Related: What Is Continuity & Why It Is Critical To Apple's EcosystemĪpple provides two different ways to use an Apple Pencil with a Mac, and both require an iPad. Graphics pads are still available for the Mac computer, but models that include screens often cost more than an iPad, making it difficult to justify the expense for such a specialized device.
A mouse is wonderful for selecting text and precisely aligning objects and images when compositing layers, but the natural feel of a pencil can't be beaten for freeform artwork. Long before the iPad or any other modern computer tablet existed, the stylus and graphics pad were developed to make computer art more intuitive. The Mac computer has long been associated with creative work, favored by many production studios in Hollywood for film work and artists worldwide for graphic arts and digital paintings. Quick sketches made with an Apple Pencil and iPad can also be inserted directly into Mac apps that accept images.
The trick is to use one of Apple's Continuity features to wirelessly share the Mac screen with an iPad. The Apple Pencil can't be used natively with Mac computers as the displays don't have the touch other support required, but there is a way to paint or draw on an iPad using Apple's stylus and duplicate the content on a Mac.
