So I recently purchased my glow forge. We are looking at the inkscape program to create vector images. So my question is I know it will not work on the iPad but I have a Mac mini that is currently just connected to a TV monitor. Is there a good drawing tablet to connect to that or what is my best option because I mostly do everything with an iPad.
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Wacom makes most of the industry standard for drawing tablets, there are verious versions with extra features but that would be your best option for the Mac. Additionally there is a free program for ipad called Vectornator that allows you to do the same things as inkscape, personally I use it in tandem with the inkscape program when needed.
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Look into Affinity Designer for the iPad too.
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There are many great drawing apps for iPad, but you can also connect your iPad to your Mac and use it as a drawing tablet using the built in Sidecar function.
If you’d prefer a dedicated separate drawing tablet Wacom is the industry standard and their introductory models are great for learning.
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That right there.
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I use MacBook Pro with a nice touchpad, and have a Wacom graphic tablet, but use an external Apple Magic Touchpad when working on complicated designs much more than the Wacom.
The Wacom is nice but overkill for 99% of what I need to design for the GF. I’d probably say that for design, I use the built-in MacBook touchpad 95% of the time, the external larger Magic Trackpad occasionally, and the Wacom very rarely. Stylus-based tablets are much better suited to professional designers, in my opinion.
As your Mini requires an external, I’d definitely go with the Apple Magic Trackpad. I am actually thinking of picking up a M2 mini to connect to my UHD 65" TV, and would use the Magic with that (and I have a very nice BT keyboard with “typewriter”-style keys that I sometimes use with my MacBook when doing a lot of typing…)
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