Ive been using affinity designer on iPad for a year. I gotta admit, IT CHANGED MY LIFE! The number of tools/features it has is just breathtaking and I was able to complete my diploma degree in graphic design with only my iPad. It was a wonderful year as an art student.
Procreate is better if you’re strictly an illustrator. If you want to do graphic design or vector work, no question Affinity Designer is the one to get.
@@tepbuckley5908 Sorry I missed this! Vector artwork is based on math (using bezier curves) and you can basically scale up and down infinitely without loss of quality. A lot of modern illustration uses vectors and it doesn't always look flat as you can do gradients and added detail through brushes and textures. Rasterized images are pixel based (like a photograph) - you cannot scale up without loss of quality, but you can scale down. With rasterized artwork, you want to create the image at the largest size you think you'll need in case you ever need to print or whatever. Procreate uses rasterized/pixels. Affinity Designer uses both. But if you create an image in AD with both pixel and vector and you want to increase the size, you will lose quality on the rasterized portions depending on how much you increase the dimension. Another thing with vectors, for me it's easier to adjust the artwork via the tools provided, but I'm not a strong artist when it comes to sketching or painting. Both raterized/pixel images and vector are great and look amazing, and it really comes down to your style and comfort which way you go or if you combine. But my main point was that AD works with both types. If you never work in vectors, then Procreate would be my recommendation as it has better brushes.
ghostieeitsohg I would say if PHOTOSHOP LIKE EXPERINCE GO WITH AFFINITY BUT IF ARTISTIC SIMPLE GO WITH PROCREATE I AM USING PROCREATE NOW FOR LIKE ATLEASE 1 YEAR NOW AND IT WORKS GREAT FOR CREATING ARTS OR YT BANNER AND THUMBNAILS IT WAS GREAT
Techy Rich I have an iPad Pro for about a year now and I’m still not convinced whether or not I should get procreate.. I don’t really know what I would draw 😅 I don’t regret the purchase of my iPad though 😁
True that sis! Can’t beat that one time payment for all the amazing stuff we can do with these apps. Plus all the community behind it = never lost. What a gift right?
I got Procreate as soon as I got my Apple Pencil, just got Designer this summer when it went on sale but haven’t dived into it yet. Currently in a class for Illustrator so I am going to learn Designer on my own time and maybe use them together. I love Procreate but it doesn’t fully replace Krita/Photoshop or some other desktop app because my base model iPad has trouble with big canvases at 300ppi layer wise, I tend to switch between my iPad and a school desktop with a Cintiq for some projects, don’t know about Designer yet
You need both anyway as they are designed for different purposes and outcomes, resulting a very different file formats- one is vector based and the other is a raster based photo editor & illustrator. That's why the comparison doesn't make sense to me. If the comparison was between Procreate and Affinity Photo, then that will make sense.
I have them both, Affinty is my favorite because I learned graphic design in adobe products. My style of art is simple colorbook shapes, and I make vector art. However, when I switched from the Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer, I really fell in love with Affinity! In affinity I use mainly vector brushes, but I recently started experimenting with raster and its so much fun. SO, I just got my first iPad and procreate, and using procreate is the closest thing I have ever seen to creating real hand drawn art...and so easy to use, I am sure it has just opened up a whole new realm of design for me! And the animation feature....I’m loving that!
@@gh0stronica So true. It is a precipice that we all stand at when deciding to acquire any skill. The thing about development as an _artist_ is that the sooner we understand that the music is not in the instrument, we can express ourselves creatively. So pick up as many skills as it takes to express your art.
For graphic design pro create just can’t do it. It’s not at a level that affinity has. I agree in your saying but in this situation sadly it does matter what apps suits you.
Imo-- they have totally different uses. I do sketches and paintings and more...like...traditional type work in procreate. I do logo and vectorwork in affinity. If you do a lot of graphic design with vectors and transparencies, id go with affinity. If you want paintings and realistic sketches and brushes, something more like Photoshop, go with procreate. Id say theyre comparable to procreate- Photoshop and affinity- illustrator
My thoughts exactly! That's why the comparison doesn't make sense to me. If the comparison was between Procreate and Affinity Photo, then that will make sense.
hahahaha .... i started out with sketchbook, moved to procreate, then switched to affinity designer. affinity designer is superior in any regard. it can do all that procreate does and adds vectors and customized export options. its like 3x what procreate can do. that being said... it´s not a competition. people, just use whatever you´re comfortable with. e.g. i don´t use affinity designer much for drawing, because the real power of it is vectors - in my opinion. if i need to draw, i still fall back on sketchbook and procreate, then i´ll insert the drawing into affinity designer and build layer by layer my vector desgin on top of it. it works together.
I have both Sketchbook Pro and Affinity. Although access to vector is great for some projects, the feedback on Sketchbook's tools feels much more naturals, more like drawing pen and paper, which allows me to get ideas out faster. The only quirk there is that for output I need to figure out my canvas size ahead of time to make sure it'll work well on export. That is the joy of art, the tools don't entirely matter.
Affinity Designer can save files in various formats, you can open and edit them later with Desktop Affinity app or Photoshop, Illustrator etc. Sometimes it is great to be able to work with your drawings on Desktop. And Affinity can export vector in SVG which is handy for people creating graphics for websites or apps. I use both apps. Affinity for work (I am a UX/UI Designer) and Procreate to learn how to draw and paint (which is my hobby). Procreate is much easier to use for drawing/painting.
I am so glad you mentioned the need to research canvas set up in Procreate. While both programs do have their merits, I am really getting tired of having to rework art for production that comes from Procreate. When I try to help the artists learn about resolution and how to better choose their canvas size if they choose to continue in procreate, they all seem to get irritated and fall back on the same statements. "You must be doing something wrong with my file. Procreate is a pro app. It exports files just fine." Totally disregarding my acknowledgment that they are welcome to continue in it, they just need to tweek how they are using it. There is a lot of marketing and community reporting that treats this app like it's a magical tool and it always poops rainbows. But in the end, all of these apps are just tools manipulating things in much the same way. The difference is understanding them and how to use them to make what you need. Not expecting the app to do all the work and magically be correct in all use cases.
They’re working on an iPad version of Illustrator now... wonder if they’ll drop the ball as hard as they did with their iPad Photoshop. Honestly, Affinity Designer is just so much easier and more enjoyable to use in my opinion.
Affinity designer has lots of brushes, but I find it so much easier to sketch in pro create, it just feels different. And the simplicity of the app is also a big factor for my preference. But affinity designer is way better to create designs or anything related to alignment of shapes and texts. I it's a really great app, I just hope it's more user-friendly.
I used both of them. And AFFINITY DESIGNER FOR IPAD IS THE GOD of applications for designers and illustrators, its so complete and is so easy to use, I seee is the best app on my iPad
I have both and love them. I do recommend Procreate for starting out for the reasons Brad gave, but also because it is a little bit cheaper. It's good for jumping in and then buying Affinity Designer after getting a feel for Procreate and the ipad and what additional features you want/need. Great video, Brad, thank you!
@@landivileyad5471 In my opinion, Medibang, ibisPaint X, and Clip Studio Paint are best for making comics. Also, Procreate is mainly for illustration, and Affinity Designer is for... designing.
Thank you! I bought Affinity after watching your isometric vid where you brought in font from Affinity to Procreate. Plus, I'm evolving into logos and tshirt designs so I want to learn vectors. I spent about an hour making brush strokes and zooming in, just to see them not get pixelated, it's mind blowing to someone like me who's been working in pixels this whole time! Your content is great!
I use them for different things so I mean... I love them both. Procreate for my raster work hands down (or even for sketching digitally & importing those into affinity designer for vector work). Affinity is awesome for doing vector work on iPad though, like I picked it up on sale and absolutely fell in love with it.
I like the power of Affinity. I do my line art in Designer and then open the same file in Affinty Photo to color. Made a lime art mistake? Open it up in Designer. They both can work with the same exact file. So powerful!
I can from desktop apps like Krita and Rebelle art to procreate a “mobile app” and tbh Procreate has just abt everything an artist will need and it’s just easy. You can tell it’s built by artist for artists and it just WORKS
As always I enjoy your videos, Brad. Having used Procreate, Affinity Photo/Designer, Clip Studio, Adobe Photoshop and Artstudio Pro, I have to say I like Procreate the best for sheer usability, the essence of a good iPad app. All of the others have a certain desktop feel to them, like the haven’t fully embraced the iPad mode. But then I mostly use it for non-commercial drawing and painting. If I was a graphic designer/ illustrator, I’d be using Affinity or Adobe. It would be fun though, to see a shoot out between all those products.
I have a 6th gen. iPad with Apple Pencil. I have purchased a license of ProCreate on my iPad. I used to use Adobe Draw for vector drawing. But I now use Adobe Fresco for my drawing needs. I am very basic in drawing and it is a hobby of mine.
I use Procreate a lot for sketching and concepts. But I tried to open one of my CSP pieces in Procreate and got the message it was beyond Procreate's capabilities. But CSP on iPad processes it fine. For really large works that you might actually print out, CSP is the way to go.
@@rossakis3181 (shrugs) I guess it depends on the person. For me, I'm used to CSP on Windows, so the app version feels much more familiar to me than Procreate or Affinity Designer. Plus, that subscription comes with 10gb cloud storage and sync function. I alternate between using the iPad and Windows version often, so having that sync is a huge time saver for me. And well, in comparison to other subscription service...it's not *that* bad. Annual version is USD$43.99, which when divided by 12 means it's USD$3-4 per month. Maybe your situation is different, but for me it's worth it
Switched from CSP in pc to CSP in ipad. Yes I can’t switch to another app. Dunno why, but it fits me really well. Even tho it uses subscription method in ipad. Kinda unfortunate
@@rossakis3181 just 25 bucks a year and it rivals photoshop. If you can afford it you wont find better. It has vector as well and is arguably better then affinity.
I know this is an old video, but as someone who is looking to switch from procreate to another drawing app, just to let ya know that my reasoning is purely the cmyk profile in procreate. Procreate doesn’t actually do cmyk, they simulate the colours, but there’s still SO many issues preparing it for print- or even just exporting a cmyk psd. So yeah. Might give affinity a try?
I bought first Procreate and it felt weird and confusing and didn’t like the style of the vector, I just bought Infinity Designers and I love it, I think is because it has a look and feel like Adobe Illustrator.
Artstudio Pro is by far the best in my opinion. I can not get a decent line in Procreate and find the interface annoying. Coming from Photoshop Artstudio Pro feels like home to me. :)
I bought both. I do have Affinity Designer on my Mac and iPad. I like that Affinity can switch to left hand mode, since I'm a left handed. I am just powering through Affinity. It is nice to be able to save to iCloud and share a file between the Mac and iPad. This comes in handy if I move to a 3rd party app like Silhouette Studio. I am not a power user but I feel like in a few months I will be good enough to make some awesome designs.
They serve different purposes. Designer is mainly about vectors and procreate is all pixels. I use both, both are great apps. Procreate is better for sketching or arty or touchup work. Whereas designer is when you must have vectors, like in logo design, layouts, or things that need infinite zoom in quality, or very high res items which procreate cant do. It would make more sense to compare procreate with Affinity Photo, they are closer in function. Although they also really target different audiences.
For the cost, there’s no reason not to get and learn both. They have different focuses and you can kinda bounce between them on a project. AD has a bigger learning curve. Both fantastic tools. I mean REALLY GOOD
I reckon that it depends on your style. If you are more of a cartoonist then you might lean closer to affinity designer because it’s a lot easier to do cartoons and it also has vector options. If your more of a painter, then you might want to go with procreate because it gets out of your way when painting and it has a lot of cool brushes. It really just depends on your style. I’m more of a painter, so I went with procreate. I love how procreate has a sleek design and how it gets out of your way when your painting. I also love all the brushes that it has to offer. I like to think of my self as a traditional painter who likes to work digitally because I do everything on one layer, I use really textured and realistic paint brushes and I don’t use any fancy digital tools so procreate is really good for me and my style.
Affinity Designer I personally might update this comment after trying it out based on what you showed and what I first learned graphic design on Affinity Designer especially as a business owner is the ideal. Procreate more feels like for kids or someone who just wants to zone out. New to the Ipad world but, I think if you are designing a website or products Affinity offers more. Thanks for the insight, it's help helpful.
I love love love procreate. I just got my iPad Pro and downloaded it the other day. I’m so happy. I like that the interface is sparse because it gives me more space to draw
Use Procreate for painting and illustrations. Use Affinity Designer for professional graphic design work like logos, marketing, infographics, and documents.
I got both and thank God for all the tutorials,bought everything Affinity while the offers were on.Procreate definitely easier to learn with and I like all that space free of distractions.I love it when I put my finger down and my squiggly straight lines go straight and my circles go perfect!There's also something very satisfying about sliding them in and out...I could've worded that better..
Thanks for making these videos. I've only recently started drawing thanks in part to your vids. I've always wanted to be able to draw but never been good at it and thought it was just a talent. But seeing your vids helped me realize it's a skill that can be developed. I'm planning to buy an iPad soon but for now my tab s3 is having to do the job with infinite painter. Thank you for making this content. Even though your channel isn't aimed at people like me (novice not creative professionals) I get imense enjoyment from watching your videos.
I have Procreate, Affinity Designer & Photo, but Procreate is my goto app when drawing tho. I've not used Designer much, but I am trying to learn how to do the vector art in it so when I do comic type art, the fill & selection tools will select all pixels in the selected area. That's an issue I have with Procreate, it doesn't always select all the pixels. Plus vector is so clean, smooth, and re-sizable without distortion.
I use both! For me i spend more time on procreate but still use affinify designer! For sketching i use affinity then i make the idea in procreate completely.
I almost have all the graphic and painting apps on my iPad Pro, lol, still affinity designer is my main app for all kind of designs and paintings because of the vector and desktop abilities.
its a subscription though, for an app that never gets updated or optimized. Clip studio is turning into photoshop without all the features photoshop has. Procreate has its own problems though. The developers only do things "their way" and refuse to do anything with keyboard hotkeys or even fix the broken hotkeys in the app. I'll enjoy procreate while I can because the same thing is going to happen to it one day, its just a cycle these apps go through.
Both are great and accomplish separate things! No reason to not have both. I’ve illustrated whole books in procreate and designed working logos in Designer all on iPad.
Whoa, I really need that video export option. I usually use IbisPaint X and now I found out that Procreate has one too. Those stuff made speedpainting easier if you don't have any super expensive filming gear. I wonder what other apps has that feature too... You should do a video about drawing apps with cool features like video exports, built in animation, etc.
They are both great in what they do.Hope affinity will have publisher available for the IPad soon.Rumor has it that the beginning of next year.Affinity has a great suit of products.I now run them on desktop and IPad. Use procreate for drawing,painting to use in the affinity products.
I ended up picking Affinity Designer for a project because I could (fairly) seamlessly move between my iPad Pro and my MacBook Pro with the exact same file by simply using cloud syncing.
I'm an avid Photoshop on PC user and I found a lot of the features in Procreate seem to be lacking. Especially in the editing department. I feel like adjusting my artwork a lot and procreate don't seem to have as rich of adjustments. And I need a more intuitive compositing tool. Just bought Affinity Designer and honestly, it works perfectly for me. Thanks for the video!
Looks like it would be the best thing to get pro create first, learn that, and then get AD and get learning that, and have both. They both look awesome! Great video Brad!
Woah..! Lightbulb moment! For weeks, I've been trying to understand why Designer (Desktop version) is supposed to be so good and at :4.22 Brad explains Affinity "personas" and I now know where Affinity have hidden all the vector tools I've been missing. The man's a genius.
Clip Studio is basically the "Fortnite" of art programs, being the thing that everyone talks about, alongside Ibis Paint. If you need InDesign, Clip Studio can't "InDesign", so get Affinity Publisher. It was also promoted by LavenderTowne with 1 million subs.
How I define pro level is it, either it is the industry standard and if you use anything else it might not be compatible with what other companies, or clients use. The other criteria is that it gives you all the tools that you need to make something. The pro level usually save a lot of time by having things built in and making them easily accesible.
Commenting before watching the video, my prediction is going to be "it depends". Because really, it depends on what type of art you're doing which will determine which app is better
I have both these apps, but Affinity is not my favorite, I have it just like vector program in my iPad. Usually, I use Procreate. About Procreate - I really love this app. :) It's my opinion :)
I used affinity designer on a touchscreen notebook and am moving to the iPad in about a month and this made me realize that I definitely don't need procreate. Which made me pretty happy to be honest
When bought my ipad pro my first art app was the renowned Procreate. I liked it. Later I bought Artstudio Pro and I liked it too. Finally, I wanted a vector art app to complement these two apps so I bought Affinity Designer. I liked it too. Today I find myself using more Artstudio Pro and Affinity Designer. Procreate is charming and has some nifty features but I now find it limited compared to the more robust and expensive Affinity Designer and Artstudio Pro.
#brad Focus lock would help your videos. You may have noticed your video is continually going from focused to blurry every time you lift your hand. When filming from a fixed position focus lock allows the auto focus to be dialed in & turned off to keep the specific area you've focused at the beginning to remain in focus.
I would choose procreate because: 1. It’s the only thing that I can afford. 2. It’s much easier to handle. And 3. Affinity designer is $31 dollars in the App Store right now and that is more than my daily shopping. (Mostly because I don’t shop but yeah) This is NOTHING to what Brad said but I do have my points.
If you wait, Affinity usually has 50% discounts at least twice a year. In fact there was one for three months where you can try for free and pay half price.
I personally prefer procreate and honestly it’s so much better especially if you’re a beginner. I’ve only been drawing digitally for 4 months and it’s definitely a good choice as a starting app for people who’ve never done anything digitally. It’s a lot simpler and easy to get yourself familiar with, yet still get to create good arts. HOWEVER, one thing that definitely irritates me is the layer limit on canvas. I myself like to draw on multiple layers since again I’m a beginner, but to create a canvas with great resolution it gives you less layers to work with which gets on my way most time. Either way it’s still a good app to recommend to beginner artist.
I have both haha they have their own things but i think i prefer procreat on my iPad. Affinity is great if you have a Mac and iPad. I create things on affinity and transfer to procreate.
It’s raster vs vector though. It would be better to compare Procreate to Affinity Photo or Sketchbook, so it’s raster vs raster. For Affinity Designer, it would be nicer to see a comparison to another vector app like Illustrator, or Graphic, etc.
Yeah like Brad said Designer is actually both vector and raster. You can change personas (modes) like a light switch. It has all of the drawing tools and brushes from Affinity Photo, it just lacks a lot of the filters and photo manipulation tools but for strictly drawing/painting Affinity Designer can do everything Affinity Photo can do and more since it has a very robust vector drawing tool set too.
You missed the biggest reason to use Affinity. The file you create can be moved to pc desktop or Mac, or Affinity photo, or affinty Publisher. That is a pro feature. Also, procreate does not have more brushes. Affininty can accept Photoshop brushes. So countless options
The thing I have an issue with all of them is there are no text warp and manipulation tools in anything. There are only limited ones. Affinity promised one but is has never materialised. It has been a real nightmare designing text for shirts with limited options and I end up having to go back to pc for it and use older versions of serif or photoshop. Wacom drivers are having issues and they seem to be unsolvable at the moment and I am unable to add shirts to my shop.
I use procreate for creating pieces I need to use on ADesigner, for example making a custom font or drawing a specific character/item. I then export these into ADesigner to work on like let’s say a magazine concept for example
I wish could keep certain palette Windows open while I'm working. Like the color picker, or the layers palettes and the brush palette. Just a personal workflow preference.
Honesty procreate is just super accessible, it is designed in a perfectly simplistic way to get you started drawing and sketching as soon as you pick up your pen. It doesn’t make you think as much about the tools your using or how you are making something, you just do it.
I've got both but Procreate is WAY easier to learn. I am trying to get my head around Affinity but the icons are so tiny I can barely see them let alone work out what to do with them. I have never been able to get my head around vector drawing, you might as well try to make a picture with a piece of string. I hate it. I would advise anyone who doesn't like frustration to avoid it like the plague.
When is Affinity Publisher coming to iPad? I'm just learning all these things with with iPad. It's been fun and I think you for helping through it all.
Thanks for the help I brought procreate a while back but need something a bit more closer to what photoshop is on desktop for my iPad Pro. Affinity Designer seems to be the proper choice. Photoshop on ipad as of now is lacking. I do love drawing in procreate tho.
Ive been using affinity designer on iPad for a year.
I gotta admit, IT CHANGED MY LIFE!
The number of tools/features it has is just breathtaking and I was able to complete my diploma degree in graphic design with only my iPad.
It was a wonderful year as an art student.
I think CSP is good too but in my country it’s 100+ so it’s not quite worth it
Wholesome
Pampy maybe check your artboard settings
@raxlyy does affinity designer has a drafting tool for architecture
I clicked on like on your comment just to make it 234 because hell....why not
I would say Procreate because its simple yet it has many features
Guy agree
Yeah, Procreate is the best.
Procreate is better if you’re strictly an illustrator. If you want to do graphic design or vector work, no question Affinity Designer is the one to get.
Luis D could you explain the main difference between illustrating a vector work
@@tepbuckley5908 Sorry I missed this! Vector artwork is based on math (using bezier curves) and you can basically scale up and down infinitely without loss of quality. A lot of modern illustration uses vectors and it doesn't always look flat as you can do gradients and added detail through brushes and textures. Rasterized images are pixel based (like a photograph) - you cannot scale up without loss of quality, but you can scale down. With rasterized artwork, you want to create the image at the largest size you think you'll need in case you ever need to print or whatever. Procreate uses rasterized/pixels. Affinity Designer uses both. But if you create an image in AD with both pixel and vector and you want to increase the size, you will lose quality on the rasterized portions depending on how much you increase the dimension. Another thing with vectors, for me it's easier to adjust the artwork via the tools provided, but I'm not a strong artist when it comes to sketching or painting. Both raterized/pixel images and vector are great and look amazing, and it really comes down to your style and comfort which way you go or if you combine. But my main point was that AD works with both types. If you never work in vectors, then Procreate would be my recommendation as it has better brushes.
buy both still cheaper than Photoshop for one month😂
A Sungam and you can also own both affinity and procreate less the price of Photoshop for life
True lol but gotta commit to one :)
ghostieeitsohg I would say if PHOTOSHOP LIKE EXPERINCE GO WITH AFFINITY BUT IF ARTISTIC SIMPLE GO WITH PROCREATE
I AM USING PROCREATE NOW FOR LIKE ATLEASE 1 YEAR NOW AND IT WORKS GREAT FOR CREATING ARTS OR YT BANNER AND THUMBNAILS IT WAS GREAT
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@@HeartPeace352 howwww
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my habby is to reply on people commets who are in the same position of me
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Techy Rich I have an iPad Pro for about a year now and I’m still not convinced whether or not I should get procreate.. I don’t really know what I would draw 😅 I don’t regret the purchase of my iPad though 😁
Bruh samee 😢😢 for some reason i click this video i dont even have an ipad
I got both cause they’re both great apps for 1 time payments 🙌🏾
True that sis! Can’t beat that one time payment for all the amazing stuff we can do with these apps.
Plus all the community behind it = never lost. What a gift right?
GopherCake agreed getting tired of these subscription apps.
I got Procreate as soon as I got my Apple Pencil, just got Designer this summer when it went on sale but haven’t dived into it yet. Currently in a class for Illustrator so I am going to learn Designer on my own time and maybe use them together. I love Procreate but it doesn’t fully replace Krita/Photoshop or some other desktop app because my base model iPad has trouble with big canvases at 300ppi layer wise, I tend to switch between my iPad and a school desktop with a Cintiq for some projects, don’t know about Designer yet
Gimme a iPad . I want for my digital art . I need and deserve it but I can’t buy it
You need both anyway as they are designed for different purposes and outcomes, resulting a very different file formats- one is vector based and the other is a raster based photo editor & illustrator. That's why the comparison doesn't make sense to me. If the comparison was between Procreate and Affinity Photo, then that will make sense.
Sorry for the false alarm alert on the last video. I made a mistake and needed to reupload this one :D
Ok I can understand (wanna pin your comment I guess)
IT'S totally ok no need to apolagize
It’s “fine” 😂
It wasant that bad
@arjay lacaba you should watch lavendertownes free art apps video because you have to pay for layers in ibis paint
I have them both, Affinty is my favorite because I learned graphic design in adobe products. My style of art is simple colorbook shapes, and I make vector art. However, when I switched from the Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer, I really fell in love with Affinity! In affinity I use mainly vector brushes, but I recently started experimenting with raster and its so much fun. SO, I just got my first iPad and procreate, and using procreate is the closest thing I have ever seen to creating real hand drawn art...and so easy to use, I am sure it has just opened up a whole new realm of design for me! And the animation feature....I’m loving that!
The best software is the one you know how to use.
Agreed
Amen !!👍👍👍
there was a point in your life where you didn't know how to use either.
@@gh0stronica So true. It is a precipice that we all stand at when deciding to acquire any skill. The thing about development as an _artist_ is that the sooner we understand that the music is not in the instrument, we can express ourselves creatively.
So pick up as many skills as it takes to express your art.
For graphic design pro create just can’t do it.
It’s not at a level that affinity has. I agree in your saying but in this situation sadly it does matter what apps suits you.
Imo-- they have totally different uses. I do sketches and paintings and more...like...traditional type work in procreate. I do logo and vectorwork in affinity.
If you do a lot of graphic design with vectors and transparencies, id go with affinity.
If you want paintings and realistic sketches and brushes, something more like Photoshop, go with procreate.
Id say theyre comparable to procreate- Photoshop and affinity- illustrator
My thoughts exactly! That's why the comparison doesn't make sense to me. If the comparison was between Procreate and Affinity Photo, then that will make sense.
I just love how you detail this tools. Thanks.
I am all in with affinity designer. Love the vectorability and text tools while the drawing and painting is almost on par with procreate.
hahahaha .... i started out with sketchbook, moved to procreate, then switched to affinity designer.
affinity designer is superior in any regard. it can do all that procreate does and adds vectors and customized export options. its like 3x what procreate can do.
that being said... it´s not a competition. people, just use whatever you´re comfortable with. e.g. i don´t use affinity designer much for drawing, because the real power of it is vectors - in my opinion.
if i need to draw, i still fall back on sketchbook and procreate, then i´ll insert the drawing into affinity designer and build layer by layer my vector desgin on top of it.
it works together.
👌
I have both Sketchbook Pro and Affinity. Although access to vector is great for some projects, the feedback on Sketchbook's tools feels much more naturals, more like drawing pen and paper, which allows me to get ideas out faster. The only quirk there is that for output I need to figure out my canvas size ahead of time to make sure it'll work well on export.
That is the joy of art, the tools don't entirely matter.
So can I use affinity app first then use procreate to add vintage effect ?
Im comfortable with ibisPaintx
Affinity Designer can save files in various formats, you can open and edit them later with Desktop Affinity app or Photoshop, Illustrator etc. Sometimes it is great to be able to work with your drawings on Desktop. And Affinity can export vector in SVG which is handy for people creating graphics for websites or apps. I use both apps. Affinity for work (I am a UX/UI Designer) and Procreate to learn how to draw and paint (which is my hobby). Procreate is much easier to use for drawing/painting.
For a newb trying to make Album covers, would you recommend Designer or Photo?!?!? And do you recommend IPad or MacBook ?!?!?
I am so glad you mentioned the need to research canvas set up in Procreate. While both programs do have their merits, I am really getting tired of having to rework art for production that comes from Procreate. When I try to help the artists learn about resolution and how to better choose their canvas size if they choose to continue in procreate, they all seem to get irritated and fall back on the same statements. "You must be doing something wrong with my file. Procreate is a pro app. It exports files just fine." Totally disregarding my acknowledgment that they are welcome to continue in it, they just need to tweek how they are using it. There is a lot of marketing and community reporting that treats this app like it's a magical tool and it always poops rainbows. But in the end, all of these apps are just tools manipulating things in much the same way. The difference is understanding them and how to use them to make what you need. Not expecting the app to do all the work and magically be correct in all use cases.
The first thing you’re doing wrong with your life - is creating a wall of text.
Use paragraphs my friend.. use paragraphs 😉
Papo Papo I don't get your point, are these apps bad or which one is better?
@@Seroxm13 Both apps are good, which is better depends on what you’re using it for and your own preferences.
Can I ask what are the most common problems? So I don't make that mistake in the future
Stop working with amateurs if you value your time and money.
Adobe: am i a joke to you
Me: yes, an expensive joke
They’re working on an iPad version of Illustrator now... wonder if they’ll drop the ball as hard as they did with their iPad Photoshop. Honestly, Affinity Designer is just so much easier and more enjoyable to use in my opinion.
A sad joke.
wait you have to pay for adobe software..? cuz i dont
Handika 733 wait until you get out of school and they stop providing it for you, it’s hella expensive.
@@rSuarrez they provide adobe in school?!
Affinity designer has lots of brushes, but I find it so much easier to sketch in pro create, it just feels different. And the simplicity of the app is also a big factor for my preference. But affinity designer is way better to create designs or anything related to alignment of shapes and texts. I it's a really great app, I just hope it's more user-friendly.
I used both of them. And AFFINITY DESIGNER FOR IPAD IS THE GOD of applications for designers and illustrators, its so complete and is so easy to use, I seee is the best app on my iPad
I have both and love them. I do recommend Procreate for starting out for the reasons Brad gave, but also because it is a little bit cheaper. It's good for jumping in and then buying Affinity Designer after getting a feel for Procreate and the ipad and what additional features you want/need.
Great video, Brad, thank you!
When I get an iPad imma get both. Depending on what I need to do may determine what i need to use
i bought pro create but never use it, its not that good to draw webtoons
Akromi M so does it mean the other app is much better to draw comic?
Landi vileyad yeah if u like drawing comic its better to use medibang or clipstudio, but if u like drawing art or something procreate is better
I have both. I use Affinity Designer for logos. The vector comes in handy
@@landivileyad5471 In my opinion, Medibang, ibisPaint X, and Clip Studio Paint are best for making comics. Also, Procreate is mainly for illustration, and Affinity Designer is for... designing.
My favorite thing about Procreate is that it gets the heck out of my way
Honestly same. My biggest issue with something like medibang is that it DOES get in my way.
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Thank you! I bought Affinity after watching your isometric vid where you brought in font from Affinity to Procreate. Plus, I'm evolving into logos and tshirt designs so I want to learn vectors. I spent about an hour making brush strokes and zooming in, just to see them not get pixelated, it's mind blowing to someone like me who's been working in pixels this whole time!
Your content is great!
Clip studio paint. I been using pro create and affinity designer. For drawing, Clip Studio paint. No limits in layers or size as far as I have seen.
Procreate and Affinity are one time purchase. But Clip studio is subscription. “deal breaker”
For me learning Affinity was pretty intuitive. It was easy to pick up and I created an illustration project extremely quickly with it.
I use them for different things so I mean... I love them both. Procreate for my raster work hands down (or even for sketching digitally & importing those into affinity designer for vector work). Affinity is awesome for doing vector work on iPad though, like I picked it up on sale and absolutely fell in love with it.
I like the power of Affinity. I do my line art in Designer and then open the same file in Affinty Photo to color.
Made a lime art mistake? Open it up in Designer. They both can work with the same exact file. So powerful!
Hey Brad, 3 years later watching and just now watching this. What would toy say is the top iOS vector drawing apps now??
Make a video reviewing clip studio on iPad vs procreate
I can from desktop apps like Krita and Rebelle art to procreate a “mobile app” and tbh Procreate has just abt everything an artist will need and it’s just easy. You can tell it’s built by artist for artists and it just WORKS
As always I enjoy your videos, Brad. Having used Procreate, Affinity Photo/Designer, Clip Studio, Adobe Photoshop and Artstudio Pro, I have to say I like Procreate the best for sheer usability, the essence of a good iPad app. All of the others have a certain desktop feel to them, like the haven’t fully embraced the iPad mode. But then I mostly use it for non-commercial drawing and painting. If I was a graphic designer/ illustrator, I’d be using Affinity or Adobe. It would be fun though, to see a shoot out between all those products.
I have a 6th gen. iPad with Apple Pencil. I have purchased a license of ProCreate on my iPad. I used to use Adobe Draw for vector drawing. But I now use Adobe Fresco for my drawing needs. I am very basic in drawing and it is a hobby of mine.
I use Procreate a lot for sketching and concepts. But I tried to open one of my CSP pieces in Procreate and got the message it was beyond Procreate's capabilities. But CSP on iPad processes it fine. For really large works that you might actually print out, CSP is the way to go.
And here is me using Clip Studio Paint on iPad 0.0
Seriously?
I mean it’s a good app, however the subscription is just yikes.
@@rossakis3181 (shrugs) I guess it depends on the person. For me, I'm used to CSP on Windows, so the app version feels much more familiar to me than Procreate or Affinity Designer. Plus, that subscription comes with 10gb cloud storage and sync function. I alternate between using the iPad and Windows version often, so having that sync is a huge time saver for me. And well, in comparison to other subscription service...it's not *that* bad. Annual version is USD$43.99, which when divided by 12 means it's USD$3-4 per month. Maybe your situation is different, but for me it's worth it
Switched from CSP in pc to CSP in ipad. Yes I can’t switch to another app. Dunno why, but it fits me really well. Even tho it uses subscription method in ipad. Kinda unfortunate
@@rossakis3181 just 25 bucks a year and it rivals photoshop. If you can afford it you wont find better. It has vector as well and is arguably better then affinity.
I know this is an old video, but as someone who is looking to switch from procreate to another drawing app, just to let ya know that my reasoning is purely the cmyk profile in procreate. Procreate doesn’t actually do cmyk, they simulate the colours, but there’s still SO many issues preparing it for print- or even just exporting a cmyk psd. So yeah. Might give affinity a try?
Those vector brush options in affinity have sold me. That is one of my favorite things about adobe illustrator.
I bought first Procreate and it felt weird and confusing and didn’t like the style of the vector, I just bought Infinity Designers and I love it, I think is because it has a look and feel like Adobe Illustrator.
Artstudio Pro is by far the best in my opinion. I can not get a decent line in Procreate and find the interface annoying. Coming from Photoshop Artstudio Pro feels like home to me. :)
That gradient on the thumbnail is fire! please show us how to do it
Procreate
Blur
Put 3 or more colors that you want, then select gaussian blur then adjust it to however you like!
Use photoshop
It's actually super super simple
I bought both. I do have Affinity Designer on my Mac and iPad. I like that Affinity can switch to left hand mode, since I'm a left handed. I am just powering through Affinity. It is nice to be able to save to iCloud and share a file between the Mac and iPad. This comes in handy if I move to a 3rd party app like Silhouette Studio. I am not a power user but I feel like in a few months I will be good enough to make some awesome designs.
The decision was easy: I got both. Good summary of the differences.
They serve different purposes. Designer is mainly about vectors and procreate is all pixels. I use both, both are great apps. Procreate is better for sketching or arty or touchup work. Whereas designer is when you must have vectors, like in logo design, layouts, or things that need infinite zoom in quality, or very high res items which procreate cant do. It would make more sense to compare procreate with Affinity Photo, they are closer in function. Although they also really target different audiences.
Learn and use both my friends!
For the cost, there’s no reason not to get and learn both. They have different focuses and you can kinda bounce between them on a project. AD has a bigger learning curve. Both fantastic tools. I mean REALLY GOOD
i will have them both soon. Already installed Procreate and next step is installing Affinity Designer. The Prices are very good.
I'm steadfast ArtStudio pro when it comes to raster work on iPad.
I reckon that it depends on your style. If you are more of a cartoonist then you might lean closer to affinity designer because it’s a lot easier to do cartoons and it also has vector options. If your more of a painter, then you might want to go with procreate because it gets out of your way when painting and it has a lot of cool brushes. It really just depends on your style. I’m more of a painter, so I went with procreate. I love how procreate has a sleek design and how it gets out of your way when your painting. I also love all the brushes that it has to offer. I like to think of my self as a traditional painter who likes to work digitally because I do everything on one layer, I use really textured and realistic paint brushes and I don’t use any fancy digital tools so procreate is really good for me and my style.
Affinity Designer I personally might update this comment after trying it out based on what you showed and what I first learned graphic design on Affinity Designer especially as a business owner is the ideal. Procreate more feels like for kids or someone who just wants to zone out.
New to the Ipad world but, I think if you are designing a website or products Affinity offers more. Thanks for the insight, it's help helpful.
I love love love procreate. I just got my iPad Pro and downloaded it the other day. I’m so happy. I like that the interface is sparse because it gives me more space to draw
I use both on iPad, plus Clip Studio as my main drawing on the desktop.
What about Clip Studio Paint?
Use Procreate for painting and illustrations. Use Affinity Designer for professional graphic design work like logos, marketing, infographics, and documents.
I dont have ipad but still i am watching it
*WHY?*
Edit: WHAT THE WHAT!!!! 28 likes?!?! The most number of like I ever got
Same , my hobby is to watch people talk about things I will never have
@@TechyRich lol, I was like you back then 🤣🤣🤣
@@TechyRich I'm going to steal that
@@TechyRich to be fair, that’s the point of tech review channels
@@muhammadnorhanif 👊😎
I use Procreate and have never even heard of that other app! Can’t wait to see the differences
I got both and thank God for all the tutorials,bought everything Affinity while the offers were on.Procreate definitely easier to learn with and I like all that space free of distractions.I love it when I put my finger down and my squiggly straight lines go straight and my circles go perfect!There's also something very satisfying about sliding them in and out...I could've worded that better..
Thanks for making these videos. I've only recently started drawing thanks in part to your vids. I've always wanted to be able to draw but never been good at it and thought it was just a talent. But seeing your vids helped me realize it's a skill that can be developed.
I'm planning to buy an iPad soon but for now my tab s3 is having to do the job with infinite painter.
Thank you for making this content. Even though your channel isn't aimed at people like me (novice not creative professionals) I get imense enjoyment from watching your videos.
Which one do you think would be better for laser files or will either one work for that I hope one wheel I’m trying to make it work with Glowforge
You should do an updated version of this since this video is old now.
I personally like Artstudio Pro, it has a mixerbrush similar to photoshop and is more than just a painter app.
I have Procreate, Affinity Designer & Photo, but Procreate is my goto app when drawing tho. I've not used Designer much, but I am trying to learn how to do the vector art in it so when I do comic type art, the fill & selection tools will select all pixels in the selected area. That's an issue I have with Procreate, it doesn't always select all the pixels. Plus vector is so clean, smooth, and re-sizable without distortion.
I use both! For me i spend more time on procreate but still use affinify designer! For sketching i use affinity then i make the idea in procreate completely.
I almost have all the graphic and painting apps on my iPad Pro, lol, still affinity designer is my main app for all kind of designs and paintings because of the vector and desktop abilities.
Affinity is the game changer
clip studio IMO is better then all them
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its a subscription though, for an app that never gets updated or optimized. Clip studio is turning into photoshop without all the features photoshop has. Procreate has its own problems though. The developers only do things "their way" and refuse to do anything with keyboard hotkeys or even fix the broken hotkeys in the app. I'll enjoy procreate while I can because the same thing is going to happen to it one day, its just a cycle these apps go through.
Both are great and accomplish separate things! No reason to not have both. I’ve illustrated whole books in procreate and designed working logos in Designer all on iPad.
I use both apps.. But I think Affinity Designer is more flexible, especially in adjusting lines that you already created.
Whoa, I really need that video export option. I usually use IbisPaint X and now I found out that Procreate has one too.
Those stuff made speedpainting easier if you don't have any super expensive filming gear. I wonder what other apps has that feature too...
You should do a video about drawing apps with cool features like video exports, built in animation, etc.
StormzAway autodesk sketchbook has all of that and it’s free but I think the animation part might only be for desktop
Clip Studio Paint has more professional animation features too, but on the iPad, it uses a subscription fee
@@basicallyart2882 is Autodesk Sketchbook pc version free?
@@StormzAway yes it is
Nothing beats Clip Studio Paint for my illustration needs. I have done full logo design in Affinity so I like it also.
They are both great in what they do.Hope affinity will have publisher available for the IPad soon.Rumor has it that the beginning of next year.Affinity has a great suit of products.I now run them on desktop and IPad. Use procreate for drawing,painting to use in the affinity products.
I ended up picking Affinity Designer for a project because I could (fairly) seamlessly move between my iPad Pro and my MacBook Pro with the exact same file by simply using cloud syncing.
I'm an avid Photoshop on PC user and I found a lot of the features in Procreate seem to be lacking. Especially in the editing department. I feel like adjusting my artwork a lot and procreate don't seem to have as rich of adjustments. And I need a more intuitive compositing tool. Just bought Affinity Designer and honestly, it works perfectly for me. Thanks for the video!
Looks like it would be the best thing to get pro create first, learn that, and then get AD and get learning that, and have both. They both look awesome! Great video Brad!
I have both and use both. I would draw in Procreate then export to Affinity if I wanted to add anything vector.
Procreate for me. Not too complicated, nice interface and easy to learn the tools. Brushes are amazing, really changed my art.
Woah..! Lightbulb moment!
For weeks, I've been trying to understand why Designer (Desktop version) is supposed to be so good and at :4.22 Brad explains Affinity "personas" and I now know where Affinity have hidden all the vector tools I've been missing.
The man's a genius.
There is a right answer, Clip Studio.
Clip studio is lovely to use on my laptop and pen display. I got an ipad for procreate though. Now I can be like all the "cool kids" XD
@@chocobossxii9457 ehhh, cool kids are overrated. Lol. I actually use both but clip studio > procreate if I had to pick just one.
Coming from old school clip paint (manga studio) it's meh compared to procreate
Clip studio is way too clunky for ipad to be honest, too many steps to do anything. And the subscription based payment is just an adobe level of joke
Clip Studio is basically the "Fortnite" of art programs, being the thing that everyone talks about, alongside Ibis Paint. If you need InDesign, Clip Studio can't "InDesign", so get Affinity Publisher. It was also promoted by LavenderTowne with 1 million subs.
How I define pro level is it, either it is the industry standard and if you use anything else it might not be compatible with what other companies, or clients use. The other criteria is that it gives you all the tools that you need to make something. The pro level usually save a lot of time by having things built in and making them easily accesible.
Theirs is a sale for my iPad Affinity, I click link on my other device and got both photo and design. Thanks. I ready for wonderful experience.
apple or an orange which one is better?
They’re quite different, like asking which is the better art software, Photoshop or Illustrator?
Commenting before watching the video, my prediction is going to be "it depends". Because really, it depends on what type of art you're doing which will determine which app is better
I have both these apps, but Affinity is not my favorite, I have it just like vector program in my iPad. Usually, I use Procreate. About Procreate - I really love this app. :) It's my opinion :)
I used affinity designer on a touchscreen notebook and am moving to the iPad in about a month and this made me realize that I definitely don't need procreate. Which made me pretty happy to be honest
When bought my ipad pro my first art app was the renowned Procreate. I liked it. Later I bought Artstudio Pro and I liked it too. Finally, I wanted a vector art app to complement these two apps so I bought Affinity Designer. I liked it too. Today I find myself using more Artstudio Pro and Affinity Designer. Procreate is charming and has some nifty features but I now find it limited compared to the more robust and expensive Affinity Designer and Artstudio Pro.
I love both, though sketching I always use Procreate and when I want to go for a more "vector" style I move it over to Affinity Designer
#brad Focus lock would help your videos. You may have noticed your video is continually going from focused to blurry every time you lift your hand. When filming from a fixed position focus lock allows the auto focus to be dialed in & turned off to keep the specific area you've focused at the beginning to remain in focus.
I would choose procreate because:
1. It’s the only thing that I can afford.
2. It’s much easier to handle.
And 3. Affinity designer is $31 dollars in the App Store right now and that is more than my daily shopping. (Mostly because I don’t shop but yeah)
This is NOTHING to what Brad said but I do have my points.
If you wait, Affinity usually has 50% discounts at least twice a year. In fact there was one for three months where you can try for free and pay half price.
Affinity for me! I have all three suites. Wonderful stuff!
What is the best tablet to use?
I personally prefer procreate and honestly it’s so much better especially if you’re a beginner. I’ve only been drawing digitally for 4 months and it’s definitely a good choice as a starting app for people who’ve never done anything digitally. It’s a lot simpler and easy to get yourself familiar with, yet still get to create good arts. HOWEVER, one thing that definitely irritates me is the layer limit on canvas. I myself like to draw on multiple layers since again I’m a beginner, but to create a canvas with great resolution it gives you less layers to work with which gets on my way most time. Either way it’s still a good app to recommend to beginner artist.
I have both haha they have their own things but i think i prefer procreat on my iPad. Affinity is great if you have a Mac and iPad. I create things on affinity and transfer to procreate.
It’s raster vs vector though. It would be better to compare Procreate to Affinity Photo or Sketchbook, so it’s raster vs raster. For Affinity Designer, it would be nicer to see a comparison to another vector app like Illustrator, or Graphic, etc.
The cool thing about Affinity Designer is that its both vector and raster. All the brushes and drawing tools in photo are in Designer as well
Yeah like Brad said Designer is actually both vector and raster. You can change personas (modes) like a light switch. It has all of the drawing tools and brushes from Affinity Photo, it just lacks a lot of the filters and photo manipulation tools but for strictly drawing/painting Affinity Designer can do everything Affinity Photo can do and more since it has a very robust vector drawing tool set too.
You missed the biggest reason to use Affinity. The file you create can be moved to pc desktop or Mac, or Affinity photo, or affinty Publisher. That
is a pro feature.
Also, procreate does not have more brushes. Affininty can accept Photoshop brushes. So countless options
The thing I have an issue with all of them is there are no text warp and manipulation tools in anything. There are only limited ones. Affinity promised one but is has never materialised. It has been a real nightmare designing text for shirts with limited options and I end up having to go back to pc for it and use older versions of serif or photoshop. Wacom drivers are having issues and they seem to be unsolvable at the moment and I am unable to add shirts to my shop.
I use procreate for creating pieces I need to use on ADesigner, for example making a custom font or drawing a specific character/item. I then export these into ADesigner to work on like let’s say a magazine concept for example
I wish could keep certain palette Windows open while I'm working. Like the color picker, or the layers palettes and the brush palette. Just a personal workflow preference.
Please do some more speedpaint videos........ Your drawings are so awesome
I agree with this!
Honesty procreate is just super accessible, it is designed in a perfectly simplistic way to get you started drawing and sketching as soon as you pick up your pen. It doesn’t make you think as much about the tools your using or how you are making something, you just do it.
I've got both but Procreate is WAY easier to learn. I am trying to get my head around Affinity but the icons are so tiny I can barely see them let alone work out what to do with them. I have never been able to get my head around vector drawing, you might as well try to make a picture with a piece of string. I hate it. I would advise anyone who doesn't like frustration to avoid it like the plague.
I've been in love with procreate since the first time I used it. Just wish they'd add vector tools.
When is Affinity Publisher coming to iPad?
I'm just learning all these things with with iPad. It's been fun and I think you for helping through it all.
Thanks for talking about the learning curve. That’s what I needed to know.
Sorry, but Artstudio Pro is like a full version of Photoshop, with additional brush and blending options. No other iPad painting app compares.
Thanks for the help I brought procreate a while back but need something a bit more closer to what photoshop is on desktop for my iPad Pro. Affinity Designer seems to be the proper choice. Photoshop on ipad as of now is lacking. I do love drawing in procreate tho.