A Graphic Designers Review Of Adobe Illustrator On iPad 2020 👌

Are you a graphic designer looking for a powerful and portable tool to create stunning designs on the go? Look no further than Adobe Illustrator on iPad! As a graphic designer myself, I understand the importance of having access to professional-grade design software while on the move. In this blog, I will provide a comprehensive review of Adobe Illustrator on iPad, highlighting its features, functionality, and overall performance. I will also share tips and tricks for getting the most out of this powerful design tool. Whether you’re a seasoned graphic designer or just starting out, Adobe Illustrator on iPad is a game-changer for creating beautiful and impactful designs anytime, anywhere. Join me as I explore the possibilities of Adobe Illustrator on iPad in 2020.

The Release of Adobe Illustrator on iPad Pro 2020

The day has finally come we have adobe illustrator on the ipad pro hi guys i’m will patterson if you don’t know who i am i’m a graphic designer i do logo design hand lettering and i teach you all about that on this channel if you know anything about me I’m a huge fan of creating artwork on the ipad not just within procreate and not just in like vectornator and all these cool other apps but any real app that can mimic my experience on a desktop illustrator has been going for like 20 years on the desktop even longer i think yeah Even much longer than that and it’s been the source and the place and the playground for designers across the entire world we see updates every year now this year we received an update on illustrator but it has come to the ipad pro and i’m super excited so today i’m going to be Giving you a graphic designer’s review of adobe illustrator on ipad to see whether it one works the same way to whether it’s worth getting the whole adobe subscription just to get this app or three is it worth getting an ipad now instead of let’s say a macbook this video is brought to you By squarespace let’s start with the release at adobe max adobe has released it to the public and i’ve had it for a few weeks before it was released in the beta now the first thing i loved about the app was its similarities to fresco and i know a lot of you guys use Fresco some of you guys also use procreate as well now adobe fresco and all the adobe sketch and all the ipad apps have a similar ui the ui has always been ultra simple and that can put off a lot of creatives because adobe illustrator is sort of known for its power and the ability to do anything in multiple different ways so let’s start looking inside of this app the action panel is what i’m calling this this is where when you select a shape or a curve or anything inside of illustrator it will show you this little panel at the bottom from this panel you can simply press and drag to change the opacity the layer order so you can change the stacking order you can group you can lock you can duplicate and delete all from this little panel this is probably the most underrated bit or feature in adobe illustrator on ipad because it allows you to do certain things that you can’t do without a keyboard very easily so now that when i select a shape and i want to duplicate it i just have to hold that button down and instantly duplicate whatever i want if i want to delete a shape i can do that change the layer opacity the stacking order even move it or even group them all together these different shapes then you can do that straight from this panel so in fact it’s actually somehow a bit easier than it is on the desktop obviously in the app you also have the artboards feature so it looks very familiar although the sort of ui panels don’t look so familiar unless you’ve used adobe products on the ipad but it all feels very natural to me for me to use anyway because i’ve been using the ipad pro with the apple pencil since it really came out now a huge part of illustrator is the navigation adobe have made it very clear that they want to make it so easy to use this and sometimes when you try to make an app easy it can take away some of the functionalities but in this case i will say unbiasedly as much as possible i do love illustrator that it doesn’t take away any functionality the the ui is there and it’s quite similar to that on the desktop as well although it has familiarities to other apps like fresco you have the selection tool anchor point tool which is like the direct selection point tool pen tool pencil tool brush tool eraser you can have the shape tools as well our bottle type tool and a place where you can import images it all feels very much like adobe illustrator although there’s not as many functions inside of the app right now to find any sort of tool or feature that you want to use is really easy as well you just have to select the left or the right toolbars or hold down on one of those and it will bring up another one such as the pencil tool to the brush tool a feature that i would like to see though is an appearance panel or appearance tool obviously we have properties so you can go to the properties on the right which is just below the layer button and change certain things like the opacity the blend mode and things but i would love to have an appearance panel like we do in illustrator normally to create extra fills and strokes instead of having to manually do it you know that’s just a pet peeve let’s talk a bit more about precision everyone knows vector artwork has to be precise most of the time especially when we’re doing logo design or designing typefaces you have to be very precise with anchor point placement and the manipulation of the handle for me as a designer and a logo type designer it is imperative that i have this ability that’s the first thing i checked and this comes from the pen tool the pen tool is probably my number one tool that i use in all vector artwork applications such as you know vectornator or in ipad on illustrator and one of the things that you need to be precise in when using the pen tool is constraining the handles which means that you constrain them horizontally and vertically as well i did that the wrong way this basically allows me to quickly create typography or quickly create letter forms with the pen tool without having to worry whether my handles are inconsistent although we don’t have a button to press to keep them snapped we do have a snapping functionality through smart guides when we have the snapping functionality on through smart guides when we put our pen tool down or pull a handle it will snap horizontally or vertically a nice feature they got in there as well as rounding corners which allows me to round corners or the ends of letter forms as well if i was to create a typeface so for someone who works in logo design where curves have to be perfect and in font creation typography all this where things have to generally be perfect in order to get a good outcome adobe illustrator on ipad does a great job but what i would love to see is a way of having this sort of button on the left it’s called the modifier tool to snap my handles or to snap my directions with my pen tool horizontally and vertically onto the big one the pencil tool this is probably the biggest feature on the ipad simply because the pencil tool is designed to be used with your apple pencil just like everything else but it allows you to naturally create shapes the one big difference you’ll find if you’ve come from the desktop version is that the pencil tool works so much better than it does on the actual computer which leads me to believe that illustrators will like this a lot more for the ability to natively use it on the ipad with your apple pencil it feels so natural you have smoothing options as well to create very smooth vector shapes which is always a great thing now one thing that i do know about this is when i’m creating sort of like a squiggly line or a certain shape these shapes close by

FAQ

What are the key features of Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020?

The key features of Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 include a user-friendly interface, seamless integration with other Adobe Creative Cloud apps, intuitive drawing and editing tools, and the ability to work on vector graphics on the go.

Is Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 suitable for professional graphic designers?

Absolutely! Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 offers professional-grade tools and functionality, making it suitable for professional graphic designers to create and edit intricate vector graphics on their iPad.

Can I transfer my Adobe Illustrator projects from desktop to iPad and vice versa?

Yes, Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 allows for seamless transfer of projects between the iPad and desktop version of the software via the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Does Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 support Apple Pencil and other stylus devices?

Yes, Adobe Illustrator on iPad 2020 fully supports the Apple Pencil as well as other stylus devices, providing precise and accurate control over drawing and editing.

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