The promise of the iPad (way back in 2010!) was that it would revolutionize publishing by replacing your books: trade (reading) books, text books, comic books, and many others. All these types of books allow for new models of consumption, and that had been one of the consistent critiques of tablets in general - that they are not production devices. Well if you want to replace your sketch-book, then the tablet will have to be a production device.
I've been attempting to do just that with an iPad mini, and the Paper app and the Pencil stylus by 53. So far so good. In fact, it's been great fun both learning a new way to draw, and getting re-aquainted with an old skill.
While something is certainly lost in the tactile feel of real paper and pencil, much is gained in being able to adjust darkness, erase without damage, undo complete sequences (there is a "rewind" function), and share. Still getting used to building tones with the pencil strokes, and that is helped by the "Mixer", which can vary shades as well as blend colors. The "Zoom" feature also helps get into the corners, cause the tip of the Pencil stylus can be a bit fatter than I like - this features is greatly improved if you have a Retina Display iPad, as the resolution of the drawing image matches the resolution of the screen.
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