May 2025 Roundup

Here are all the artbooks and products reviewed this month.

Books

• The Art of Kelogsloops: From Sketch to Finish
• Prague Sketchbook by Jaroslav Kalfar and Tom Mairs
• Sketching Stories by Ian Fennelly
• Takabatake Satoshi Precision Background Art Book 高畠聡アニメーション精密背景原図集
• Finding Your Inspiration by Ian Fennelly
• The Art of Sam Yang

Art product reviews

• Nothing

Tech reviews

• Apple Pencil vs Samsung S Pen
• iFlytek AINOTE Air 2 notetaking e-ink tablet
• Wacom One Elastomer and Felt Pen Nibs
• XPPen ACS15 Ergo Stand for pen displays
• Samsung Tab S10 FE
• Lenovo Legion Tab 3 (Lenovo Y700 2025)
• Hotwav R10 Pro rugged tablet
• Lenovo Idea Tab Pro (Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.7 2025)

Youtube art videos

• What to do with damaged watercolour paper
• Once Upon A Time Sketchbook by Iain McCaig (book reivew)
• Naples: Wet on wet, ink and acrylic (timelapse tutorial)
• 365 Squares Vol 3: One Year of Daily Drawing by Moon (book review)
• Prague Sketchbook by Jaroslav Kalfar and Tom Mairs (book review)

Youtube tech videos

• XIAOMI Focus Pen vs SAMSUNG S Pen vs APPLE Pencil Pro
• Review: Bigme Read 6-inch ePaper eReader
• Nillkin Magnetic Bumper Link Keyboard Case for iPad Pro
• Lenovo Idea Tab Pro 2025 Handwriting Note Taking Review
• Chuwi Corebook X (i5-12450H) review: Budget powerful laptop
• Hotwav R10 Pro (review): 10-inch budget rugged tablet
• Artist Review: Lenovo Idea Tab Pro (Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.7, Moto Pad 60 Pro)
• Wacom EMR Pens Comparison Review
• Samsung Tab S10 FE Handwriting & Note Taking
• Artist Review: Lenovo Legion Tab gen 3 (Y700 2025)
• XPPen ACS15 Ergo Stand (review): Good, but careful with the installation
• Samsung Tab S10 FE (artist review): More RAM, bigger display option
• Lenovo Legion Tab (gen 3) Handwriting & Note Taking
• ESR Paper-Feel Matte Screen Protector: Pros and Cons
• Alldocube iPlay 60 mini Turbo: 200 days later

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