This program is exactly what I was looking for and I'm stoked about trying out different techniques on it. The infinite canvas is AMAZING! Also the best pencil tool I've used. I downloaded it yesterday and I drew on my SP6 nonstop for a few hours which I haven't done since I bought it. I honestly began to regret my purchase of the SP6 because I was looking for that quick, rapid-fire tablet experience of Procreate and just couldn't get it.įinally came across Leonardo and was glad to hear it was being developed (still in beta) with Surface/Windows tablet devices in mind. I'd get frustrated using it and got hung up on trying do simple things like brush-size or adjusting pressure settings. I liked Krita the most because of its performance and brush engine, but it was very much a desktop application and not the best interface in tablet-mode. I tried several programs (Sketchable, Sketchbook Pro & Regular, Krita, Photoshop, etc.) and while they all had their pros, I felt like their cons didn't make the experience as enjoyable as I had hoped. Buttery smooth 60fps framerate and brush performance.

Very simple but deep tablet interface, similar to Procreate.

Didn't need to install 3rd party apps to have onscreen shortcuts, like TabletPro.

Not rely on keyboard/mouse for shortcuts or functions.

I also had some other art/drawing wants such as:

I looked at an iPad Pro but it was a tablet and not a full computer. I grew up using Photoshop + Wacom tablet, and loved the digital drawing experience, but I still wanted the more realistic experience of drawing directly on a notebook. I got a Surface Pro 6 several months ago because I wanted something to accompany my desktop, but also doodle on for fun (not professionally). TLDR: After trying multiple drawing programs, Leonardo provides the smoothest, cleanest, simplest, and most enjoyable tablet experience for drawing on the Surface Pro, in my opinion. Disclaimer: I don't work for Leonardo or whatever.

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