Sketchbook is available for Apple, Android, and desktops. This is a shortcut keyboard that lets you keep your pen on the canvas so you don’t have to break your creative flow! At Pen Tips we have listened to you and came up with a solution. Anybody who is a digital artist knows that you need to take your pen off the canvas in order to change settings, such as brush size. The last con is something we are working hard to fix. But, we have faith in all digital artists, and if people have done it before you, you can do it too. So, when you make the decision to go with Procreate, also realize that you choose Apple.Īnother thing about Procreate is that it takes a bit of time and effort to learn how everything works. The advantage is that everything works really well within the ecosystem, but that it is difficult to step out of it. Like many things Apple, they have a closed ecosystem. You cannot get Procreate on Android or Windows or any other system. One downside about Procreate is that it is exclusive to Apple devices. Also, the updates do NOT require you to pay any extra fees. With many apps choosing the route of the subscription model, it is great to see an outlier.

The good thing is that you only have to pay it once. You pay about €10/$10 to get Procreate on your iPad. You could, if you wanted to, go to the Rijksmuseum or Louvre and act as if your art is hanging on their walls! This means you can show your artwork in the real world. The latest update of Procreate (5.2) added 3D and Augmented Reality (AR).

Also, Procreate offers lots of customization options, so even if you need to tweak some things to fit your style to perfection, no problemo señor(ita)! It offers an incredible library of brushes and other tools that make sure you can get exactly what you need. Procreate came out in 2011, and has gotten better ever since.

In short, Procreate is a beast of an app. Let’s find out which is better, Procreate or Sketchbook? We will highlight the pros and cons of both of these applications to help you make a decision about which app suits your needs best. In this blog we are going to take a look at two of the best apps for the iPad when it comes to digital art: Procreate vs Autodesk Sketchbook. At PenTips we are interested in creating and finding the best tools for the digital artist.

Autodesk sketch