Pencil by Fiftythree Giveaway!
We’re delighted (due to popular demand) 😉 to offer our readers an opportunity to receive one of two Pencils by Fiftythree in this giveaway. Pencil by Fiftythree the developers of the incredibly popular Paper iOS app have created a stylus that is incredibly exciting. It works with Bluetooth technology and connects to your iPad within the Paper app to offer some fabulous features that you wouldn’t ordinarily associate with a stylus/iPad app pairing. These include palm rejection – allowing you to draw whilst your hand rests on the iPad, use of an eraser at the top of the pencil, there’s also an additional an excellent finger blend mode.
There are two models of Pencil, one in walnut which also includes a magnetic feature, so if you use the Apple smart case with your iPad, you can attach your stylus for safekeeping. The other is graphite and is essentially the same other than the magnetic feature.
The walnut Pencil retails for $59.95 and the graphite for $49.95. Both Pencils connect to all iPads with a Retina display and iPad mini only. They will not connect to an iPad 2 or iPad 1.
The wonderful team at Fiftythree have given us two Pencils to post to our loyal readers but we want to see some of your creations first, show us what you can do creativity speaking, with an alternative stylus or your finger. Send your artwork to our Instagram page @theappwhisperer – #theappwhisperer_pencilcomp – the two winning images that achieve the most likes/love will receive a Pencil – in the event of a tie, I will make the final decision. Also, please make sure you follow us on Instagram to keep up to date with all our giveaways and competitions and much more.
The winning images will be showcased on theappwhisperer.com. The giveaway starts today and is valid until March 5, 2014 – so start creating and you may soon have a Pencil within your grasp!
Video Demonstration
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
15 Comments
David
This is fantastic! Except…I don’t have much of an IG stream!
Joanne Carter
Sure you can think of something David 🙂
Karin
What fun! Is this open to everyone or just North America?
mj
I didn’t know you had an IG. Of course! Heading over there!
Joseph Bennett
Pencil would be an awesome to use on my new IPad Mini Retina! Keep up the great work folks! You folks are doing a great job with the new tutorials and reviews!
ValeriGail
Question: Are they wanting the submission to be made with the Paper app or just any art drawn with a stylus or our fingers?
Joanne Carter
Hi Valeri, it can be with any app, not just the Paper app.
Carlos
Hey J, I tried looking up this hash tag with no luck. Any suggestions? Gracias.
Joanne Carter
apologies Carlos – this is the hashtag – #theappwhisperer_pencilcomp – I’ve adjusted it in the text above too.
Kachouro
Wow!
Geri
Oh wonderful – I’ll send you some of the original art I’ve done on my iPad with a stylus/finger! Fun!!!
Joanne Carter
Wonderful Geri, love your submissions!
petyr campos
Joanne,
Can we submit an older piece were I used my finger or does it have to be something new?
Joanne Carter
Yes absolutely, no problem at all!
james clarke
What’s an “instagram”? (as Steve Allen used to say, with “all seriousness aside”). I’m a big fan of the stylus and have tried several. Would love to give this one a try, but I just can’t bring myself to do the IG thing. Don’t suppose there’s any other way to throw my hat into the ring?