

It handles lineart well though some strokes can feel less consistent from thin to thick tapering – Apple Pencil and the Samsung S Pen certainly perform a little better here. I tested the Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2 using the Concepts app to doodle and sketch and found it a nice stylus to work with. The shape of the Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2 won't be for everyone but I found it comfortable to use (Image credit: Future) One note on the design: the eraser button at the rear of the Microsoft Surface Pen 2 is flatter and fatter than the small button you find on other styluses, such as the Apple Pencil 2, and it did take a little getting used to. The shape too makes it easy to use in long runs of creativity, though I did find myself adjusting the pen between my fingers more than I have done with a regular drawing tablet stylus, such as those from Wacom and Huion. The use of haptics is fantastic and makes the Microsoft Surface Pen 2 a really nice stylus to use for digital art. There's a degree of pen pressure sensitivity here too, so the more I press down on the screen the more it vibrates. I've already mentioned the haptics inside the Microsoft Surface Pen 2 and this is the stylus' best feature it means you can feel the menus as you tap and get a sensation of 'tooth' as you draw on a smooth screen, which feels like tiny vibrations from the nib. The Microsoft Surface Pen 2 works great with the Concepts app on a Surface Laptop Studio (Image credit: Future)
