Ipad VS cintiq (the final battle)

[Aaroncsi135]

when you are doing the storyboard, sketching and inking are there differences?

I dont know if I should buy a cintiq or ipad. I already have an intuos+macbook, and I've never used a pen display tablet

My options for productivity are:

a) cintiq + clip studio paint

b) ipad + procreate (sketching, inking) and then intuos + clip studio (painting)

[MarMarTche]

I have a huion monitor and an iPad. Both are great for their respective things. I like the portability of an iPad. I like the size and price point of the huion. You have a Macbook, an iPad could be connected as a second monitor.

[Aaroncsi135]

the problem is that clip studio paint don't have support for touch when you are using sidecar. I prefer to use my intuos+macbook 16" than an ipad without touch

[MarMarTche]

Huh I didn't know that. Wild.

[TheLemmaLlama]

If you've already got intuos+macbook, I'd suggest getting the ipad for portability :] Not much point in having 2 different setups that you can only use at a desk

[BoomerZ]

I own a Cintiq and once you own one you can never go back to any other tablet. I have owned a Huion, played on a Ipad, own a galaxy s7 with s-pen. There is a reason a Cintiq is the industry standard. Pros to a Cintiq are quality, con is price. You get what you pay for. And unless you get one of the smaller all in one tablets from Wacom, you need a computer to plug it in. You can also buy out right Clip Studio Paint, unlike apple where you rent it. The portability of apple is overrated as how much work are you really doing on the road anyway. My advice is always: If you can afford a Cintiq, buy a Cintiq.

[TheLemmaLlama]

The portability of apple is overrated as how much work are you really doing on the road anyway.

Haha, good point! Note to OP; I might be biased because of my own unusual lifestyle XD

I own a Cintiq and once you own one you can never go back to any other tablet.

This kind of thing actually dissuades me from getting something, since it's like 'hop on the hedonic treadmill and lose your ability to work with inferior products ever again'! It's like ... but I like having the ability to do good work with cheap equipment; it's a useful skill :'D

(EDIT: (replying to the reply here because I really need to rein in my tendency to derail threads XD) in that case, it's probably good to upgrade if you're still feeling those little distractions and just can't get used to them, yeah :'D But if you're having trouble 'going back to' your old gear, it probably means you've acclimated to those little distractions to the point they're not distracting anymore, but then you switched to better gear and gotten used to that instead, so you've lost the acclimation you've built up for the old gear. In that case, I don't suggest upgrading.)

[BoomerZ]

Let me use an analogy for what 'm talking about. I ride sportbikes. A lot of people buy a helmet for $200-300 dollars thinking its awesome. they don't know any different. Then you buy a Shoei, for around $800. It fits, it's quiet, it doesn't hurt after 2 hours on the bike, it doesn't wind buffet you at speed, and it's light weight. Now you can just focus on riding. It doesn't make you not be able to ride with a cheaper helmet, but you become better as you don't have to worry about the little things your work around. With a Cintiq you can just focus on your art. It removes the little distractions. Always take the easy route with tools.

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