GROUP TEST
Create a whole studio inside your iPad
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ArtRage Vitae Art Set 4 ArtStudio Pro Clip Studio Paint iPastels Sketchbook
The iPad has always been the ideal platform for creating digital artwork, replacing a larger graphics tablet and computer setup with something much more elegant. Since the introduction of the Apple Pencil and other third-party styluses you have been able to paint digitally for just a fraction of what it would have previously cost. For artists the advantages are many, from a nearinfinite selection of brushes, pencils, textures and colours to support for layers, filters and other creative tools that are not available when using physical paints. And there are other benefits of working digitally such as unlimited levels of undo, versioning of projects and the ability to instantly share your work to any destination.
You’ll still need at least a little skill of course but for less experienced artists, learning digitally is a fussfree way to improve, and for the more advanced painter the depth of tools you can access is incredible. Even the pricier apps cost far less than a couple of trips to the art store. It’s an excellent way to indulge your artistic side for pocket money prices.
HOW WE TEST
Accessibility was the first criteria – how easy an app is to get right into and start painting. We then assessed the range of brushes, pens, pencils and other tools on offer as well as the choice of textures and other more advanced methods of
