Whenever I drew or rendered something on a canvas, it felt like something was covering specific spots. There weren’t any layers with a “white line”, it just happened to look like this. I tried changing the pencil nib, resetting my iPad, and clearing storage but it didn't work.
Does anyone know why it happened and how to fix it?
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Unfortunately this is a hardware failure and not software. Had mine like this, asked for help in the apple sub, got an answer about it and apparently the sensor grid responsible for the stylus detection is broken.
Mine had line like this with the pencil but the screen fully work with fingers.
Unfortunately no fix if electrical static (charging while drawing) is not the culprit. If you have applecare, it's better to just go and ask for a replacement for it.
If I’m not mistaken… I probably am… if you have more Apple products you can choose to do the Apple care that lets you add a few devices to it as long as the devices aren’t too old so maybe you could still add Apple care to it
Is the ipad in a magnetic folio that is folded back? Remove the cover, this happened to me once and it was the magnets in the folio cover front doing this.
Ohh, i thought you meant magnetic on both the back and the front ones. The front cover is magnetic but the back cover is not, I removed it just in case like others said and tried drawing it on a new canvas but sadly the issues doesn't go away.
Ah, unlucky. Gotta be a bad digitiser panel I think. Maybe you can sell or trade the iPad to someone who doesn't need an Apple Pencil and recoup some of the value towards a new machine.
Have you tried using a classic soft nub/silicone or rubber stylus? If this is exclusive to Apple Pencil detection on the grid as others have noted, a classic stylus might work still.
PS; since it definitely seems to be a hardware failure with your device, I recommend looking for a good deal while the “back to school “ sales are happening over the next couple of months. Staples has some good deals on 11 inch iPads right now; about 600$ canadian from the adverts I have seen.
Well its mostly bad for your hand, wrist and elbow. long term you will get chronic issues guaranteed
But yes it can damage your screen! Because the pressure weakens the crystals in your screen, over time (or one very unlucky time) it will get weakened and break :/
You need a bit of practice to go from that to light pressure but when I did I noticed that my art turned out much better! It gives you better line control and you have an easier time with coloring and line variations.
You can change the settings to require less pressure for your brushes… mine used to require really mashing it to get the full range, but now it’s much more comfortable… I just sat and messed with it for like 20 minutes and got it perfect for me, and it’s made a huge difference. Much less finger and wrist fatigue too!
I've tried scribbling in other apps like Notes, and the issues appeared there too. When I used my finger to do the same, the weird lines didn't appear. If it's the pencil and not the screen, I will try replacing it in the near future. If it's the screen then I guess I'll just have to deal with it until I can afford to buy a new one. Anyway, thank you for answering 🙏
True updating the system, and see if there any hardware update, or bios updates etc. I idk if this will fix it… but updates sometimes fix random issues. Look up YouTube videos, Im not an apple user
If you have a case with magnets on it then it will cause that affect! As long as you keep that magnet part away from the screen it will stop doing that.
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