I have owned every imaginable style of tablet that they have created. I work professionally as a designer, so I sketch a lot. I have a Wacom Cintiq at the office, which is just outstanding, but really not practical to carry around. So I have been searching for years for a tablet that meets all of my criteria as a designer.
Portable
Not cumbersome
Sketching comes first
Not one dimensional
I am sure there are others. I have an iPad currently and it is terrible for sketching. Sure the pencil by 53 does s decent job, but it is more for doodling. I have a convertible laptop, but you really don't want to be carrying that thing around to meetings all day. Plus, it runs windows and rarely has enough memory to run itself. For sketching it works pretty good, but since the interface is not well designed for touch interaction, it can be cumbersome. I have tried the Surface Pro but it is pretty terrible for sketching. There is far too much lag.
I have always liked Apple, I wouldn't call myself a fan boy though. I have been wishing and waiting for them to incorporate a Wacom digitizer into an iPad for about 5 years! And then this week they finally did. Admittedly I haven't used it yet, but what I have seen on videos looks pretty good. Ok, so the pencil seems kind of lame at first. But step back for a second and look at the ecosystem they have created for the pencil to thrive. Higher resolution, faster speeds, 3d touch, and Apple's great interface. This has always been the beauty of Apple products. They create s system, not just a singular product. This ensures that you will have a great experienc with everything they create..
Back to the pencil. This device along with everything else in its world will essentially allow me to throw away my current iPad and computer. No longer will I have to battle between the two, trying to decide which one to bring on a flight. In the end just bringing both because they are both good at different things. No longer will I have to try to monkey with detaching my convertible screen so that I can draw. I actually think this device may allow me to get rid of my sketchbook as well. I have gone fully digital at work but still bring a sketchbook to meetings and for use at home. This device may allow me to ditch that and just carry the iPad.
The entire system of the iPad Pro will be a welcome addition to my workflow and will likely change how a lot of designers work. Ideas always strike us in the oddest places. Now it is more likely that you will have all of tools you need right at you fingertips to capture that idea. Unless it is in the shower. iPad Pro 2? Let me know how you think the pencil will effect your work flow in the comments.
Portable
Not cumbersome
Sketching comes first
Not one dimensional
I am sure there are others. I have an iPad currently and it is terrible for sketching. Sure the pencil by 53 does s decent job, but it is more for doodling. I have a convertible laptop, but you really don't want to be carrying that thing around to meetings all day. Plus, it runs windows and rarely has enough memory to run itself. For sketching it works pretty good, but since the interface is not well designed for touch interaction, it can be cumbersome. I have tried the Surface Pro but it is pretty terrible for sketching. There is far too much lag.
I have always liked Apple, I wouldn't call myself a fan boy though. I have been wishing and waiting for them to incorporate a Wacom digitizer into an iPad for about 5 years! And then this week they finally did. Admittedly I haven't used it yet, but what I have seen on videos looks pretty good. Ok, so the pencil seems kind of lame at first. But step back for a second and look at the ecosystem they have created for the pencil to thrive. Higher resolution, faster speeds, 3d touch, and Apple's great interface. This has always been the beauty of Apple products. They create s system, not just a singular product. This ensures that you will have a great experienc with everything they create..
Back to the pencil. This device along with everything else in its world will essentially allow me to throw away my current iPad and computer. No longer will I have to battle between the two, trying to decide which one to bring on a flight. In the end just bringing both because they are both good at different things. No longer will I have to try to monkey with detaching my convertible screen so that I can draw. I actually think this device may allow me to get rid of my sketchbook as well. I have gone fully digital at work but still bring a sketchbook to meetings and for use at home. This device may allow me to ditch that and just carry the iPad.
The entire system of the iPad Pro will be a welcome addition to my workflow and will likely change how a lot of designers work. Ideas always strike us in the oddest places. Now it is more likely that you will have all of tools you need right at you fingertips to capture that idea. Unless it is in the shower. iPad Pro 2? Let me know how you think the pencil will effect your work flow in the comments.