

They can trigger things like auto-Eraser (default Pencil + one finger), Right Mouse Button (Pencil + two fingers), modifier keys like Command, Option, Shift, or Control (Pencil + three fingers), or a mode called Hover, which lets you move the Pencil to pinpoint a drawing location. By default, the gestures consist of the Pencil in hand, along with one, two, or three fingers down on the screen. There are three Magic Gestures shortcuts and two tap shortcuts, all customizable. Let's talk about perhaps my favorite new Astropad Studio feature: The app's new Pencil and gesture combinations, which the company calls Magic Gestures.
ASTROPAD NOTES MAC
Magic Gestures and tap shortcuts - integrating the iPad experience into the Mac I mentioned ColorSync calibration in that list above, but it deserves a brief shout-out here: In an age where designers are worrying more about how an image looks on multiple devices and color schemes, this is an incredibly forward-looking move from Astropad's developers, and should make those working on photo and video correction very happy.


ASTROPAD NOTES FULL
(I did myself several times during this week's testing.) Ideally, you also needed a Bluetooth pressure-sensitive stylus like 53's Pencil or Adonit's Jot Touch to get the full sketching experience in apps like Photoshop. It works either connected via USB or via Wi-Fi alone - meaning you can sit on your living room couch and sketch directly to a Photoshop canvas on your iMac.
ASTROPAD NOTES PRO
Enter Astropad Studio: The successor to the original Astropad comes nearly two years after the original, and it is every bit as innovative and smart as its predecessor, adding must-have features for true professional graphics artists - and making me question whether I'll ever need a Wacom tablet again.Ī few things you should know about Astropad Studio (opens in new tab), if you're unfamiliar with the original Astropad: It turns your iPad Pro into a second-screen experience for your Mac, giving you practically lag-free drawing, sketching, or photo retouching using the company's patented Liquid rendering engine.
