內(nèi)存 technology

I have no links to the developers of any of the apps mentioned.

我沒有提到的任何應(yīng)用程序的開發(fā)人員的鏈接。

Maybe you are a professional illustrator, or a committed hobbyist, or someone who wants to give their slide presentations an artistic sparkle. If you want the full set-up, you need to spend money that will put most people off.

也許您是專業(yè)的插圖畫家，忠實(shí)的業(yè)余愛好者，或者是想為幻燈片演示制作藝術(shù)性的火花的人。 如果您想要完整的設(shè)置，則需要花錢讓大多數(shù)人失望。

You’ll subscribe to Adobe Illustrator (US$251.88 annually) or even the Adobe All Apps plan (US$599.88 annually). You do that not just for the apps, but also for access to the Adobe ecosystem.

您將訂閱Adobe Illustrator(每年251.88美元)，甚至Adobe All Apps計劃(每年599.88美元)。 您不僅要對應(yīng)用程序執(zhí)行此操作，還要對Adobe生態(tài)系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行訪問。

Of course, you also need the hardware to make those apps sing.

當(dāng)然，您還需要使這些應(yīng)用程序唱歌的硬件。

That’s an iMac 27” (US$1,799) (or, horrors, a Windows box) and a Wacom tablet. The really committed will want a Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 13.3” graphics tablet (US$2,599.99), because the Wacom One ($399.99) is great, but its resolution is a bit low.

那是一臺iMac 27英寸(1,799美元)(或恐怖片，一個Windows盒子)和一個Wacom平板電腦。 真正有心的人將需要Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 13.3英寸圖形輸入板(2,599.99美元)，因?yàn)閃acom One(399.99美元)雖然很棒，但分辨率卻有點(diǎn)低。

What’s that add up to? Maybe US$4,400? Ouch. The point is to get work done with flair, so that’s what you need to spend. Or is it?

這加起來是什么？ 也許是4,400美元？ 哎喲。 關(guān)鍵是要精打細(xì)算，這就是您需要花費(fèi)的。 還是？

Wouldn’t it be good if all that hype about the iPad and an Apple Pencil were true? Normal mortals could play too. That would cost US$999 for a 12.9” iPad Pro, US$349 for the Magic Keyboard and US$129 for an Apple Pencil. That’s only US$1,477, or less than half.

如果有關(guān)iPad和Apple Pencil的所有炒作都屬實(shí)，那會很好嗎？ 普通凡人也可以玩。 12.9英寸iPad Pro的價格為999美元，Magic Keyboard的價格為349美元，Apple Pencil的價格為129美元。 那只有1,477美元，不到一半。

Ah, you say, everyone knows the iPad Pro hardware is great, but that the software is (put delicately) some distance behind.

嗯，您說的是，每個人都知道iPad Pro硬件很棒，但是該軟件(巧妙地)落后了一些距離。

That might have been true once, but there are plenty of drawing apps with high customer scores in the AppStore now. They’re are also cheap. Affinity Designer, for example, is well regarded and only costs US$13.99 one-off.

曾經(jīng)曾經(jīng)是這樣，但是現(xiàn)在AppStore中有許多具有很高客戶分?jǐn)?shù)的繪圖應(yīng)用程序。 它們也很便宜。 例如，Affinity Designer備受推崇，一次僅需花費(fèi)US $ 13.99。

Can you really get something useful for so much less? Let’s find out.

您真的能以少得多的價格得到有用的東西嗎？ 讓我們找出答案。

我怎么知道需要什么？ (How would I know what it takes?)

I’m a self-trained illustrator, who sells royalty free images on iStock. I’ve always enjoyed drawing and decided it would be fun to get published. How hard could it be?

我是一位自學(xué)成才的插畫家，在iStock上出售免稅圖片。 我一直很喜歡繪畫，因此決定出版會很有趣。 它能有多難？

Many, many bruises later iStock accepted my work, and I punched the air! (If you’re interested, my profile has a link to my portfolio of illustrations and photos.)

后來，許多挫折讓iStock接受了我的工作，這讓我大吃一驚！ (如果您有興趣，我的個人資料上有指向我的插圖和照片集的鏈接。)

認(rèn)真的業(yè)余/專業(yè)藝術(shù)家想要什么？ (What would a serious amateur/professional artist want?)

There are many things, but I’ve focussed on the following.

有很多事情，但我專注于以下方面。

• Good asset management. Illustrations have commercial value, sold under licence. An illustrator can’t afford to lose them, so does an app let you organise them properly and keep them safe?

  良好的資產(chǎn)管理。 插圖具有商業(yè)價值，已通過許可出售。 插畫家無法承受丟失的損失，那么應(yīng)用程序是否可以讓您正確組織它們并確保其安全？

• Frictionless vector construction. An illustrator will create images with thousands of vectors. Each vector has many properties, including control points, opacity, colour and order within layers. Creating and altering vectors has to become second nature very quickly, so a drawing app had better be good at that.

  無摩擦矢量結(jié)構(gòu)。 插畫家將創(chuàng)建具有數(shù)千個矢量的圖像。 每個向量都有許多屬性，包括圖層中的控制點(diǎn)，不透明度，顏色和順序。 創(chuàng)建和更改矢量必須很快成為第二天性，因此繪圖應(yīng)用程序最好能做到這一點(diǎn)。

• Scalable layer management. Illustrators separate image elements into separate layers. This makes it simpler to manage large images by folding away detail when you don’t need to see it.

  可擴(kuò)展的層管理。 插圖畫家將圖像元素分成單獨(dú)的圖層。 當(dāng)您不需要查看細(xì)節(jié)時，可以通過折疊細(xì)節(jié)來簡化大型圖像的管理。

• Intuitive colour management, including graduated colours. If you’re working within a corporate or for a corporate, you’ll find that you often need to adhere to brand standards. These usually include precise colour matching.

  直觀的色彩管理，包括漸變色。 如果您在公司內(nèi)部工作或?yàn)楣竟ぷ?#xff0c;您會發(fā)現(xiàn)您經(jīng)常需要遵守品牌標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。 這些通常包括精確的顏色匹配。

• Gradients are useful for realistic representation of lighting. They can get complex very quickly, so making them intuitive to use is no mean feat.
  漸變對于真實(shí)表示照明很有用。 它們可以很快變得復(fù)雜，因此使其直觀易用絕非易事。

哪些應(yīng)用？ (Which apps?)

I’m interested in drawing apps that create vector illustrations, not painting apps. That immediately counts out apps such as Procreate.

我對繪制可創(chuàng)建矢量插圖的應(yīng)用程序感興趣，而不對繪制應(yīng)用程序感興趣。 這立即可以算出諸如Procreate之類的應(yīng)用程序。

Of the many drawing apps on the iPad, I limited myself to three, two of which I’ve used a lot. The other is a wildcard. Each had to have an AppStore rating of 4 stars or better and been updated in 2020.

在iPad上的許多繪圖應(yīng)用程序中，我將自己限制為三個，其中兩個我已經(jīng)使用了很多。 另一個是通配符。 每個應(yīng)用商店的AppStore評分必須為4星或更高，并且必須在2020年進(jìn)行更新。

• InkPad by Envoza Ltd (wildcard).
  Envoza Ltd(通配符)的InkPad。
• Vectornator X by Linearity GmbH.
  Linearn GmbH的VectornatorX。
• Affinity Designer by Serif Ltd.
  Serif Ltd.的Affinity Designer。

How did I evaluate these apps? I attempted to create an illustration from one of my photos. I limited myself to 3 hours with each app, so the resultant illustrations show how far I could get with each.

我如何評估這些應(yīng)用程序？ 我試圖用我的一張照片創(chuàng)建插圖。 我將每個應(yīng)用程序限制在3個小時以內(nèi)，因此生成的插圖顯示了每個應(yīng)用程序可以達(dá)到的效果。

To make results roughly comparable:

為了使結(jié)果大致可比：

• I didn’t include the time required to learn how to use app features in the 3 hours.
  我沒有包括3個小時內(nèi)學(xué)習(xí)如何使用應(yīng)用程序功能所需的時間。
• I used the same drawing strategy for all apps.
  我對所有應(yīng)用程序都使用了相同的繪制策略。

參考照片 (Reference Photo)

I chose a photo with a clear subject from my personal portfolio.

我從我的個人檔案夾中選擇了主題清晰的照片。

Photo taken by author.作者拍攝的照片。

I used the same approach with each app.

我對每個應(yīng)用程序都使用了相同的方法。

• I drew rectangles for the major shapes and converted them into curves.
  我為主要形狀繪制了矩形，并將其轉(zhuǎn)換為曲線。
• I added control points to the curves to ‘carve’ them into the desired shapes. This approach is intended to minimise the number of corner points.
  我在曲線上添加了控制點(diǎn)，以將它們“雕刻”為所需的形狀。 此方法旨在最小化拐角點(diǎn)的數(shù)量。
• I put important components of the image into separate layers.
  我將圖像的重要組成部分放在單獨(dú)的圖層中。
• I named the layers, because you soon forget what each contains.
  我為圖層命名，是因?yàn)槟芸炀蜁浧渲邪膬?nèi)容。
• I used gradients and the colour dropper to colour the shapes.
  我使用了漸變色和滴管為形狀著色。

I broke each review into the following sections:

我將每個評論分為以下幾節(jié)：

• Asset management: how easy is it to work with large numbers of illustrations?

  資產(chǎn)管理：處理大量插圖有多容易？

• Building the image: do the vector creation tools get in the way of building an elegant illustration?

  構(gòu)建圖像：矢量創(chuàng)建工具會妨礙構(gòu)建精美的插圖嗎？

• Layer management: how straightforward is it to work with images with large numbers of vector objects?

  圖層管理：處理帶有大量矢量對象的圖像有多簡單？

• Colour management: how easy is it to create exact colours and create gradients.

  顏色管理：創(chuàng)建精確的顏色和創(chuàng)建漸變是多么容易。

• Gotchas: is there anything that really trips you up and tempts you to swear?

  陷阱 ：有什么真正令您絆倒并引誘您發(fā)誓的東西嗎？

節(jié)點(diǎn)等 (Nodes etc)

A vector shape is a list of instructions that a computer follows to draw an image. One crucial component is a node. This represents where and how a line changes direction. These nodes are also referred to as control points and corners, and I’ve used theses terms interchangeably.

矢量形狀是計算機(jī)按照其繪制圖像的指令列表。 一個關(guān)鍵組件是節(jié)點(diǎn)。 這表示線在何處以及如何改變方向。 這些節(jié)點(diǎn)也稱為控制點(diǎn)和拐角，我可以互換使用這些術(shù)語。

墨水板v3.1.9 (InkPad v3.1.9)

Inkpad version of yacht ceated by the author.筆墨版本的游艇由作者放棄。

This is my wildcard app. I chose it because it was pitched as offering a clean and simple interface. There is value in this , but the developer has to choose functionality carefully.

這是我的通配符應(yīng)用程序。 我之所以選擇它，是因?yàn)樗哪康氖翘峁┮粋€干凈，簡單的界面。 這是有價值的，但是開發(fā)人員必須仔細(xì)選擇功能。

資產(chǎn)管理 (Asset managment)

The asset management screen is a clean design, but the good news ends there. Sadly, you can’t create folders, and it doesn’t synchronise with other machines. You can export an illustration as an SVG, and that’s the only way that I could find to work on an illustration on multiple machines.

資產(chǎn)管理屏幕是一個干凈的設(shè)計，但好消息到此結(jié)束。 遺憾的是，您無法創(chuàng)建文件夾，并且該文件夾無法與其他計算機(jī)同步。 您可以將插圖導(dǎo)出為SVG，這是我發(fā)現(xiàn)可以在多臺計算機(jī)上處??理插圖的唯一方法。

This won’t be enough for a serious user.

對于一個認(rèn)真的用戶來說，這還不夠。

建立形象 (Building the image)

I created a reference layer for my source photo, and dragged the photo from the Photos app. The photo was much larger than my canvas, but it was easy to downsize it to fit. I set the photo opacity to 50% and started building up my layers underneath it.

我為源照片創(chuàng)建了參考圖層，并將照片從“照片”應(yīng)用程序中拖動。 這張照片比我的畫布大得多，但是很容易將其縮小到適合的尺寸。 我將照片的不透明度設(shè)置為50％，并開始在其下建立圖層。

Creating the shapes for my illustration required some jumping around.

為我的插圖創(chuàng)建形狀需要一些跳躍。

• It was easy to draw rectangles over the main elements.
  在主要元素上繪制矩形很容易。
• I used the add-node tool to re-shape the rectangle. You can’t add nodes and move them with the same tool. I had to switch to the arrow tool to reposition control points. This interrupted my flow.
  我使用添加節(jié)點(diǎn)工具對矩形進(jìn)行了重塑。 您無法添加節(jié)點(diǎn)并使用同一工具移動它們。 我不得不切換到箭頭工具來重新放置控制點(diǎn)。 這打斷了我的流程。
• To delete a control point, I had to switch back to the add-node tool, and tap on the node to delete it.
  要刪除控制點(diǎn)，我必須切換回添加節(jié)點(diǎn)工具，然后點(diǎn)擊該節(jié)點(diǎn)以將其刪除。

I could do what I wanted to do, but I had the feeling that there must be a better way.

我可以做我想做的事，但我覺得必須有更好的方法。

層管理 (Layer Management)

This had its strengths. You can change important layers properties without going to a sub-menu. Layer name, opacity, visibility, position and whether it’s locked or not are all within immediate reach.

這有其優(yōu)勢。 您可以更改重要的圖層屬性，而無需進(jìn)入子菜單。 圖層名稱，不透明度，可見性，位置以及是否被鎖定都可以立即獲得。

The problem wasn’t with the management of layers properties, but their contents. On the other apps, you can expand the layer and pick out the individual shapes. You don’t seem to be able to do this with InkPad. The workaround is to put each shape in its own layer, but you can’t fold away layers, so you soon get a very tall stack.

問題不在于圖層屬性的管理，而是它們的內(nèi)容。 在其他應(yīng)用程序上，您可以擴(kuò)展圖層并挑選出各個形狀。 您似乎無法使用InkPad做到這一點(diǎn)。 解決方法是將每個形狀放置在自己的圖層中，但是您不能折疊圖層，因此很快就會得到一個很高的堆棧。

As. you can see from the diagram, I just accepted that I could only select individual shapes on the canvas, not the layer menu. That soon became hard to manage as more and more objects were added.

如。 從圖中可以看到，我只是接受我只能在畫布上選擇單個形狀，而不能選擇圖層菜單。 隨著越來越多的對象被添加，這很快變得難以管理。

If you look closely at the figures in the yacht, you’ll see that the one on the right is obscured. I just didn’t have time to figure out what was wrong. If I had been working for a client, I would probably have had to redraw that element.

如果仔細(xì)查看游艇中的圖形，您會發(fā)現(xiàn)右側(cè)的圖形被遮蓋了。 我只是沒有時間找出問題所在。 如果我一直在為客戶工作，則可能不得不重繪該元素。

The simplicity of InkPad’s layer management makes it easy to understand but not to use.

InkPad圖層管理的簡單性使其易于理解但不易于使用。

色彩管理 (Colour Management)

Diagram created by author.由作者創(chuàng)建的圖。

Colour management works well. You can choose between a colour wheel, RGB values and HSB. Controlling gradients took a little experimentation. I sampled colour with the colour picker and switched to RGB mode. I noted the hex values, and then switched to gradients. I then typed in the right hex values. It was a painful, but it got the job done.

顏色管理效果很好。 您可以在色輪，RGB值和HSB之間進(jìn)行選擇。 控制漸變需要一些實(shí)驗(yàn)。 我使用顏色選擇器對顏色進(jìn)行了采樣，并切換到RGB模式。 我記下了十六進(jìn)制值，然后切換到漸變。 然后輸入正確的十六進(jìn)制值。 這很痛苦，但是卻完成了工作。

陷阱 (Gotchas)

• You can’t access the vector objects within a layer from the layer menu.
  您無法從圖層菜單訪問圖層內(nèi)的矢量對象。

-

--

Vectornator X v3.3.13 (Vectornator X v3.3.13)

Diagram created by author.由作者創(chuàng)建的圖。

I really like this app, and it was my drawing app of choice for a long time. It has really good drawing tools, but it’s layer management meant that, with regret, I moved to Affinity Designer.

我真的很喜歡這個應(yīng)用程序，這是我很長時間以來一直選擇的繪圖應(yīng)用程序。 它具有非常好的繪圖工具，但是由于圖層管理，很遺憾，我搬到了Affinity Designer。

資產(chǎn)管理 (Asset Management)

Vectornator’s asset management is okay. It shows a preview of the illustration, and you can create folders. Long press on a file, and Vectornator offers you the choice of opening in the current window or a new one. You can also export illustrations from here.

Vectornator的資產(chǎn)管理還可以。 它顯示了插圖的預(yù)覽，您可以創(chuàng)建文件夾。 長按一個文件，Vectornator會為您提供在當(dāng)前窗口中打開還是選擇一個新窗口。 您也可以從此處導(dǎo)出插圖。

it doesn’t synchronise between your devices, but that apparently is on the way. If GmbH deliver on that, Vectornator’s asset management would be okay.

它不會在您的設(shè)備之間進(jìn)行同步，但這顯然正在進(jìn)行中。 如果GmbH做到這一點(diǎn)，Vectornator的資產(chǎn)管理就可以了。

建立形象 (Building the image)

This worked well.

這很好。

• I opened Vectornator and created an A3 landscape canvas.
  我打開Vectornator并創(chuàng)建了A3風(fēng)景畫布。
• I pulled up Photos in split view and dragged my source image across. As usual, I had to shrink down the photo, but Vectornator shrugged that off.
  我在拆分視圖中拉起“照片”，然后將源圖像拖到整個圖像上。 和往常一樣，我不得不縮小照片，但是Vectornator聳了聳肩。
• I reduced the photo’s opacity and locked the layer.
  我減少了照片的不透明度并鎖定了圖層。

Creating the shapes was straight forward. Most things could be done from the Node tool. I drew rectangles over the image elements, and then used the Node tool to add control points. You double tap the node to change it from corner to smooth and vice versa, and you can a node with the delete key. It was fast and elegant.

創(chuàng)建形狀很簡單。 大多數(shù)事情可以通過“節(jié)點(diǎn)”工具完成。 我在圖像元素上繪制了矩形，然后使用“節(jié)點(diǎn)”工具添加了控制點(diǎn)。 雙擊該節(jié)點(diǎn)可將其從角落更改為平滑，反之亦然，然后可以使用Delete鍵刪除該節(jié)點(diǎn)。 快速而優(yōu)雅。

層管理 (Layer management)

You can change important layer properties without going into a submenu. That puts layer renaming, locking, opacity, ordering and visibility within easy reach. Combine that with the node tool, and it’s all frictionless.

您可以更改重要的圖層屬性，而無需進(jìn)入子菜單。 這樣可以輕松實(shí)現(xiàn)圖層重命名，鎖定，不透明，排序和可見性。 將其與節(jié)點(diǎn)工具結(jié)合在一起，一切都是無摩擦的。

What’s missing is a way to group layers. That doesn’t matter for small to medium sized images, but it’s essential for a complex one. In my reference image, there was times that I wanted to hide not just the boat and its elements, but even the layer representing them. This is especially true on an iPad, which relatively little screen real estate.

缺少的是一種對圖層進(jìn)行分組的方法。 對于中小型圖像而言，這無關(guān)緊要，但是對于復(fù)雜的圖像而言則至關(guān)重要。 在我的參考圖像中，有時候我不僅要隱藏船及其元素，甚至還要隱藏代表它們的圖層。 在屏幕空間相對較小的iPad上尤其如此。

色彩管理 (Colour management)

Diagram created by author.由作者創(chuàng)建的圖。

It was easy to create gradients. You go to Fill colour on the format tab and select gradient. You double click on the point where you want to add a colour, and off you go. You can select between solid colour, linear gradient and radial.

創(chuàng)建漸變很容易。 您轉(zhuǎn)到格式選項卡上的填充顏色，然后選擇漸變。 雙擊要添加顏色的點(diǎn)，然后退出。 您可以選擇純色，線性漸變和放射狀。

Creating gradient using built in colours was fine, but I got into bother when I tried to create gradients using colours in the photo. I got frustrated trying to create waves on the sea, because I wanted to match the light part of the waves to the background to create a seamless transition. I think, with experimentation, I could probably do it.

使用內(nèi)置顏色創(chuàng)建漸變很好，但是當(dāng)我嘗試使用照片中的顏色創(chuàng)建漸變時，我感到很費(fèi)解。 嘗試在海面上創(chuàng)建波浪時，我感到沮喪，因?yàn)槲蚁雽⒉ɡ说臏\色部分與背景進(jìn)行匹配，以實(shí)現(xiàn)無縫過渡。 我認(rèn)為，通過試驗(yàn)，我可能可以做到。

陷阱 (Gotchas)

• You can’t group layers.
  您無法對圖層進(jìn)行分組。
• the app won’t let you open an illustratioe that n if you’re connected to an external monitor.
  如果您連接到外接顯示器，則該應(yīng)用程序?qū)⒉辉试S您打開插圖n。
• It’s free at the time of writing, so how confident can you be about the app’s long term development? I think Linearity GmbH are looking at moving to a subscription model.
  在撰寫本文時它是免費(fèi)的，那么您對應(yīng)用程序的長期開發(fā)有多自信？ 我認(rèn)為Linearity GmbH正在考慮采用訂閱模式。

Affinity Designer v1.8.4 (Affinity Designer v1.8.4)

Diagram created by author.由作者創(chuàng)建的圖。

Affinity Designer is very powerful, and its layer management stands out. The user-interface is a bit clunky, but despite that, it’s my illustration app of choice on iPad.

Affinity Designer非常強(qiáng)大，并且其圖層管理非常出色。 用戶界面有點(diǎn)笨拙，但是盡管如此，它還是我在iPad上選擇的插圖應(yīng)用程序。

資產(chǎn)管理 (Asset Management)

Affinity Designer, like the other apps, doesn’t use standard file management. You have projects instead of folders, and you have large file previews. It’s very pretty.

像其他應(yīng)用程序一樣，Affinity Designer不使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)文件管理。 您有項目而不是文件夾，并且有大文件預(yù)覽。 非常漂亮

You can’t nest projects, and Designer doesn’t synchronise between machines, so you’ll have to explicitly export a file to make it available elsewhere.

您不能嵌套項目，并且Designer不能在計算機(jī)之間同步，因此，您必須顯式導(dǎo)出文件以使其在其他位置可用。

Managing a large number of illustrations and their reference material is going to be a pain very quickly.

管理大量插圖及其參考資料將非常痛苦。

建立形象 (Building the image)

• I created a new A3 landscape canvas and tried to launch Photos in split view. It didn’t work. I could only launch Photos in slide-over mode. That was okay, but the the slide-over window is smaller.
  我創(chuàng)建了一個新的A3景觀畫布，并嘗試在拆分視圖中啟動“照片”。 沒用 我只能以滑蓋模式啟動照片。 可以，但是滑行窗口較小。
• As usual, I sized the photo for the canvas, reduced the layer opacity and locked the layer. Sadly on Designer, you have to use a submenu, which definitely gets you out of the flow.
  像往常一樣，我為畫布調(diào)整照片大小，降低圖層的不透明度并鎖定圖層。 可悲的是，在Designer上，您必須使用子菜單，這肯定會使您脫離流程。
• I then created layers below the semi-transparent reference photo on which to draw my vector shapes.
  然后，我在半透明參考照片下面創(chuàng)建了可在其上繪制矢量形狀的圖層。
• I drew out a rectangle and tried to start adding control points with the node tool, but no dice. It turns out that you have to convert the rectangle shape into a curve, before you can add control points.
  我畫了一個矩形，試圖用節(jié)點(diǎn)工具開始添加控制點(diǎn)，但是沒有骰子。 事實(shí)證明，必須先將矩形形狀轉(zhuǎn)換為曲線，然后才能添加控制點(diǎn)。
• Unlike other apps, you can’t just double tap a control point to change its type. Designer gives you more options, but you have to use a floating submenu. This constantly takes your attention away from what you’re drawing. It works reliably though.
  與其他應(yīng)用程序不同，您不能僅雙擊控制點(diǎn)來更改其類型。 Designer為您提供了更多選項，但是您必須使用浮動子菜單。 這會不斷使您的注意力從繪圖中移開。 它可以可靠地工作。

層管理 (Layer management)

Layer management is one of Designer’s strong points, in spite of it hiding away useful layer options in a submenu. Why? it lets you group layers and fold them away.

盡管層管理隱藏了子菜單中有用的層選項，但它還是Designer的強(qiáng)項之一。 為什么？ 它使您可以將圖層分組并折疊。

If you’re working on very complex illustrations, being able to group layers and fold them is absolutely essential. As I said in other sections, a large illustration can have thousands of vector shapes, and you have to be able to manage that.

如果您要處理非常復(fù)雜的插圖，則必須對圖層進(jìn)行分組和折疊是絕對必要的。 就像我在其他部分中所說的，一個大的插圖可以有成千上萬個矢量形狀，您必須能夠管理它。

色彩管理 (Colour management)

Colour management offers the usual colour wheel or collection of swatches. Gradients are created using a gradient tool. When you add a gradient to a shape, a submenu appears.

顏色管理提供通常的色輪或色板集合。 使用漸變工具創(chuàng)建漸變。 當(dāng)您向形狀添加漸變時，會出現(xiàn)一個子菜單。

Diagram created by author.由作者創(chuàng)建的圖。

You can have linear, radial and elliptical gradients, and you can add as many colours as you like. i took advantage of being able to type in hex values for colours, which made matching the gradient to the background a lot easier.

您可以具有線性，徑向和橢圓形的漸變，還可以根據(jù)需要添加任意數(shù)量的顏色。 我利用了能夠輸入顏色的十六進(jìn)制值的優(yōu)勢，這使?jié)u變與背景的匹配變得更加容易。

陷阱 (Gotchas)

• You have to use a submenu for many common layer functions. This really interrupts your flow.
  您必須對許多常用圖層功能使用子菜單。 這確實(shí)打斷了您的流程。
• You have to use slide-over to drag photos into Designer.
  您必須使用滑蓋將照片拖到Designer中。

他們都缺乏什么 (What they all lack)

外掛程式 (Plug-ins)

None of the apps supported plug-ins, which is a cottage industry in Adobe Illustrator world. These do all manner of useful things, but one in particular nursed me through my apprenticeship with iStock. iStock do not like open vector shapes, and it’s very easy to leave a vector open.

這些應(yīng)用程序均不支持插件，而插件是Adobe Illustrator世界中的一個手工業(yè)。 這些工具可以做各種有用的事情，但是其中一個特別值得一提的是，我在iStock的學(xué)徒生涯中為我提供了護(hù)理。 iStock不喜歡開放矢量形狀，將矢量保持開放很容易。

I lived and died by a plug-in that highlighted open vector shapes. On any of these apps, I’d have to go through testing each of hundreds or thousands of shapes looking for errant vectors. Life is too short.

我死于一個突出了開放矢量形狀的插件。 在這些應(yīng)用程序中的任何一個上，我都必須測試數(shù)百或數(shù)千個形狀中的每一個，以尋找錯誤的矢量。 人生如此短暫。

Someone needs to do plug-ins.

有人需要做插件。

適當(dāng)?shù)耐饨语@示器支持 (Proper External Monitor Support)

This is a theme in my writing. You can connect an iPad Pro to an external monitor, but it just mirrors the screen. It really should extend it, making use of a mouse or trackpad to manage content.

這是我寫作的主題。 您可以將iPad Pro連接到外部顯示器，但它只是鏡像屏幕。 它確實(shí)應(yīng)該擴(kuò)展它，使用鼠標(biāo)或觸控板來管理內(nèi)容。

Even a 12.9” iPad Pro’s massive screen isn’t that massive if you’re creating complex illustrations. On a desktop, one of my favourite tricks is to zoom in to update detail on one screen while having the full size image on the other. That means that I can see the effects of tweaking small details in real time.

如果您要創(chuàng)建復(fù)雜的插圖，即使是12.9英寸的iPad Pro的大屏幕也不是那么大。 在臺式機(jī)上，我最喜歡的技巧之一是放大以更新一個屏幕上的細(xì)節(jié)，同時在另一個屏幕上顯示完整尺寸的圖像。 這意味著我可以實(shí)時看到微調(diào)細(xì)節(jié)的效果。

Apple should manage this in iPadOS, but it doesn’t. Serious developers need to step up and do this if they want to play in the big leagues.

Apple應(yīng)該在iPadOS中進(jìn)行管理，但不是這樣。 認(rèn)真的開發(fā)人員如果想?yún)⒓哟笮吐?lián)賽，就必須加緊努力。

iPad Pro可以成為您的主要插圖平臺嗎？ (Could the iPad Pro be your main illustration platform?)

An iPad-only platform isn’t even close to being an option for a professional illustrator. Yes, you can save a lot of money, but you’ll soon wish you’d spent it:

僅限iPad的平臺幾乎不是專業(yè)插圖畫家的選擇。 是的，您可以節(jié)省很多錢，但是您很快就會希望花光了：

• Asset management on these apps feels like an afterthought.
  這些應(yīng)用程序上的資產(chǎn)管理就像是事后的想法。
• You can’t take advantage of multiple monitors.
  您不能利用多個監(jiān)視器。
• You don’t have access to handy plug-ins.
  您無權(quán)使用方便的插件。

That isn’t to say that an iPad Pro set-up won’t be useful to a pro illustrator. You could work on image elements and then export to a desktop package such as Illustrator. Affinity Designer supports PSD and SVG export, for example. That means you can do useful work wherever you happen to be.

但這并不是說iPad Pro設(shè)置對專業(yè)插圖畫家不會有用。 您可以處理圖像元素，然后將其導(dǎo)出到桌面包，例如Illustrator。 例如，Affinity Designer支持PSD和SVG導(dǎo)出。 這意味著無論您身在何處，都可以做有用的工作。

There is a huge amount of value in apps such as Vectornator and Affinity Designer for the serious hobbyist or for anyone who wants their presentations and reports to stand out. Vectornator and Designer both have good clipart collections included, and you can modify them to make them your own.

Vectornator和Affinity Designer等應(yīng)用程序對于認(rèn)真的業(yè)余愛好者或希望其演示文稿和報告脫穎而出的任何人來說， 具有巨大的價值 。 Vectornator和Designer都包含良好的剪貼畫集合，您可以對其進(jìn)行修改以使其成為您自己的剪貼畫。

If your drawing needs are simple, InkPad is an option. It will let you mask objects and photos, and the user interface is uncluttered. It’s just a shame that it’s a little too simple.

如果您的繪圖需求很簡單，則可以選擇InkPad。 它可以讓您遮蓋對象和照片，并且用戶界面整潔。 太簡單了，真是可惜。

As a result of this story, I’m switching back from Vectornator X to Affinity Designer. Being able to group layers means that I can do much more complex illustrations. I’ll put up with ducking into a submenu when I want to name a layer or an object.

由于這個故事，我將從Vectornator X切換回Affinity Designer。 能夠?qū)D層進(jìn)行分組意味著我可以做更復(fù)雜的插圖。 當(dāng)我想命名一個圖層或一個對象時，我會忍不住進(jìn)入一個子菜單。

What do developers need to do to make their apps desktop strength?

開發(fā)人員需要做什么才能使其應(yīng)用程序具有桌面優(yōu)勢？

• As a minimum, use the standard file system to make it easy to manage and backup illustration files on cloud services.
  至少，使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)文件系統(tǒng)可以輕松管理和備份云服務(wù)上的插圖文件。
• Add a plug-in capability, so that third parties can be enlisted extending drawing app functionality.
  添加插件功能，以便第三方可以擴(kuò)展繪圖應(yīng)用程序的功能。
• Make better (or any) use of an external monitor to extend the drawing canvas.
  更好地(或任何一種方式)使用外部監(jiān)視器來擴(kuò)展繪圖畫布。

We’re still a few years away from getting all that fixed, so I’m afraid you’ll have to pay the extra for a pro set-up.

我們還需要幾年的時間才能解決所有問題，所以恐怕您將不得不為專業(yè)設(shè)置支付額外的費(fèi)用。

That doesn’t, however, stop an iPad being a great drawing platform for everyone else. Get yourself an Apple Pencil and download Affinity Designer or Vectornator, and just have some fun.

但是，這并不能阻止iPad成為其他所有人的絕佳繪圖平臺。 給自己買一支Apple Pencil并下載Affinity Designer或Vectornator，然后就玩得開心。

翻譯自: https://medium.com/the-innovation/can-ipad-technology-half-the-cost-of-being-an-illustrator-6cea6e053d4f

內(nèi)存 technology

總結(jié)

以上是生活随笔為你收集整理的内存 technology_iPad Technology可以成为插画家吗？的全部內(nèi)容，希望文章能夠幫你解決所遇到的問題。

如果覺得生活随笔網(wǎng)站內(nèi)容還不錯，歡迎將生活随笔推薦給好友。