I’m working on another post that will discuss all the vector apps worth talking about. That’s all my reviews of the standouts of drawing apps for the iPad. You guys are killing me with these subscriptions. It also uses a subscription model for unlimited access to all the tools which is why I couldn’t recommend it. It’s an impressive app in the vein of Concepts, but unless you’re an interior designer or an architect, it’s nothing that you’d really need. Morpholio TraceĪn app designed specifically with architects in mind. Without being invested into Creative Cloud, there isn’t much reason to use it compared to all the other great options. The main selling point here is it’s a way to quickly get some ideas down and then have those ideas accessible to your suite of Creative Cloud apps, providing you’re a subscriber. It’s not Photoshop, and it’s sketching capabilities aren’t that impressive. Bad Adobe Photoshop SketchĪdobe Photoshop Sketch…what a ridiculous name. The basic app is free, but the real reason I can’t recommend it is that they’ve put the advanced tools and iCloud syncing behind a subscription paywall that costs $11.99 for a year or $7.99 for six months. Paper has retained the skeuomorphism style of that period of apps which can sometimes be disorienting. It wasn’t great, but it was better than nothing. Paper was one of the original sketching apps created for iPad back when all we had to play with were those awful rubber stylus’. I would honestly give it more of a try if they just dumped the subscriptions and went with a one-time purchase price, but what can you do? Tayasui Memopad Price: Free, $1.99 for all tools If you’re 100% invested into Clip Studio, then hey, this probably is awesome for you, but if not, there are cheaper and easier-to-use options out there. They won’t even allow you to sync your work to the cloud unless you subscribe and even then it’s the proprietary CSP cloud which I have read numerous complaints about. On top of all that, the makers of Clip Studio Paint have decided to go with a subscription model to use the app. That may sound pretentious, but in the age of clean, minimal mobile apps, CSP looks like something that was designed for Windows 95. For me, I found the desktop version to be a clunky user interface without much in the way of any design aesthetic and since the iOS version is identical, it brings over all the same issues. When CSP announced that they would be releasing a 1-to-1 translation of the software for iPad, it was met by much fervor by the devoted fanbase. Comic book artists and illustrators have enjoyed it as an alternative to Adobe Photoshop for artwork and the app itself is focused on comic and manga art. The desktop version of Clip Studio has a huge following worldwide. Clip Studio Paint Price: Free for 6 months, then $4.49 or $8.99 per month I’d love to use it more if it was refined as other apps have been and the art and lettering capabilities improved. However, updates are few and far between and I haven’t seen any significant improvement of the app after its initial release. The app is an excellent example of the possibilities of an app focused on creating one type of thing only comic books in this case. The lettering portion is really cool since it’s the only app I’ve seen on the iPad that does this. The art creation portion of the app is relatively simple, honestly it can’t complete with most of the other top tier drawing apps out there in this regard. The script portion is pretty handy as you can pull from it easily when you get to the lettering step. The app itself is divided into three sections: script, artwork, and lettering. It may just be the perfect app for the budding comic book artist. There's a lot to choose from so here we go.Ĭomic Draw is the only app I’ve seen that focuses specifically on creating comic books from start to finish. While these are all Raster-based apps, there is a separate post for Vector apps called, Best Vector Apps for iPad, so don’t worry if they’re missing here. All these apps will also work on regular iPads, but where they’ll really shine are on the iPad Pro and the new iPad with Apple Pencil support. Part of the benefit of going with iOS as your platform is getting away from the expensive subscription model of Adobe, but that decision is largely one of preference and perhaps how deep your pockets are. The standouts are judged on their quality, usability, level of continued support, and price is also a concern. There will probably be more than you realize. With that in mind, I'm posting this rundown of what I consider to be the top drawing apps available and what they can do for you. The suite of art apps available for the iPad is impressive, affordable, and improves all the time. No secret here, but I am a HUGE fan of the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil and what it can can do for a person’s creativity.
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