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iPad art apps

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 near-infinite 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 fuss-free way to improve, and for the more advanced painter the depth of tools

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