BarKeegan Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 So I tried Illustrator for iPad... it turns out Serif doesn’t have any competition 😅 for starters, the pen tool was kinda janky especially when closing a shape(if Adobe can’t even get the basics right...), no width variance features for strokes or corner smoothing, and for €10 a month!? Vector software has to at least get these fundamentals working out of the box or it’s a 👎 from me. Anyone lose have a better experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyFiveThousand Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Text on path. Shapebuilder Tool. Pattern Tools. Adobe has arrived, and is kicking a fair bit of ass with the ease of use found in these tools. When Envelope Distort arrives, Affinity's iPad dominance will be in question. You guys need to pull out that roadmap and step on that gas pedal. Naruto and iuli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKeegan Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 9 hours ago, ThirtyFiveThousand said: Text on path. Shapebuilder Tool. Pattern Tools. Adobe has arrived, and is kicking a fair bit of ass with the ease of use found in these tools. When Envelope Distort arrives, Affinity's iPad dominance will be in question. You guys need to pull out that roadmap and step on that gas pedal. True, text on path is a good feature, how have you found the Pen tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 10 hours ago, ThirtyFiveThousand said: Text on path. Shapebuilder Tool. Pattern Tools. Adobe has arrived, and is kicking a fair bit of ass with the ease of use found in these tools. When Envelope Distort arrives, Affinity's iPad dominance will be in question. You guys need to pull out that roadmap and step on that gas pedal. Some of us can live without a dedicated Shapebuilder Tool, but AD for iPad (and for desktop) desperately needs a Vector Pattern Tool, and I’d also like to see Envelope, Perspective/Mesh Warp and Roughen Tools. AD has offered Text on a Path for quite a long time, and now APh has it too. Ulysses 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKeegan Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Alfred said: Some of us can live without a dedicated Shapebuilder Tool, but AD for iPad (and for desktop) desperately needs a Vector Pattern Tool, and I’d also like to see Envelope, Perspective/Mesh Warp and Roughen Tools. AD has offered Text on a Path for quite a long time, and now APh has it too. Have you had the chance to give Illustrator a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 37 minutes ago, BarKeegan said: Have you had the chance to give Illustrator a go? No. Unfortunately, it isn’t compatible with my humble iPad Air 2. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyFiveThousand Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Alfred said: Some of us can live without a dedicated Shapebuilder Tool, but AD for iPad (and for desktop) desperately needs a Vector Pattern Tool, and I’d also like to see Envelope, Perspective/Mesh Warp and Roughen Tools. AD has offered Text on a Path for quite a long time, and now APh has it too. Text on path in Affinity is very useful. Text on path in Illustrator (or AiPad to make it short/catchy) is very easy. Again, ease of use is the more attractive feature. It’s the reason both Graphic and Vectornator got kicked off my iPad Pro years ago in favor of Designer, Photo, and Publisher For iPad [HINT]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKeegan Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, Alfred said: No. Unfortunately, it isn’t compatible with my humble iPad Air 2. Bummer! Well, I don’t think you’re missing out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artsketch Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Superb app. The blob brush, shape builder and vector eraser making Illustrator very unique for creative work.. Don’t confuse with Affinity’s blob bug 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKeegan Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Artsketch said: Superb app. The blob brush, shape builder and vector eraser making Illustrator very unique for creative work.. Don’t confuse with Affinity’s blob bug 🙂 I must admit, the blob brush was smooth, and since a unified point width is consistent with modern illustration trends, they get away without having some way of tapering the line (for now). the auto-closing of shapes using pencil tool is handy. Unfortunately the Pen tool is broken 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografoengranada Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 how to do it on ipad how is done on ipad silhouette outline to convert it into vector like illustrator does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispe Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I've been beta testing the Illustrator app for a while and I think both Designer and Illustrator have their good and bad points and neither can currently replace my desktop workflow. Illustrator's UI is much more intuitive for a touch platform with the context sensitive bar that comes up underneath your selections. I find Designer on iPad is too close to the desktop version and without a keyboard too much stuff is buried in menus, everything takes a few too many taps to do imo. As more features are added to Illustrator it will become a much better app, right now its finesse and features are lacking. But Designer has a huge advantage over the Illustrator app in that it allows canvas rotation. Considering the reason I usually start work on the iPad is because of the vector drawing, the lack of rotation on Illustrator is supremely disappointing. I don't expect it will be added either as it's interoperable with the desktop version, which also lacks canvas rotation. Bummer. iuli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
befehr Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I love Designer on the iPad. There are a few things, like my expected location of certain tools located in pull down menus vs. toolbars, but in all it’s pretty solid. In fact, I am now finding myself picking up my iPad rather than going to the desktop. Alfred, Aammppaa and MikeW 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, befehr said: In fact, I am now finding myself picking up my iPad rather than going to the desktop. I can’t remember when I last used the desktop version of Designer or Photo. By the way, I hope you’ll consider reposting your wonderful drawing to the ‘Share Your Work’ forum. It would be interesting — probably mind-boggling! — to see the wireframe view, too. befehr 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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