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Over the last few years the PGA TOUR\u00a0has gotten more creative\u00a0about how it keeps fans at home in touch with what\u2019s happening on the course.<\/p>\n
For example, during last year\u2019s THE PLAYERS Championship they commissioned an iPhone-only photographer<\/a> to capture professional-quality photos from the course, which greatly cut down on the time it took to upload these photos and share them with fans at home.<\/p>\n This year, THE TOUR had a similar, but slightly more artistic\u00a0idea.\u00a0They recruited artists to come to\u00a0THE PLAYERS Championship and spend time on the course capturing the energy of the tournament \u2013 but instead of taking pictures, they are painting with\u00a0an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.<\/p>\n PGA TOUR illustrator Kristian Champagne capture\u2019s THE PLAYERS Championship trophy at sunrise on iPad Pro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We spoke to two of the artists participating to learn a little more about the experience and how the iPad Pro, and technology in general, has changed the way they make art.<\/p>\n Jim Conway<\/a> is a middle school art teacher in San Jose, California. While he\u2019s\u00a0always been interested in art, he explained how it used to be hard to find time to paint during the school year \u2013 especially using traditional mediums like pastel where it takes so much time just to get your supplies and station set up.<\/p>\n But in late 2015 when the iPad Pro was launched Jim\u2019s whole workflow changed. He instantly took a liking to the new digital medium, and now is able to paint about 50 pieces a year \u2013 a dramatic increase from what he was limited to by time and medium constraints before the iPad Pro came out.<\/p>\n Jim explained how he used to constantly be \u201cfighting\u201d with the medium \u2013\u00a0pastel colors would mix when he didn\u2019t want them to,\u00a0brushes wouldn\u2019t be as exact as he needed, etc. But\u00a0like most professional artists now Jim uses\u00a0Procreate<\/a>, arguably the most popular painting app available on a tablet. The software essentially gives him instant access to every color and brush available \u2013 period.<\/p>\n And both of the artists painting at the tour this week specifically mentioned how significant of a tool\u00a0Apple Pencil has been in their work, because it feels so natural that the\u00a0transition from paper to a digital surface was essentially seamless.<\/p>\n One other cool feature of Procreate \u2013 it records your time painting and turns it into an interactive time-lapse when you\u2019re done. Check out the time-lapse\u00a0below of one of the artists painting on the course this\u00a0week.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg?w=680&h=461\")
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