Once removed from its two-piece Styrofoam “drawer”, the board is wrapped in a plastic sleeve that can be kept around for the time being as its dust protector. The board arrived in a relatively large box surrounded by significant protective padding, which reassured us that it would easily survive a long trip overseas without being damaged. It has a nice heft comparing with Araree’s extremely light product, but it is not as heavy as the plywood iSkelter Kanvas Creator that is made of bamboo. The somewhat oddly named Wooden Canvas Smart Board Drawing Desk is a finely crafted piece of hard wood made with the added precision provided by a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) wood router. We are happy to report that considering the ideal drawing board, our newest addition to the iPad Pro’s must have accessories ticks almost all the right boxes. Furthermore, due to the iPad’s size and narrow bezel, it needs to be inserted into a wooden frame to make its screen flush with its surface while giving the necessary support to the artist’s arms. First and foremost, the tablet needs to be secured at the wall, but at the same time the artist must be able to perform the usual rotation of the surface and bending movements. Unfortunately, Araree has stopped producing their drawing board since we made our recommendations, while iSkelter has yet to make their Canvas Creator available for Apple’s newest tablets.īefore introducing the subject of our current review, we’d like to point out once again why it is necessary to have such support for Apple’s tablet when working at the monuments. For that matter, based on our thorough investigation, we could only recommend purchasing either the iSkelter Canvas Creator or the Araree iPad Pro Drawing Desk, unless you’d like to design your own solution. However, for those who’d like to use their iPads in the field, the chance to find a well-built drawing board that accommodates and secures their tablet continues to be extremely slim. We’ve been utilizing the Elevation Lab DraftTable for many years, both with the iPad Pro and the Wacom Cintiq 16 and highly recommend it for your studio work. Truth to be told, when it comes to using the iPad Pro in the studio, we have a few sturdy and adjustable drawing stand options to choose from. One would think that Apple’s missed opportunity of providing such accessories with the iPad would accelerate several third-party solutions in this important segment. As much as we adore the new iPad Pro’s infinite drawing canvas, losing the bezels on the top and bottom makes it even harder to hold while drawing. What doesn’t help in this matter either is that, as the iPad matures, it’s bezels are becoming slimmer and slimmer. Interestingly, although Apple is heavily marketing its Pro tablet (accompanied by the Apple Pencil) to be used for content creation, they have never considered producing a stand or drawing board to get a better grip or drawing angle when using their tablet computer. We all agree that the iPad Pro is a fantastic drawing device and its versatility makes it ideal for being our primary digital tool when documenting in the field.
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