And yes, this unfortunately does include Adobe Photoshop CS6.Īstropad Project Blue is a work in progress. It uses the Windows Ink tablet driver API to support pressure sensitivity – so if a program doesn’t support this API, it won’t support pressure sensitivity. Project Blue supports the Apple Pencil, and offers pressure sensitivity in a variety of applications such as Blender, Clip Studio Paint and Zbrush. Once you’ve loaded up Astropad Project Blue on the iPad it will mirror or extend your PC’s desktop, with a workspace sidebar that gives you quick access to useful tools like brushes, pencils, undo/redo, etc. If your setup can accommodate the physical connection then it is noticeably better, with reduced latency.

Astropad Project Blue lets you connect the iPad and PC via Wi-Fi or physically via USB. Once you’ve got those, you’re good to go. It’s still in a public beta, so you can download it for free right now you need to download two applications, one for the iPad, and one for the PC. Project Blue is a beta project from Astrolabs, designed to connect iPads and PCs (Image credit: Astrolabs )Īstropad has been around as an iPad app for years – it used to be one of the best ways to turn an iPad into the equivalent of a Wacom Cintiq by connecting it up to a Macbook (before Apple started doing that themselves).Īstropad Project Blue (opens in new tab) is a new venture – a way to turn an iPad into a drawing tablet that interfaces with a PC.

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