Make your own stylus with just 4 household items
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- 29 Mar 2023
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This ingenious hack to make your own stylus is a game changer.
Yes, you really can make your own stylus for an iPad or other digital tablet. It's quick and easy to do, and you don't need any very specialist equipment either. So no, it won't offer anything like the experience provided by an Apple Pencil or the like (forget about multiple levels of pressure sensitivity and programmable functions), but it will do the job in a pinch.
A DIY stylus is a budget-friendly alternative that can help beginners get started with digital art or it could just save your day if you misplace your regular stylus. And part of the fun is in building the DIY stylus. All you need is a few household items that you might already have, or should at least be able to find at a shop nearby: a pen (a ballpoint or biro pen will do fine, it just needs to have a removable ink cartridge), a cotton bud, Q-tip or cotton wool, tin or aluminium foil and some tape. And that's it.
Below are two options for how to make your own stylus. One uses a cotton bud/Q-tip while the other uses cotton wool. The first DIY stylus (with the bud/Q-tip) is easier to make, but the second option with a metal-cased/tipped pen should work better.
Please note that we are not responsible for any damage that might occur should you choose to try this out, be it to your pen, cotton wool, tablet or yourself. Read More…
