An illustrator’s review of iPad Pro VS Wacom. Plus my favourite drawing apps.

Portable and easy to use, iPad Pro helped me draw and deliver illustrations while on the aeroplane, on the beach, in bed and in beautiful cafes around the globe. Creating print-ready illustration on the go is now possible with an initial investment into an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and a few free Adobe apps. Thanks to these new tools being an illustrator don’t mean living an isolated home-bound experience like it used to be.

How is iPad Pro better than pen and paper?

I purchased the iPad Pro after my first illustrated picture book, Make a Face, was finished. Until then, all my illustrations were created on paper using crayons and pens. And by the way, I did enjoy experimenting with traditional tools, their textures and feel. The problem for me was the stress that came with using traditional media for commissioned work. I felt immense pressure to execute a drawing perfectly the first time around. Moreover, the whole process took a very long time. I had to scan each drawing and clean it up digitally in Photoshop — a painstaking process. I needed a faster option that would give me peace of mind.