How to pursue a creative career
Wacom’s creative pen displays and pen tablets are the technology choice of professionals across a variety of creative industries, from animators to comic artists to film editors to digital illustrators.
If you’re thinking about pursuing a creative career, you’ve come to the right place.
Wacom has worked with thousands of artists over the years, and we’ve tapped a bunch of them to provide advice and insight into how you can pursue a creative career. Stay tuned, as we update this page often.
The latest insight and advice on creative careers from Wacom
Here are the most recent articles we’ve put together about pursuing a creative career: interviews, advice, and more from a variety of professional creatives across a variety of fields.
July 30, 2024: How to create a visual autobiography in Adobe Photoshop
July 25, 2024: How to design interesting shapes and objects with Kirk Wallace
July 23, 2024: How to create suspenseful manga pages with Gigi Murakami
Featured webinar
Wieger Poutsma‘s workshop from Wacom Career Days 2023, “From Freelancer to Becoming a Brand.”
In this presentation, Wieger Poutsma shares his experiences in turning his freelance career into a brand, the challenges he faced, and the uplift he found in unexpected places.
Wacom discounts & promotions
Want to use the same tech the pros use, or that you’ll be utilizing in art school — but you’re on a budget? Check out our current sales and promotions below at the Wacom eStore.
If the product you want isn’t on sale, we also offer a blanket Education discount for current students! Click here to learn more.
Please note: Pricing and product availability are determined by the Wacom US eStore and are subject to change without notice.
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More Wacom creative careers content
July 18, 2024: How to craft compelling character designs with Jocelyn Short
July 16, 2024: Storytelling through visual media: from photography to film
The Top 10 things I wish I’d known sooner as a freelancer, by Inkshift
Omar Gomet’s character design process — and insight into his creative career
The power of confidence: a special animation and interview with Javadoodles
Artist and animator Joshua Leonard on his career, why diversity matters, and advice for young artists
Turning adversity into art: an interview with Lance “Khan” Jones
How Marco Bucci became a pro artist without going to art school
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Wacom booth.
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Learn to draw a manga page from scratch with @whytmanga during Wacom Creativity Camp on July 9th. Odunze will show how to go from idea to execution, covering all necessary steps and a few special personal tips to save time and level up your game on Clip Studio Paint.
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We are beyond excited to announce Wacom Yuify Open Beta! 🚀✨ A groundbreaking new service designed to protect and secure your authorship while managing the digital rights of your artwork.
How Wacom Yuify Works?
🔏 Micromarking: Our advanced micromarking technology embeds an invisible, unique digital ID into each piece of artwork. This micromark helps trace back your creations to you and helps prevent unauthorised use.
🔍 Digital Link: Thanks to the micromark, anyone can scan your digital artwork with our Yuifinder tool to be directed to the authorship record and its details in Yuify.
📜 Simplified licensing: Create and manage licenses effortlessly, set terms and permissions for your work. Yuify streamlines the process of licensing and managing usage rights.
Whether you’re using Clip Studio Paint (@clipstudioofficial), @photoshop or Rebelle (@escapemotions), Yuify integrates seamlessly to support your creative workflow.
Join us in embracing the future of digital rights management!
👉 Get started now and register for free in the link in our bio!
*Wacom Yuify is a free service currently in its open beta stage available in the US, the European Union, the UK, Switzerland, and Norway.
*Wacom constantly monitors and improves the robustness of the technology during beta phase.
Thanks for your feedback.
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