Affinity for iPad brings pro tools to Canva’s iPad suite

What happened

The Verge reports after relaunching the Affinity creative suite as an all-in-one desktop app last year, Canva has now introduced Affinity for iPad, which provides the same pro-grade tools for vector graphics, photo editing, illustration, and page layouts in a format optimized for Apple Pencil and touchscreens.

The Verge reports Affinity for iPad has a new Sketch Studio that’s designed for freehand drawing and simplifying sketch-to-vector workflows, including optimized tools for masking and automatically converting rough sketches into cleaner geometric shapes.

The Verge reports the app also supports Apple Pencil Pro capabilities like natural gestures, pressure sensitivity, tilt, barrel roll, squeeze, and hover, allowing creatives more control over tools and shortcuts.

The Verge reports 'Affinity for iPad delivers the full power of Affinity, together with the versatility and portability of iPad,' according to Affinity product design head Neil Ladkin in the announcement.

The Verge reports 'If you’re the sort of person who rotates the canvas 40 times to get one line right, Affinity for iPad was made by people who’ve done exactly that.'

The Verge reports Sketch, vector design, photo editing, and layout projects can all be saved to the same .af file to limit tasks needing to be exported, converted, or remade, but Affinity for iPad is also compatible with all major design file types.

Why it matters

• Toolset

  Affinity for iPad on Canva bundles pro-grade vector, photo editing, illustration, and layout tools for iPad users, optimizing them for Apple Pencil and touchscreens.

What we know

The Verge reports Canva is offering Affinity for iPad with a Sketch Studio and Apple Pencil Pro capabilities, aiming to provide professional-grade design tools in a portable iPad format.