Wacom Community: Americas region
Welcome to the Wacom blog
The Wacom Community blog is a dynamic showcase of the artists, designers, editors, and creators who inspire us every day with their creativity — like Kirk Wallace aka Bone Haus, who created this illustration. Learn more about his process here.
It’s also your go-to source for tips and tricks from industry experts, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional. We hope it’ll provide the inspiration you need to take your creative journey to the next level.
Illustration by Kirk Wallace @bonehaus | www.bone.haus
Wacom 2024
The latest content from Wacom
Whether you’re a newcomer to digital art or a seasoned expert, a touch of creative inspiration is always welcome. Let’s plunge into the freshest updates from the Wacom Blog and explore the latest trends in the realm of digital art and design.
4 Key Tips to Creating More Photorealistic 3D Renders, with School of Motion
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #2: Hair and head shapes
How to draw a bird, with Monika Zagrobelna
Wacom webinars
Optimize Your Artistic Workflow
Join us on October 15th at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET and discover how to optimize your workflow with Rebelle 7 and Wacom. Featuring live demos and expert tips from top digital artists, this session will showcase how to unlock the full potential of Rebelle's features with the precision of a Wacom pen. Plus, attendees will receive exclusive discount codes on select Wacom products and Rebelle 7.
Wacom pen display & tablet promotions
Explore a variety of discounts and promotions for significant savings on new and refurbished Wacom products. Upgrade your creative toolkit with limited-time offers for artists, designers, and enthusiasts. Stay informed about the latest promotions on our website and through our newsletter, so you never miss a perfect deal.
All prices and promotions are valid in the US only. For information about promotions in LATAM or Canada, please visit your local store via the LATAM Store Finder or the Canadian eStore.
Wacom Movink pen display
Wacom’s lightest and thinnest pen display ever
Enjoy the freedom of working wherever you feel creatively inspired with Wacom Movink OLED pen display, our lightest and thinnest pen display yet. As thin as 4mm* and weighing just 420g, Wacom Movink pen display is 55% lighter than Wacom One 13 touch and 66% thinner. Connect it to your Mac or PC, and you’ll have all the processing power you need for your professional work.
*4mm is measured at the thinnest part.
Follow Wacom on YouTube
Wacom’s YouTube channel is your home for all of Wacom’s video content – tutorials, interviews, process videos, new product releases, product guides, technical support, and more, including recordings of live webinars and events like our annual Connected Ink event.
Check out this enlightening interview with Nobu Ide, Wacom’s CEO, at the recent Dokomi 2024 event!
Explore Wacom content
Professionals in nearly every creative field — comics, 3D art, design, illustration, editing photos or video, 2D animation, and much more – use Wacom. But beginners, hobbyists, and everyone getting into digital creation have found that Wacom is the perfect creative partner, too. Check out all of the great stuff our creators have made with Wacom, or get tips, tricks, or tutorials for your next creative project.
Artist Lynn Chen on her career, artistic process, and advice for young artists
This Creative Drawing Exercise Will Change How You Use References – with Bobby Chiu
The top seven digital painting mistakes to avoid, with Proko
Let’s Get Animated with Josh Pinker! Episode 1: Toon Boom Basics
How to design your own custom Holiday wrapping paper
Create a 3D fantasy world of ancient craftsmanship and dwarven ingenuity with Iron Forge, KitBash3D’s new Kit
Fostering Success Together: Seven Ways to Engage Parents and Students in Digital Arts Career and Technical Education
Young, Gifted, and #Drawingwhileblack: 14 Stunning Artists to Follow
Connected Ink Recap: The PAR Lab’s innovative climate change animation project
How to animate a social media post in five minutes, with School of Motion
Connected Ink Feature: The charming journey of Panchita!!
How Wacom empowers Design West’s collaborative architectural design process
Wacom Cintiq Pro vs. Wacom Movink
HD vs 4K: The truth about screen resolution on drawing display tablets
There are many different drawing tablets and pen displays on the market these days, from many different brands. Each of them has different features, specifications, build quality, and price.
Something a lot of consumers are looking at is screen resolution. But what does screen resolution really mean? How important is it for artists? And why do different Wacom products have different resolution displays?
Wacom Bridge Now Available for Public Beta with NICE DCV
Exciting news! Wacom Bridge is now available in public beta with NICE DCV. The public beta is available to current users of NICE DCV and Amazon AppStream 2.0.
Wacom Bridge is a proprietary technology offering a like-local experience for creatives on remote systems. It ensures creators can work seamlessly from anywhere by allowing the use of local Wacom tablets as if they were directly connected to the host computer.
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The power of digital ink
Humans have been using ink for thousands of years to express ourselves and preserve knowledge – from plant-based paintings on cave walls to writing and illustrating foundational cultural manuscripts. In the 20th and 21st centuries, digital ink has taken this uniquely human impulse to the next level, with Wacom at the forefront. Wacom created the electro-magnetic resonance (EMR) technology that powers our devices, and we’ve been perfecting it ever since. Today, creatives worldwide use Wacom technology to empower their work through the use of digital ink.
Wacom drawing tablets
Wacom has a pen tablet for nearly every creative pursuit. One by Wacom is perfect for the beginner or student. Wacom Intuos bridges the gap between traditional and digital, empowering digital drawing, painting, and photo editing for creatives of all levels. The new Wacom One pen tablets are convenient and customizable. And Wacom Intuos Pro is trusted by creative professionals who need the ultimate in precision, performance, and productivity.
Wacom drawing displays
With a Wacom pen display, you use our pressure-sensitive pens directly on the screen for ultimate control and accuracy. Available in a range of display sizes and feature sets – from the 13” display of Wacom One, portable and perfect for beginners, to the Wacom Cintiq Pro in sizes from 16” to 27”, with best-in-class color, gesture controls, and ExpressKeys for customization – there's a Wacom pen display to empower every creator’s wildest dreams.
Keep Making History
For 40 years you’ve relied on Wacom products to help bring your creative expressions to life, including our latest innovation, Wacom Movink. We're committed to continued innovation and collaboration that will ensure that you have the tools, services and support to keep making history. Click “learn more” to see where we’ve been – and where we’re going in the future.