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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.

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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.

The complete guide to Adobe Photoshop brushes, Part 2: Types of brushes

The complete guide to Adobe Photoshop brushes, Part 2: Types of brushes

This article is Part Two of our four-part, complete complete guide to ...
The real reason you’re not better at art, with James Joyce

The real reason you’re not better at art, with James Joyce

In this guest post, artist James Joyce gives advice for a common ...
What I keep in my Wacom One Carrying Case, with Joli Noelle David

What I keep in my Wacom One Carrying Case, with Joli Noelle David

Joli Noelle David gives a "tour" of her versatile Wacom One Carry ...

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 Webinar 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.

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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.

Behind the Tablet With Quincy Vadan: Resurrecting Art Apprenticeships 

Behind the Tablet With Quincy Vadan: Resurrecting Art Apprenticeships 

I believe that artists learn best when we apprentice under a master artist practicing a particular “school of thought” style of art. That is how it was ...
Inkspace – O seu novo software criativo

Inkspace – O seu novo software criativo

Uma ferramenta que pode ajudar você e a sua imaginação na hora de criar e ainda compartilhar tudo isso com seus amigos é o Inkspace. Mas o que ele tem de ...
Not Improving? Here Are 12 Keys to Practicing Drawing Right

Not Improving? Here Are 12 Keys to Practicing Drawing Right

Header: 60 Thumbnails of Future Soldier by vefumm on Deviantart — It’s still basically back-to-school time.  We’re one month in, reaching the part of the ...
Ilustração para livro infantil com a Lila Cruz

Ilustração para livro infantil com a Lila Cruz

Com o dia das crianças chegando queríamos apresentar para você uma artista que ama e vive o mundo das ilustrações infantis e que recentemente lançou um ...
Na Prancheta do Massai

Na Prancheta do Massai

Alguns artistas são tão incríveis que fazem a gente querer conhecer a pessoa por trás da arte. Hoje vamos conhecer o Leandro Massai, confira essa ...
Concept Artist Bobby Chiu Shares Advice for His (And Your) 21-Year-Old Self

Concept Artist Bobby Chiu Shares Advice for His (And Your) 21-Year-Old Self

Today’s featured video, also released in 2016, is closely related to last week’s in subject matter. Over the course of its 20 minutes, Chiu takes us from ...
Learn How to Learn How to Draw with Bobby Chiu

Learn How to Learn How to Draw with Bobby Chiu

Today, we wanted to highlight a video that was released back in 2016, but the advice in it is timeless. There are a buttular ton of drawing tutorials ...
Behind the Tablet with Quincy Vadan: Take Your Art to the Highest Level with the Right Tools and References

Behind the Tablet with Quincy Vadan: Take Your Art to the Highest Level with the Right Tools and References

Back in 2005 when I started school at the Academy of Art University San Francisco, I got the chance to learn from some of the greatest living traditional ...
Behind the Tablet with Quincy Vadan: What Kind of Artist Are You?

Behind the Tablet with Quincy Vadan: What Kind of Artist Are You?

We artists have similar origin stories. There was that moment in our childhood where we were inspired by a movie, or a comic book, or a favorite toy. That ...
Alexis Franklin Talks Her Iconic Breonna Taylor Cover: An Interview

Alexis Franklin Talks Her Iconic Breonna Taylor Cover: An Interview

With Pamela Park At just 24, Alexis Franklin has accomplished a historical feat: Being the first person besides Oprah to make the cover of O magazine. ...
Vector 101 With Tyler Pate

Vector 101 With Tyler Pate

If you follow our Wacom Webinars Series, you've probably noticed we're big fans of illustrator and designer, Tyler Pate AKA The Creative Pain. So much ...
Wacom tablet settings for Corel Painter 2021 with Jeremy Sutton

Wacom tablet settings for Corel Painter 2021 with Jeremy Sutton

Jeremy Sutton, Corel Painter Elite Master and founder of PaintboxTV.com, an online learning resource for people interested in digital art, has put ...
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?

Movink with watercolor Rebelle

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.

Exclusive Offer: Wacom Newsletter

Subscribe today and get 5% off displays or 10% off tablets.

Disclaimer: US Only. Not valid on Wacom Cintiq Pro 17, 22, or 27, stands for Cintiq Pro 17, 22, or 27, or Wacom One (2023) pen displays and tablets.

 

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 One tablet

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 Cintiq Pro 17

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.

Wacom Movink and Wacom's 40th anniversary logo

Connect with Wacom on social

That new tablet smell can awaken very strong feelings... and @bronksson knows it 🤭 ⁣
Head our the link in our bio or our stories to watch his full review #WacomMovink review!⁣
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It’s all about keeping control over your creativity while making sure your rights are protected.

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Wacom #PrimeBigDealDays continue on Amazon!⁣⁣
Drawing on a Wacom Cintiq is a big deal so we prepared a Prime Big Deal that lasts through Oct 20! ⁣
Don't miss out on Wacom's Prime Big Deal Days ✨🛒⁣⁣
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#WacomSale on Amazon!⁣
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Creative Challenge: Fall Edition 🍁

Ready to take on an art challenge with Magma? Two illustration students stepped up to the task, and now it’s your turn!

Gather your creative crew, jump into @magma_com , and let the showdown begin. Tag us in your results to show the world who’s got the skills.

#WacomOne #ArtBattle #WacomAdventureProgram
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How to get the most out of Affinity Designer software with your Wacom tablet, with Vivienne Le @studio_viv ✌️⁣
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Head to our YouTube channel to see the Vivienne's tips for making the most out of Affinity Designer, an amazing program that allows you to switch between vector elements and raster art on the same document.⁣
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Time to sketch with @kelogsloops 🤩
Nice to see Hieu give the #wacommovink a try. And did you see they're pairing up with Digital Mitsubishi Pencil? 🤯
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Protect your art with Wacom Yuify! ✨

Embed an invisible micromark into your digital artwork before sharing, ensuring your authorship is secure. Whether you're an artist, designer, or creative enthusiast, Yuify gives you peace of mind to safeguard your creations while ensuring your authorship is always with you. ✍🏻

Ready to protect your art? Register for free at yuify.com and secure your creative rights!

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Crafted with precision, Wacom Movink merges sleek design with robust materials, making it an ideal companion for your creative endeavors!

With the strength of Corning Gorilla Glass and Magnesium alloy, Wacom Movink withstands the rigors of daily use, offering peace of mind as you bring your ideas to life. 💪💡Whether you’re working on-the-go or in the comfort of your studio, rest assured that your Movink 13 is built to last. 🛡️💻

Link in bio for more info.

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Tips to stay organized by @lplucas 🥸⁣
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Heading to THU next week? 💥 @thu_official

Join Glauco Longhi @glaucolonghi and Maria Panfilova @panfilova.art at the Sculpting Studio for live demo sessions that will spark your creativity! 

Learn from their expert techniques, ask questions, and dive into their unique artistic process! 🌟 Plus, catch them using Wacom Cintiq Pro 17 during the live demos — a perfect tool for bringing ideas to life! 🔥 

Don’t miss out on this incredible experience! 💥

See you next week in Troia, Portugal 🙌🏻

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