rjmusto Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hi all, I have been thinking about buying a drawing tablet to use with Affinity Designer and have spent a bit of time trying to make sense of all the options. Then it occurred to me that I have a (rather elderly) iPad 2 lying almost unused and maybe that could be used as a drawing tablet...... And, heck, there are a lot of options here too. Two main questions to find answers to: which software to go for, and which stylus? After some reading, it looks like AstroPad is one good option, or Duet. No free trials unfortunately, so no chance to try them first. So I wonder if someone has been through this already and can recommend a combination that works well with AD - and will run on an iPad 2? Thanks a lot, Ralph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deva Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Here is a good review of Astropad vs Duet (both versions of each) https://www.imore.com/astropad-vs-duet-display-which-second-screen-drawing-tablet-ipad-pro-reigns-supreme I use Astropad with an iPad Pro + Pencil... works well! I only use tethered, not wireless. Once Affinity Designer is out for iOS, I'll be using Astropad less... maybe hardly at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjmusto Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 Thanks for the advice. First step then is to pick up a stylus (Bamboo Fineline maybe) and then give Astropad a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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