task with a MacBook and a mouse, but somehow it
always feels like work.
The experience is so much more pleasant on the
iPad when I’m using my Apple Pencil. When I select
a specific area with the Pencil, it feels as though I’m
‘painting’ the image. It allows me to be more precise
than I would have been with my fingers. Even adjusting
the various sliders with the Pencil feels more enjoyable,
and I’ll go so far as to say that it inspires me to be more
creative than I would have been if I’d just used a mouse.
Considering that Lightroom feels this way, I have a lot of
hope that Photoshop will be just as impressive when it
finally drops sometime this year.Have a little more ‘fun’
in your browsing experience
And that brings me to my final point. I would never
suggest that someone buy an Apple Pencil for this
reason, so let’s consider it a complementary feature to
the stuff above. When I’ve already got an Apple Pencil
in my hand from a task like taking handwritten notes or
marking up a document, I find I enjoy little tasks such
as clicking links or highlighting text more enjoyable
with the Pencil than I do with my bare fingers. It feels
more precise. Sometimes it even feels more responsive.
Particularly when I’ve got my iPad flat on a table.taskwithaMacBookandamouse,butsomehowit
alwaysfeelslikework.
Theexperienceissomuchmorepleasantonthe
iPadwhenI’musingmyApplePencil.WhenIselect
aspecificareawiththePencil,itfeelsasthoughI’m
‘painting’theimage.Itallowsmetobemoreprecise
thanIwouldhavebeenwithmyfingers.Evenadjusting
thevarioussliderswiththePencilfeelsmoreenjoyable,
andI’llgosofarastosaythatitinspiresmetobemore
creativethanIwouldhavebeenifI’djustusedamouse.
ConsideringthatLightroomfeelsthisway,Ihavealotof
hopethatPhotoshopwillbejustasimpressivewhenit
finallydropssometimethisyear.
Have a little more ‘fun’
in yourbrowsingexperience
Andthatbringsmetomyfinalpoint.Iwouldnever
suggestthatsomeonebuyanApplePencilforthis
reason,solet’sconsideritacomplementaryfeatureto
thestuffabove.WhenI’vealreadygotanApplePencil
inmyhandfromataskliketakinghandwrittennotesor
markingupadocument,IfindIenjoylittletaskssuch
asclickinglinksorhighlightingtextmoreenjoyable
withthePencilthanIdowithmybarefingers.Itfeels
moreprecise.Sometimesitevenfeelsmoreresponsive.
ParticularlywhenI’vegotmyiPadflatonatable.