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faust

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Sep 11, 2007
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Hey all! I recently acquired an iPad Pro, and an Apple Pencil. What is the best drawing/painting app available for it? I'm a total novice at creative stuff, so any help pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.
 

Royksöpp

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Nov 4, 2013
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Procreate. It's the creative standard for iPad. Don't even look into any of those gimmicky apps. Go for the best.
 
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GerritV

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May 11, 2012
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Paper by 53
Concepts
Linea
Adobe Illustrator Draw
Adobe Photoshop Sketch
Autodesk Sketchbook
Tayasui Sketches
Medibang Paint

I never liked Procreate, for me it's way too much fussing with brushes, settings and what not.
 

OverSpun

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Sep 12, 2006
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Paper by 53
Concepts
Linea
Adobe Illustrator Draw
Adobe Photoshop Sketch
Autodesk Sketchbook
Tayasui Sketches
Medibang Paint

I never liked Procreate, for me it's way too much fussing with brushes, settings and what not.
Which one is your favorite one? I do not want 10 different apps for it.
 

sracer

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Apr 9, 2010
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where hip is spoken
Paper by 53
Concepts
Linea
Adobe Illustrator Draw
Adobe Photoshop Sketch
Autodesk Sketchbook
Tayasui Sketches
Medibang Paint

I never liked Procreate, for me it's way too much fussing with brushes, settings and what not.
I agree. I have a few, but i tend to gravitate toward Tayasui Sketches.
 

mrklaw

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Jan 29, 2008
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Can you calibrate the pencil in any of them? Some seem to be very light with a pencil and requires a lot of pressure for darker shading (or maybe I'm scared of damaging the screen..)

Any apps with a good range of pencils?
 
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