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Get the tips, tricks, and info you need to be more productive and successful with your iPad.

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How to Take Notes from a Textbook

Most quizzes and exams cover more content than what your teacher can get through during a lecture. That means you’ll need to read and understand your textbook in order to ace your exams. That’s wh...

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Affinity Designer for iPad: Review

Creating digital art on your tablet is easier than ever with a number of powerful drawing, painting, and graphics apps to choose from. We’ve already reviewed apps like Procreate, Adobe Fresco, ...

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20+ Procreate Fonts & How to Use Them

Everything you need to know about using fonts in Procreate, including our curated list of awesome fonts for your next big project.

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38 Incredible Notetaking Statistics

Notetaking has seen widespread use from classrooms to boardrooms as a means to boost learning and retention when dealing with large quantities of information. But just how essential are effective ...

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Procreate vs. Photoshop

In the world of digital art, two apps are definite standouts: Procreate and Photoshop for iPad. Both are powerful apps that have a lot to offer digital artists, but figuring out which app is right...

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5 Best Procreate Brush Sets for Lettering Artists

As a digital lettering artist, have you ever struggled with the preloaded brush options found in your favorite drawing apps? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Lettering artists just like you have tak...

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How To Use Sketchnoting To Take Better Notes

When you’re trying to take notes at school or at work, it’s hard to keep up! While you can type your notes using a laptop or a keyboard, research has shown that writing your notes by hand actually...

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Hand Lettering Hub

Interested in hand lettering? You’ve come to the right place. Hand lettering is a skill that can be easy to learn but difficult to master. To achieve lettering mastery requires a working knowledge...

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Notetaking: Everything You Needed to Know

Whether you’re in school or pursuing your career, notetaking should be a valuable skill in your toolkit. Effective notetaking helps you capture main points and key details, and has been proven to i...

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Sketching Through the Pandemic With Mel Chadwick

Melanie “Mel” Chadwick (@melanie_chadwick) has never been one to sit at home and let the world pass her by. In fact, you can often find her roaming throughout Cornwall with a sketchbook and a small...

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Rediscovering Home With Rob Sketcherman

While many artists are perfectly comfortable sitting behind a desk, Rob Sketcherman (@robsketcherman) likes to get out and explore the world.  In previous interviews, we’ve spoken with Rob about ho...

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Drawing Outside: The Digital Artist’s Guide

Whether you’re trying to design a logo, sketch a portrait, or create an incredible fantasy landscape, everything about drawing is based on real life. Even so, most artists use references they find ...