Photoshop iPad Pro 2019 - First Impressions (for Illustrators)

[@godofironart]

LMAOOOOOO your anger and indignation is actually giving me life - thank you for suffering through all this, for our sakes.

[@oniros80]

Eyedropper has always been "I". Check on your Mac. It's not a change. It goes back even before CS. I get what you are talking about though. Those are alternate functions of other tools like brush, gradient, etc. The project as a whole is too ambitious for the iPad the way they are doing it. They are using the original core code to port over instead of writing for the device. Which is why other apps work so well with the iPad. The iPad is not a MacBook or Mac workstation. They need to either match specs or keep the tablet a tablet. This is only going to anger consumers in the long run and cause a schism in the community as there are those that simply won't accept facts for facts and still think it's the greatest most powerful can do anything device.

[@JonGPxl]

I too have never known it not to be "I", PC or mac.

[@Kassary]

Whats your source on that they ported the original Photoshop code?

[@oniros80]

@@Kassary I am looking now to see if I can find one of their KZbin videos that lead up to MAX discussing it. At the time, it was given as a positive point to put users at ease that it would be "the same Photoshop you know and love" as I remember it.

[@oniros80]

@@Kassary I know I bookmarked the video featuring Scott Belsky discussing it. But this article also mentioned it. And It was leading up to MAX 2018 somewhere in an interview or the keynote that he explained it. www.theverge.com/2018/10/15/17969754/adobe-photoshop-apple-ipad-creative-cloud

[@storyboarderau]

Clip Studio Paint managed to port the full desktop software onto the iPad and it can be used with or without a keyboard. I don’t understand how Adobe can’t do the same or at least port the essential functionality over.

[@WryGrin]

Honestly, I've been using PS for about 10 years, and in the last 5, Adobe's done nothing but systematically convince me to find other programs to use. Even after this much time, I'd rather learn an entirely new program than get shafted by Adobe anymore. I'm trying Clip Studio now, and I'm not really missing PS at all... (I am on PC though).

[@scarlet8078]

I'm in the same situation as you. Been trying out Clip Studio & Krita and so far I really like both. I've been using Krita mainly bc of it's stabilizer, compatibility with GMIC & plug-ins, & the brushes I got for it. Tbh I wanted something "lighter" than PS to do personal work at home. PS also has a lot of lag even when I'm using a gaming PC with monster specs that can run anything. I'm happy to use PS when I'm in studio but it doesn't make sense for me to pay for a personal license

[@setheh]

@@scarlet8078 I love Krita! It's got everything I need for digital painting. Plus, developers listen to artists!

[@xuanxh]

@@scarlet8078 I have been using Krita quite a lot as well (in fact I would love for Adam to give it a try and maybe do a quick review of it, but the lack of support for photoshop brushes might be an issue for him). I'm really liking it appart from a few things: like no matter what I do it's quite slow on my machine, contrary to photoshop. But since I'm fairly comfortable using photoshop at this point, I'd rather have Krita as a my main secondary app since it is free, so I'm less likely to run into the "I no longer can use this program" issue. I make sure to finish a few big pieces with it to get a workflow in place.

[@benikeler]

Another vote for Clip Studio. I'm also on PC, but Clip has an iOS app as well. Better code, better customization, and better workflow(for sketching and painting). Photo editing I use Affinity.

[@WryGrin]

@@scarlet8078 Yah, I went all through art school with apple and adobe, so I *can use it when needed, but left to my own devices, I'm always going to go PC and anything not-Adobe lol. At this point, I think "industry standard" for Adobe is more of a legacy concept (from when they really were the best and only thing on the market), and the breaks apple and adobe give to educational institutions... A lot of us were trained on it from the beginning, so we try to carry it forward into our professional lives, only to catch it in the eye. It stinks.

[@tlilmiztli]

I used Adobe software from the times of Photoshop 4.0. Over two years ago I switched to Affinity. Now I am again having fun working.

[@mgtow-extraits]

15:15 you had me with that wet nail polish demonstration. also, on a counter positive note: it would be nice to watch a video with some great workflow choices compilation in drawing apps. maybe your personal favorites. just an idea... even mister "i" could benefit from it.

[@mikenorval6331]

I try to avoid any subscription-based software these days. No thanks Adobe.

[@seanodanielsart]

Adobe has been dead to me since procreate came out 5 years ago.

[@sloppynyuszi]

Sean O'Daniels procreate came out 9 years ago 🤫 time flies. Granted it was a free app that had only 6 layers and the maximum canvas size was even smaller than the OG iPad screen. It had a nice drawing engine from day 1 though.

[@seanodanielsart]

@@sloppynyuszi OMG..you are right. I can't believe I've been using it that long!

[@sunilsdesigns1232]

Same here! Nothing against Adobe, but I just found the Procreate interface so much simpler. It may not have had the same amount of brush options, but it had the ones I actually use, and I like that it was designed specifically for the iPad. Also like that Procreate was a one-time purchase price, while Adobe was a subscription.

[@louism8911]

Hmm...that too but it even dead longer than that. I still use Photoshop CS6.

[@w4mkh]

Me too. I refuse to use subscription based software.

[@keshandstr7926]

Finally... someone that talks like a real person, great video, definitely subscribing to this channel 👍👍

[@AdamDuffArt]

From a KZbinr perspective that can be the same as shooting yourself in the foot but I gotta speak the truth

[@hankcoca]

“I” has always been for eye drop for me, I’m right handed

[@alfredocarretas5640]

I was thinking the same thing... i open my Desktop PS just to make sure.

[@MCbeccy89]

It's still a terrible key, I think it was newly added. But either way, left hand is for keyboard, right hand is for mouse or whatever you have. They shouldn't use right handed keys. If you go full on both hands on keyboard while using photoshop then I don't know what the hell you're making lol

[@Karin029_]

Yes but it's the fact that it's only "I" and holding "alt" doesn't work. It's a much much faster and more efficient workflow when using alt as the colour picker. It's the point that you can't change it from "I" either.

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

I think the problem is not the key itself. Is the lack of customization options. Since even tough there are exceptions, i think its safe to say that for the overwhelming bigger part, artists use alt as eye drop.

[@nem0neen]

i'm a 19 year old painter and Procreate has been my only application i have used for the past 6 years, and i think the keyboard shortcuts vs on screen/gestures is just a matter of preference if i were made to start using keyboard shortcuts out of nowhere it would completely ruin my work flow. just as you can look at your painting and resize your brush at the same time, you can do the same with onscreen controls/gestures with practice! i feel like if programs had more customization abilities, the ipad applications would work for everyone

[@JayJapanB]

At the end of the day though, the keyboard can just do more than you could ever fit with gestures or onscreen controls. Maybe you have a minimalist workflow, but for others it's just going to be slower. Same reason why most people don't use express keys.

[@nem0neen]

@@JayJapanB yea! like i said, it's all preference + practice with procreate it actually has a loooot of onscreen commands and knowing where they are + being able to click them without looking makes it really fast and intuitive either way i think tbh

[@spyrosheniadis]

As a photographer I was flabbergasted by this 1.0 release and all the small simple things that made no sense, and now hearing it from an artist's perspective, it just confuses me even more. What the hell were they thinking?

[@frostreaper1607]

Probably "we're Adobe, now give us your money".

[@RobertDeya]

Want to hear something funny? I got the Ipad Pro basically in preparation for the Photoshop release. Not only did it come way after it was announced, but I found FOUR apps that do a much better job at drawing and painting ( Procreate, Art Studio Pro, Sketchbook Pro and Infinite Painter). They handed their user base to other companies in a silver platter. And don't get me started about price...

[@meagenruttan4681]

Oh man, I hope I'm not putting myself in the line of fire here, but I've always used "i" for the eyebropper tool. I have my pinky finger on "E" for the eraser, pointer finger on "i" which also puts it close to "L" so I can rock that lasso tool and then my thumb works the space bar and "B" brush tool. I am all ears if there is a more stream line way of using short cuts!

[@solomonsart]

"I" has always been the shortcut to the eyedropper tool, Like how you press "B' for brush. "Alt" is a modifier that you press and hold until you pick a color.. Once you let go of the alt key, it then switches back to brush... I do agree, Adobe has screwed up quite a bit over the years

[@kmgenius]

I've always used i for eyedropper

[@scarlet8078]

Probably u are left-handed?

[@rikkekunst7981]

same...E is for eraser (at least for me)

[@kmgenius]

@@scarlet8078 nope right handed. I don't remember photoshop ever having something else for eyedropper and I've been using it since cs3

[@MartinGillArt]

I had a similar experience! Was so excited to get going with photoshop on my ipad, 2 minutes later I was back in procreate. Procreate 5 is coming soon and it's new brush engine looks like it's the answer to my prayers. Will have to check this Artstudio pro everyone is mentioning too.

[@jeffreypostma6832]

Both Artstudio Pro and Clip Studio Pro are much better for painters, with customizable shortcuts (and interface in CSP too) Loved your video!

[@Dylanepw]

"Ill show you how to fix it OPEN ART STUDIO PRO ROASTED!!" haha awesome

[@ThatArtistGryph]

This had me dying

[@jennya9163]

I love art studio pro as a ps alternative haha

[@jana42069]

Hi Adam! I am glad you went through this aspect of the Ps for iPad Pro. I have been using Procreate for all of my artwork and so far Adobe has once more convinced me not to move over! I feel like I get frustrated with these kind of developments that hinder the creative process if it gets in the way all the time! So thanks for taking one for the team!

[@crisaram_]

I'm so glad I switched from Photoshop to Procreate for sketching and Clip Studio for refining... And I also may try Artstudio Pro too, it looks good from what I've seen, and if you recommend it there's not much else to say. Thanks for everything you do (and went through with this video).

[@GeorgeKalokairinos]

Artstudio pro is an excellent app! For photoshop users like myself, it was the perfect app for the transition to ipad.

[@linda1541]

You might wanna try affinity photo for the iPad right now it’s half off till tomorrow it’s the best there is for the iPad.

[@thanhclips]

Agree. Procreate is awesome for drawing but I can never finish my work with it. I always have to use another app to complete my work like clip studio.

[@RockTo11]

In the Input Settings, there are options to turn on/off "Stylus only painting", and "Stylus double-tap".

[@AdamDuffArt]

Oh good, thanks for the heads up

[@rkneegordon6316]

This is why I use Clip Studio. Completely customizable, and welcoming to any brush. Art studio pro looks like great app as well, to recommend to friends. Thank Adam for sharing your pain.

[@murilocavalcanti1225]

I really like using clip studio, but welcoming to any brush? I can't find any good brushes - if I find one - for Clip Studio. Where do you get them? I only use the default ones because I couldn't find a way to add new ones (like good brushes for painting).

[@TheKevphil]

@@murilocavalcanti1225 You can get a gazillion brushes here: frenden.com/ Plus others by other folks -- Just Google them. Some are free, others at modest prices. Basically, you just drag the brushes into the interface. I agree that CSP is great for anything art-related, though Photoshop still has the edge for Photo work.

[@daniloalongi7655]

Also, do they want us to draw on fresco? I just want one app, the one i have on desktop, for ipad. This would be very simple. I dont need spin offs

[@darrenalbertson-digitaldus6227]

I've been using PS for almost 30 years but don't recall when "I" wasn't the Eyedropper Tool... I use Option (Mac) to invoke it, but have aways known "I" did the same thing. That you can't select the Eyedropper with Alt/Opt on the keyboard is lame and hopefully they fix it, but you can trigger it when holding the onscreen modifier button and pulling out on it. It will be a damned if you do, damned if you don't for Adobe trying to balance a touch UI and what ppl are used to on the desktop. Don't think this first release was meant to appease artists (that’s why they released Fresco), but for basic compositing while they add features periodically because they made a promise to have it out “sometime this year", tho nowhere near what was promised.

[@jaykay98]

That's what was thinking. "I" as an eyedropper has been there since forever. I'm like bruh. Curb your rant.

[@TheOriginalRaz]

Yeah you're right! I have it on CS6 too!

[@MrAnthonydawson]

You can quickly select the eye dropper while using brush tool with Photoshop for iPad. You do it by sliding your finger to the outer edge of the secondary function ring. Did take me a few goes to realise this, it’s not obvious.

[@AdamDuffArt]

Yah I know about that - and I hate it - that’s an even worse alternative

[@Foreignerlin91]

How’s the actual drawing brush experience comparable to procreate or pc photoshop though?

[@AuroraxPhilic]

I absolutely exploded in utter happiness when you opened up Art Studio Pro. Absolutely criminally underrated.

[@LuckyClan]

Greetings from Artstudio Pro team from Poland ;)

[@MANIAKRA]

Haha I love the vid man! The frustration was palpable, but I found it so enjoyable to watch someone being honest. True artists will relate.

[@socheatchea8253]

eye dropper tool always has been "i", it just when in brush mode you can also use alt ......

[@AdamDuffArt]

In the iPad version? Wasn’t working for me - only on desktop

[@DBLCreations]

As for as i know, i was indeed always the eyedropper but i can be wrong of course. I don't really use brushes all that much.

[@sanitize808]

First impression are so important. It really doesn’t matter if you fix all these problems, you’ll move onto another program and start to get in a groove, and when they finally have something polished you don’t give two craps about it cuz your found your process.

[@lincy9114]

Thank you Adam for this informative video so people know what they get themselves into. I am a concept artist and illustrator myself, so I feel your frustration with the changes in iPad's version of Photoshop, I probably will stick to Artstudio Pro, Affinity Photo and Procreate, while wait for Procreate 5 in the meantime , and let Adobe fix up their issues first before dipping my Apple Pencil in there. Also high five on the ArtStudio Pro!

[@lachlanorton3094]

If you go to settings you can turn off the pen double tap switch thingy

[@MatthewBrandon1]

I’m totally confused about adobes three apps for drawing in the iPad - photoshop illustrator and fresco....

[@jaykay98]

Your salt is a breath of fresh air! All the other reviewers are so careful with their words, so that they don't incur the wrath of the PS fanboys. Love your stuff. Never stop being you.

[@artprentice877]

oh no Adam the second you pointed out that light, all i could see was it dancing around the room when you swung your hand. I could of been blissfully unaware. lol

[@sirjamesfancy]

12:30 made me laugh but I'm surprised the shortcuts aren't customizable

[@christophriess5274]

You can disable the double tap in the pencil settings (in iOS, not the app). One of the first things i did. The rest matches my experience (except that I bit the bullet trying to work out a touch instead of keyboard workflow for procreate - so it just bothered me moderately here. Still enough, though.)

[@dnghn.design]

Use left hand for size control I’m right handed and use left hand fro those on procreate

[@robn2171]

Same exact situation I went through. I do all my layouts on my iPad throughout the day and then finish my work on a Cintiq at my desk. It has been a laggy, impossible-to-use mess and I'm only working to 350dpi with 2 to 3 layers. Unacceptable on an iPad pro. Sticking with Procreate!

[@daniloalongi7655]

Adam, Apple (or any other Vendor), should do a 50 inch display for drawing that one can put on an easel or hang to a wall and draw imho

[@AdamDuffArt]

I’ve fantasized about an Apple cintiq like pen display for years - I could only imagine how amazing it would be

[@daniloalongi7655]

​@@AdamDuffArt No worries, nowadays Dreams come Realities, they will do it! Mobile is no more a new thing for we users and professional.. Mobile is the future of desktop ... so i dont see why we cant have an ipad with mac os and an arm cpu, that just run fine all the desktop apps. This will reduce battery life? Who cares.. after 2/3 years they will release update (hardware and software) to fullfill this issue. Why did they used this useless IpadOS? To me its useless. Also i would love the apple pencil to be EMR. What i dream i have

[@lasarith2]

4:07 it’s the suns reflection off of the Apple pen - you can see it move as you move the pen in you’re hand.

[@NeilOttoTep]

Adam, breath! Breath in and out. You can always use Affinity Photo or Artstudio Pro they're more Photoshop then Photoshop is now.

[@scotntam8863]

Mr. LUCIDPIXUL Sir... First let me just tell you I love your youtube style already, and this is the only video I've watched. I like that you are real, you are blunt as all hell, and obviously really don't care if Adobe knows your pissed or not! LOL . Some call that a weakness... I call it a straight up strength! Rough but real! OK.. now.. To All Y'all.... Seeing the comments about Adobe being dead to them, and Procreate, etc.... I would feel guilty if I didn't share info on a program you might fall in love with even more than either of them. I totally accidentally came across Affinity programs when looking for Adobe videos. NO... I DON'T OWN IT. NO I'm NOT GETTING COMMISSIONS. NO... I'M NOT SELLING ANYTHING... I PROMISE. I'm just sharing info because it isn't QUITE as popular YET..... and I absolutely HATE ALL GREEDY DEVELOPERS that not only charge ridiculously high subscriptions... but make you buy bundle packages of shit you will never use to get the one or two that you will. Sorry.. HUGE pet peeve. Ok.. deep breath... I'm good. Alright.. FOR THE TL;DR version... just click the link to they Publisher launch keynote. It's long but if you have time.. watch the whole thing. They introduce the latest of 3 Affinity Programs .... and the ability to Toggle between Photo, Design and Publisher. Workflow is freaking MAGICAL! You're Welcome. affinity.serif.com/en-us/live/ . If you don't have 31 minutes.... skip to 14:25 and take it from there for the good stuff! Anyway... Y'AAALLLL!!!!! If you haven't checked out Affinity Publisher, Affinity Design and Affinity Photo yet... do yourself a favor. All three are now out on MAC.. (I think on Windows but not sure.) Photo and Design are on iPad with Publisher to follow soon. BUT OMG .... Say you're working on a design in Affinity Photo and you need a function/feature on Affinity Design. YOU LEGIT JUST "TOGGLE" BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ALL 3... on Mac... so far. No Export/Save/Reopen/Export/Save/Go Back to frist program/etc etc . The iPad will do the same... as soon as Publisher is finished and launches. AND THE BEST PART.... NO SUBSCRIPTION!! I paid ONCE for EACH.. I'm seeing the price in Japanese Yen in Tokyo which is 6,100 yen each (Approx $55 - $60 USD) for Mac OR Windows...and 2,440 JPY ($20-ish)for the iPad versions of Photo and Design. Hopefully Publisher will launch soon! AND if I remember correctly upgrades will be the norm, just like this last one was. No buying the next version like the purchased PS programs! Oh yeah.. and for those with all of their stuff already "ADOBE-fied"... You can open photoshop files, and export any file you start with to a PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, PDF, SVG, EPS, EXR, HDR, OR TGA. So if the release of PS on iPad left you super disappointed... like is did for A.D. LUCIDPIXUL ... Totally do yourself a favor and check it out! BREAK FREE from your subscriptions! HAHAHA Again, this is the link to their live launch keynote for Publisher a little while back. If you don't have 31 minutes.... skip to 14:25 affinity.serif.com/en-us/live/ . So freaking awesome! I know... I know... I rock. You're totally welcome!

[@alexgreen5064]

This was a very informative video. I am still waiting to buy an iPad as I want a really compatible Shop for iPad, especially timeline. They said the 2019 release would be a 'FULL' release....... Adobe are being incredibly vague for a massive organisation.

[@calahad]

I actually like this guy and the way he speaks. Enjoyed every minute of it.

[@AdamDuffArt]

It seems I’m entertaining when I throw a hissy fit ;)

[@joao_belmont]

Thanks for this. My first job barelly out of art college was as a Photoshop instructor at Adobe Sao Paulo, some 20 years ago. I must say, I haven´t been using Adobe Apps for a while now. The spell is over, way due.

[@themekon]

I totally get it.... I’m a pro avid tv editor... and keyboard shortcuts are the most important thing... And I’ve been tweaking my ergonomics so I have to move fingers as little as possible... If it’s not customisable.... it’s not pro.... Simple as that.. Nick

[@VibrGames]

Are you sure there's no way to customise the apple pencil double tap feature? Every app I have used that supports the pencil has an option to change it. Even Photoshop Sketch had it.

[@AdamDuffArt]

So far not yet - at least they should have the option to disable it - Infinite Painter comes with the default set to “off” - smart move imo

[@_Nyxus_]

Hey Adam, this is important and I have no idea where else to get in contact with you. But are you and the other drawing channels going to be affected by this new FTC thing? Honestly I'm really worried about all this. So many creators are being forced out of their money and being forced to move to the KZbin Kids and I'm not sure if that includes the traditional/digital art channels too.

[@omni1452]

Eyedropper always been "I", but the Alt was always back up for eye dropper, I can't imagine not having alt function while I paint, it would totally take me off the flow. I had issues with Photoshop version 21.00 where every so often, i will get pixel loss on the layer that i am working on from doing brush strokes and it will come back right away on my next stroke, or when I zoom out or in. I was advice to check the box of Legacy Compositing in Preferences which will revert to the old photoshop. Idk if that ever happened to you, Adam?

[@AdamDuffArt]

Same here - my current issue talith the desktop is that there’s the touch-ring lag when windows ink is active on my cintiq, but turning off windows ink disabled my tablet pressure entirely - so I’m forced to stick with 2018 still And regarding the “I” yes indeed, but at least the desktop has the alternative alt that everyone uses - the iPad forces you to use only “I” which is just baffling and sloppy

[@omni1452]

@@AdamDuffArt I am glad you made this video. Because i was really contemplating to buy an iPad for photoshop so i can have something to draw on other than my desktop. I never owned a Apple product but i was doing my "research" and almost everyone said the iPad is best tablet for drawing due to how amazing the Pen (gen 2) is. But it seems that in this case I would have to wait because photoshop seems terrible on it. And I work exclusively on photoshop so all I know is that. If I did go to another software idk if it would read photoshop files.

[@toejamr1]

As someone who uses many adobe products (PS, AI, AE, LR......) my biggest gripe is that they don’t even try to keep the same shortcuts across their own platform. This comes as no surprise to me at all, unfortunately.

[@knp01]

Ok, yeah, but "I" was always an eyedropper shortcut. What you're looking for is Alt as a quick swap of tool. When you press I in PS it picks eyedropper and stays eyedropper too. Also- all real artist know not to touch your surface with a palm, it's called painter's grip for a reason.

[@perpetuallin]

I can't find anything about the painter's grip online. How come you shouldn't rest your palm on the surface when drawing digitally or on paper?

[@knp01]

@@perpetuallin because that way you restrict movement of your elbow and arm joint on top of using way more brute force to draw a line than you would otherwise if you keep your palm up. It's something to get used to, but the hand is less stressed and it'w way less painful to have long sessions overall. Generally look up how painters always have loose grip at the end of paintbrush and only grip it closer to hair when doing slow details at the end. It has little to do with wet paint and a lot with ergonomy of you whole arm. On top of that you are able to draw longer and more stable lines when drawing from arm or elbow with unmoving wrist. It's literally first thing they teach in good art classes. how to grip tools properly.

[@perpetuallin]

knejt01 I see. I get how that could be used when painting on a canvas or painting in general, but when drawing with a pen of some sort, as long as you aren't relaxing on your elbow but only gently with your palm, I feel like there shouldn't be much of a difference. Unless I'm completely off with all this.

[@knp01]

@@perpetuallin if doing tiny strokes- not much, but in doing long swipes and longer work- a lot. It relaxes whole arm and naturally stabilizes lines you draw. It's called "painter's grip", but I've learnt it while taking primarily pencil/ink lessons for technical drawings. It's actually great for charcoal or pencil, because it allows to quickly change from point to side without changing position of whole arm, just the wrist. It is different from normal writing grip and gets a lot of to get used to it, but the precision is much better and more comfortable in the long run.

[@perpetuallin]

knejt01 Interesting, I'll remember this for next time I draw. Thanks for explaining

[@mallorypugh6637]

I am a college student who is going into animation/illustration as a major my grandparents got my a subscription to either clip studio paint or photoshop for my iPad I thought photoshop because it is what all my classes use but now maybe not.

[@igorkirdeika4765]

Thanks Adam!! Your reviews are fantastic!

[@prielhackim]

You are totaly right. Im working on a positive impretion video about the app. And i abd i was wondering what wohuld you think of the app from a biginner arstist point if view. Someone who dont know the desktop app. And just getting into digital painting?

[@TravisTraps]

but regardless, thanks for this video. Def seems like Adobe cut many corners to rush to market. My one question Adam is how are the selection and masking tools? Like for removing backgrounds, quick selections etc? Still not in love with the way Procreate Selections and simple things like deleting backgrounds is just so much easier in photoshop than in ProCreate, imo. How are those features on this version?

[@rath8028]

You think Procreate or Photoshop is better for drawing / full rendering?

[@MicahRauch]

This is really disappointing.....I have been wanting to update my mobile work station because my Cintiq Companion is really old and falling apart. I have been holding out for over a year now though waiting for photoshop on ipad but I don't think itll happen now. I had a friend that said supposedly you can't even add custom brushes or something on this release either....

[@AdamDuffArt]

Well, if you were really waiting for Photoshop then don’t worry - honestly between Procreate and Artstudio - you’re pretty set. This whole buildup to Photoshop isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. However - I’d definitely TRY out the iPad for drawing. It does not compare in terms of feel and fluidity to a desktop experience with any app, but for the same reasons that the companion didn’t - SIZE matters with drawing. It’s however excellent for ideation, sketching, planning, referencing etc.. Preparing a piece is great on a smaller device, but I definitely prefer the size for more serious work.

[@MicahRauch]

@@AdamDuffArt I have a friend who has also been saying I need to try Procreate and Artstudio. I Believe Affinity Photo and Affinity Illustrator may be on Ipad as well. Which I have herd are pretty decent. I'll take a look at everything and see about maybe changing up my workflow.

[@Kayseurounet]

Between this app and Fresco (which... doesn't seem to hold a candle against ProCreate, especially for its essentially infinitly more expensive price tag), I don't know what's Adobe doing anymore. It might not be today, but with the constantly-evolving competitors (like the Affinity Suite on PC), I think they might just lose their monopoly in a few years. Changing the industry standards will take a really long time, if they do change, but it seems to me they're no longer "the best" in lots of areas, and that's why they used to be the standard at first, right? Just a few weeks ago, I had a need to get back into design for publishing; so I needed to renew my licence for inDesign. And compared to Affinity publisher, which was like a one time $50, I just didn't get *why* inDesign was so expensive in comparison. Thanksfully for them, they had *one* feature I absolutely couldn't do without (support for jp text, only available in the jp ver. of inDesign, not even the western inDesign, another one of my complaint but w/e), so I had to give in. BUT the more time goes on, the less I feel like Adobe deserves support. Again, Fresco and this iPad Photoshop both sound terrible, and terribly expensive, for what they are: less than their competitors.

[@timkannard7646]

I love affinity designer but have you found affinity photo to be not as stable and a little more buggy than Designer?

[@charliemartian8720]

the audio is a bit tough to hear for me. Might be my system or connection

[@ithurt3748]

Charlie Martian I think his mic behind him 🤦🏻

[@vernonbritton5990]

I agree. Way to little volume coming through on headphones. When you look at camera, volume goes down. Boost sound or move mic, please

[@DBLCreations]

I've learned to work with photoshop, so when they announced subscription based software i wasn't to happy with adobe. I must say that, working on a Desktop with it is still the best way (for me anyway), i use my keyboard a lot in conjunction with my wacom tablet. Should be no different on the iPad though! I totally get your frustration...

[@theloniousMac]

Works well for me. I seldom have anything with any more than a few layers though. It’s anew app, and I suspect that there will be many, many updates to come as the engineers find all new ways to accomplish things in the iOS environment with its restrictions. I also find that using the iPad Pencil allows me to go much faster than using the keyboard or the mouse.

[@rustyG774]

How do you feel about the Logitech keyboard for the iPad Pro. Ive noticed that there is times when I don’t use it for a day I would have to re sync it again and again. Does that happen to you as well?

[@AdamDuffArt]

I love it (and I have the Apple magic keyboard as well) it’s amazing value for the money and feels amazing to type on

[@mishkoala]

Adobe is consistently shooting themselves in the foot. I'm really liking my iPad/Macbook workflow, but Adobe just doesn't give me what I need. I gave up even trying, and paying. These tools work infinitely better for me, maybe some food for thought. My alternative recommendations: MAC Photoshop - Affinity Photo Illustrator - Affinity Designer Indesign - Affinity Publisher *These work flawlessly, especially while using sidecar with a Mac and iPad, OMG, butter. Premiere - Final Cut Pro X After Effects - Motion (I don't use often at all) Lightroom - Capture One *Still getting used to this one, but saving me money nonetheless. iPad Photoshop - Affinity Photo Illustrator - Affinity Designer Indesign - X (Waiting for Publisher?) Premiere - Lumafusion (Nothing serious/intensive on mobile anyways) After Effects - X (Don't really need it on iPad) Lightroom - Darkroom All these offer me top notch results, no client complaints, and I've saved over $300 already, and $70 every month here on out. Opinions or other suggestions?

[@AdamDuffArt]

I own all of the above and agree entirely with your list - have you tried Infinite Painter for the iPad? I just discovered it and I’m completely smitten - it’s incredible - only issue (which is surprisingly minor) is that you can’t yet load Psd files with layers intact - but it’s otherwise stellar all the way through (and 10$ Canadian)

[@mishkoala]

@@AdamDuffArt Thanks for the tip, I'll let my girlfriend know, I'm more into video/photo, just getting into some design now. But she's more on the design side, will check it out!

[@KuttyJoe]

I would really love to know what Adobe is thinking. It doesn't make sense for them to state boldly that a full version of Photoshop was coming to iPad. I said all along that it was unrealistic. But what was Adobe thinking? Now they've added more negativity on top of that caused by the release of Fresco.

[@AdamDuffArt]

Oh they’re well aware of the backlash - it’s been in the news quite a bit

[@kiricx4294]

Omg he is soooo pissed 😂😂 I feel sad for you. Here is a like for the great vid. Cheers 💯

[@jonagreyphoto]

totally agree with them changing shortcuts! For example the new Lightroom CC has complete different shortcuts to Lightroom Classic...totally screws up workflow!

[@nicolaschacin9550]

amazing review, that's what a critical review looks. great job Adam and thanks!

[@AdamDuffArt]

You’re very welcome Nicolas, thank you :)

[@michaeldunbar3004]

Every time I double tap for the eraser i get full screen.....man this annoying worst I can't change the shortcuts. No importing brushes no rotation of canvas. I was hoping that procreate 5 and photoshop on the iPad would be all I need, Looks like I will have to get art studio pro.

[@StrictlyStarsky]

I know the fresco you have to scroll at the very bottom of the brush menu and press the (+) button. I know fresco doesn’t customize paint brushes. I think that is my biggest complaint

[@MalikJS18]

from the people that were talking about some of these issues in the beta I knew it would be a big problem and I'm not a professional artist or illustrator, but I did read some of an article interviewing someone from photoshop about this app, they did say there would make many more refinements and things added so it would be closer to the desktop/laptop verison ALSO this is off topic but could anyone tell me the name of the iPad stand?

[@AdamDuffArt]

Ya and adobe are well aware of the backlash - it’s all over tech news

[@sqwid12]

Adam you mentioned meditation for a second there, would you do an art talk about meditating and how it’s helped you work?

[@jordanbenaderet7929]

What is the iPad stand that you are using in this video?

[@AdamDuffArt]

It’s the draftable - I have a review of it on my channel

[@jordanbenaderet7929]

Adam Duff LUCIDPIXUL thank you for responding. I did look for it first on your channel, couldn’t find it.

[@WitOlszewski]

Regarding eyedropper "i" (hear the wordplay here? ;) ) shortcut, it's been "i" since I remember (CS3). PC user here. Cheers!

[@J.5in]

I don't use any of the keyboard shortcuts other than Ctrl Alt Shift. These do any alternative function a tool has and since last 4 years my hand rests on just these keys. Too bad Adobe messed up everyone's workflow.

[@MathisMade]

I feel your pain. I got frustrated using the beta. And seems like they haven’t solved any of the problems.

[@timkannard7646]

I wouldn't even call whatever this app is photoshop, let alone pay a sub fee for it. On top of what you mentioned when I tried working at my normal pace within 5 minutes it crashed. So I rotate between affinity designer

[@DrawnToFantasyBertross]

Oh man, i would have thrown my iPad too! I use procreate, until PS is the same or better I have zero reason to use it on the iPad Pro.

[@linda1541]

Robert Crescenzio Art you should probably check affinity photo for the iPad and for the desktop there’s nothing like it it’s an amazing app it does everything.

[@erxfav3197]

linda1541 for painting like photoshop though?

[@FreyasArts]

My theory is that a left handed person designed this because all the features are optimized for lefties- short cuts on the right side, brush size previews on the right sight.... (Please don't take this serious. I just noticed how practical this would be for me as a left hander xD)

[@dametsuna3]

The eyedropper has always had the shortcut set to I, even on the desktop,it has two different shortcuts ^^" only one is less used, so wierd they would keep the one that people don't really use haha

[@charliemartian8720]

I love your videos. Thank you for all of your content.

[@albafrancescut]

I think that your face expression at 15:24 sums up everything xD What a pity though, I am currently saving money for an IPad Pro and I had high hopes for PS, but oh no, they messed up everything...I really hope this will be fixed in the future :(

[@brisbanewebsitedesign]

I feel your pain buddy. I was so freaking excited to download PS on my iPad, but when i started using it ....sooooo disappointed. Too many features and tools are missing! You should try Affinity Serif or Procreate.

[@AdamDuffArt]

I have both but I think my new favorite is Infinite Painter (and Artstudio pro)

[@aronsilva7077]

What keyboard are you using?

[@AdamDuffArt]

It’s the very inexpensive Logitech Bluetooth one - best seller on amazon and it’s really nice to type on

[@aronsilva7077]

@@AdamDuffArt Thanks man! I will look for it!

[@Sanctum1972]

Excellent video. I just tried it out a few days ago on my original iPad Pro and am disturbed by the lack of features on it. Even worse that some of the filters and FX were not even available for this version which shocked me. I actually have to think that both Apple and Adobe are to be blamed. Apple is at fault for proclaiming iPad Pro as a full fledged computer which must've add immense pressure on Adobe to get it out the door and to compete with Affinity. As an artist myself, I swear by CSP, Procreate, Concepts and a few others. However, Photoshop on the desktop is always reliable when I need it although I have plans to switch to the Affinity apps. It's a shame because the UI for Adobe Fresco was not that bad or Photoshop Sketch as well. I deleted Photoshop from my iPad yesterday because they have a lot of work to catch up on to make it better. If Belsky thinks that they can't do a full version of Photoshop and has to do it slowly by keeping things spartan by design, then this proves Apple's message of the iPad Pro as a desktop class machine doesn't work at all.

[@ileGL]

I has always been the eyedropper for me. Been using this for years

[@majecphotography]

I am the FARTHEST thing from a professional, but I too was very disappointed with the release of this Photoshop. I Understand your frustration, when something should just work, it should just work. The double tap zoom on the Apple Pencil was driving me crazy, until I figured out that’s what was causing it. Of course I have to actively avoid double tapping. Palm rejection is not good, and the lack of a pen tool seems like an amateur problem, not an adobe problem. Just my opinion, from somebody who does very minor photo adjustments. Obviously, there are ways to work around some of it, and being an amateur, it is easier for me to do that. Still love Pixelmator, and the new Pixelmator photo that came out seems decent.

[@hectorescobar9450]

how can you get it? I can not find it in the App store??

[@hamdanmohammed3265]

Art studio pro is a great app I use it all the time And guess what no monthly subscription fee

[@PixiePrincess501]

That's disappointing. I was planning to get Creative Cloud to be able to use Photoshop and Fresco, since I need to learn the ropes for my studies, but this is a huge step back. The worst part is, Adobe now wants us to pay for subscription instead of a one-time pay for their programs, and this is just not worth it. I'll stick to Procreate for now. I do need to learn Photoshop, but I guess I'll wait till I have the money to get a new PC and learn it there. Thank you for the review, we really needed it. Just saved potential wasted time.

[@frostreaper1607]

Depends on you need to learn really. Is it just drawing ? Then you hardly need to 'learn' Photoshop and you'd be just as well off using other apps that have the same features now but do it better (Krita, Clip, Procreate, Art Studio ecetra) Or do you specifically need to learn its layout ? Then just learn it on the job, it takes like a day or something. For 2D artist, Adobe is a waste of money.

[@Fightdemon]

You're totally right... Photoshop is a great great program, it never crashes and you never tend to have any kind of bizarre problem (try cubase... it's a pain!) but I've always had the feeling that Adobe is still thinking that photoshop is only for photography. It's 2019 and we hadn't a proper brush manager yet. My thoughts are that Adobe needs to change the way they perceive photoshop or another companies will own the market in the next 5 years

[@jochom13]

What’s with the toothbrush heads in your ear?

[@mikeo759]

I'm attempting to leave Illustrator for either Corel or Affinity Designer. Adobe has broken their apps. I don't know how they're reporting such huge profits because their core is suffering

[@alexanderwalter2253]

Thanks for your honest opinion and although you’re really embarrassed, I had a real good time watching your video. You’ve exacty expressed what the flaws are in PS for iPad. I’m not an illustrator but a photographer and first things first when I opened the app: Where’s Camera Raw? Okay, no chance for development of photos. Next, trying to make a selection, so where’s the Pen Tool? Ah, not implemented yet, only the damn lasso. Two must-have features for every photographer did’n make it into PS and Adobe has been developing the app for more than a year? That’s the joke of the century! Instantly solved the problem as you did: deleted the app and fired up Affinity Photo. Raw developer: integrated. Pen Tool: works perfectly since version 1 of their app launch.

[@Kaelarts_vt]

the i keyboard shortcut isn't just in the app, they changed it for the default setup for Photoshop CC 2020...who tf is using i for color picker???

[@AdamDuffArt]

Really! Well I didn’t get a chance to test out 2020 in depth, because the brushes are broken due to that stupid recurring “windows ink” bug. You either have a loading ring when you press and hold the pen and alt (which messes up with colour picking) OR when you disable windows ink, it disables the pen sensitivity entirely. So just like last year, I resorted back to the 2018 version and everything works fine. However, in Photoshop desktop, you should be able to change the colour picker back to alt so it’s not the end of the world.

[@Thesamurai1999]

Is it possible to change brush size using keyboard in procreate?

[@nathanhungate2552]

Link It is! I believe it’s the bracket keys. In case you forget, most iOS apps will let you see a list of their keyboard shortcuts by holding down Command

[@Thesamurai1999]

@@nathanhungate2552 Thank you, I may consider buying it then :)

[@AdamDuffArt]

Yes you can BUT!! The brush size increments are WAY too big - so you go from pencil thin to fat brush in one step, which is useless imo. (Unless someone knows a way to fix that)

[@Thesamurai1999]

@@AdamDuffArt oh really? Darn man, do you know another apps (good) for ipad that have a smooth way of increasing brush size. It's litterally the only thing thaat kreps me off painting on the ipad.

[@coreyl8261]

I reported the brush increments as a bug on the forum and got a reply that said it was "acknowledged" about a month or two ago and it was never fixed yet. It's very frustrating. Maybe if a professional artist points it out to them they will do something about it.

[@peterrimak4356]

Thanks a lot for that video man, you save my money.

[@inkstatic_art]

You said exactly what I felt. Subbed.

[@AdamDuffArt]

:) welcome!

[@storyboarderau]

I totally agree. On the iPad I am at the moment sticking with Clip Studio Paint instead of Photoshop. I can actually do real work on there. I think we artists are meant to migrate to Fresco, but that’s another incomplete piece of software.