IPad as graphic pen tablet?

I have illustrator on my mac and own an iPad 3 and graphics pen.
Is there anyway that the iPad can functional as Wacom tablet instead of buying one?
Thank you (and apologies or what is probably a dumb question)
Genevieve

1) Wacom Tablets read pressure as you draw. The iPad, thus far, can not do this. There are styluses such as the Jot Stylus which reads pressure. But in my experience it's not the same, or really even close to a Wacom tablet. And heck, if you're going to spend $100 on a Jot Stylus, you'd do better by spending that $100 on a Wacom Bamboo tablet.
2) The iPad's major issue where drawing is concerened is the need to hover over the tablet surface and only touch the tablet with the stylus. Most humans who draw rest their hand on the surface and draw. You can't do that with an iPad. Spend a day NEVER touching your desk with your wrist or forearm. How long can you work that way? Yes, you can wear a glove to prevent the hand being read by the screen, provided you don't mid that option. And this may not be a big issue if using a more non-traditional set up, such as the iPad on your lap while sitting on the couch and a laptop sitting on the coffee table in front of you.
That being posted, there are apps such as SplashTop, or LogMeIn, for iOS which allow you to log in and control a Mac with an iPad. There are also apps such as MobileMouse which will turn the iPad into, essentially, a big trackpad for the Mac. You can use these apps to control the mouse on the Mac.
So theoretically, yes, you could do what you want. I've tried all these and they do function. The problem arises when there is even a millisecond of delay between the iPad and the Mac. Even a millisecond can feel like a long time where mouse movement is concerned. And, as I've posted, you don't get any pressure, tilt, rotation, readings from the iPad which Wacom tablets do.
You can try it free, just download the iOS apps and the supporting Mac software needed (the iOS apps tell you what to download). But, I suspect you'll find it horribly lacking, especially if you've ever used an actual Wacom tablet, or even one of the other, cheaper, drawing tablets.

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