# Preface: The Generic Tablet Overview #
You already know it is an iPad meaning it is an excellent high-quality tablet with tons of feature, good performance, beautiful screen, etc. If you want to buy a tablet, yes buy this or a newer one if your budget allows it. No question about "is the tablet worth it".
# Privacy #
Also, Apple is big on User Privacy unlike other large companies so better them than some other tablet.
# Main: The Art Overview #
It is perfect for something twice its price point. You can make comics, portraits, sketches, everything very nicely and professionally on it. And drawing directly on something is so much nicer than drawing on an external tablet like a Wacom and looking at the screen.
So why this over the larger newer iPads that support the newer pencil? Price really. This is cheap. And performs like a $1000 piece of hardware.
-- Software is Important --
The iPad and Apple Pencil provide all the infrastructure, but to really bring it to professional quality use, you will need good appropriate Apps.
Use an App like ProCreate (top-notch all-around art program) or the pricier Clip Studio Pro (premium product for making comics). There are other products that do these things in their own style such as ComicDraw. These really provide a lot of capabilities to make it feel like you are just drawing on paper. Software quality will affect your experience.
-- The Artist Questions --
Does it have parallax? I haven't noticed it. It draws the line exactly where you expect it. If there is any, it is incredibly negligible; the glass layer and the screen are pretty tight together.
Is there jitter? Not noticeable either. I don't find it my work even when inking a sketch slowly.
Is there pressure sensitivity? Yes, plenty of it. How many levels I am not sure but I can get the lines how I want them gradually going from thin to thick. Software can build upon the built-in pressure sensitivity for additional effects.
Is there tilt response? Yes. When you tilt your pencil you can shade or draw thicker lines than if you don't.
Does it feel like it is gliding on glass? Yes, but I don't find it slippery where I can't control the lines. Doesn't have the same bite of paper where your pencil can come to a dead stop without you needing to hold your hand steady. Here you will need to keep your hand steady as there is no real friction to prevent the pencil from moving further. But it has not affected anything negatively.
Do you get a slight tapping sound when lifting and replacing the pencil? Yes, you do. Use a lighter hand for less noise. :)
What kind of art can it do? You can essentially do a complete pipeline from gestures and storyboarding, to initial and final sketches to inking to a full color, inked comic page ready to be published. Or a portrait or landscape. The software determines what styles and capabilities it has such as pencil vs chalk vs paintbrush.
I highly recommend this product for any artist beginner or intermediate (or advanced even) that is on a budget.
# Note #
It will take a few sketches and there is a learning curve since it is essentially a different medium. So like controlling a pencil is different than controlling a paint brush. Controlling this pencil is different. So give it a few drawings and invest some hours to get comfortable with it. I started a little clumsier but several hours later it feels as natural as paper.
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