Your suggestions, please, for switch to real digital
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@maureen No data plan for my Ipad here either. I love Procreate and have learned so much about digital painting in a really short space of time, not sure I want to use anything else now. I haven't got a scanner and I am not a great photographer so getting my 'real life' work into the ipad is hit and miss but when I do I am happy with it. I have used Bamboos in the past and it is so much better being able to draw on the piece you are working on.
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@maureen I am not the tech person in my house, but I am the artist. My husband did tons of looking for me and I have tried several things. I just got a smart phone as an upgrade from my flip phone last year (if that helps paint the picture for ya!!)
I was determined to learn Photoshop or die trying. We saved and got a Mac Air laptop and a Wacom Intuos pad to draw. But it was so very hard for me. It was taking me hours to do what I could have done in 30 minutes on paper. So we did more research and added a new ipad the 2018--not the ipad pro. It has most of the bells and whistles and the only difference I found was the size is smaller than the ipad pro. But to the ipad we added the app called ASTROPAD. It connects the ipad to the laptop or desktop and mirrors the computer screen on the ipad. Using the Apple Pencil and the Astropad app ($30 one time fee I think) my ipad becomes just like a Cintiq. You can draw right on the screen of the ipad and see exactly what you are doing in Photoshop in real time.
Having said all of that...I was still having a devil of a time on Photoshop. I was loosing my mind. So I started drawing in Procreate again and loved its simplicity. It does what I need it to do and is designed for creating art. It's very intuitive. I love it. I was not a giant fan of the slippery drawing on glass, however. So I added a screen protector called PaperLike. It gives the Apple Pencil some tooth to hold on to and is awesome so far. It is a hair less sensitive when I am zooming in and out but I will gladly take the trade off as it makes it feel (and sound) like drawing on paper. They say you go through nibs a lot faster though. But they are inexpensive so I don't think it will be too bad. I have only had PaperLike for a few days.
Sorry for the novel. I hope this might help people who are in the same boat as me coming at this as a 43 year old non-computer-savvy person. Recap is: ipad+PaperLike+procreate for me. When I was still trying to learn Photoshop I added Astropad app to mirror my Mac on the ipad and make it Cintiq-like. Also added Affinity Photo app to do all the extras that Procreate cannot do (like photo edits and some other stuff to take thing to finish.) It was also a one time fee and no monthly cost for Photoshop CC. Dropped Photoshop CC and their fees!
Now I am getting some things done. I might be brave enough to post something soon
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@jennyjones I do believe the normal iPad is not pressure sensitive though (with the Apple Pencil). Or at least, it used to be that you needed the iPadPro to have pressure sensitivity. Have things changed?
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@smceccarelli The new iPad 2018 does support the Pencil, which surprised me too.
Here is an illustrator’s video review of the current iPad that I saw earlier this year, for anyone who finds it helpful:
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Thanks, @missmushy This looks exactly like what I would need. I watched the short video and it seems to work pretty easily.
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Thank you all for the great info. So I won't get a Cintiq but will get an iPad. Now I just have to decide which iPad -- the Pro, regular, 12.9, 9.7, 10.5, and how many GBs of memory.
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@maureen said in Your suggestions, please, for switch to real digital:
Thank you all for the great info. So I won't get a Cintiq but will get an iPad. Now I just have to decide which iPad -- the Pro, regular, 12.9, 9.7, 10.5, and how many GBs of memory.
Remember the regular iPad does to support pressure sensitivity.
Also, Apple will be announcing new iPads this week (most likely) so the current iPads should be on sale at Best Buy, Amazon, etc. the Apple refurb store has iPad Pros with $80+ off.
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I have the 10.5 256 GB because I wanted to carry it around in my backpack and pull it out and draw when hanging out at coffee shops or at a friends house. But if you are planning on doing most of your work in your studio or at home, I would go with the 12.9.
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I have 12.9 IPad pro with 256 GB. I find the size perfect for carrying around and also gives me enough screen size to still draw from elbow and shoulder vs just wrist and fingers. Bought it on sale at Best Buy last year
Before choosing, I went and tried out it in the store to see which size I liked.
Also got the keyboard but don't use it at all so that was a bit of a waste.
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@squirrelsize said in Your suggestions, please, for switch to real digital:
I have the 10.5 256 GB because I wanted to carry it around in my backpack and pull it out and draw when hanging out at coffee shops or at a friends house. But if you are planning on doing most of your work in your studio or at home, I would go with the 12.9. Also another thing when considering what size to purchase, the 12.9 doesn't take video in HD like the smaller Ipad Pros, not sure why.
Sure the 12.9 iPad Pro takes HD video. 720p hd @ 30 FPS, 1080p hd @ 30 or 60 FPS, 4K video @ 30 FPS. These specs are right from Apples website.
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@jimsz Yeah, second generation 12.5 IPad Pro does have HD now, Cool
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@smceccarelli They do have the pressure sensitivity. It works like a dream. I like the size of the regular ipad as well. It is easy to carry around and hold when I am working in a chill environment like the couch or the orthodontist waiting room. I can't speak more highly. It's pretty awesome that they are going on sale too!
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Not trying to drag this out too much, just tech-illiterate here.
Does anyone know if/how I would be able to "use" the file formats between an iPad and a Windows 7 PC using Photoshop CS6?
Or, once I transfer the iPad files using the SanDisk flash drive or Wi-Fi, will I be able to open them in my Windows 7 PC so I can use them on a website, email them, enter the SVS Forum challenges, etc.?
Thanks, again.
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@maureen From Procreate you can export files in all sorts of formats - PSD (or photoshop format) preserves layers or save as JPEG, PNG, Tiff etc to upload to email, websites or SVS forums wherever you like.
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@maureen Please DO drag it out more, I am learning a ton. I am also a newbie to a lot of this and pretty tech illiterate, so I am finding everyone's input extremely helpful!!
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I am a 46 year old art teacher and I love my surface book 2 with the pen. I just got Adobe cc so I will let you know how it goes.
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I was in the same siutation as you just 2 months or so ago and I went with the Ipad Pro 12.9 and it's amazing! Ipad Pro + Apple Pencil + Procreate has made drawing digitally soooo much better compared to when I was trying to draw with Photoshop and a wacom tablet. My main issue with Photoshop was that it was just to complex, Procreate is much simpler, easy to navigate, and is a blast to draw with. And the Apple Pencil is the best stylus I've ever used.
My internet is terrible but I have had no trouble with transferring images because I simply connect the Ipad's Lighting cable (the cable that comes with the ipad to charge it) in my Ipad and plug the USB cable into my PC to transfer images.
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Thanks, @dan-tavis This all sounds so great. I hope my Windows 7 OS won't be a problem. I can hardly wait to buy stuff and get started.
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Hi, @eli As long as folks are willing to share their experiences, I'm ready to learn. Glad this is helpful for you, too!
