2024 iPad Pro - I've Been Drawing on it for 5 Days 

I really appreciate your reasoning to not call this a review but a first impressions video. Sadly most channels rush out a video and act like they now everything about the product already and you taking a step back and talking about the circumstances under which you conducted your testing is really something to appreciate. First video I saw of your channel but you already earned my like and sub 👍

THANK YOU for not rushing a review!

Apple hooked you up with the devices? Brad is now an insider 💯

I’m am a pro illustrator and this is the “review” I’ve been looking for. All the other tech reviewers don’t use iPads day to day for work so their reactions towards it are odd. Of course they’re miffed by the new Pros power because they don’t use it. I usually do 3000px and run all the way up to 54 max layers in procreate on my 2020 Pro. So the new The pencil as well. I’m stoked to get mine! Thanks for the first impression!

nomad sculpt for 3d sculpting is great ...

Thank you for sharing your opinion of the device so far. I always appreciate the honesty and delivery of the information. I'm looking forward to the full review when it comes out.

So glad Apple is giving you the hook up! 👍🏾💪🏽🔥💪🏽👍🏾

Request: As one (like you) who uses the Galaxy Tab Ultra and Clip Studio Paint, I was wondering how heavy 3D models in CSP perform on the M4. It’s the only use case that would make me switch to the M4, if that massive power can be used for CSP art. It’s an area that no art reviewer has covered well, and people are using 3D models more and more in CSP. You could just try the biggest model already included in CSP, it may be the “3D classroom”. GREAT channel, btw. 😊

I appreciate you not rushing a review!

Love your content and excited to see your channel grow!

I really appreciate your channel - great for us artists/designers!

Thank you - I think you are the first person to show what it looks like closed with the magic keyboard - even Apple has been avoiding that!

Love your videos. You make the best reviews for artists. And you make it without useless numbers :3

You earned a sub for your honesty alone! The video was the cherry on top.

This was a really great video thank you

That was a very interesting Video! I love, that you didn't rush into a review but rather gave your honest first impression. Thank you :)

Very interesting. Really keen to know how the new Air is for art and comic creation as well as Final Cut on the new iPads. Thinking of getting my first iPad in over a decade but I don’t think I can justify the cost of the Pro models as I’m more hobbyist now.

The biggest problem with early reviews is that apps aren’t optimized or even ready for the new architecture inside. I remember getting my M1 iPad Pro on launch. And because none of the apps recognized the specifics of the M1 so it all defaulted to think it’s an iPad running on an A12 chip with 3gb of RAM. It took about a month to recognise the chip, and about 6 months for the 16gb of RAM models to give access to more of that RAM. I’m gonna wait a few weeks at least for the M4. If you have multiple page files in Procreate in high res, or busy animatics above 720p, I can still reach the layer limits. And Callipeg chugs when I make longer (10seconds) 4k animation with a lot of layers.

the iPad Air M2 12.9 and iPad Pro M2 12.9 are the same, but the new air has the new Apple Pencil Pro, but the old pro has better refresh rate😭 idk with one to get, here in Germany they r priced the same.

Great video, dude. I dig your art style as well.

Ordered new 13 pro and pencil pro🤤 can’t wait to draw on it🥳 thanks for the video, really useful as always 💜

Great job Brad!!!

Will you make a video on how it feels to draw on the new ipad air?

For 3D have you tried nomad sculpt?

Nomad Sculpt is probably the most developed 3d software on the iPad. Valence 3d is another newcomer and I would say it’s the best yet though it focuses on modeling

I am interested in the layer difference between 8GB Ram, 16GB Ram and if you get any more layers. The pro pencil is also interesting with the new features, especially the barrel roll feature.

i am so psyched about this new ipad - my current one is a 2016 16gb air2 so i’m expecting it to be a revelation! 😅 i will definitely check out the drawing videos you have too, thanks!

I increasingly regret opting for the 11-inch M4 with 256GB, yet I recall the cumbersome feel of the 1st gen 12.9-inch model. Currently, I own the 1st gen 11-inch, and I've been enjoying it since its initial release.

Hoping that they eventually bring pencil pro support to a new iPad mini. I’m mostly interested in the barrel rotation since that’s a feature that for the most part you could only get on older wacom tablets and it’s kinda fun to mess around with.

0:08 just listening. I will ignore your negatives.❤ My magical thinking has taken over.

At first I was so excited to this the new iPad Pro but after using it for a while, unfortunately it doesn’t change how I draw on Procreate, at least for now. 2022 mini LED still works just fine and great

Makes absaolutel sense to use this iPad with the new Apple Pencil Pro! Amazing content, as always! Thanks, teacher!

First impressions stick. Always happy to listen.

Interested in knowing what the drawing feel will be like using a Paperlike screen protector and what impact that has on the OLED displays resolution. Also, how well will the squeeze feature work when you apply a silicone grip to the Apple Pencil Pro.

Hey Brad, because of you, I bought my first iPad. I’d like to say thank you for introducing me to that experience.

Yeah, buddy! Enjoy that! Mine is the 5th gen. and is my work horse.

I find it interesting how apple promotes how long they support their products, but then make new software and peripherals inconvenient or obsolete in a year or two. Samsung released the creator edition S pen that still worked on previous tablets, if the galaxy tab had all the same apps, the choice would be a no brainer.

Thanks for this. I would like to see more rotation samples… with different brushes and different type of lineart.

Looking forward to your opinions and thoughts on the Movink 13

Will be getting my first ipad this year most likely. Hoping screen protector doesn't mess with the oled brightness or detail too much.

On my iPad Pro M1, I get around 5 hours 30 min - 6 hours in Procreate, when drawing constantly. Did that improve on the new iPad Pro with M4?

I like your review brad. From an artist perspective and not from a tech guy who says about its performance.

Thanks for the first impressions video. If you're trying out some 3D and animation apps, I wonder if there is a noticeable difference in performance or rendering quality between the M2 Air and M4 Pro? Likewise with drawing apps with more complex brushes (like Fresco water colour).

Oh man that’s awesome. So excited you got early hands on! That Apple Pencil pro! Excited to see how it’s implemented in other apps. This new iPad should be amazing for 3D Modeling apps!

Exciting video!

Really like your take on these things. Probably because i'm buying it to draw, and you are just phenomenal at talking about those things. I think i'm keen on understanding the main benefits of squeeze and barrel features. As i'm afraid i'll turn it off due to muscle memory pressing and tilting the pen without even intending to do so. Another thing that i was wondering about is the "nano texture", as i'm expecting that to look like a "paperlike protector" would after drawing on it for 6-12 months. But that it would actually scratch after 5 minutes of use or "pressing to hard with the pen. Another thing about the nano texture, In terms of "distortion" of colors and sharpness, how is it different from a paperlike-protector? I would assume it is a massive difference as they are not intended for the same type of use, but still curious. Thanks for the content!

Thank you Brad! I've been a fan of your tablet reviews since 8 and a half years ago when the first iPad Pro came out. It's funny how so much, yet so little has changed. Back then barely anybody even knew what Procreate was haha.

Your review was great

I'm an iPad Pro 12.9 M1 user, your review was one of deciding factor to buy it and I have been daily driving it for 2 years for digital art. I really really love it, but I don't see any worthy upgrade on this new M4. Even M1 is already more than what I need, not to mention the extra $200 price increase is major turn off. I doubt I will be using the extra pencil feature, as I'm just using a separate keyboard just like I do digital art on PC.

The old Magic Keyboard actually had a pretty incredible trackpad design that let you click anywhere even though it was a physical mechanism. I actually really like the feel of it, I’m not sure a haptic trackpad would feel better, but the bigger size is a huge plus!

+1 for an iPad Mini Pro. OLED screen, M? processor, and I would like to see a high end camera system like the iPhone Pro. 🎥

I really loved the "impressions" and I am finally excited to get a new iPad, I have been using the first-gen pro 9.7' for drawing and lots of other things and really want a bigger screen including all the other incredible things the new pro offers. I am really ready for an upgrade, understatement of the year!!! I look forward to checking out some of your other videos, I did subscribe:) you also mentioned a discount code in the video but I never saw it!?! The version of the pro that I want is $$$$ and every discount possible would be great.

Barrel rotation is “neat” come and it’s amazing to micic rel brushes or for calligraphy

The thing I'm most surprised/happy about is Zbrush coming to ipad, very cool and exciting

Thank you for the preview! I am definitely waiting to order until after you report back on that nano glass. I know paperlike is developing a new matte protector… but dang, I would love to not need to apply one (always a pain with larger screens.)

Im most excited for the haptic feature, barrel roll, and now the squeeze feature. Only because I always turned off the tap feature too. it’s way too damn easy to hit accidentally. I was wondering how the squeeze feature would work with that.

Can you scroll pages (PDFs) with the pen, or at least change pages when reading (by clicking the pencil)?

id really love to see a review of that new texture coating option!!! I'm not sure if it would be better than having a paperlike on, since you dont have to deal with bubbling and stuff, but you have a nice permanent, better colour accurate textured screen. but I'm scared of getting it and realising its actually really bad or something and then not be able to put a paperlike on bc it would ruin the colours too much

Do you have unintentional squeezes with apple pencil pro?

I use my M1 Pro for drawing and youtube mostly. Don't really need to upgrade even tho the new pen is dope. Im hoping for an updated ipad mini tho

Barrel rotation would be fun in heavy paint.

Thank you Brad! Look forward to the review. I ultimately would love to know how many layers can you get if say you had a 16x20inch canvas at 300 dpi, and even 400 dpi Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏽

I'm gonna be curious to see if the squeeze function and roll will be able to have any functionality in SideCar when using it with a Mac. I use SideCar to sculpt in Blender and it'd be great to be able to bring up a brush menu in Blender by squeezing.

👍👍 first impressions video

Hey Brad, does the new Apple Pencil have the same features on both the new iPad Pro and new iPad Air? I’d love if you covered that in your review video.

Nomad Sculpt is amazing and on both iPadOS and Android.

Add into your review your comparison to Samsung S9 and which one do you prefer? And is it powerful enough to run unused Photoshop illustrator?, I also I have forgotten the name of the program but there is a 3-D program where you draw your shapes and the program automatically generates the 3-D version of that shape. If you could find and test that program out that would be great and beneficial I think it's a product design app.

The nano texture is like a glass screen protector, its gonna be hella slippy which is amazing but at the cost of quality, but when its your workhorse you eventually don’t care and it helps with eye strain.

I am still using the 2018 version of iPad Pro and find I need the Astropad textured screen cover so not sure OLED is that useful for me. Also need MacOS capable file management to upgrade.

So 13 inch still considered comfortable to draw on without table? I thought the sweet spot of tablet to replace sketch book is 11 inch. Bigger than that it will turn into "laptop" size where we need table to draw on. Still hold on my air 3 and pencil 1....hope they update the ipad os so the app can be more desktop like app.

Hanging out for procreate to update in app and bring in the pro pencils features. Took my procreate 3 days for my 13 pro cloud transfer old pro procreate.

Would you say the squeezing thing to bring up menus and such is reliable consistently for people with varying grips on the pencil? Unlike a button, the placement would be a bit less specific I guess though idk how big the area is where it still registers it.

Great video! I'm be curious to know what it's like trying to use 3D software on the tablet while it's in the keyboard case. In my case I'd like to use Uniform while making use of keyboard shortcuts. I'm wondering if that's something that would be comfortable to do.

Good boy Brad.

Hey Brrad, I have treated myself to a ipad mini current gen one for Christmas. I recently treated myself onto snatching a apple pencil. just wondering will ya be doing a future video on art apps to snatch at reasonable prices? i already got procreate and procreate dreams along with toonsquid.

could we possibly also get a review for the iPad Air 13'?

Do you accidentally squeeze the pencil? Or you can hold it like normal. That’s why I don’t know how I feel about that. I usually hold the pencil tight sometimes

Is it better for drawing and making comics than the Samsung tab s9 ultra?

I’m curious to know the difference in the drawing experience between the 13 inch iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro

Please test for apple pencil gen 2 in ipad pro m4

I saw the new iPad pencil come out and immediately wanted to hear your thoughts

Hey Brad - I might end up having to walk back on my comments about “not getting Nano texture” in my iPad review - after watching numerous artist reviews about it, I decided to pass by the Apple Store today and test it out It’s not rough and resistant like a Paperlike but it’s a very pleasant experience - smooth and matte - I placed my order today - shipping between the 18th and 25th of June

Hey Brad! I was wondering if you could go over the heat/thermals of the new iPad in your review. I notice on my M2 iPad Pro that at times you could feel the heat after drawing for a while and it gets a little uncomfortable. I was wondering if they improved on that for the M4 iPad! Thanks!

In your review can you tell us if the m4 max brightness dims when it’s working hard? And also if background apps still close when too many apps are open? My only gripes with the m2. Thanks!

Hey Brad thanks for the video! Is COLOR CALIBRATION any good on this iPad? Cause this what I’d like to see working well before upgrading from my 2020 pro. I also work in the dark so this old display hurt my eyes real bad, hope it’s better now and I can upgrade asap 😅

So excited to get mine. I actually gambled on the nano-texture. Mine is supposed to arrive on Wednesday and I’m planning on making a “review” in time for my regular Tuesday video.

iPad Mini Pro let’s make it happen!!!!!!

Will there be a review about the ipad air 6? Also can you please review the dell inspiron 16 7530 2 in 1?

Very interested to see a comparison with this years folds/tabs with samsungs anti-reflection screen that shipped with the s24ultra

I'm interesting and curious about using the nano screen with drawings and how it will be overtime. I'll leave you my questions in case you could look into it on the review. Do we still need a textured screen film/protector on those screen for better drawing controls? Will the colors dim too much on the nano choice with paper textured screen film on top? dim more than the glass and film on top? will it be more cost saving using a normal glass choice with textured screen film/protector, which one is a best choice to go? Thank you for all your videos and reviews Brad, many of them helped me picked my first Ipad nearly two years ago. I'm currently using M1 Ipad pro. And also all of it helped me answers my students and fellow artist friends questions about the tools🥰

I wonder if the Double OLED screen will increase the longevity of the Pixels? I LOVE the way OLED looks when it is working but they look HORRIBLE when they start wearing out and it seems with all the pushing for max peak brightness they are wearing out faster that they used too

Thank you for the *NOT* review! I'm still using the older iPad Pro 10.9 gen 3 and am seriously thinking about changing up. Although it does meet my needs to a point, it's starting to show it's age. Layer limits, a bit of lag and a bit more crashing than I would prefer. More being any crashing while drawing. I will be looking forward to your review in a bit! Have fun with the iPad and let's see what your end opinion is. Cheers!

Looking forward to seeing what you think of the nano glass with drawing.

Penicl spin looks really useful. Squeeze menu too. Everything else just looks like a spec bump. Not sure if it's worth the price.

Hi, I am curious, will you review for ipad air m2 ? I want to change my ipad 8th. Not sure which ipad should i buy. Ipad air m2 + pencil pro or ipad pro 2022 with old gen 2? Is the new pencil really killing it ?

Have they fixed that thing where the screen automatically dimd when the camera senses less light? This really bugs me and yes i’ve turned off the settings to not auto turn on/off. It still does it. // also, how hard do you have to press or squeeze the pen?

Brad, would it be possible for you to make a quick test in Procreate (of course if you have older ipads with you) - create a document in size of A4 300dpi and tell us, how many layers can be made inside that document, depending on the iPad? I need to upgrade my 2018 model as I only get around 60 layers but I wonder how much more I can get in those new models

Hi. Since it has anti reflective screen, do you think it will also wear out the apple pencil nib faster just like with paperlike screen protector?

Is it worth upgrading from 2020 ipad pro? My csp kept saying low memory

_please review drawing on iPad Air 13 please. Would 60Hz display be a big drawback in terms of drawing on iPad Air?_