abu el-Naga (Part 2)

The digital epigraphic record in Djehuty’s chapel comprises five phases: photographic documentation, in situ preliminary drawing, initial inking, collation, and final inking. This procedure ensures that the record is faithful and, in addition, that it reflects the artistic spirit that was embedded in the original work.

Carlyn Beccia – Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner. Includes techniques using Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop

Back in Spring, we introduced a new series, which would include some of our favorite books regarding the techniques and methods used in creating digital art. Our next entry is Carlyn Beccia’s manual, a practical guide to digital painting with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.

Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop by Nykolai Aleksander and Richard Tilbury

The next entry to Reading section’s series dedicated to creating digital art is a comprehensive guide to the basics of digital painting in Photoshop.

Using studio computers in the field - drawing with Astropad Studio at Luxor Temple

Testing out Wacom's portable digital canvas, called Companion for the first time at Medinet Habu

Using TourBox Controller to provide an excellent alternative regarding shortcut application in Photoshop

Large hieroglyphic panel from Luxor Temple, digitally inked on the Wacom Cintiq 24

Desktop Photoshop tethered to the iPad for digital inking using Astropad Studio

Using Photosop’s updated Warp Tool to unravel the late-Roman Apse at Luxor Temple

Creating the special “lifting-up” effect in Photoshop for the cover photo of the Survey’s digital penciling case study

Inking the first panels of the Survey's Roman fresco drawings in the studio using a Wacom drawing display

Adding specific patterns from a historic watercolor image of a saddle to the roman fresco reconstruction at Luxor temple

Creating the Survey's New Sun-Shadow Brushes Using Photoshop's Shape Dynamics Brush Setting

P. Turin Cat. 1906 Verso Result After Being inked by Elena Luise Hertel Using a Wacom Tablet and Photoshop

Close-up Showing the Photoshop Texture Brush Developed for Representing the Painted Remains of the Late-Roman Murals at Luxor Temple

Greyscale texture drawing superimposed over the background photo to enhance all visible details on the Roman murals

Carmen Ruiz Sánchez de León Creating In Situ Pencil Drawings Using Procreate on the iPad Pro

Digitally Inking the Mastaba Architrave of Old Kingdom Scribe, Idu