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.
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
The complete guide to Adobe Photoshop brushes, Part 3: The brush settings panel
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
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
A brief look into the history of manga
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.
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
How to magically change the focus of photos in Photoshop with Colin Smith
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.
Making the most of your Wacom, with Pablo Munoz Gomez – 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
My art SUCKED at 19. Now Marvel, MtG, Disney, Blizzard hire me
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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🎉✨ 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
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
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
Enjoy this stylized illustration created by @bonehaus inspired by his recent trip to Amsterdam.
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 🔄✌️
Once in Illustrator, Kirk outlines and traces the major shapes of his sketch, then removes the lines and focuses instead on shapes and shadows.
"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!
#MadeWithWacom #WacomCintiqPro #DigitalIllustration #adobeillustrator #Photoshop
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
#WacomSale
The festive season is upon us, and adventure calls! 🏁✈️🌎
Unleash your creativity anywhere with a #WacomMovink.
Shop now through the link in our bio!
📝 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
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
Therapeutic break!
Let`s draw some Winnie stickers with @konistudio on a #WacomOne 13. 🧣❄️🌲
#Wacomworkspace #madewithwacom #artistsoninstagram #artistlife
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
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
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