So, I treated myself to a little gift and bought an iPad Pro 12.9. They’re not being made anymore, but you can still snatch one here and there. And I am just thrilled—how wonderfully the pencil and graphic apps work there. It’s probably unnecessary to say there are no lags at all—it’s a given. I once asked about software for my MacBook i9 for vector and raster graphics. Everything works so poorly there that it’s easier just not to use it at all. I have a Wacom tablet connected to my computer, and when drawing, the screen stylus occasionally lags behind the physical one 🙂 But here, I purchased Procreate and Affinity Photo 2, while on the Mac I use the free Krita and GIMP. Plus, I didn’t really see why I should pay for them. With the stylus, these apps are simply out of this world. Affinity Photo 2 meets all my graphic editing needs. Procreate is simply fantastic for drawing. In general, for drawing purposes, it seems nothing beats an iPad 🙂 I’ll be taking it with me on vacation.
The only downside—it’s unclear how to hold it. It has such small edges that you inadvertently touch the app interfaces with the fingers holding the tablet. Also, the magnetic latch of the Apple Pencil 2 is sometimes weak—you can easily lose the accessory. And also, the screen gets slightly washed out in the sun. It’s unclear how to use it outdoors in sunny weather. We’ll try it in a couple of weeks on vacation 🙂
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 