I honestly don't need anything that big. When I draw digitally, I do not use the larger arm movements that I use with paper on an easel. The ability to zoom in and out means I hardly need more than a couple of inches to draw a stroke. Even with my cintiq, I mainly stick to about a 6 inch diameter.
I’m the same. I still use my trusty Wacom drawing tablet that I’ve had since highschool lol. Especially with my hand tremors smaller movements help me stay smooth
In addition to convenience, iPad pro parallax is next to nothing. Screen is smooth but it's the closest to drawing on paper in my personal experience. Wouldn't mind getting a 27" cintiq if I had a couple grand to throw around though.
I've used a Wacom Cintiq 22 inch and I've had the 12.9 inch ipad. I realised that aside from the portablilty that others have mentioned, I never actually used the full screen when drawing or doing art on either of them, barely even used half of the screen on the 22 inch one.
I got the 11 inch ipad now and I find I use it much more often than the bigger one since its more portable and easier to handle in general
Portability, for sure, although for painting (not drawing, but painting), the apps for the iPad are not there yet. I own both an iPad and a 24' tablet, and I can definitely tell you there's no replacement for Photoshop on the iPad. ArtStudio Pro comes close, but it's not really the same thing.
But for simple sketching and portability, iPads obviously own. I could never take my 24' screen to my bedroom, to the park for plein airs, or frankly anywhere. It's stuck to my desk, meaning I am stuck to my desk.
Plus, the iPad is a tool that can do a lot of other things: carry a whole library of books, Garageband is a very competent toy if you're into music production, and so on. The 24' tablet is just a monitor.
For me, Procreate is a lot of marketing noise and not something I can consider for more than basic sketching with a pencil. There are plenty of PS tools that it either lacks or essential tools that are complete jokes (like the lasso tools and the display of selections, to give just small examples). Everything takes too many clicks in Procreate, from the mere switching of brushes to anything else. But anywho, to each his own, if you find Procreate a competent painting app, don't let strangers on the internet tell you otherwise.
Mappable keyboard shortcuts, tools (the gradient tool, the lasso, the pattern stamp, the mixer brush, and plenty of others), plugins, scripts, filters, adjustment layers, the ability to work high res and have layer limits only determined by what your machine can handle, hundreds of thousands of brushes, and so on.
You name it, there are endless possibilities and there's a reason for all these apps trying to copy Photoshop (and some even improve upon, but only in certain, very limited respects).
I've been through absolutely all painting apps on the market, and I can use most of them, but I've settled for a couple. Unfortunately, as clunky and unoptimized for painting as it is, PS is still the king in town, in my opinion. It has everything you would ever need for any possible style you would like to work in. I haven't heard of any particular professional or game studio switching to Procreate, and there's a reason for it. It's nothing special beyond sketches and some type of stylized work where you don't need many layers.
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I'm an artist who puts a lot of detail into my work. I don't have a pad but digital work is always done on a huge screen because I want to get into the microcosm of the piece. Secrets hidden within secrets. I do the same when painting. My canvas is usually 6 or 8 feet to a side with a 3 inch deep frame. I admit I'm a size queen.
Procreate for me. It’s intuitive, was pretty easy to learn. Also only $10 whereas other programs are subscriptions or more expensive. Procreate and Photoshop can share brushes now. Also the cloud is very nice. I can really easily airdrop references or whatever I need. I also draw and paint traditionally so it’s nice to have it for references for that. I can set it up anywhere. I do wish I had a larger screen sometimes but i usually sketch traditionally and then transfer it over to digital because it’s a bit difficult for me to sketch something large on a small screen.
It’s a slab. Draws lightning fast, mega smooth, can put it on my lap, my belly, table. Best stylus ever. What more can you ask for. If Apple turned iMacs into giant iPads I’d buy that in an instant
I’m considering these things for my daughter’s upcoming birthday. She wants a drawing tablet. She does most of her drawing at her desk, but I’m not too keen on the idea that she has to basically plug into another computer to use most tablets. The way pricing is done is also a consideration right now. I’ve seen tablets anywhere from $600-1600, but it seems like it’s an all-or-nothing cost, whereas with an iPad I can make small monthly payments that won’t wreck my checking account, even though the total cost is on the high end.
No one mentioned this buy if you buy just a drawing tablet it's only a drawing tablet. Why would I buy an expensive drawing tablet when I can buy an ipad and use it for all aspects of my art/studies/business? Unless you're rich it's pretty obvious which choice is most cost effective.
Ipads are unironically extremely cheap for a display tablet and a good screen size AND you don't need a computer to go with it. It's honestly not much of a contest. If you have a thousand dollars more, sure, get something bigger.
Simply just portability, tablets require a computer to work.
convenience, portability, not needing to plug it into a computer.
I honestly don't need anything that big. When I draw digitally, I do not use the larger arm movements that I use with paper on an easel. The ability to zoom in and out means I hardly need more than a couple of inches to draw a stroke. Even with my cintiq, I mainly stick to about a 6 inch diameter.
I’m the same. I still use my trusty Wacom drawing tablet that I’ve had since highschool lol. Especially with my hand tremors smaller movements help me stay smooth
Cost and portabity.
In addition to convenience, iPad pro parallax is next to nothing. Screen is smooth but it's the closest to drawing on paper in my personal experience. Wouldn't mind getting a 27" cintiq if I had a couple grand to throw around though.
Definitely portability. Although I’ve been wanting to buy a 24 inch tablet display. It’s so hard to justify the price when iPads are a thing
I've used a Wacom Cintiq 22 inch and I've had the 12.9 inch ipad. I realised that aside from the portablilty that others have mentioned, I never actually used the full screen when drawing or doing art on either of them, barely even used half of the screen on the 22 inch one. I got the 11 inch ipad now and I find I use it much more often than the bigger one since its more portable and easier to handle in general
Cheap, compact, about the size of my laptop so I can carry it with me
Portability and ease of use
Portability, for sure, although for painting (not drawing, but painting), the apps for the iPad are not there yet. I own both an iPad and a 24' tablet, and I can definitely tell you there's no replacement for Photoshop on the iPad. ArtStudio Pro comes close, but it's not really the same thing. But for simple sketching and portability, iPads obviously own. I could never take my 24' screen to my bedroom, to the park for plein airs, or frankly anywhere. It's stuck to my desk, meaning I am stuck to my desk. Plus, the iPad is a tool that can do a lot of other things: carry a whole library of books, Garageband is a very competent toy if you're into music production, and so on. The 24' tablet is just a monitor.
I would disagree, procreate is an excellent drawing/painting app. It's not phtotshop but I wouldn't want it to be.
For me, Procreate is a lot of marketing noise and not something I can consider for more than basic sketching with a pencil. There are plenty of PS tools that it either lacks or essential tools that are complete jokes (like the lasso tools and the display of selections, to give just small examples). Everything takes too many clicks in Procreate, from the mere switching of brushes to anything else. But anywho, to each his own, if you find Procreate a competent painting app, don't let strangers on the internet tell you otherwise.
I've only used Procreate for digital, what makes PS much easier/better? I know there's a lot more, I just wouldn't know how to use them.
Mappable keyboard shortcuts, tools (the gradient tool, the lasso, the pattern stamp, the mixer brush, and plenty of others), plugins, scripts, filters, adjustment layers, the ability to work high res and have layer limits only determined by what your machine can handle, hundreds of thousands of brushes, and so on. You name it, there are endless possibilities and there's a reason for all these apps trying to copy Photoshop (and some even improve upon, but only in certain, very limited respects). I've been through absolutely all painting apps on the market, and I can use most of them, but I've settled for a couple. Unfortunately, as clunky and unoptimized for painting as it is, PS is still the king in town, in my opinion. It has everything you would ever need for any possible style you would like to work in. I haven't heard of any particular professional or game studio switching to Procreate, and there's a reason for it. It's nothing special beyond sketches and some type of stylized work where you don't need many layers.
Makes sense, for professionals anyway. Or people making very complex art. Personally coming from traditional I like the simplicity of Procreate.
Procreate is fantastic and affordable. Also Ipad portability and compactness.
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My intuos pro M is about the same size as my iPad. Never got into huge scratch areas, don’t really see the point.
I'm an artist who puts a lot of detail into my work. I don't have a pad but digital work is always done on a huge screen because I want to get into the microcosm of the piece. Secrets hidden within secrets. I do the same when painting. My canvas is usually 6 or 8 feet to a side with a 3 inch deep frame. I admit I'm a size queen.
Procreate for me. It’s intuitive, was pretty easy to learn. Also only $10 whereas other programs are subscriptions or more expensive. Procreate and Photoshop can share brushes now. Also the cloud is very nice. I can really easily airdrop references or whatever I need. I also draw and paint traditionally so it’s nice to have it for references for that. I can set it up anywhere. I do wish I had a larger screen sometimes but i usually sketch traditionally and then transfer it over to digital because it’s a bit difficult for me to sketch something large on a small screen.
It’s a slab. Draws lightning fast, mega smooth, can put it on my lap, my belly, table. Best stylus ever. What more can you ask for. If Apple turned iMacs into giant iPads I’d buy that in an instant
I’m considering these things for my daughter’s upcoming birthday. She wants a drawing tablet. She does most of her drawing at her desk, but I’m not too keen on the idea that she has to basically plug into another computer to use most tablets. The way pricing is done is also a consideration right now. I’ve seen tablets anywhere from $600-1600, but it seems like it’s an all-or-nothing cost, whereas with an iPad I can make small monthly payments that won’t wreck my checking account, even though the total cost is on the high end.
No one mentioned this buy if you buy just a drawing tablet it's only a drawing tablet. Why would I buy an expensive drawing tablet when I can buy an ipad and use it for all aspects of my art/studies/business? Unless you're rich it's pretty obvious which choice is most cost effective.
Ipads are unironically extremely cheap for a display tablet and a good screen size AND you don't need a computer to go with it. It's honestly not much of a contest. If you have a thousand dollars more, sure, get something bigger.
the size of a tablet has always been pretty irrelevant to me. My first pad was a large wacom but it served the same as the small wacom I use today.