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Jony Ive on Apple Pencil: A 'Natural' and 'Familiar' Extension of Traditional Drawing Tools

I CANNOT wait to try one of these, very excited for it.

I do wish it had some sort of shortcut button, I'm currently using an Adonit touch with 2 shortcut buttons, so it might take some getting used to if I commit to one of these.

It looks incredible for drawing though, maybe I won't be making same mistakes with this new pen and its sensitivity.
 
It makes me laugh a little that some people value/want erasers so much.

Maybe it's just me and preferring to use pens for drawing, but regardless, you have to commit when drawing. If you're a new artist, take that advice, it'll definitely help you.

Otherwise, the undo/eraser option should still be there for you.
 
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Gigaman said:
It makes me laugh a little that some people value/want erasers so much.

Maybe it's just me and preferring to use pens for drawing, but regardless, you have to commit when drawing. If you're a new artist, take that advice, it'll definitely help you.

Otherwise, the undo/eraser option should still be there for you.
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Mac 128 said:
Please elaborate on the charging adapter ... can it be used as a cap? Does it have an indicator for charging status? Is it bi-directional or must be oriented one way? Is it a full data pass through, or will it only provide charging capability (not sure how one would test that exactly)?
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You can of course keep it at the end of your Pencil and it will not come off easily. I just keep it at the end of one of the lighting cables that are behind my monitor. It doesn't have an indicator, there's just a dot on one side that shows you how to orient it. You can use it bi-directional though, it's just that the one side of the adapter has some excess plastic that wraps nicer around the connector on the Pencil :) I can't answer your last Q, but I would say it doesn't provide data pass through, as I've read somewhere that these lightning cables have some chips in them that handle data flow. Apple will surely have gone the cheap route here.

The Pencil itself feels very weighty and valuable though.
 
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saschke said:
Got a chance to grab one today at the Apple Store (they had some Pencil's for business customers). I gotta say, it's amazing. There's no perceptible lag and the accuracy, even at the edge of the screen, is amazing. Fantastic tool that's going to be loved by many.
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Welcome to 2011!
 
Very interested to try one of these styluses out to see how it compares to a Cintiq or just a plain Wacom. Can you try them at the Apple Store?

I imagine this will be loads better, and that Wacom will soon be reducing lag on their devices too. Some progression in the drawing tablet market is sorely needed!
 
What about apps? What do people like drawing in? I've used 53's Paper (nice, but feels constrained) and Penultimate (also nicely designed but not incredible). Recommendations?
 
atechfan said:
You mean something like Galaxy Note Samsung started selling 4 years ago?
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YES! And funny you should add that, because that's what I moved from when I jumped back to iOS, and it's also what I sorely miss. It was the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 8 (tablet)

Maybe that's the reason why I want Apple to make the Pen useable across the entire iOS ecosystem.
 
As a digital artist, I really want the iPad pro, but the Apple Pencil needs to be charged. Why doesn't it electromagnetically pull power from the tablet like other styluses? My Wacom pens never need to be charged, and neither do my s-pens. Stopping to charge it would break my workflow regardless of how many hours the charge holds out. That's something I needn't worry about with similar devices. It seems overpriced for a device that needs to be charged, while styluses/pens are included with similar tools. I get that not everyone wants a stylus, but if it's going to cost $100, why should it ever need to be charged in such a primitive way? Apple is a given for artists and designers. I still use my eight year-old MacBook Pro and it runs wonderfully. I appreciate how Apple develops the newest OS with older systems in mind. Macs are built to last, but it seems something is off these days with the hardware designers... well, for the Apple Pencil at least. I don't get it...
 
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As a digital artist, I really want the iPad pro, but the Apple Pencil needs to be charged. Why doesn't it electromagnetically pull power from the tablet like other styluses? My Wacom pens never need to be charged, and neither do my s-pens. Stopping to charge it would break my workflow regardless of how many hours the charge holds out. That's something I needn't worry about with similar devices. It seems overpriced for a device that needs to be charged, while styluses/pens are included with similar tools. I get that not everyone wants a stylus, but if it's going to cost $100, why should it ever need to be charged in such a primitive way? Apple is a given for artists and designers. I still use my eight year-old MacBook Pro and it runs wonderfully. I appreciate how Apple develops the newest OS with older systems in mind. Macs are built to last, but it seems something is off these days with the hardware designers... well, for the Apple Pencil at least. I don't get it...
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It needs to be charged because it has active electronics in it that sense orientation, etc. Your previous styli were not as sophisticated. While I'm too lazy to look up the length of time that it holds a charge, I would guess it is longer than anyone could hold it without developing a repetitive use injury. Your work flow shouldn't be too disrupted if you put in on a charger when you stop working for the day.
 
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