# Drawing on a tablet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800 "2020-02-12T02:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/1 "2020-02-12T02:36:27Z")
I have a couple Android tablets. Despite drawing for my living all my adult life, it was all drafting and design, by hand or with CAD software. I was never a freehand artist, but I’d like to try. Which apps? Does someone make a fine tip stylus or am I stuck using the equivalent of my fingertip? Any other suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/2 "2020-02-12T03:51:02Z")
You can really small stylus’ that are meant for Nintendo DS. I assume they’ll work on a tablet. Many, many apps available. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/3 "2020-02-12T04:04:41Z")
I have [this](https://www.androidauthority.com/infinite-painter-app-review-76865/) app installed, just to play around with. ---
**Author:** ![Saturn\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/4 "2020-02-12T05:33:02Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You can really small stylus’ that are meant for Nintendo DS. I assume they’ll work on a tablet. Nope. Not unless it has a resistive touch screen, which no modern tablet employs that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/5 "2020-02-12T08:49:23Z")
The stylus question has been answered with this: > **[Bargains Depot (2 Pcs)\[0.18-inch Fine Tip \] Stylus Touch Screen Pens 5.5" L...](https://www.amazon.com/Bargains-Depot-Upgraded-0-18-inch-Replacement/dp/B00D5GVMK8)** > > Buy Bargains Depot (2 Pcs)\[0.18-inch Fine Tip \] Stylus Touch Screen Pens 5.5" L Perfect for Drawing Handwriting Gaming Compatiable with Apple iPad iPhone Samsung Tablets and all Other Touch Screens Come with 10 Extra Rubber Tips at Amazon. Customer... ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/6 "2020-02-12T15:22:43Z")
If you get serious about drawing on a tablet with a stylus, another accessory that’s helpful is a matte screen cover with a paper-like finish. It gives a bit of resistance to the stylus similar to paper, which makes a big difference from trying to draw on a too-slippery surface. Also cuts down on screen glare. ---
**Author:** ![road\_lobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/7 "2020-02-14T13:00:13Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I have a couple Android tablets. Despite drawing for my living all my adult life, it was all drafting and design, by hand or with CAD software. I was never a freehand artist, but I’d like to try. Which apps? Does someone make a fine tip stylus or am I stuck using the equivalent of my fingertip? Any other suggestions? A couple Samsung tablets have been made with Wacom tech, which enable a fine tip stylus (s-pen). I think they’re the only Android tablets with that ability. Otherwise you’re painting with your fingertip. That’s not necessarily a deal-breaker given iPads were a bigger market for pro-am ppl way before the Apple pencil was released. Infinite Painter is maybe the best painting app on Android. I’ve only used it with s-pen tablets. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/8 "2020-02-14T13:32:03Z")
> [@road\_lobo](#): > > A couple Samsung tablets have been made with Wacom tech, which enable a fine tip stylus (s-pen). I think they’re the only Android tablets with that ability. I recently upgraded my phone to a Galaxy Note 10+, which comes equipped with a stylus. From playing around with it, it feels very natural and good for drawing and note-taking, though I’ve mainly been using it for precision clicking in Chrome when my fat fingers can’t manage to find the link I’m trying to hit. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/9 "2020-02-14T13:43:05Z")
On my phone and tablet, I use Autodesk SketchBook, which I prefer over IP But I also like doodling in an app called Sketcher Pro. It’s a procedural drawing tool, and I like the intersection of the purposeful and the serendipitous it produces. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/10 "2020-02-14T14:08:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I recently upgraded my phone to a Galaxy Note 10+, which comes equipped with a stylus. There is also the [much cheaper](https://www.lg.com/us/stylo-series-mobile-phones) LG Stylo line. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/11 "2020-02-14T14:45:08Z")
I’ve been experimenting with Adobe Fresco on my iPad and have liked it - if you want to see if there is an Android version. The key feature I like about Freaco is my main interest is oil painting. If I hit a point where I want to experiment with various ideas, I can load a photo of the painting into Fresco and then do my experiments with layers on top of that. It saves me a lot of time. ---
**Author:** ![road\_lobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800/12 "2020-05-18T14:17:52Z")
There’s a new? app on Android called Concepts. It’s very good. Basic price is $10. Coming from iOS and Windows.