Adobe Illustrator is now available with Apple Pencil support on your iPad

 

Adobe Illustrator for iPad

After its unveiling in November 2019, Adobe Illustrator is finally available on the iPad. The app has been undergoing testing for some time, and is now available to all subscribers of Creative Cloud.

Illustrator is Adobe's second technical app, after Photoshop for iPad, to be completely reimagined for multi-touch and Apple Pencil. Despite the lackluster feedback for the initial iPad release of Photoshop, Adobe continued to work on improving it along with Illustrator, which uses a similar user interface.

When using the Apple Pencil, Illustrator has a basic yet intuitive user interface that stays out of the way, but gives access to all resources with just a tap away. Complex instruments for accurate drawing, shape formation, path tracing, outlining, and much more are behind the streamlined gui. You can take full advantage of the capabilities offered by Illustrator with ink, pencil, brushes, and more if you have an Apple Pencil.

Here are the complete release notes for Illustrator for iPad:

INTUITIVE AND PRECISE DRAWING WITH APPLE PENCIL

• Natural ways to draw — Make lines and curves using the Pen, Pencil, and Brush tools

• Pinpoint editing — Create perfect graphics without quality loss with Smart Delete, Simplify Path, and more

• Point precision — Edit graphics down to the point, radius, or angle level

NEW WAYS TO MAKE STUNNING PATTERNS AND SHAPES

• Radial, grid, and mirror repeat — Turn graphics into sophisticated patterns

• Polygon shape creation — Make objects out of circles, triangles, squares, and stars

• Shape merging and extraction — Use Shape Builder or Pathfinder to combine multiple shapes

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TYPE TOOLKIT FOR IPAD

• 18,000+ fonts — Use one of the thousands of high-quality fonts included in the Adobe Fonts library

• Fonts of your own — Upload and design with any of your own licensed fonts and use them on both desktop and iPad

• Type on a path — Bend and flow text onto the surface of lines and shapes

• Outlined text — Turn text into an editable format that can be modified without limits

• Variable fonts — They’re infinitely customizable

• Color fonts — Explore gorgeous color variations and gradients that are built into the font

BRILLIANT COLORS AND GRADIENTS

• Point gradients — Drag and drop colors to create dynamic blends of diffused colors

• 20+ color books — Use industry-standard color swatches or incorporate your own

SEAMLESS MOVEMENT BETWEEN DEVICES AND APPS

• File syncing between Illustrator on the desktop and on the iPad — Projects are automatically synced and accessible across devices

• Photoshop import — Easily place a Photoshop image into your Illustrator design

• Standard file format export — Create, save, and open Illustrator (AI) files with no loss of quality, and export in the most common formats, including SVG, PDF, PNG, and PSD.

KEEPING TABS ON THE LATEST CREATIVE TRENDS

• Livestreaming — Watch and learn from top design-industry creatives daily, right within the app

• Trends to discover — Explore projects by other creatives


Illustrator is not a completely featured update yet, much like the initial release of Photoshop for iPad. Over time, Adobe is working to add new functionality that will include new brushes, effects, and support for Adobe Sensei. Adobe has a very fascinating look behind the scenes at the Illustrator for iPad redesign process. 

Be prepared to purchase a Creative Cloud subscription that costs $9.99 per month if you are interested in using Adobe Illustrator on your iPad. 

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