I have been working on similar paintings for months and I do know the average amount of time I need for one of those. I have been using iPad mini 2, iPad 9.7 inch (2018), iPad mini 5, iPhone SE (the latter of which has smaller than the smallest iPhone screen size available at the moment) and when working with Procreate (or Procreate Pocket for iPhone), I haven't been any slower on iPhone than on iPad, not to mention being slower on mini compared to 9.7 inch. When working on details, you may need to pan and zoom some more the smaller the screen (if necessary at all, even that's depending on the workflow. For example, working on somewhat abstract paintings doesn't require that much precision), but larger screen sizes require much longer movements to reach the UI. Personally, in regards to UI interaction, I am much faster on iPhone than on iPad. Most of my workflow requires painting details, so that does even out with more pan and zoom on iPhone compared to iPad mini. My workflow was slowest on iPad 9.7 inch. The screen was big enough to make UI interaction a hassle, while not providing enough pan and zoom advantage to compensate for that.
Currently, I would say the overall efficiency of my workflow is very similar on both devices that I am using at the moment (iPhone SE and iPad mini 5), with the only notable difference being the much faster CPU on iPad mini 5, resulting in faster export times.
Personally, I would be interested in Photo and Designer for iPhone as well. It would make things much more capable on iPhone. I am currently using both Designer and Photo on iPad mini 5 and for a lot of things, you don't just require painting (Procreate), but also editing (Photo) and some vector (Designer).
And yes, I do have my phone with me most of the time, but I wouldn't bother running around with my iPad, just in case I have some spare time at some point. I have painted hundreds of images on iPhone. Not would I just say working on those was at least as efficient as on iPad mini 2 or iPad 9.7 inch (2018), I wouldn't have had my iPad with me at all. So there wouldn't be any of those images, at all.
Just for reference, there are a few topics about iPhone versions:
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/93108-iphone-app/
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/83494-pocket-version-for-iphone/
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/78555-affinity-designer-ipad-for-iphone-split/
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/76941-affinity-photo-for-iphone/
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/47837-iphone-version/
Hi! Does it make sense to wait for the light version for the iPhone in the near future?
I really miss the pocket vector editor for accurate sketches ... with symmetry and sticking on the grid
Or can you recommend an application from another manufacturer?
It would be nice if one could at least open the images (pan and scan) on an iPhone. By the way, in iOS 12.3.1 I can't even see a preview of the image from the files app.
R28, I think you are simply right, an iPad takes nearly the same space as a laptop, if we want to speak about portability, than we should consider smartphones.
I've got AP and AD on my macbook pro 13" but my work stops every time I don't have it with me. I just made one starting with Vectornator on my iPhone and finishing with AD on my mac, but why should I use two different softwares that are not compatible with the risk to waste a lot of time?
Hi! Does it make sense to wait for the light version for the iPhone in the near future?
I really miss the pocket vector editor for accurate sketches ... with symmetry and sticking on the grid
Or can you recommend an application from another manufacturer?
Yes, but for me there are no advantages, it does not fit into my pocket and on the move I will not quickly work with such a thing ...
And if I'm sitting, then there is a laptop or a desktop computer.
R28 got a reaction from shushustorm in pocket version for iPhone
R28 got a reaction from rbrx in Affinity Designer iPad for iPhone (split)