Take the next step on your Creative Adventure
Get the most out of your new Wacom One with Wacom’s Creative Adventure program. Throughout this page you’ll find informative training, engaging activities, and creative inspiration. Come back often – we’ll be updating frequently with new content.
Drawing & Painting
Tutorials and tips from expert Wacom users to improve your digital sketching, drawing, and painting.
Manga & Comics
Learn to draw your favorite manga and anime characters, or get tips for creating your own comic.
Photography & Photo Editing
Learn to improve your photo editing skills with the precision and control of a Wacom pen.
Wacom One for Education
Wacom One is a versatile tool for learning art, or nearly any subject, in our digital world.
Claim your bonus software
Wacom One pen displays and tablets come with free software trials to help you start your adventure.
Everything you need to get started
Wacom One equips you with everything you need to kickstart your digital journey, including guidance on setting up your device, mastering your new pen, and maximizing your included software’s potential. Review the getting started videos here.
Improve your digital drawing and painting
From sketching and drawing to digital painting and illustration, discover new techniques, hone your craft, and unleash your artistic potential with comprehensive tips and tutorials from Wacom professionals. The resources below will help you follow your creative journey — and grow your skills with their expert guidance.
Introduction to Trent Kaniuga’s Art Lessons: Drawing and Coloring a Treasure Chest
Welcome to the exciting world of digital art with Trent Kaniuga! In this introduction video, Trent shares his artistic journey and what you can expect from his upcoming lessons.
Trent Kaniuga, a renowned artist known for his work in games like Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and League of Legends, is here to guide you through the fundamentals of perspective drawing and coloring.
Lesson 1: Drawing a Treasure Chest – Construction and Perspective
In this first lesson, we explore the art of drawing a captivating treasure chest using construction and perspective techniques. We begin with basic shapes and lines to create the chest, gradually adding depth and dimension through perspective, resulting in a realistic, three-dimensional representation.
Upon completion, you’ll have a beautifully drawn treasure chest and fundamental skills for future art projects
Lesson 2: Coloring and Lighting a Treasure Chest
In Lesson 2, we delve into the vibrant world of color and light. We’ll apply these elements to our treasure chest drawing, explore color theory, and also study light and shadow.
By the end of this lesson, your treasure chest will not only have form and perspective, but also color and light, transforming it from a monochrome sketch into a lively, colorful artwork that pops off the page.
Ordinary Days, Extraordinary Art: The Magic of Michelle Mee Nutter
Inspiring Illustrative Poster Designs
How Kirk Wallace, aka Bone Haus, created The Many Faces of Skully
How to master eye tracing for engaging animation, with School of Motion
How to draw perspective for beginners, with Monika Zagrobelna
How to draw a bird, with Monika Zagrobelna
How to draw a dragon, with Monika Zagrobelna
How to draw a realistic lion, with Monika Zagrobelna
The complete guide to Adobe Photoshop brushes, Part 4: Making your own brushes
Customize your Wacom One
Personalize your Wacom One for your own individual work style. Mix and match pen colors, or select an alternative digital pen from LAMY, Staedtler, or Dr Grip. Stands and cases also offer extra options for customization.
Explore the world of manga
Learn to draw your favorite characters from comics and anime — or design and develop your own comic strip, manga series, or webtoon. In this section, you’ll discover new techniques and methods to transform your artistic concepts and ideas into compelling visual narratives and bring your ideas to life.
Introduction to manga artist Mayu Sakai’s manga lessons
Wacom interviewed Japanese manga artist Mayu Sakai about her path to becoming a professional manga artist, what she values in creating her work, and the benefits of making manga digitally.
Lesson 1: How to color vibrant eyes with manga artist Mayu Sakai
Learn how to color in Japanese girls’ manga style. Manga artist Mayu Sakai shows her step-by-step process for coloring cute shining eyes to get that vibrant finishing touch.
Lesson 2: How to paint hair with manga artist Mayu Sakai
Learn how to color in Japanese girls’ manga style! Mayu shows her tips for adding shadows and color choices to paint smooth and silky hair in the classic, colorful manga style.
Free or Affordable Clip Studio Paint Brush Sets for Manga Artists
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #5: Concept art
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #4: Storytelling through character design
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #3: Character design and costumes
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #2: Hair and head shapes
July 23, 2024: How to create suspenseful manga pages with Gigi Murakami
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #1: How to draw heads
Get the cleanest lines ever: the best creative tools for cartoonists and animators
Why your art teacher hates your anime art
Wacom's commitment to sustainability
Wacom continues to prioritize creating a more sustainable future and reducing our environmental impact. Our commitment to using sustainable materials in the Wacom One product and packaging makes the products and their transportation more eco-friendly.
Edit photos like a pro
Retouch, manipulate lighting, enhance colors, or combine multiple photos into one – in other words, unleash your creative photographic vision. Here’s where you’ll learn how to transform ordinary images into stunning works of art with the power and precision of the Wacom pen and Wacom One.
Introduction to Colin Smith’s photo editing lessons: manipulating light in photographs
Colin Smith, the photo editing expert behind PhotoshopCAFE, has been creating Photoshop and tech-related content since 2000. He is also an accomplished author with 20 books to his name, and a highly recognized digital artist, designer, and photographer with three Guru awards. His tutorials will help you learn how to manipulate light when editing photos.
Day to night transformation in Photoshop with Colin Smith
Join Colin Smith, a renowned Photoshop expert, as he guides you through the captivating process of transforming a daytime photo into a moonlit masterpiece. By following his detailed steps, you’ll master the art of night scene creations in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned Photoshop user, this tutorial has something for everyone.
Painting with shadow and light in Photoshop with Colin Smith
Discover the art of light and shadow manipulation in Photoshop with Colin Smith. In this tutorial, you’ll learn to add depth and drama to your images by controlling luminosity and mood by “painting” with shadow and light on your photos. This is perfect for digital artists of all levels, from beginners to enthusiasts.
Adding magic to photos with Allison Olivia Moon
Flex your creativity – Flex your Movink! Editing photos on the go with Amyboyy
The Best Free Tutorials To Get Started in Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop
Ben Von Wong: Irrelevancy as fuel to generate collective action
How to use Wacom pen pressure for photo retouching in Adobe Photoshop, with Colin Smith
July 16, 2024: Storytelling through visual media: from photography to film
Make It Snow In Summer with Adobe Photoshop: A PiXimperfect Tutorial
How to build an impressive blended photo collage in Adobe Photoshop
How to “magically” remove glare from glasses in Adobe Photoshop, with PiXimperfect
Unleash your educational potential
Wacom One is an incredibly versatile tool for fostering creativity, electrifying engagement, and enhancing learning, whether in art class or academic subjects — or in higher education. Below, explore endless possibilities for students and educators alike to revolutionize their educational experiences with Wacom One.
The best storyboarding classes on Skillshare
Making the most of your Wacom, with Pablo Muñoz Gómez – Tip 1: Mapping touch to a separate monitor
Missed Creativity Camp 2024? Watch the sessions you missed on YouTube
How to go from hobbyist to full-time illustrator, with Craig Babin
Your First Day in ZBrush, with School of Motion
The Top 10 things I wish I’d known sooner as a freelancer, by Inkshift
Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer for graphic design: A software comparison
Artist and animator Joshua Leonard on his career, why diversity matters, and advice for young artists
The best free pose references for artists
Everything you need to get started
Wacom One equips you with everything you need to kickstart your digital journey, including guidance on setting up your device, mastering your new pen, and maximizing your included software’s potential. Review the getting started videos here.
Software trials included with every purchase
Explore the range of free software trials included with every Wacom One purchase.* Whether you want to draw, paint, create comics, or edit photos, we have you covered.
*Registering your Wacom One and signing in with a Wacom ID is required to access software.
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Today we celebrate the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🤩!
Ever wished you could learn calligraphy? We asked @afinkandink to teach us some basics to get you started. ✏️✒️🖊️✍️🖋️
Doesn`t she make it look so easy?
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Calling all newbies! 📣📣📣
Try these three exercises to help you master your digital pen ✍️
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Today, we lift our heads high and draw one another in even tighter. 🤲🥹
We extend our deepest sympathies to all those enduring the aftermath of the distressing fires in Los Angeles. The sorrow wrought by this tragedy is close to our hearts, and in this time of trial, we embrace our community with unwavering support.
Art by the wonderful @yingshiart
Change is scary sometimes. It also requires time. 🫠
For @adam_theillustrator, it took some time to switch the mouse over a stylus, but he never looked back. 💪
Do you remember what it was like for you? How many tries did it take you to master drawing with a tablet? What advice do you have for new users?
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Time flies when you`re absorbed in the details, hyper focusing on every stroke and thinking about every line. 👀🤓🧐🔍🐲
Love seeing @andrezgalviz_art taking advantage of his beautiful Cintiq Pro 24 canvas to sculpt for hours.
#madewithwacom #Wacomworkspace #wacomcintiq #CintiqPro #3dmodeling #3dsculpting #3dart
Don`t mind us, we`re out here mesmerized watching @andreaalice.nz make petals 🌺🌸💜🖌️
What beautiful things are you making today? Tag us #MadeWithWacom
Now go feast your eyes and check out Andrea`s stunning botanical prints.
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How many strokes to draw Rengoku? 🗡️💥❤️🔥
@caleo_real did this challenge and the results were..... Interesting 🤯😂
Do you count your strokes? An artist may choose to paint with as few brush strokes as possible for many reasons, including aesthetic effect, style, technique or emotional impact.
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One of the most important steps in animation is BLOCKING!
We asked @fabgioffre to walk us through his process to show you how easy it can be, especially if you`re using the right tools like @toonboomanimation and a Wacom tablet (Fabio is using the Movink on this video).
Head to Fabio`s YouTube channel for the full tutorial or head to our stories to get there.
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A seamless blend of design, engineering, technology.
The Cintiq Pro 27 is designed to let professionals work and move in complete harmony.
Ready for an upgrade?
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Today we`re daydreaming with @tedslittledream!
Are you familiar with Ted`s work?
We fell in love with Ted`s Head in the Clouds series ☁️ 🌤️🌩️
➡️ Swipe to see more.
Okay now it`s your turn to tag your favorite artist to daydream with!
#TedsLittleDream #MadeWithWacom #surrealism #surrealart #digitalart #conceptart
Deadline Cave!
Who feels seen by this @buttersketch illustration?
Even though Michelle has a perfectly good desk, she ends up in the sofa more often than not. 🤷🏻♀️
Where`s your go-to place when you`re on deadline?
#Wacomworkspace #digitalartist #artistlife
It`s assembly time! 🔨📏💪🪛
Watch @hannarybak_ upgrade her #WacomWorkspace with the Wacom Flex Arm.
Are you good at assembling things? We think Hanna made it look like a breeze.
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