


And I found that the slim and smooth feel of the Apple Pencil allows for a much more comfortable experience than the one I usually have with regular digital pens.

I don’t know about you, but I grew up drawing with pencils, not pens. What I found most striking about their stylus is that while companies such as Wacom and Huion sell their tablets with digital “pens”, Apple decided to create something more similar to a “pencil”, hence the name Apple Pencil. Like I said before, Apple is a pretty original company and they go out of their way to do things differently, but not only that, they strive to make their products significantly better than the ones from their rivals.

How is the iPad Pro stylus (pen) any better than the others? Not to mention the that fact that the stylus (pen) that is used with the iPad Pro is extremely different, in a good way, from all the other pens that come with other more traditional drawing tablets. Most of the times, all you have to do is install your favorite illustration app and start drawing right away. You don’t have to worry about software or hardware configurations, you don’t need to deal with weird behavior from your device. And unlike most drawing tablets out there, you don’t even need a computer to use it.Īs long as your iPad is charged and you have your stylus (pen) with you, you’re ready to create all kinds of art pieces, from minimalistic vector art to complex illustrations just as intricate as the ones produced with more resource intensive software like Photoshop.Īnother advantage that must be mentioned is that all Apple products are highly intuitive, things simply work. To begin with, the fact that the tablet is very compact allows you to take it anywhere you go. Some apps offered by Apple are incredibly intuitive and, when it comes to user experience and speed, are even better than more consolidated programs such as Photoshop. That being said, the iPad Pro ( see price on Amazon) is still great for creating illustrations and artwork in general. This is why people who own an iPad Pro are always looking for alternatives to the traditional Adobe Suite. Well, most professional artists tend to work with industry-grade software like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, Corel Painter, Maya, ZBrush and so on.ĭue to the fact that tablets have limited resources such as memory and hard disk space, they simply don’t offer the computer power needed to run the programs mentioned above. You must be asking yourself: Limitations? Like what? One thing should be mentioned though, the fact that the iPad Pro is a tablet and not a full-on computer means the device has certain limitations that regular drawing tablets don’t. Not only does the tablet come with the most unique stylus (digital pen) available in the market, Apple also offers a wide variety of free apps that allow artists to turn their ideas into incredible artworks.
