yeah I totally understand your frustration when I watch a review where people push me to buy the iPad Pro. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THE BEST. OBVIOUSLY. BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS TO BUY IT, SO SAYING THAT IPAD PRO IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR A GOOD DESIGNER AND THAT THE OTHER VERSIONS ARE LIKE GARBAGE DOESN'T HELP. It's time for reviews to change and start valuing the cheaper versions more, because not all the functions that make the iPad pro expensive are really necessary
Once I'm finished with my master degree later this year I want to reward myself with the air5 especially for procreate. This year's goal is to get started on digital drawing. I really like watching people talk about it and reviewing that iPad for drawing only, helps a lot to be sure for which model to go.
I've been on the air 4 for about a year now, and I'm blown away by how much it has inspired both my art, and also completely replaced my need for a laptop when traveling! Great vid berry! always love to see your content
Oh for me iPad is absolute must have now! And I totally agree, it's super inspiring that you can take it anywhere and be able to draw any time! OwO❤️❤️❤️
@@TS-wk1by I love it! Just got back from a trip and it was with me the whole time. If you aren’t gaming or anything you wont ever come close to any form of lag or slowdown. The chip in it is still super powerful, especially for the price they’re going for now.
I’ve had my iPad Air for two years now. I absolutely love it. I take it everywhere. I took it on holiday because of the scenery and I could just sit outside and draw on my iPad and it was a calming lovely experience and digital drawing is so fun because you’ve got all your tools in one space and it’s not messy at all 😊
i‘ve also used a normal 6th gen ipad for 5 years and got this ipad air just now, thanks to this video! the switch from 2gb to 8gb ram is so noticeable. while my old ipad still works, it tends to lag a bit in procreate sometimes and also makes music stop playing. the drawing experience with the 2nd gen apple pencil is also much nicer! i had 32gb on my previous ipad and in 2024 it’s not much, i only have 6gb left. i now have 64gb which is relatively small but i only use my ipad for drawing and uni. definitely a great upgrade 🎉
I’ve been using the air 5 since June now, and it’s honestly my best investment. It’s my first iPad but super happy with the choice, getting the M1 processor from the iPad Pro for a much lower price, and it’s really helped to kickstart my journey into digital art!
I made exactly the same comparisons before buying my first ipad, and it's this one, happy to know I made the right choice despite not knowing so much about ipads or iphones. Also I was literally scared I might scratch it so I didn't even start using it until I got a screen protector 😂
My first ipad is the ipad mini 6 for digital drawing. And i love it. haven't regretted buying one bit. Got samsung galaxy s6 light table and that being an 10inch screen was too big for me. so wanted something smaller and wanted procreate. o love how portable ipad mini 6 is and got friends who have pro 11 and 12 inch and they are way to big and heavy. doing commissions on my ipad mini now.
Thank you so much for this video, I watched 1-2 other ones from you and they are very helpfull and so well explained ! I always regreted not buying an ipad sooner.. and now it will be my birthday and thought why not try to get one ? So I was really struggling for a few days now checking absolutely every info I could get to choose which one is best for a graphic designer and someone that wants to finnally get in digital drawing (funny thing or sad is that I bought myself a graphic xp-pen tablet that's really great, 3-4 years ago, but never used it because I was scared of my skills at drawing.. yeah..and it's not portable) and Ipads have improved alot nowadays for drawing, so I want one. BUT for all the videos I saw, no one speaks about the people that want to draw / photoshop and do design things that much, they just flew over it abit and that's it 🙄 All they do is talk about simple usages that you actually can do on phone as well.. quite sad. And not talking about the fact that they all copy-pasted each/other 🤦🏻♀️ Also they talk about that's it's a bad storage 64gb but myself I had a phone for 6 years with that storage, I was just lazzy to transfer my photos otherwise I wouldn't have struggled that much, the way you explained your storage gestion and thanks to a part of another video, I could see better that it's not necessary to have more than 64, only people that take aloot of videos, 3D and are lazzy would need more. I don't see myself pay 200 more for an upgrade since I already have a low budgjet. So yeah struggled to find THE video haha So thank you for explaining so well, I really wondered if I should spend all my economies to an ipad, but you made me decide now : I need the ipad air 5 🥹 Hope to get it till end of month 🙏🏻
I totally agree with your comparison, as an artist that occasionally draws as a hobby I find that iPad Air 5 is great! With latest M chip and great size I find it great. I hate drawing on iPad Mini 6 especially I have bigger hands and iPad Pro is just too much for me to spend not just $$$ it about all the power that I don’t need for small and minimal task.
Oo I love watch your review here, thank you for good information. I am just thinking to buy ipad air 5, but got confused if it would be good enough for drawing. But after listend ur review and seeing your amazing arworks , i think it would be enough for me too . Thank you ❤
OMGGG I'm changing iPads with the same specifications as yours (including the same iPads) and thinking that I'll be able to have more layers is just AMAZING!! Does that mean the pixel quality will also change to better?
Very good! i have an tab s9 fe and the pen and screen are incredible like the pen has an rubber nib that is smart to use and feel and also don't risk the screen, so i put an protective film but it created some friction that also maded it hard to draw and the touch got bug because it was stopping the ''touching'' action making like steps instead of a single line. So i read that the best is the glass protective film because it wont tear the pen instead of ceramic one. but it is also the quality of the protective film that may cost more but make you keep loving draw on your tablet. After put this film i lost the love to draw and i removed it.. the smooth and smart of the natural screen is so good that i think i will keep only with the external case
Looks more like Bowsette but I love it nonetheless! Currently using the ipad M1 Pro 11" and looking to upgrade to a 12".... it just might be the 12" Air 5. Did you personalize your pencil? I used skulls and stars (💀⭐💀⭐💀) so if I ever sold it in the future it could still appeal to someone. Had no idea how in-love I was going to fall with the ipad/ apple pencil/ procreate combo though. It has to be the most satisfying digital drawing experience I have ever had! That is saying something because I have been through so much digital drawing tech over the last 20 years.
Oh, yeah! iPad + Procreate is totally an amazing combo! Drawing on it is such a satisfying and awesome experience! Ah, no) I guess I haven't found the ways to personalized it yet! >w
Does the 60hz impact the drawing experience/latency at all? I've been considering an ipad but I don't know if it's worth it to go with the pro for the 120hz display
If you paint your hair blue you will look like jinx Very informative video, I want this Ipad for drawing, it looks so good even if it's really expensive.
Finally find this video. Thank you so much. I've been searching for some artist perspective about this ipad. I almost choose to buy ipad pro because of its 120hz refresh rate 😂 so i'll decide to buy ipad air 5th gen instead
Changng devices indeed is a breeze nowadays, especially on apple devices its amazing. Amazing style, thanks for the advice as I get stunlocked deciding, I too think 64GB should be good enough for Art but others with less storage management/backup habbits will say otherwise. I prefer to take the advice from someone that managed to get by and create amazing pieces with A 32GB ipad 8th Gen. She keeps premium boxes, oh my 😍
Im thinking of purchasing ipad air (5gen) (64gb) but I cant really tell if its going to be the right size (cant check in store nearest store 2hours away) I got quite big hands but I always loved drawing on a4 size paper a5 was fine too so Im wondering if this would be a good purchase. I do own normal display tablets/pen tablets also but I really want to draw in different places so the Ipad is perfect also procreate is such a nice app.
@@Anastasiaberry Thanks! Do you recommend those paper-like ones? I am afraid that a glass protector will effectively just make the laminated screen like normal screen, so it seems pointless
@@TheCrimsonPopeHey! I use the paper like screen protectors and I love them. Just be aware they do eventually eat away at your pencil nib, so I bought a 4 pack of extra nibs just to keep on hand. But I will say the paper like feel screen protector to me is worth having to replace my nib every few months!
These new ipads just dropped but somehow i am more lured to air5 maybe the price will even get lower on these my oldold ipad needs upgrade but like i cant do pro financially
i've never had an apple product (except for an old ipod shuffle lol) and i pay monthly for 1tb storage on google drive. can i save my art on there too or do i need to get some fancy shmancy ipad app instead?
The law for USB C will be enforced as of December 2024 in the European Union. But nothing to worry, I have my iPad 9th generation that I have bought in September this year. This is not a cause of concern since some iDevices sold before December 2024 will still use older charging ports, since there will still be people who have Lightning ports on their iPhones and other Apple stuff.
Ah, it's kinda annoying to be honest, I have both 6th gen iPad and Air 5 now and have to use different charges for them :\ Although I'm super happy about Apple using USB-C now, like, finally! OwO
The pen is responsible for the pressure sensitivity, not the display ^w^ so to make brushes respond to pressure in Procreate you'll need an Apple pencil ^w^ And if you're interested in brushes, I have a video about mine on my channel OwO 💙
Hii, I watched alot of videos and people say that paper one damages with time the pin of the pencil and you need to replace it (~ 4 pins for ~ 20$ not sure there are different pins as well in material) , for how long it lasts I don't know, I could suppose she took the glass one
@@apaiiyui8488I have an iPad 9th gen, I’m about to upgrade, but I’ve had the same paper feel screen protector for over a year now and it has no issues. But yeah the nibs do end up needed to be replaced every 2-6 months depending on how heavy handed you are and how much you draw!
I really love your videos and art and all the tips with procreate. I realy wish you would do more draw along videos. The one with alice helped me alot after ibought the ipad with your inspiration but still dont know anything
This is a very good and helpful review (specially for developing countries)… thanks also for inspiring and showing people that even you don’t have the “latest and greatest” you can produce amazing pieces. It’s all in the mindset and grit to create.. keep up the good work.. 😈🖤🫡
