Do you love to draw and use a graphics tablet all the time? Don't you want to turn your favorite iPad into it? Astropad allows you to draw in any graphics editor installed on your Mac, connected via Wi-Fi or USB.

Astropad was developed by two former Apple engineers, Matt Ronge and Giovanni Donnelly. The application works great with all the most popular stylus models and allows you to draw in all graphics editors on the Mac.

To run Astropad you need two apps, one for iPad with installed iOS 8, the second - for Mac with Mavericks or Yosemite.

Of course, I could not pass by such an application and immediately tried it out. When you install the program on Mac and iPad, you have a connection between the two devices, and you immediately see the selected area of ​​the Mac screen on the iPad.

In Astropad, you simply control the cursor from your iPad. Therefore, it is enough to launch Photoshop or Pixelmator and start painting or editing the photo. I'm not very much an artist, but anyway, I can assure you that the application works just fine, without freezes and misunderstandings.

To speed up your work, you can quickly change tools with the mouse and immediately continue drawing on the iPad. And to change the drawing area, you need to select the item "move & zoom" in the lower left corner. If you are disturbed by the Astropad toolbar covering part of the screen, just click on the circle that is constantly on iPad screen.

Since I do not have a stylus, I could not try this tool in the program. But you have such an opportunity, you just need to download two applications. You can use Astropad for free for 7 days, then, if you like the app, buy it for $ 50 ($ 20 for students).

One of the most frequently asked questions to me is what graphic tablet do I draw on when I work in digital. How to choose the right tablet? Which one would I recommend? Finally, we got our hands on this topic. I've been drawing on company tablets all my life Wacom... I had very different from Wacom Intuos Pro(which needs to be connected to the computer) before Wacom Cintiq Companion(which itself is both a computer and a tablet). I like. Formerly tablets Wacom there was no competition. But now it still appeared Apple iPad Pro, who seems to be able to easily compete with the good old Wacom... Unfortunately, I know very little about this tool. I don't have it. But a wonderful one draws on it.She prepared for us a detailed overview of both tablets and the arguments of her preference IPad Pro.

"By using Apple iPad Pro I manage to create finished, print-ready, professional illustrations everywhere: on the plane, on the beach, in bed, and in cozy cafes around the world. All this happiness became available to me after the initial investment in Ipad pro, pencil Pencil and several free drawing apps. Thanks to these tools, I no longer feel isolated from society as a freelancer, spending whole days at a table at home in splendid isolation. I can choose where I want to work and I don’t have to constantly carry big bags of paints, paper and pencils with me.

How it all began

I realized that I need to invest in digital instrument for drawing after finishing work on his first children's book "Make a Face" with the American publishing house Pow! Kids. The point is that all of my illustrations for this book were done using traditional materials (crayons and markers) on paper. And while I love working with these materials, I found it difficult to deal with the stress of commercial work. I was afraid to make mistakes that would be difficult to redo in a limited time. I also had to spend a lot of time scanning all the drawings, removing the background and cleaning up the scans in Photoshop - which is a very monotonous job. I decided to find more quick way creating illustrations that I would feel more comfortable with.

Here is a little video sharing my workflow on Adobe Draw. ✎ I do all my illustrations in Draw first, then import into Sketch to add texture. I have never been a Procreate girl 😬 I like everything about Draw: the line, the fact that it's vector, its seamless integration with desktop version of Illustrator. And you? Adobe or Procreate? 🤔Actually, this is an excerpt from a longer video which is going on Youtube later on. #adobedraw #adobesketch #adobe #procreate #digitalillustration #speeddrawing #photoshop #illustration #digitalart #cactusdrawing #drawing #sunday #inamoodforart #apple #ipadproart #howtodraw

Published by Trees for Anya Nedilya, 4 birch 2018 r.

How to choose an electronic tablet? iPad or Wacom?

So, I decided to get myself a tablet. How do you decide which one?

Illustrators generally fall into two camps: supporters Wacom and iPad Pro ... Both tablets have their pros and cons, and a few main differences:
Buying iPad Pro, you will be able to draw and see the picture right on the tablet screen. A similar effect is possible only on Wacom Cintiq which is more expensive than iPad Pro.

Portability

If you buy Wacom Intuos or Cintiq, you can only use it by connecting it to a computer or laptop, so portability and ease of movement are out of the question. To have a truly stand-alone tablet from a PC, you will need to purchase Wacom Mobile Studio Pro, which will also come out to you much more expensive than iPad Pro.

Buying Wacom, you are limited to the applications you use on your computer, usually Photoshop and Illustrator. On iPad Pro you can choose from a variety of special drawing apps. Now there are many applications suitable for animation, which is also very useful for illustrators.

Multifunctionality

You don't have to use iPad Pro for drawing only. It can be useful to you in other life situations, for example, to check e-mail, post a picture on social networks, edit a movie, etc. You cannot do this through Wacom.

Let's compare in detail the differences between the two types of tablets

• Ease of drawing with a stylus

Wacom tablets are renowned for providing a very believable and accurate drawing feel. All the same, this company has been specializing in tools for artists for many years. However, to what extent is this justified and is the surface iPad Pro very different from the surface Wacom? According to my feelings - not much. Having initially tried iPad Pro, you will notice that its surface is more slippery. But! You can get a very cheap matte screen sticker (I use this one) that will make it look rougher like paper. It should also be noted that Apple is very rapidly developing technology. iPad Pro improving the properties of the pencil. Therefore, buying a new iPad Pro you get a tool no less professional than Wacom... That is why he, in fact, iPad “PRO”.

• Software

Second argument of supporters Wacom, this is usually what Wacom works through professional programs such as Photoshop, which provide file sizes and resolutions (over 300 dpi) suitable for professional work... Indeed, at the very beginning of the release iPad Pro, there were few applications on the market that provided good resolution. But at the moment, the situation is not at all the same. First, the popular app Procreate allows you to choose any resolution and materials for drawing. Second, the creative software giant itself Adobe released two professional drawing applications on iPad, this is Adobe Photoshop Sketch and Adobe illustrator Draw... They integrate perfectly with computer Photoshop and Illustrator through the service Creative Cloud ... In them you can draw in vectors and raster graphics.

Note! Often people say that they lack a full-fledged Photoshop for iPad, How on Wacom or on a PC. For this there is special application Astropad, which displays all your screen content on iPad, thereby turning it into Wacom Cintiq... You can choose between the free and the paid version of the service (the free version is enough for me). Drawing through Astopad slightly slower than painting on Cintiq, but cheaper.

Final considerations

Choosing between Wacom and Apple iPad Pro, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I want to paint in full Photoshop, with all its features? If the answer is yes, then it is more suitable for you. Wacom... You will be able to use iPad Pro c Astropad, but it will be slower and less enjoyable than Wacom Cintiq.
• How important is it for me to be able to work anywhere? If it is very important, feel free to choose iPad Pro... If you work happily from your home, Wacom into your hands.
• Do I like to experiment with different new mobile apps? If the answer is yes, then you will have a lot of fun trying different iPad apps. If new technologies arouse fear rather than interest in you, then it may be easier for you to master Wacom, which simply displays the familiar Photoshop.

In any case, go to the nearest hardware store and try it live there. iPad Pro. Listen to your own feelings.

My Favorite Drawing Apps on iPadPro

Here I would like to list my favorite Adobe illustration apps for iPad Pro. Most of these apps are free, but if you have an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, you can use additional useful functions that really make life a lot easier for an illustrator. For example, you can easily send an entire image from an iPad with all its layers to Photoshop or Illustrator on your PC. You can also create libraries with color palettes and shapes, and use them in all your programs. For me personally, these functions turned out to be very important.

A separate mention here requires Kyle brush Are the coolest electronic brushes created by American illustrator Kyle Webster. Until recently, all of Kyle's brushes could be purchased through his website, but now some of his brushes are integrated into the program for free. Adobe sketch.

• Adobe Capture – to find colors and scan shapes. NSthen a monster, not a program. With its help, you can do such unthinkable things as digitize your drawing into vectors by simply photographing it. Or create a color palette of 5 colors by directing the screen towards an object or drawing. Sometimes I just walk around beautiful city or at the exhibition, and if I see an interesting combination of colors somewhere, then I save it with with Adobe Capture. This is very handy for digital illustration, where you often don't know what colors to use. With this app, you can make impressive patterns and recognize fonts, create your own brushes, and more. This is just an app from the future!

A fragile girl with an iPad is sitting in an armchair. From a distance it seems that she is playing something with enthusiasm. But if you look closely, you can see that she does not move her finger across the screen, but an unusual white "pencil". As soon as you get closer, the spectacle immediately fascinates: the hand of the master creates stunning drawings on the tablet screen.

Meet Bogdana Serebriyan, designer at Mail.Ru Group. To begin with, a small creative autobiography:

In my personal projects, I experiment with illustration: trying new techniques and tools. Now I am doing a series of one-page comics where readers influence the plot. Recently I finished art tattoo courses in order to understand the peculiarities of drawing on the skin.

At Mail.Ru, designers create at the intersection of print design and the web. It seems to me that new gadgets like the iPad Pro will become indispensable if they help designers and artists create works that are suitable for more than just screensavers. "

Three times lighter than a professional tablet

iPad Pro comes in two versions: 9.7-inch or 12.9-inch. The first weighs about 450 grams - almost the same as the usual iPad Air... The large "proshka" pulls at 723 grams, and it's still less than the weight of the lightest ultrabook. We issued a 9.7-inch model to Bogdana.

The main working tool of our designer is also a tablet, but very unusual. It is called the Wacom Cintiq Companion and is actually a flat computer 1.5 centimeters thick and 1.7 kilograms in weight, which runs Windows 8. It turns out that you can install any full-fledged program on the tablet, including Adobe photoshop, and work with its full-fledged interface using a stylus on a 13.3-inch screen.

The most powerful iPad ever

Apple is positioning the iPad Pro as a complete desktop replacement. And the power reserve of the tablets is really decent: inside there is a dual-core A9X processor and 4 GB random access memory... Combined with the near-perfect optimization that Apple is famous for and is very proud of, tablets are really fast and stable.

I tried to draw on the iPad Air 2, but the programs often crashed and freezed. From an “iron” point of view, the iPad Pro is revolutionary. There are no performance problems: I can comfortably work with at least 40 layers.

Bogdana Serebriyan

Designer Mail.Ru Group

For comparison: the Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 is equipped with up to 16 GB of "RAM" and a quad-core processor as in desktop computers and laptops. This is Intel Core i7-5557U with a frequency of 3.1 GHz. It is more powerful than A9X, but it consumes battery power much faster, and most importantly, it requires active cooling by fans. This leads to an inevitable increase in the size of the device and noise. And the high price, of course: the Wacom tablet costs from 100 to 250 thousand rubles, while the cost of the iPad Pro starts at 53 thousand rubles.

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Screen with "paper effect"

The younger model iPad Pro has the same screen diagonal and the same resolution as the iPad Air - 9.7 inches and 2048x1536 pixels. But the matrix is ​​fundamentally different, it is much better.

It has very high contrast, excellent anti-glare and excellent color reproduction thanks to its 103% coverage of the sRGB color space. The latter is very important for artists, because this standard is supported by all modern devices and programs, it is the most versatile. Plus, the iPad Pro 9.7's screen is 20% brighter than iPad display Air 2.

A Wacom tablet has a very large gap between the matrix and the bezel. It doesn't feel like you're drawing on paper like the iPad Pro does. There is no air gap in it. But the brightness has to be set to maximum, otherwise it is hard to see what I am drawing.

Bogdana Serebriyan

Designer Mail.Ru Group

Convenient stylus with flimsy charging

Once upon a time, Steve Jobs said that no one needs stylus. Under Tim Cook, Apple's mind changed and the company released the Pencil, a special pen for drawing on the iPad Pro's screen. In Russia, the gadget costs 7800 rubles.

Apple Pencil looks minimalist and very beautiful, from a distance it can be confused with a regular pencil at all. The package includes an additional tip (in case the main one is lost) and a Lightning adapter for charging from an Apple branded cable.

Apple Pencil stylus

The port itself is hidden under a cover on the back of the stylus. By the way, it is not necessary to use the cable: you can plug the stylus directly into the connector on the bottom of the iPad Pro for charging. Frankly speaking, all this does not look reliable and convenient at all.

The Pencil connects to the tablet via Bluetooth. No stylus mounts on either iPad case Pro, nor on covers. A flaw: it's easier to accidentally lose an expensive pen this way.

The stylus supports 2048 degrees of depression, and by tilting it, you can make hatching. But the ability to control line thickness depends on the program in which you draw. Some developers are selling this as an add-on feature. And some programs, when drawing, "recognize" pressing the edge of the palm on the screen - this is a minus.

Bogdana Serebriyan

Designer Mail.Ru Group

There are many programs, but there is no universal one

Bogdana Serebriyan tells about programs and what is more convenient to draw on iPad Pro:

“There are many programs for drawing with iPad Pro in the AppStore. But any artist chooses what suits his style and the tasks that he solves. I've tried several.

AutoDesk SketchBook is a sophisticated program that is only suitable for drawing sketches. Or, more simply, preliminary sketches, on the basis of which a larger-scale work will then be created.

Bamboo Paper is a program made specifically for working with Wacom stylus, but you can draw with Pencil too. It recognizes the degree of pressure well, but at the same time it "works out" and pressing with the edge of the palm during drawing.

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Paper 53 was once a popular sketching program, but now it has evolved into a presentation program. You can draw in it, but the drawings are so tiny that it is impossible to work with them further. There is a similar limitation in Photoshop Sketch.

Most of all I liked the Pro Create program. In it, you can save a file in PSD format, so that you can then send it to your computer and modify it there with tools that are not available in applications on the iPad. It is also perfect for calligraphy. Since I draw tattoos and learn how to fill them, this is relevant to me.

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There are many nuances with tattoos. It is important that the sketch of the future drawing on the body is very, very clear. Often you have to give up computer programs and just draw with markers on paper - this way you can understand in advance exactly how the image will look on the skin. But on the iPad Pro screen, future tattoos look great: the result is very close to the paper version, all the details are perfectly worked out.

In a word, working with individual images on the iPad Pro is comfortable. But if we are talking about batch work, for example, with a dozen illustrations, then you have to tinker with each one individually. At the same time, I can open them in the Wacom Cintiq Companion, run macros, and generally work faster and better with layers in full Photoshop. "

4 hours charging, 6 hours for drawing

For an hour of drawing at maximum brightness, the iPad Pro 9.7 battery drains by 16%, and the Apple Pencil barely runs out of power. In comparison, the Wacom Cintiq Companion lasts only 4 hours offline. A much more compact tablet is better in terms of autonomy.

But if the iPad Pro 9.7 suddenly runs out of power, then you have to take a long break. It will take 3 hours and 50 minutes to charge the device to 100%. But Apple Pencil charges quickly: in 40-50 minutes from the iPad connector and even faster from the outlet via the cable. A full charge of the stylus, according to Apple, will last for 12 hours.

Choosing the best drawing tablet to suit your needs can be challenging. We have compiled a rating of the best tablets for artists, supplemented it with reviews and additional information designed to make your choice easier. Need to draw, sketch, write, upload and share your artwork? Or maybe you want to encourage your child to draw? Our ranking has tablets for every artist and budget. Even the cheapest graphics tablets can dramatically improve your creative process.

Below are some of the most outstanding mobile devices targeting drawing, including graphic tablets, tablet computers, and 2-in-1 laptops with stylus. We hope you find your next art tablet among them.

Below we will discuss the best tablets on the market and their best uses:

Wacom Intous Draw

One of the leading names in the digital graphics and pen tablet industry, Wacom has long offered a great user experience with each of its tablets. The Wacom Intous Draw is the perfect option if you're looking for a quality artist tablet aimed at aspiring digital painters. This tablet is compatible with all operating systems, you can use it with programs like Adobe Photoshop without difficulty. Not only that, the Wacom Intous graphics tablet comes with free package artist, which includes tutorials as well as ArtRage drawing software. The drawing stylus that comes with the tablet has no battery, making it a great choice for those looking for a device with minimal maintenance.

Huion H610 Pro

Another well-known name in the art tablet market, Huion hit the nail on the head with the latest H610 Pro. With 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, the tablet is one of the best in its price range. The H610 includes a rechargeable stylus, a nice feature for those who don't want to keep spare batteries close at hand. This tablet also comes complete with 16 customizable hot cells as well as 8 hot keys making it ideal solution for aspiring artists and professionals. The tablet is compatible with operating Windows systems and Mac, making it versatile enough for most users, although some would argue that this tablet is more difficult to set up than most others.

Wacom Cintiq 13HD

For successful artists on a large budget, very few tablets can beat the Wacom Cintiq 13HD. Complete with a fully interactive large screen, this tablet combines the sensitivity of a graphics tablet with a tablet computer screen, making it the perfect tablet for artists of all skill levels. The pen display acts as a functioning second monitor, allowing the user to draw directly in the program as if the drawing were on paper. For those looking to make a long-term investment in a graphics tablet, the Wacom Cintiq 13HD is definitely worth considering.

Lenovo Yoga Book

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An innovative drawing tablet, the new Lenovo Yoga Book is a tablet / laptop hybrid, of which there are many on the market, you might think, but an innovative part of this device is the Halo touch keyboard, which also acts as a graphics tablet. Lenovo has collaborated with Wacom to develop the keyboard and digitizer to ensure a quality artist experience. The attractive design as well as the versatility of this tablet cannot be underestimated. Complete with a large screen, Lenovo tablet can easily compete with the renowned graphics tablets on the market. And in your free time from art, you can check messages in social network or watch the series.

AppleiPadPro

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With the advancement of modern tablets, artists no longer have to choose between a graphics tablet and a laptop: they can combine them in one device. One of the first tablet computers on the market was the iPad. Apple Since its release, the computer giant has been improving the concept year after year. Apple's latest tablet, the iPad Pro, is designed with digital artists in mind and is great for drawing. Complete with an interactive one, a tablet can have three functions at once: a laptop, a graphics tablet and a tablet computer. Hundreds of drawing apps available for download at App Store many of them are free, which is what the Apple iPad does Pro excellent choice for every artist interested in combining a graphics tablet and a computer.

Microsoft Surface Book

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One of the most recent Microsoft products Surface Book is one of the most powerful modern hybrid tablets on the market. With blazing fast processing speeds and an Ultra HD screen, this laptop tablet is great for drawing when you want to use your laptop as an art device. Surface Book runs on full Windows versions 10, which means you can install programs like Adobe Photoshop on it and work without any problems.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A withS-Pen

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A budget-friendly drawing tablet in response to the iPad Pro, the Samsung Galaxy A is becoming a great choice for digital artists. It comes with a larger screen size and a lower price point when compared to the Apple-based competitor, making it the best choice for users on a budget. This drawing tablet comes with a Wacom digitizer, which is much better suited for drawing with regular stylus. Like other tablets in its class, the Galaxy Tab A has access to thousands of apps from Google play Store and besides drawing, it can perform all the functions of any other tablet computers, be it web browsing or video.

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 2

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For those looking for a laptop but still need a drawing tablet, the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 2 is the answer. This system comes in the form of a standard laptop, with touch screen and a detachable keyboard. However, what makes the tablet special is its 360-degree hinges, allowing the machine to be used as a standalone tablet. The tablet comes with a Wacom pen designed specifically for digital artists. Like any tablet computer, the Yoga 2 can run in any drawing program, and the tablet's moderate size makes it acceptable. portable laptop... Compared to some of the other drawing tablets on this list, this option remains the most accessible, it is also a good choice for students who need a computer for study and drawing.

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Together with latest windows 10, Surface Pro 4 is the latest iteration of the well-known tablet series. Since the release of the Surface Pro 2, Microsoft has included an interactive stylus with its Pro models. With the release of Surface Pro 4, the stylus has undergone many changes, making it one of the best on the market. The Surface Pro also functions as a laptop, however it was designed with artists and students in mind. The price tag reflects the seemingly limitless drawing possibilities of this tablet, but users who bought it feel the tablet is well worth the investment.

MicrosoftSurfaceStudio

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Microsoft Surface Studio was the major release for the digital graphics world at the end of 2016, and we suspect the all-in-one will remain the high-end choice in 2017. The only serious competitor to this system, the flagship model Wacom Cintiq 27QHD or Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16. It's a candy bar, but you can think of it as a giant drawing tablet, however, in front of you professional system designed for digital artists, architects and 3D modeling. As an artist, you might notice some flaws. Some programs do not register the pen immediately for the first time. The pressure sensitivity is not as good as the Cintiq.

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Best Drawing Tablet: Which One Should You Choose?

Wacom dominates the digital art world, and its Cintiq monitors and Intuos pen tablets are familiar to all digital masters, but they are not the only pair of decent devices in the world of computer graphics. They offer the most advanced features and excellent build quality, but some of the alternatives have a place to live, too.

Intuos or Intuos Pro graphic tablets are the absolute favorites of the mid-size, Huion H610 Pro is also an excellent choice, we recommend Huion for those who can set up the tablet properly.

When it comes to tablet monitors, the Wacom Cintiq is the most popular, however, check out the XP-Pen 22E and Yiynova, which offer large drawing tablets for artists on a budget. Another Wacom alternative for those on a budget is UGEE 1910b. Artisul is another company with attractive offerings in the area of ​​10-13 "drawing tablets.

Recent projects from Wacom include the Cintiq Pro and Intuos Pro Paper Edition. The Cintiq Pro is similar to the 13HD, and comes in a 15-inch diagonal. It also comes with the Wacom Pen Pro 2, which boasts 8192 pressure levels. This is the most up-to-date model, but you need to be sure your system can offer USB-C or Thunderbolt ports. There is also a high-end MobileStudio Pro.

Among portable tablets, we love the iPad Pro 12.9 because of its size and tilt-sensitive Apple Pencil. However, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A is almost as good for drawing and is much cheaper. We think this is the best Android drawing tablet.

In addition, a tablet computer can be very versatile as a computer and a graphics tablet. Equipped with Wacom pens, Lenovo Yoga Series tablets are powerful and reliable computers with comfortable keyboards.

The new Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 was released with a Wacom AES stylus, but it's a very thin hybrid that doesn't have the performance of the XPS 13, and while we recommend it for drawing, it's not fast enough for graphics-heavy work.

On the other hand, the new Dell Latitude 2-in-1, much more powerful, was announced in January 2017 and will hit store shelves very soon.

Who uses drawing tablets?

Illustrators, graphic designers, photographers, animators, architects, and other artists use graphic tablets with digital pens. There are specialized, art-oriented graphic tablets as well as traditional drawing tablets. One size fits all doesn't work here. The best drawing tablet is determined by your individual requirements.

Ok, which tablet is the best for your money?

If you want to portable tablet, we would recommend the Galaxy Tab A with S-Pen 10.1. You get portability, apps from Google Play, a microSD slot, and a Wacom stylus.

What to look for?

The best drawing tablet is the one that feels the most natural. What is hidden under the screen largely determines this. Good tablets have an active digitizer under the screen. The digitizer receives the pen signals. The stylus of such tablets are called active.

First, virtually all pens must be pressure sensitive. Pressure sensitivity means that while drawing, the harder you press, the thicker the line will be, as if you were drawing with a pencil on paper. In some programs, you can also control transparency and other features using the pressure-sensitive stylus.

You are also looking for good pen precision. Parallax is the name for the small gap you see between the pen and the line.

And you don't want to see the delay between the moment you touch the tablet with the stylus and when a line appears on the screen.

Protection against accidental operation of the touchpad is essential. It allows the tablet to distinguish between hand and pen touches while drawing, so you won't accidentally ruin your hand drawing.

Multi-touch is the ability to use gestures such as zooming, panning, and moving with two or more fingers. Software is increasingly integrating visual arts into sensory technologies. Almost all graphics tablets are familiar with multitouch, let alone traditional tablets. However, this feature is not required. Pencil alternatives to Wacom often do not support this feature.

And in the end, I chose the best device for my job.

Professional illustrator from the team The color cartel posted a video on YouTube in which he decided to compare with a graphics tablet Wacom Cintiq HD13 ... Of course, it was not without comparing the Apple Pencil with the stylus from Wacom. In general, the video turned out to be quite informative.

For a more convenient work with the Apple tablet, the author uses an application called Astropad, which allows you to combine Mac and iPad Pro into single working space ... In other words, using this program, you can simultaneously work with the image on the computer screen and tablet.

Wacom Cintiq it functions somewhat differently: it is, as it were, a second screen, onto which you can transfer program windows, as shown in the example Adobe Photoshop CC, and draw directly into them... In this case, navigation can be carried out not only with the help of built-in buttons, but also with a computer mouse.

First of all, the artist compared ergonomics of both devices... While a device from Wacom only connects to a Mac with a wired method, and even using a special adapter, iPad Pro can work with a computer when Wi-Fi assistance, Bluetooth or Lightning cable. In addition, the Wacom tablet also requires a connection to a power source, since it is not autonomous, again, unlike the Apple device.

As for the stylus, he called them quite comparable with each other. Both have good sensitivity, no latency and good appearance... However, the artist noted the presence of an "eraser" in the Wacom stylus, which he called a very convenient option. At the same time, he is not happy with the presence of buttons on the device, which, according to him, are poorly located: while drawing, one of them can be accidentally pressed.

In conclusion, the illustrator from The color cartel talked about his impressions of the device from Apple. According to him, iPad Pro in conjunction with Astropad becomes a full-fledged graphics tablet... Moreover, they are much more convenient and easier to use than a product from Wacom. He also noted that drawing on iPad using Apple Pencil is really enjoyable and as familiar as if you were just sketching in a regular paper notebook.

At the end of this review, I'm going to sell my iPad Air and return the Wacom Cintiq back to the store as the iPad Pro replaces both. - illustrator from The Color Cartel

The defining factors for the artist were the following features of the iPad Pro:

• The device takes up minimal space compared to Wacom.
• It is much more mobile.
• Complete and intuitive touchscreen interface.
• Modern look.

The iPad Pro is better than the Wacom tablet and much better than the regular iPad. - illustrator at TheColor Cartel