

I can only imagine the newer Surface Book and Surface Studio to be an utter disappointment to the artists that buy them if it is the same pen and driver tech they are using.

It's a shame the pen is a bit rubbish, as otherwise the SP is great. This art software simulate real paint textures, like you are painting with oil, watercolor, color pencils to chalk and anytime you simulate textures you will run into issue with something like the Surface 3. I know this is mainly an issue for Microsoft (and I've no clue why they didn't build in better functionality to their pen given the marketing of the Surfaces as great tools for artists), but I figured it would be best to ask here if there was any development going on to make the experience better. ArtRage is a natural media paint software, so right off the bat, I'd known that this will be CPU and graphic card intensive software. If there was a way to tie brush rotation to stroke direction it would make it a hell of a lot better on the SP. ArtRage has a well-honed workspace and if you dont like the default key setup (Im looking at you, command Y for redo on OS X), every command can have a custom key binding. The Wacom works great with AR, but the Surface Pro is seriously lacking with regards to getting results out of AR. I was wondering if there is any development going on to enhance the experience of using ArtRage with the Surface Pro pen, especially with the traditional tools like the oils brushes? I use a Wacom Cintiq 13HD at my desk, but the Surface Pro is my afk tool.
