Our Review

HUION Kamvas Pro 24 Graphics Drawing Tablet Monitor, 4K UHD 23.8 Inch Pen Display with 8192 Levels Battery-free Stylus, Mini KeyDial and 140% sRGB Compatible with Windows & Mac & Android & Linux

HUION Kamvas Pro 24 (4K): A Big Canvas for Serious Creators (Review)

The HUION Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) is a serious contender in the large-format pen display arena. Boasting a stunning 23.8-inch 4K UHD screen, impressive color accuracy, and a comfortable drawing experience, it's aimed at professional artists, designers, and anyone who needs a generous canvas to bring their digital creations to life. After spending a good amount of time with it, here's my take:

What I Liked:

The 4K Display is Gorgeous: The standout feature is undoubtedly the 4K resolution. The clarity and detail are exceptional, making even the most intricate illustrations a joy to work on. Text is crisp, lines are sharp, and the overall visual fidelity is a significant upgrade from lower resolution displays.

Color Accuracy That Pops: HUION advertises 140% sRGB coverage, and it shows. Colors are vibrant, accurate, and consistent across the screen. This is crucial for professional work where color fidelity is paramount.

Smooth and Responsive Drawing Experience: The included PW517 battery-free stylus offers 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity, resulting in a natural and intuitive drawing experience. Initial activation force is low, allowing for delicate strokes, and the pen feels comfortable in the hand for extended periods.

Etched Anti-Glare Glass: The etched glass surface provides a pleasant, paper-like texture that adds friction and enhances the drawing feel. The anti-glare properties effectively minimize reflections, making it usable in brightly lit environments.

Mini KeyDial is a Smart Addition: I appreciate the inclusion of the Mini KeyDial. It’s a compact and customizable controller that allows you to assign shortcuts and commands for frequently used functions, speeding up your workflow significantly.

Broad Compatibility: The Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) works seamlessly with Windows, Mac, Android, and even Linux. This broad compatibility ensures it can integrate into virtually any existing setup.

Solid Build Quality: The tablet feels well-built and durable. The stand is sturdy and provides a good range of adjustability, allowing you to find the perfect viewing angle.

What Could Be Improved:

Initial Setup Can Be Tricky: Getting everything connected and configured correctly can be a bit daunting, especially for users new to pen displays. The documentation could be more comprehensive and user-friendly.

Parallax (Slightly Present): While significantly reduced compared to older models, slight parallax (the perceived gap between the pen tip and the cursor) is still noticeable, especially at extreme viewing angles. It doesn't hinder the overall experience too much, but it's worth noting.

The Stand (While Sturdy) Can Be Bulky: While the included stand is robust and provides good adjustability, it's also quite large and requires significant desk space. Consider investing in an alternative arm mount if you're tight on space.

Price Point: While not the most expensive 4K pen display on the market, the Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) is still a significant investment. It's definitely geared towards professionals and serious hobbyists.

Overall:

The HUION Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) is a fantastic pen display that offers a premium drawing experience. Its stunning 4K resolution, excellent color accuracy, and responsive stylus make it a joy to use for digital painting, illustration, and other creative tasks. While the initial setup might require a bit of effort, and the parallax is slightly noticeable, the overall performance and features of this pen display make it a worthwhile investment for serious artists and designers. If you're looking for a large, high-resolution pen display that delivers professional-grade results, the HUION Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) should definitely be on your shortlist.

Who is it for?

Professional artists and illustrators

Graphic designers

Animators

3D modelers

Anyone who needs a large, high-resolution pen display for creative work

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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Karl Dyer An Artist Revealed

This is Karl Dyer and welcome back guys to another artist reveal with Angels Recommend.

Karl Dyer was born in Chatham, Kent but is currently living in Plymouth and his work is based on fan art. Karl has always enjoyed art in one form or another; from a young age he wanted a career that involved drawing. He wanted to design cinema poster one-sheets. If you don’t know what these think of them as the cover art that you see at the cinema to advertise the film you have been waiting for that will give you an indication of what type of movie you are just about to watch. They are great for inspiration at the best of times.

Karl Dyer when asked what inspires you he replied and told us that he is inspired by artists who think outside the box thinking differently from other people innovators. He likes pictures that are so simple and logical that when he sees them they stand out. That moment of clarity when they are so simple it’s like dam why didn’t I think of that. I think we all think like that from time to time but this is what inspires Karl as a Fan artist. James Hance is a master of this type of art in Karl’s eyes. He likes to see the ordinary made to look extraordinary, but in such a way as that it looks effortless and flows off the papers it is designed on.  He also likes looking at work of art created by street artists from around the world, saying that it is just mind boggling in the way that it is created. I agreed completely we also find some street artist such a BLU to be out of this world.

So how does Karl Dyer create his art we here you ask.

“I can range from being a bit OCD when it comes to working, pencils or paints all laid out in proper tone graduation and a clean tidy work area, to being chaotic, messy, and a bit all over the place. I think most people are like that, though.

I’ve worked on T-shirts, Canvases, trucker caps, wood, digital, and various papers with pastels, paints and pencils, airbrush, gouache, acrylics, inks...all sorts.”

Here are a few examples.

Karl prefers to work alone but for the last five years during the summer holidays he has been working for the Lover Summer festival that is held at Newnham Park in Plympton, Plymouth. He works as part of a team helping to design and build/paint signs, Dj booths, and a whole multitude of things to go in the various tents and up around the site. This is completely different to how Karl normally works throwing him out of his comfort zone allowing his art work and processes to grow as he has to think on his feet and finds it to be a challenging environment which he loves.

We ask if Karl studied in his field or if he was self taught as every artist has a different path to walk. This is what he said.

“I did night school lessons in water colours back in the 90's, but other than that I completely self taught. Up until about 6 years ago I was only working with pens and pencils. A friend of mine, who is an amazing artist, let me have a go with his airbrush and that was that.

I spent quite a bit of money on a compressor, a very nice airbrush, lots of paints and a few canvases and got to work.

Unfortunately, I just assumed that because I could draw, that airbrushing would be easy and after spending a few hours working on what I can only charitably describe as a mess, I threw all the gear in a box and dumped in the spare room. After a few months, my wife suggested that I should give it another go before it all ended up in the loft, I don’t know what made me think of it but I started working on t-shirts instead of canvases. Very simple designs to start with so I could ease myself into it, I had, and still do have, a tendency to get a bit ahead of my ability when working with new materials and when it doesn’t work out right I don’t take it very well. Some of the t-shirts that I did after I had been working on them for a year or so we’re very complicated and time consuming pieces, I had one that took 72 hours to complete and another that was made up of a stencil that had over 400 pieces to it. After a couple of years of that, I got back into doing Canvases, and with a better understanding of my equipment and materials, reduction rates, atomization, air pressures etc, I found it a lot easier the second time around. I did start off doing my own work, but I was getting more and more clients supplying me with pictures they wanted me to reproduce for them.

I sort of fell into the trap of getting comfortable doing this, at first I was getting a lot of pleasure from trying to recreate these pictures, but as time went on, and due to a change in work circumstances, it became more something that I had to do rather than something I wanted to. I would always name the original artist when posting pictures on my page and I would go to great lengths to discover the artist’s name of a picture if the original wasn’t signed. What I would do is draw the picture and then colour it in my own way so at least I felt I was having some input into it.

After a time, and a change at work for the better, I no longer had the need to continue working this way and for the last 18 months I’ve been working on more life art and teaching myself how to draw again, one unfortunate side effect of working on other artists work for a prolonged period is that you lose your own sense of style, I don’t regret having done this as it enabled me to hone my skills, but I would have liked to have stopped a lot sooner so I could get started on the things I really want to do which I’m only just doing now.”

Influences and favourite books:

Karl Dyer tells us about his favourites.

My favourite comic book artists are Brian Bolland, who worked on the seminal Batman graphic novel ‘The Killing Joke.’

J Scott Campbell, no one draws women like this guy, his work is almost Disney but with a dark or near bawdy touch to it. I did an Alice in Wonderland piece of his that is my favourite canvas.

John Buscema and Steve Ditko who both worked on early SPIDER-MAN, as did Jack Kirby.

My favourite artist is ridiculously talented James Hance, a Brit that lives in the USA, his art has to been seen to be believed, I love his very British sense of humour running through his work. A really nice bloke that has always answered any questions I’ve asked him regarding materials. His page ‘Relentlessly Cheerful Art’ has over 60000 likes on it.

I was inspired to start my page by the hugely talented Alex Pardee. His work is very dark and kind of reminds me of Gerald Scarf. He has such a recognisable style. Awesome artist

I’ve recently discovered the incredibly talented Victor Garduno, his work with pastels is magnificent.

Jasmina Suzakworks with coloured pencils to a near photograph level of realism, her Negan from Walking Dead is mind blowing.

All these artists have been quick to offer support and advice, all great artists and great people.

So now you know a little about Karl Dyer head over to his social media check out his work. This is how Fan Artist should be he is a great role model in the sense he has never claimed to have done this work without giving all credits and kudos to the original artists. That is the difference between stealing art work and being a great artist yourself as a Fan Artist. 

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If you have any thoughts or want to get in contact with us leave a comment or a like below. This is Art and this is our community.

A BIG THANK YOU TO KARL DYER FOR TAKING PART IN ANOTHER ARTIST REVEAL.

Geoff Nugent An Artist Revealed

Hello every one A.R.Tees back with another Artist Review

This very talented artist is Geoff Nugent from Plymouth Geoff was born in 1975 and had a love for music he stopped Djing in 2010 and started to create his own music from then until 2012 he found that his creativity didn’t just stop at creating beats and found himself looking for another creative outlet after seeing artists work such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Wassily Kandinsky

Geoff as an artist takes inspiration from the world around him forever taking photos where ever he travels with his phone of certain sets of angles of colours that also inspire him in his creativity. He said that looking at other people’s artwork on social media such as instagram and others are excellent for inspiration, finding different colour palettes.

When asking Geoff Nugent how he works this is what he said.

“I create my own canvas frames and stretch my own canvas too; I feel that this gives me the freedom to cover any space I want with any size I feel works.  My work is predominantly in Acrylic with a few secret ingredients added to create the effects on each pour but I have also created some larger, mixed-media work using magazine cuttings, spray paints, acrylics and liquid varnish.  The largest canvas I have worked so far was 1.5m x 1.5m but I have also done some 15cmx15cm ones too!”

If you want to check out Geoff’s work head to his website where he show cases his work which you can also purchase.

www.geoffnugent.com

Links to his social media are also on his site.

If you ever find yourself in the Ivybridge area of Devon check out Geoff Nugent’s work in Redpod Studios added below is a map for location. It is a jolly place filled with artists and creative minds alike.

 

Geoff never went to a school to study art he didn’t even do GCSE art he has always just had a natural creative flare and that is all it takes. So if you are sitting there thinking to yourself you can’t be an artist because you didn’t go to school or study in the educational system you are mistaken.  This is what he told us when asking him this question.

“I am 100% self-taught; I didn't even study GCSE Art!  I have always had a creative streak though, from music production to playing instruments when I was younger (trombone, trumpet & cornet); I also ran a Fantasy Football League amongst my friends at school before the phrase had even been invented and definitely before the internet!”

Geoff Nugent is a man after my own heart and when he told us this I had to totally agree with it 100%. His favourite artist is not one of those who inspire his work but ever since he visited his solo show at the Tate Modern in London in 2012, Damien Hurst has intrigued him. His work comes from some dark place in his mind and is quite simply stunning.  

We think for a lot of artist this concept of having a favourite artist that does not influence your work can be very true.  Please check out Geoff Nugent’s work.  We hope you liked this Artist Review edition.  

Click Image to go to Geoff Nugent's online shop.

After Noon Gallery

Andy Sheppard has opened up a new gallery in Saint Austell he specialises in pottery and has opened up this gallery for local artist from Saint Austell to show case and sell their art works.

Andy Sheppard was born in Pembroke, west wales in 1965. At 16 he started a three year apprenticeship with Heron Pottery, after which he was employed as a production thrower by a number of potteries where he developed his skills.

Andy has crafted for many years and is very much in love with Raku, Raku refers to a method of firing which derives from ancient Japanese techniques and is associated with Zen philosophy and practice. To check out more of his work head on down to his new gallery in Saint Austell 

If you need directions like always we have added a map just for you guys ^_^ 

 

Help Saint Austell's culture change. Be a part of something. Lets share Local shops and galleries and be more creative.

Sea Dogs Barbers Mural

Why hello there. Have you been down to Sea Dog Barbers Lately? If you have then you will already know we have been working through the nights painting away a fabulous mural for Sweeny and his team down in Saint Austell in his outrageous new style Barbers.

It all started as one of those random moments when you meet a new person. Someone from the local town came to talk to us and told us about this lovely little barbers in Saint Austell Town and told us that they might be interested in some of the work that we do. So off we went to have a chat and before we knew it we were designing sketches, and products. Take a look at some of the concept art. Enjoy browsing as we go through the process. Click image below for slide show.

We started off by drawing the concept ideas down on paper after if you follow our instagram you will be able to find some videos of our progress through our drawings. After we had got the designs on paper we started putting the work up onto the wall in the barber shop as you can see in this slide show.  The final image below is the finished concept that we painted up onto the wall using dot work and lines in black and white paint. Over all it took nights of painting late through the evenings into the early mornings starting around 8 pm till 5 am The idea behind the concept art was having a sea monster/ old pirate theme using the logo of sea dog barbers brand finishing off with David Mark Tomblin's Illustrative style. 

Final concept.

we also created badges for Sweeney for his shop and are now talking about doing T shirt designs for their fresh looking brand. Keep follow us for updates.  

Please check out Sea Dogs Barbers we have added a map so you can find them in town if you want to get a sick slick hair cut. Appointments only. 01726 67888 open 10am until 7am

 

100 badges custom made for £30 any design.

design concept this is not a finished piece and will continue to be changed follow us on facebook or instagram. just search angelsrecommend. 

If you would like badges or work painted for your shop please contact us angels_recommend@hotmail.co.uk

Sea Dogs Barbers

Hello everyone, we have some fantastic news for all the people living in and around the Saint Austell area. If you are looking for a friendly laid back environment to get your new look Sea Dogs Barbers has just opened up.

They offer a wide range of new fresh looks with fades,beards,straight shaves and also that classic cut with an eye for detail and great banter this is the place to go to get your style down.

You can find them here check the map.

 

Sea Dogs Barbers don't just offer amazing fresh styles they also have a wide range of affordable products to keep your look staying sharp and you at your best. You can find these products in store or via their website. 

Check it out.  

Click image to go to Sea Dogs online shop.

You can also find Sea Dogs on facebook and Instagram. 

Click Image to go to their facebook page. Don't forget to like their page.

The Man Engine

If you missed The Man Engine travelling around Cornwall over the past two months you can catch some snippets of him here at Angels Recommend.  A brief bit of history a man engine is a mechanism of reciprocating ladders, stationary platforms installed in mines to assist miners working on different levels move from each layer inside the earth. It was invented in Germany in the 19th century and was a major feature of tin and copper mines in Cornwall until the beginning of the twentieth century. The first one created in Cornwall was in Tresavean Mine in Lanner Near Redruth. 

The Man Engine Puppet that has travelled its way across Cornwall is a modern day art illustration of these historic machines. The biggest man made puppet of its kind over 10 metres high makes it a spectacular event to see bringing in crowds of thousands and each destination it arrived at from Liskeard to Penzance. 

Photographs taken by Christopher Jarrold  Click image for slide show. 

The Man Engine brainchild of Cornishman Will Coleman proved to be a success and was invented to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cornwall's mining industry landscape attaining World Heritage status. 

Film footage recorded by Christopher Jarrold.

Here is some footage from when the Man Engine was in Saint Austell enjoy. 

New life after every Illustration

Hello everyone we have a fantastic new offer as a big thank you for everyone that has liked or followed A.R.Tees in the last few weeks, months and years. We would like to give something back to our fans so the next ten customers that order the Demon Samurai warrior illustration will also get a free gift.  So get your skates on before these gifts are gone. 

We have ten packs of 8 illustrative pencils to give away and here is why they are so SPECIAL these are not just any normal pencil. After you have drawn all of your dreams down on paper, let them grow into bigger ideas, plant your sprout gift and then watch them grow too. For more information about these little magic pencils you can watch the video link below and listen to the founder of sprout explain how they work.

Remember once they are gone they are gone we only have ten packs to give away, when you buy the Demon Samurai Warrior print.  Thanks again for helping Angels Recommend grow.

Dali Never Sleeps

Here at Angels Recommend would like to thank everyone at Blackwater studios for helping us create the Dali Never Sleeps T shirt. 

Click images to see the screen print process of Blackwater studios.

Blackwater studios did all the screen printing for this new arrival at Angels Recommend.

A little bit about Blackwater studios

"Blackwater Studios is a 2015 re-brand of a screen printing company which has been screen printing T-shirts for more than 40 years. We have been specialising in water based screen prints for nearly 10 years, as a response to concerns about plastics in our environment. Blackwater Studios remains a small independent business, capable of high volume orders, yet still able to make responsible decisions regarding our process. If you would like to connect with us and find out a little more, why not take a look at some of our social media."

 

 

Click their logo to go to their website.

Stuart McGhee An Artist Revealed

Hello everyone

We hope you are having a fantastic day. We have another artist reveal today his name is Stuart McGhee he was born in 1976 from Greenock Scotland currently living in the southwest of England in Plymouth.

Like a lot of artist Stuart is a bit reserved when asking him questions he gets straight to the point no need to dilly-dally so let us fill you in on this wonderful cartoonist.

When we asked Mr McGhee how he first got into drawing his awesome cartoons he told us he had always been able to draw from a young age but it wasn’t until he was 30 that he realised he wanted to become an artist. So whatever age you are and you decide you want to become an artist, JUST DO IT!  Mr McGhee told us he gets his inspiration from everything around him from Television programmes, Movies to games and comic books.

We asked like the artist in other reviews what formats he works in and if he likes to work alone or in a team this is what he said.

“I have just taught myself to draw directly onto Photoshop.  Previous to that I used to work with paper and ink then scan it onto Photoshop to colour.”

“I have never really worked as a team, so I think I prefer to work alone.”

We understand it is nice to work alone sometimes. No distractions all the time you need to focus to create works of wonder like these.

Click the image for a quick slide show.

Mr McGhee runs his art business from his online site and we know that he has worked with people getting his art work into some illustrated books. Mr McGhee also sells his work at conventions he didn't tell us this in his review so we did a little digging. We hope you don’t mind Stuart but we wanted to show of how talented you are.

So was he self taught or did he study we hear you ask. Well it is a bit of both Stuart McGhee told us he could always draw and had some bad advice the first time he tried to go to art college/University so he didn't go when he finished secondary education. He fell into administration work after school and it wasn't until he was 30 that he realised that he would like to use his talent and try to make something of it. He told us he enrolled at Plymouth College of Art for three years, where he felt like they took his talents and moulded it into something useful.

Our last question to him, tell us about you. I.e. your favourite artist, books you look at. Any magazines you are interested in or any others.

“I am a cartoonist and I prefer to draw cartoons as it suites the way I work.  I have been inspired by the great artists such as Salvador Dali and Heronimous Bosch and other great cartoonists such as Matt Groening from the Simpsons fame.  I have always enjoyed comic books/graphic novels especially Marvel.”

So there you have it another artist revealed we hope you enjoyed reading please do have a look at Mr McGhee’s amazing cartoon illustrations.

Click here and take you journey to the Stuart McGhee's website.

Contact details available for commissions.

e-mail: info@stuartmcghee.com 

Or find him on facebook @ www.facebook.com/stuartmcgheeillustration

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269 Scott and Grey break down time. 

Doing business on the street bar line!

Don't  choke these boys are no joke!

Hola at there page for music they promote.

https://www.facebook.com/269music?ref=profile

Grey Gorilla and Scott Free are music producers from London creating an Ep that should be out around May/June. It will be available to download online.

They come from a background of 90s hiphop living in a retro style creating Open house music with electronic vibes.

The artwork for their first Ep (Mask) was illustrated by Angels Recommend with an African Mask.

TXM creative did the finishing digital editing to give the design that fresh glow.  

Angels Recommend have always believed in working along side other artist connecting people together.  Check out Scott Free and Grey Gorilla for updates on their music and like their page. 

https://www.facebook.com/269music?ref=profile

Building the Studio

This is the place where magic happens and where the Ideas for our illustrated products are thought up. We hope you enjoy this little short stop motion animation.