iPad Canvas

2160 x 1620 px sRGB 4:3 landscape

A 2160 by 1620 px canvas at 4:3 sized for iPad full-screen art, teaching diagrams, and Apple Pencil work.

about the size of a desktop monitor

About this size

iPad has settled into a category of its own for digital art and teaching. The 4:3 aspect ratio is more forgiving than 16:9 for stacked diagrams, written-out math, and illustration; the resolution is high enough that Apple Pencil strokes preview accurately without subpixel softness; and the final asset displays cleanly in landscape on the actual device.

For teaching content captured to video, designing at iPad-native dimensions removes a scaling step. Whatever the Pencil draws is what the recording shows.

Tablet art
Teaching visuals
Sketches

Pro tips

1 For Apple Pencil work, design at iPad-native resolutions. Stroke previews stay honest and the asset can be played back on the device without scaling.
2 Use PNG for UI overlays and diagrams; JPEG for photographic illustration where compression artefacts are forgivable.
3 The 4:3 aspect ratio handles vertical content (lists, diagrams, math) better than 16:9, which is one reason it persists for teaching and illustration.