# Fat Marker Sketching Setups

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**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314 "2020-04-22T18:09:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![marc.pfister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@marc.pfister](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/marc.pfister)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/1 "2020-04-22T18:09:31Z")

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What’s a good setup for fat-marker sketching?

I’m getting lost in the artistic side of sketching and would like something simple. Is the right direction to use an iPad-type tablet or a digitizing tablet like a Wacom?

For software, is there a sweet spot for lo-fi sketching and then sharing the outputs?

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**Author:** ![nt-from-chicago](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/nt-from-chicago/32/187_2.png) [@nt-from-chicago](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/nt-from-chicago)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/2 "2020-04-22T19:09:25Z")

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I love using iPad Pro + Apple Pencil 2 for breadboarding sketches. You can pretty much use any iOS drawing app that supports Apple Pencil, including the built-in Notes app.

I know a Wacom may be cheaper but if you can find a way to sneak into an Apple Store and try the Apple Pencil 2 for 15 minutes or so, you’ll be hooked and will never go back to a Wacom. Trust me on that (I gave mine away once I switched over).

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**Author:** ![Aylon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/aylon/32/35_2.png) [@Aylon](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/Aylon)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/3 "2020-04-22T20:23:03Z")

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An iPad type device would definitely be my preferred way to do. With that said, you could also get away with an actual marker pen on paper, take a photo with your phone and share that. Not as clean, but gets the job done almost as fast 🙂

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**Author:** ![marc.pfister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@marc.pfister](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/marc.pfister)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/4 "2020-04-22T21:43:19Z")

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I like how the first two suggestions are basically the cheapest and most expensive solutions possible!

I was able to acquire a Windows 10 tablet and am trying out Autodesk Sketchbook as a starting point. Sketchbook is overkill, I’d like something even simpler.

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**Author:** ![marcano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/marcano/32/13_2.png) [@marcano](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/marcano)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/5 "2020-04-23T19:14:02Z")

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I’m gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that it doesn’t quite matter how you do your fat marker sketches, but doing a prototype where you are _unable_ to address details is the goal.

Fat markers don’t afford the ability to get granular, so drawings are broad and general. You can use an iPad, Wacom, etc, as long as you stop yourself from selecting a finer tool.

I never have a fat marker handy. I carry a fine tipped pen with my notebook so I find myself constraining the canvas size [to a poststamp](https://postlight.com/trackchanges/doodle-better-wireframes-the-postage-stamp-method).

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**Author:** ![rjs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/rjs/32/311_2.png) [@rjs](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/rjs)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/6 "2020-04-23T23:45:53Z")

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My favorite setup is iPad Pro + Apple Pencil + Notability.

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**Author:** ![jordan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jordan](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/jordan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/7 "2020-04-25T14:12:52Z")

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Same, it is truly a game changer.

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**Author:** ![viking](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/viking/32/206_2.png) [@viking](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/viking)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/8 "2020-04-28T21:55:06Z")

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I use iPad + Apple Pencil + Goodnotes.

Also used sufficiently:

- Actual whiteboard (photos into pitches)
- Figma (just keep the ‘no words inside the screen sketch’ rule)

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**Author:** ![vaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/vaz/32/188_2.png) [@vaz](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/vaz)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/9 "2020-05-28T10:20:56Z")

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What do you guys use to share the Fat Markers live in a remote video conference?

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**Author:** ![rjs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/rjs/32/311_2.png) [@rjs](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/rjs)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/10 "2020-06-05T16:32:18Z")

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> [@vaz](#):
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> What do you guys use to share the Fat Markers live in a remote video conference?

I will join a Zoom call on my computer for my camera/mic, and then join again on my iPad as another participant and share my Notability app from there.

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**Author:** ![gafemoyano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@gafemoyano](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/gafemoyano)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/11 "2020-10-19T11:13:34Z")

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As someone who’s not great at drawing (not that it really matters for fat marker sketched) and struggles a bit to get the sketch to look the way I want to, I’ve been really enjoying [https://excalidraw.com](https://excalidraw.com). I find it quicker to get to where I want to, add a couple of text notes and the style looks pretty cool imo.

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**Author:** ![andrei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@andrei](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/andrei)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/12 "2020-10-20T00:31:27Z")

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I use iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and the concepts app.

I like concepts for its easy cut/paste manipulation and because it has layers - I can easily add highlights on a separate layer.

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**Author:** ![janmikula](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/janmikula/32/548_2.png) [@janmikula](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/janmikula)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/13 "2020-10-21T09:06:17Z")

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I bought Lenovo Yoga C930 that has an in-built pen. And for sketching, I use Microsoft Whiteboard. I’m happy with both. Also if we do collaborative sketching, we use [Miro.com](http://Miro.com).

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**Author:** ![justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/justin/32/429_2.png) [@justin](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/14 "2020-10-31T16:08:01Z")

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Second using iPad Pro, Pencil and Concepts. The best part about Concepts is that each drawing is an infinite canvas and you can export drawings or what’s on screen as a png in the free version, and copy it directly into a message or document in Basecamp. I use it for breadboards as well.

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**Author:** ![BrianGale](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/briangale/32/423_2.png) [@BrianGale](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/BrianGale)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/15 "2021-04-30T16:56:57Z")

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I couldn’t say that tablet is a must, but when I got a [xp-pen drawing tablet](https://www.xp-pen.com) , krita was the most intuitive and convenient graphic editor from what I tried out on pc. I drew by hand a lot and just couldn’t get myself to use the mouse for it, so tablet feels pretty awesome, but I guess there a lot of ppl who r using mouse, so I guess it could be whichever tool u got used to first.

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**Author:** ![flippingeo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/flippingeo/32/451_2.png) [@flippingeo](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/flippingeo)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/16 "2021-04-30T20:00:40Z")

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I just love going to the analog white board with my markers first to get the ideas out. I use Rocketbook Beacons to scan and load the shots into my draft Pitch. However, if I need to refine the sketches for the final Pitch, I’ll move to the iPad, Apple Pencil 2, and GoodNotes.

I have Notability and Concepts. Concepts is beautiful to use. But seems more complex and I’m not using it enough to become efficient with it.

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**Author:** ![felix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.learnshapeup.com/felix/32/585_2.png) [@felix](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/u/felix)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.learnshapeup.com/t/fat-marker-sketching-setups/314/18 "2023-08-09T15:32:40Z")

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If you are in the Apple ecosystem, then there is Freeform these days which works really well for me. You can use it on an iPad/iPhone or just straight on your mac.

The mac version does not allow you to draw freely by hand/touchpad, but I find their built in shapes and drawing tools good enough (I’m not that great drawing by hand anyway). You can always use handover to add hand drawn sketches from your iPhone