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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Ian Dean

The Apple Pencil Pro hacks every illustrator should try

Drawing with the Apple Pencil 2.

I’ve been drawing on iPad for years, but the Apple Pencil Pro immediately felt different. It looks minimal and understated, but small gestures, squeeze, tilt, and roll-start to change the way you interact with the screen. For anyone hunting for the best iPad for drawing, this stylus turns a good setup into something far more tactile and responsive.

At first, I wasn’t sure if all the features were more gimmick than genuinely useful. After a few days of testing across Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, and Photoshop on iPad, the kind of titles I consider the best drawing apps for iPad, I quickly realised the Pencil Pro is designed for artists who care about flow. Every tweak feels natural, from subtle haptic feedback to tilting for texture and dynamic brush control.

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