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This festive season, we’re excited to celebrate the incredible talent in our community and the magic of Aaron Blaise’s new film, Snowbear. As a renowned animator and illustrator, Aaron brings stories to life with the same enchantment we feel during the holidays.

Our blog is here to inspire your holiday creativity and help you make this season a masterpiece.

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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.

7 Things Holding back your art, with Sam Yang

7 Things Holding back your art, with Sam Yang

In this video, artist Sam Yang reflects on his artistic journey and ...
The osu! Stellar Series finals is coming up — who’s going to come out on top?

The osu! Stellar Series finals is coming up — who’s going to come out on top?

For years, Wacom pen tablets have been the preferred input method of ...
Discover seamless post-processing: Wacom and Capture One’s dynamic collaboration

Discover seamless post-processing: Wacom and Capture One’s dynamic collaboration

We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with Capture One ...
Wacom’s Connected Ink presents: Ordinary Days of Creativity

Bringing Real Animals to Life in Animation With Aaron Blaise and Wacom

Oscar nominated animator Aaron Blaise shares how real-life animal behavior and movement inspire his animated characters. From his work on classics like The Lion King and Mulan to his passion project, Snow Bear, Blaise offers a rare glimpse into the creative process behind his stunning 2D animations.

Whether you’re an animator, artist, or fan, this session is packed with inspiration and expert insights to elevate your creative journey.

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!

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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.

SmartPads are Great for Remote Learning: Solutions for Students and Teachers

SmartPads are Great for Remote Learning: Solutions for Students and Teachers

As schools are now closed, many teachers, students and parents are facing numerous challenges related to remote learning. One of them is with homework ...
Why Adobe Premiere Pro and Wacom Displays are the Perfect Video Editing Pair

Why Adobe Premiere Pro and Wacom Displays are the Perfect Video Editing Pair

Video editing requires patience, creativity and some more patience. During the editing process, it is the editor’s ultimate goal to enter that relaxed, ...
A arte que representa – Deoxy Diamond

A arte que representa – Deoxy Diamond

Deoxy Diamond sempre se destacou nas redes sociais com sua arte que representa. Mostrando sempre o seu dia a dia, os seus amigos e o seu jeito de pensar. ...
Five tips for designing your own D&D character

Five tips for designing your own D&D character

Do you play D&D? Fantasy artist Kiri Østergaard Leonard shares five character design tips that you can utilize when illustrating your own D&D characters.
Time Saving Features in Clip Studio Paint

Time Saving Features in Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint expert TheOneWithBear (aka Sarajean Chung) is back with more tricks up her sleeve! In this episode, Sarajean shows you how to speed up ...
Dicas de como se manter criativo em casa – Rafaella Tuma

Dicas de como se manter criativo em casa – Rafaella Tuma

Hoje vamos entrar um pouco no mundo criativo da Rafaella Tuma, uma artista incrível que vai ajudar na #FiqueEmCasa e continue desenhando. São dicas ...
The Magic of Vectors: Part 2

The Magic of Vectors: Part 2

Class is not over and TheOneWithBear (aka Sarajean Chung) is back for part 2 of her series on vector basics using Clip Studio Paint, Wacom One and Wacom ...
Bem-vindo Brasil!

Bem-vindo Brasil!

"O brasileiro é o povo mais criativo do mundo.” É com essa frase, que muitos cansam de ouvir e falar, que abrimos o nosso espaço aqui na Wacom Community, ...
The Magic of Vectors: Part 1

The Magic of Vectors: Part 1

TheOneWithBear (aka Sarajean Chung) is back with her Dragon Quest slimes and another handy how-to! In this first episode of a two-part lesson, Sarajean ...
How to Annotate Documents Digitally

How to Annotate Documents Digitally

There’s a reason the red pencil endures: it’s the most efficient way to communicate mark ups on a document. Trouble is, you need a printer and a red ...
It’s Time to Color!

It’s Time to Color!

So, you're stuck at home feeling like you've exhausted all indoor activities and that there couldn't possibly be anything left to do. You've lost count of ...
Remote Learning: How to use Wacom One and OneNote to Engage Students Online

Remote Learning: How to use Wacom One and OneNote to Engage Students Online

Solutions for remote teaching and e-learning are in high demand. Because of the Corona virus, schools and teachers are now challenged to develop ideas on ...
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?

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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.

 

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🎉✨ December of Giveaways is HERE! ✨🎉

The holiday magic is upon us and we're ecstatic to bring you weekly giveaways throughout the month of December! 🎁 Come back every Friday for your chance to unwrap something amazing! ✨

This week, we're giving away a Wacom Movink! 🎨 

Here's how to enter:

🎅 Follow @wacom and @wacomedu

❤️ Like this post

🌟 Tag a friend + your favorite creator!

This week's giveaway ends 12/27 at 9 am PST. Winner will be tagged in this post and ONLY contacted through official Wacom accounts. Please be extra cautious if contacted via DM – make sure the sender is @wacom or @wacomedu before sharing any personal info. 📩 We’ll only ask for your shipping details if you win!

Good luck 🍀 #Wacom #WacomForEducation #WacomGiveaway
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Have you ever tried masking out a person using a mouse? 🫢 @ruthiesmagicalcamera did and it really sucked. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Ruthie likes to have full control over every single detail on her photo composites, and editing with a Wacom pen allows her to get really deep in the details, with razor sharp precision, as if she were painting over her photos 💃✍️📸🌾
Check her out trying out the new #WacomMovink! 

PS. The Wacom Movink is now on sale! 

#photoediting #photoretouch #madewithwacom #creativeprofessionals #creativesonthego #digitalphotography
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Jake aka @killerrabbitmedia prefers working on a Wacom Intuos because it's easy to carry and super durable. He also loves pixel art and Asperite because it blends artistry with technical skill. There's a long tutorial video on our YouTube explaining how Jake achieved this look. Go check it out! 
#madewithwacom #wqcomintuos #intuos #wacomtablet #pixelart #artistsoninstagram
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Enjoy this stylized illustration created by @bonehaus inspired by his recent trip to Amsterdam. ⁣
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He goes full circle, collecting inspiration and reference, sketching in #AdobePhotoshop, illustrating in #AdobeIllustrator, and then right back to #photoshop for finalizing color and texture 🔄✌️⁣
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Once in Illustrator, Kirk outlines and traces the major shapes of his sketch, then removes the lines and focuses instead on shapes and shadows. ⁣
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"I start building in more shadows and more details to help separate any of the shapes that are struggling without that outline. I like my art without a ton of outline, so I prefer the challenge of using some shadows and highlights and stuff to separate them.”⁣
- @bonehaus⁣

Head to the #WacomBlog to read the full interview! 
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#MadeWithWacom #WacomCintiqPro #DigitalIllustration #adobeillustrator #Photoshop
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El óleo perfecto para tus ideas es tan delgado como un espejo. 🪞🌾
Descubre la magia de Wacom Movink, nuestro primer lienzo digital OLED. 
Video creado por la maravillosa @martinab.illustrations 🌹
#WacomMovink #creativeprofessionals #creativesonthego #tabletadigital #artedigital
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📝 Managing license requests and agreements is an essential part of protecting your work as a professional artist.

And in this tutorial we show you how to do it easily.

Wacom Yuify allows you to easily view, approve, or reject requests, ensuring your creative rights are secured. Streamlining the process means more control over your art and less hassle.

🔒 Ready to simplify your license management? Register for free at yuify.com

*Yuify Licensing is only available in selected regions and may require additional agreements for specific cases not covered by the License Builder.

#WacomYuify #Yuify #CreativeRights #DigitalRightsManagement
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This week's giveaway is closed now. ✌️✌️✌️
Congratulations @dumartrigali, you're the lucky winner. 
Thanks to everyone who participated.

Stay tuned for this week's giveaway coming up soon! 

🎉✨ December of Giveaways is HERE! ✨🎉

The holiday magic is upon us and we're ecstatic to bring you weekly giveaways throughout the month of December! 🎁 Come back every Friday for your chance to unwrap something amazing! ✨

This week, we're giving away a Wacom Cintiq 16! 🎨 

Here's how to enter:

🎅 Follow @wacom and @wacomedu

❤️ Like this post

🌟 Tag a friend + your favorite creator!

This week's giveaway ends 12/20 at 9 am PST. Winner will be tagged in this post and ONLY contacted through official Wacom accounts. Please be extra cautious if contacted via DM – make sure the sender is @wacom or @wacomedu before sharing any personal info. 📩 We’ll only ask for your shipping details if you win!

Good luck 🍀 #Wacom #WacomForEducation #WacomGiveaway
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Therapeutic break! 
Let's draw some Winnie stickers with @konistudio on a #WacomOne 13. 🧣❄️🌲
#Wacomworkspace #madewithwacom #artistsoninstagram #artistlife
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How to draw fire without burning yourself 🧯🔥
@lplucas thank you for this important service. 
Stay cozy and stay safe out there friends ✌️
#madewithwacom #drawingtips #digitalartist #digitalart #wacomtips
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How do you keep inspired during ordinary days? 
@buttersketch shares a glimpse into her creative process, full of graphic novels, picture books, music, journaling and art materials. 

"“I really love bribing myself with new materials,” she confesses with a smile. “I think it helps my brain bypass the anxiety of starting, because now I’m focused on just playing.”
- @buttersketch✌️
#Wacomworkspace #WacomMovink #creativeprofessional #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #creativeinspiration
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As an artist, protecting your work can feel impossible. Watermarks distort your art, and even then, they can be removed.

Many have felt the frustration of seeing creations copied without credit - and that’s why Wacom Yuify exists ✨ —it adds an invisible mark to your work, keeping it safe and traceable without compromising its beauty.

🔒 Ready to protect your art? Visit Yuify.com for more info. Now available for @escapemotions 

#WacomYuify #Yuify #CreativeRights #DigitalRightsManagement
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Reimagining everyday objects by adding a little bit of magic is easy with a little ingenuity, patience and curiosity. Thank you @monsieur_arefin for walking us through your process and showing us how you edit using Wacom Intuos Pro 🥰
#madewithwacom #photoshop #photoediting #ConnectedInk2024 #artistsoninstagram
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