You’ll certainly find something that strikes your fancy, as it has everything from simple nature drawings to complex mandalas that you can really take your time with.

Pigment has a collection of more than 4,000 coloring pages. And you don’t need to buy an adult coloring book or colored pencils to get started. The mere act of taking time out of your busy life and focusing on coloring can be meditative. Flow by MoleskineĬoloring has been known to reduce stress and anxiety. The features you expect from a good vector design app (pen tool, node tool, fill tool, live shapes) are all here, and they’ve been made more intuitive for a touchscreen.ĭownload: Affinity Designer ($19.99) 13. Start creating points and paths, and you’re on your way to creating an illustration. If you’re using Designer to design graphics or user interfaces, Export mode makes it easy to export individual assets. The Vector mode is for drawing, while Pixel mode is similar to using a raster app like Photoshop. To make working easier, Affinity has three different modes: Vector, Pixel, and Export. But don’t be overwhelmed tap on each button and you’ll see detailed options appear. It brings almost all the features from the Mac app to your iPad, and does so in an intuitive manner.Īt first glance, you might feel like there’s a lot going on as the app covers three edges of the screen with toolbars. GoodNotes 5Īffinity Designer is the only great full-featured vector design app on iPad. Once you get comfortable with the app, you should create a blank page and try all the tools at least once.ĭownload: Linea Sketch (Free, subscription available) 6. The tools are arranged in two panels on either side of the screen, letting you ignore features you don’t need.īut this is a double-edged sword, as many of Linea’s interesting features are hidden behind buttons. Linea Sketch’s genius lies in its simple design. The grid tool gives you backgrounds for note-taking, drawing, and user interface design.

Related: The Best iPad Drawing and Painting Apps for Beginners However, you can create multiple canvases and organize them in projects. Unlike Notability, you won’t find an endlessly scrolling page here. Like every other drawing app, Linea takes a canvas-based approach. It gives you the simplicity of doodling whatever you want, with power user tools like unlimited layers, transform tools, automatic ruler, grids, and more. Linea Sketch sits somewhere between a simple doodling app and more professional drawing tools like Procreate.

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