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Tablet: Transitioning from a 2015 iPad air, my first impressions of the iPad Pro was surprise that the dimensions and weight seemed identical. *supplies and listed resources are linked at the end of the article My First Impressions of the iPad Pro for Digital Art Surface Pro* tablet paired with the (also sold separately) Surface Pro Pen* When I began this journey, I had just purchased the Surface Pro 4, so for a year, I dedicated myself to practicing, watching tutorials, and learning about best practices for making digital art on a Surface Pro.Ģ018 iPad Pro tablet* paired with the (sold separately) 2nd Generation Apple Pencil*

When I first wrote this article, I was doing a mix of physical art and digital art, but I’ve since switched (aided by a season of international travel which limited my art supply access) to exclusive digital illustration. Through my trial and error, I’ve even created a post of tips and tricks for drawing on the Surface Pro, which I’ve merged into this article, below. Price: $29.99 (there’s also a pro version for $79.For more than a year, I’ve been in the process of trying to take my art from physical pen and ink drawing to digital illustrations created via a drawing app on a tablet. The app is pressure sensitive, works with a variety of drawing tools and everything you create is in a high-resolution format.įor illustrators that want to create digitally with the look and feel of doing it by hand, this app is a great solution. You can see exactly what you are drawing with mirror images on both screens, unlike those pads that leave a lot to the imagination.Īstropad works with any app on your Mac computer and syncs via Wi-Fi or USB. It works by allowing you to use an Apple Pencil or stylus to draw on the iPad and which move that design right to your desktop computer. It’s got stellar ratings – 4.5 stars with more than 1,200 reviews in the iTunes store – but does require that you have a Mac computer. This is the most expensive paid tool on the list but is packed with features for those who are doing a lot of iPad-based illustration. Astropad helps turn your iPad into a graphics machine.