
{"id":10131,"date":"2021-09-10T13:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/?p=10131"},"modified":"2023-07-23T13:14:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T20:14:31","slug":"the-wacom-one-now-comes-with-3-free-months-of-magma-studio-pro-what-can-you-do-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/the-wacom-one-now-comes-with-3-free-months-of-magma-studio-pro-what-can-you-do-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What can you do with Magma and Wacom One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Header from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chromaconnz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@chromaconnz<\/a> on Instagram, featuring art by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paperpillow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@paperpillow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/philllllljames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@philllllljames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pixolnaut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@pixolnaut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tommonster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tommonster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/staceydraws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@staceydraws<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/@schultz.samuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@schultz.samuel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you\u2019re reading this, it\u2019s a safe bet you\u2019re both an artist and old enough to remember the last year, which means you\u2019ve probably heard of\u00a0Aggie.io. But in case you haven\u2019t, it was a groundbreaking web app where you can draw with friends on the same canvas live. It wasn\u2019t the first to do this, but offered a better brush engine and suite of creative tools than competitor Drawpile. It was a smash hit when it launched during quarantine, spawning a new genre of art jam livestream on YouTube and Twitch. This was also the first iteration of what would soon become <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109062690\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacomblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The creators of Code Charm Inc. collaborated with the founders of Lightbox Expo and Schoolism\u2014concept artists Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos\u2014to create <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109062690\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacomblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magma<\/a>, a \u201cprofessional edition with a more robust set of features.\u201d If Aggie was a whiteboard, Magma is a mural wall, aimed at creating finished pieces with other artists. It\u2019s a viable Photoshop alternative for digital painting, all online and OS-agnostic, able to run on any computer or tablet that can run Chrome.* Use Magma with any Wacom drawing tablet, which work on PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks or draw directly on screen with a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom One<\/a> or Wacom Cintiq.<\/p>\n<p><small>*It also supports Firefox, Edge, and Opera, but works best in Chrome.<\/small><\/p>\n<h2>What can you do with Magma and Wacom One?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#chiu-quote\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What do people say about Magma?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#how-does-it-work\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How does Magma Work?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#what-can-you-use-it-for\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What can you use Magma for?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"#magma-pro-version\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What does the Magma Pro version offer?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"#new-features\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">New 2022 Features of Magma<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"#magma-on-wacom-one\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using Magma on a Wacom One<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cMagma is a game-changer for artists. This is a one-of-a-kind program for any artist who is looking for a way to create digital works of art easily and accessibly while being able to collaborate with others.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>\u2014Bobby Chiu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And true to his vision, Magma was featured extensively in <a href=\"https:\/\/lightbox.wacom.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this year\u2019s Lightbox Expo<\/a>, with a whole series of live art jams featuring big-name professionals all weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTubers who\u2019ve done reviews of the program universally echo his sentiment. \u201cI feel like no one knows about this tool yet \u2026 But once it catches on, it\u2019s going to change the art world,\u201d says\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q9VJCtOB84w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Wade Neistat<\/a>. Concept artist and teacher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j7vjWujQ9D4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Duff<\/a>\u00a0claims it \u201ccould literally revolutionize online artistic collaboration and online learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can try it for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1655727072757\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagma.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">magma.com<\/a>, but the Magma Pro version is what fully opens up its potential. And that\u2019s why when you purchase a Wacom One creative drawing display and register your product, we\u2019re offering you three months of it: Along with Clip Studio Paint Pro, Adobe Fresco, and Creative Cloud\u2019s Photography Plan, we\u2019re proud to add Magma to the suite of creative programs you\u2019ll get with the purchase of a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom One<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-does-it-work\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How does Magma Work?<\/h2>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"true\">\n<p><iframe title=\"How to use Magma Studio multi-artist app in under 10 minutes\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rgOYZH6j5YI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Let Chiu demonstrate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things about Magma is that for an app so full-featured, it\u2019s a breeze to use.<\/p>\n<p>After creating an account or signing in as a guest, you\u2019re taken straight to the canvas to start working. The interface is so intuitive that if you\u2019ve ever used an image editing program, you\u2019ll be able to jump right in with no tutorial, and it\u2019s <em>optimized specifically for Wacom tablets<\/em>, so as long as Windows Ink is enabled for your browser (you can do this through Wacom Tablet Properties), pressure settings will automatically work. It even supports touch.<\/p>\n<p>On trying it, I found the brush engine just as solid as Photoshop\u2019s or Clip Studio Paint\u2019s. All the go-to digital art tools are present, even pen stabilization and image rotation (that doesn\u2019t affect the other artists\u2019 canvases). You can import images into it too, in case you want to draw over another sketch or share reference images with the other artists. In a rarity for browser apps, it even lets you set and save your own keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p>But as good as its painting features are, what it\u2019s really built for, and where it really shines, is the collaboration aspect.<\/p>\n<p>Magma allows up to thirty artists to work on a project at once, and you can invite new ones simply by sharing the link. On joining, each participant gets their own layer which none of the others can touch. But if you want to hand it off to someone else, simply click \u201cleave layer\u201d to open it up for grabs. The project is automatically saved as you go and backed up on exit, so you don\u2019t have to worry about losing your work.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with both text chat and\u2014in the pro version\u2014voice chat, plus a host of admin features that help you keep the canvas manageable no matter how many artists are sharing it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-can-you-use-it-for\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What can you use Magma for?<\/h2>\n<p>Since drawing is a solo pursuit for most artists, the benefits of sharing your canvas with others might not be immediately apparent. But Magma isn\u2019t built for the way art is traditionally done: It aims to change it entirely, opening up several new ways to work.\u00a0 Now you can brainstorm and collaborate through digital painting on a shared canvas in real time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Magma for collaborative drawing<\/h3>\n<p>For those of you working on group projects, Magma can allow an entire studio to draw thumbnail sketches, concepts, or character designs on the same canvas, letting multiple people to iterate and improve on the same idea. And with the pro version, you can work on up to five canvases at once for virtually unlimited brainstorming possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>And for artists with compatible styles, the cloud storage, and the ability to leave projects aside and pick them back up at your leisure, elevates it beyond just a doodle board, making it a viable option for full collaborative paintings like some of the stunning digital murals showcased on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magm.ai\/wacomcommunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the website\u2019s community page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10136\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"540\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-980x1225.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;From this Sunday night drawing session with @heyrgba and @gugutroll \u2728 Used randomly generated photo from artbreeder as an inspiration. Started at #magmastudio and finished in #photoshop&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anilarmina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anilia Larmina on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Use Magma for Streaming<\/h3>\n<p>This is the most common use you\u2019ll see for it: Artists using it on Twitch and YouTube to host art jams, play drawing games, and draw scenes, either working on one big project together or taking a corner of the canvas for separate pieces in their own style, while they chat and share tips.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10134\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-480x320.png 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MagmaStudio\/comments\/k5ea0h\/plaza_jam_from_a_couple_weeks_ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Plaza jam from a couple weeks ago<\/em><\/a><em>,\u201d by u\/gusb_draws on r\/MagmaStudio<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Magma for teaching<\/h3>\n<p>Last up comes the use I\u2019m personally most excited about: Everything about this app makes it perfect for interactive drawing classes. Whether you want to teach perspective, anatomy, rendering, or any of the countless other elements of art, the ability for a teacher to non-destructively demonstrate techniques alongside students while explaining them in voice chat has the potential to change the way art is taught online. It\u2019s even perfect for red-lining, drawing over anatomy mistakes in finished images.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"magma-pro-version\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What does the Magma Pro version offer?<\/h2>\n<p>While you can do a lot with the free version, it\u2019s practically a demo.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribing unlocks textured brushes, which make up ten out of the app\u2019s total fourteen. It increases your maximum canvas size from 1920 px to 4k. And where you can only join voice calls in-app with the free version, the pro version will let you host your own.<\/p>\n<p>The free version will only save your images for thirty days after finishing them or going inactive, but pro will retain them permanently, with up to 5 gigs of cloud storage. Even more handily, it\u2019ll also give you PSD exports. \u201cSo if you have something that you sketched out that\u2019s really fun and you like it a lot, you can bring it into Photoshop to finish it up,\u201d as YouTuber Draw Jam explains in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iNTB7wDMiZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, it comes with a license to use it for all the aforementioned commercial and educational purposes. If you end up liking your trial, it\u2019s well worth the $9.99 a month to keep using it. Who knows how it\u2019ll change your art career?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-features\" style=\"text-align: center;\">New Artdesk feature of Magma<\/h2>\n<p>In February 2022, Magma added a new feature &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109036502\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacom_artdesk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artdesk<\/a>.\u00a0 This new features offers you the ability to find all your artworks on one dashboard, so drawing with friends on your Wacom drawing tablet in Magma has never been easier.\u00a0 Keep track of your creations, manage your artworks through folder structure, see who&#8217;s online from your past drawings, and more.\u00a0 There&#8217;s even a resource widget, with tips\/tricks and the latest features.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11032\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11032\" class=\"wp-image-11032 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/resource-widget-new-artdesk-300x149.png\" alt=\"Magma Studio resource widget\" width=\"387\" height=\"192\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/resource-widget-new-artdesk-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/resource-widget-new-artdesk-480x238.png 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/resource-widget-new-artdesk.png 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New resources widget shows you how to set up pen pressure on your Wacom tablet or display<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"magma-on-wacom-one\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Using Magma on a Wacom One<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10153\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"337\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-1080x696.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-1280x825.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-980x632.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-480x309.jpg 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re here, let&#8217;s talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom One<\/a> itself. It&#8217;s our entry-level creative pen display, similar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/screens\/screens-displays.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom Cintiq<\/a>, but in a smaller, lighter, more portable drawing tablet with a screen that&#8217;s perfect for students, casual artists, or just anyone who wants to draw directly on screen. Magma has been <strong><em>optimized for Wacom<\/em><\/strong>, so you can have confidence that you&#8217;ll have the best collaborative drawing experience on your Wacom drawing tablet or display.\u00a0 And with the 3-month trial of the Magma Pro version, you can use voice chat on your next art jam and then export your artwork as a PSD to refine it further on your Wacom One.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"wacom-one-sale\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Wacom One Sale<\/h2>\n<p><!--Button--><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<table class=\"mobile-button\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #af1685; margin: auto; max-width: 600px; border-radius: 9px; padding: 15px 20px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#af1685\" width=\"100%\"><a style=\"16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; background-color: #af1685; text-decoration: none; border: none; -webkit-border-radius: 9px; -moz-border-radius: 9px; border-radius: 9px; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=partner-referral&amp;utm_campaign=magmastudio-post-feb2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center;\">Save $50 USD on Wacom One<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<!-- [if mso]>&nbsp;<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>From February 13 &#8211; 28, 2022 snag a Wacom One on <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=partner-referral&amp;utm_campaign=magmastudio-post-feb2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our US eStore<\/a> for $50 off ($70 off in <a href=\"https:\/\/wacomstore.ca\/product\/wacom-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>) and dig into the full features of collaborative drawing on Magma.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ready to give Magma a try? Either <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out Wacom One to take advantage of this deal and many others<\/a>, or head to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/magmastudio.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>magma.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get started right away. Looking for artists to draw with? The Lightbox Expo Discord server is also functioning as the home for all things related to the program. And once you\u2019re done, you can share your work on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #MagmaStudioApp.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"post__body\">\n<div class=\"entry editor-content\">\n<div class=\"post__body\">\n<div class=\"entry editor-content\">\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1841 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png\" alt=\"CS Jones\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-480x482.png 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CS Jones is a Philadelphia-based writer and illustrator who&#8217;s finally back in the city.\u00a0 You can see more of his work, including most of his contributions to this blog, at <a href=\"https:\/\/thecsjones.com\/writing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thecsjones.com<\/a>, or follow him at @thecsjones on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecsjones\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecsjones?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Header from @chromaconnz on Instagram, featuring art by @paperpillow, @philllllljames, @pixolnaut, @tommonster, @staceydraws, and @schultz.samuel. If you\u2019re reading this, it\u2019s a safe bet you\u2019re both an artist and old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Header from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chromaconnz\/\">@chromaconnz<\/a> on Instagram, featuring art by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paperpillow\/\">@paperpillow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/philllllljames\/\">@philllllljames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pixolnaut\/\">@pixolnaut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tommonster\/\">@tommonster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/staceydraws\/\">@staceydraws<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/@schultz.samuel\">@schultz.samuel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><hr \/><p>If you\u2019re reading this, it\u2019s a safe bet you\u2019re both an artist and old enough to remember the last year, which means you\u2019ve probably heard of\u00a0Aggie.io. But in case you haven\u2019t, it was a groundbreaking web app where you can draw with friends on the same canvas live. It wasn\u2019t the first to do this, but offered a better brush engine and suite of creative tools than competitor Drawpile. It was a smash hit when it launched during quarantine, spawning a new genre of art jam livestream on YouTube and Twitch. This was also the first iteration of what would soon become <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109062690\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacomblog\">Magma<\/a>.<\/p><p>The creators of Code Charm Inc. collaborated with the founders of Lightbox Expo and Schoolism\u2014concept artists Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos\u2014to create <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109062690\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacomblog\">Magma<\/a>, a \u201cprofessional edition with a more robust set of features.\u201d If Aggie was a whiteboard, Magma is a mural wall, aimed at creating finished pieces with other artists. It\u2019s a viable Photoshop alternative for digital painting, all online and OS-agnostic, able to run on any computer or tablet that can run Chrome.* Use Magma with any Wacom drawing tablet, which work on PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks or draw directly on screen with a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\">Wacom One<\/a> or Wacom Cintiq.<\/p><p><small>*It also supports Firefox, Edge, and Opera, but works best in Chrome.<\/small><\/p><h2>What can you do with Magma and Wacom One?<\/h2><p><a href=\"#chiu-quote\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What do people say about Magma?<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"#how-does-it-work\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How does Magma Work?<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"#what-can-you-use-it-for\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What can you use Magma for?<\/span><br \/><\/a><a href=\"#magma-pro-version\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What does the Magma Pro version offer?<\/span><br \/><\/a><a href=\"#new-features\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">New 2022 Features of Magma<\/span><br \/><\/a><a href=\"#magma-on-wacom-one\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using Magma on a Wacom One<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cMagma is a game-changer for artists. This is a one-of-a-kind program for any artist who is looking for a way to create digital works of art easily and accessibly while being able to collaborate with others.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>\u2014Bobby Chiu<\/strong><\/p><p>And true to his vision, Magma was featured extensively in <a href=\"https:\/\/lightbox.wacom.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this year\u2019s Lightbox Expo<\/a>, with a whole series of live art jams featuring big-name professionals all weekend.<\/p><p>The YouTubers who\u2019ve done reviews of the program universally echo his sentiment. \u201cI feel like no one knows about this tool yet \u2026 But once it catches on, it\u2019s going to change the art world,\u201d says\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q9VJCtOB84w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sir Wade Neistat<\/a>. Concept artist and teacher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j7vjWujQ9D4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Duff<\/a>\u00a0claims it \u201ccould literally revolutionize online artistic collaboration and online learning.\u201d<\/p><p>You can try it for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1655727072757\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagma.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">magma.com<\/a>, but the Magma Pro version is what fully opens up its potential. And that\u2019s why when you purchase a Wacom One creative drawing display and register your product, we\u2019re offering you three months of it: Along with Clip Studio Paint Pro, Adobe Fresco, and Creative Cloud\u2019s Photography Plan, we\u2019re proud to add Magma to the suite of creative programs you\u2019ll get with the purchase of a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\">Wacom One<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"how-does-it-work\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How does Magma Work?<\/h2><div data-nosnippet=\"true\"><p>[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/rgOYZH6j5YI[\/embed]<\/p><\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Let Chiu demonstrate.<\/em><\/p><p>One of the best things about Magma is that for an app so full-featured, it\u2019s a breeze to use.<\/p><p>After creating an account or signing in as a guest, you\u2019re taken straight to the canvas to start working. The interface is so intuitive that if you\u2019ve ever used an image editing program, you\u2019ll be able to jump right in with no tutorial, and it\u2019s <em>optimized specifically for Wacom tablets<\/em>, so as long as Windows Ink is enabled for your browser (you can do this through Wacom Tablet Properties), pressure settings will automatically work. It even supports touch.<\/p><p>On trying it, I found the brush engine just as solid as Photoshop\u2019s or Clip Studio Paint\u2019s. All the go-to digital art tools are present, even pen stabilization and image rotation (that doesn\u2019t affect the other artists\u2019 canvases). You can import images into it too, in case you want to draw over another sketch or share reference images with the other artists. In a rarity for browser apps, it even lets you set and save your own keyboard shortcuts.<\/p><p>But as good as its painting features are, what it\u2019s really built for, and where it really shines, is the collaboration aspect.<\/p><p>Magma allows up to thirty artists to work on a project at once, and you can invite new ones simply by sharing the link. On joining, each participant gets their own layer which none of the others can touch. But if you want to hand it off to someone else, simply click \u201cleave layer\u201d to open it up for grabs. The project is automatically saved as you go and backed up on exit, so you don\u2019t have to worry about losing your work.<\/p><p>It comes with both text chat and\u2014in the pro version\u2014voice chat, plus a host of admin features that help you keep the canvas manageable no matter how many artists are sharing it.<\/p><h2 id=\"what-can-you-use-it-for\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What can you use Magma for?<\/h2><p>Since drawing is a solo pursuit for most artists, the benefits of sharing your canvas with others might not be immediately apparent. But Magma isn\u2019t built for the way art is traditionally done: It aims to change it entirely, opening up several new ways to work.\u00a0 Now you can brainstorm and collaborate through digital painting on a shared canvas in real time.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Magma for collaborative drawing<\/h3><p>For those of you working on group projects, Magma can allow an entire studio to draw thumbnail sketches, concepts, or character designs on the same canvas, letting multiple people to iterate and improve on the same idea. And with the pro version, you can work on up to five canvases at once for virtually unlimited brainstorming possibilities.<\/p><p>And for artists with compatible styles, the cloud storage, and the ability to leave projects aside and pick them back up at your leisure, elevates it beyond just a doodle board, making it a viable option for full collaborative paintings like some of the stunning digital murals showcased on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magm.ai\/wacomcommunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the website\u2019s community page<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10136\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/150845044_212199107257330_2530792864688079316_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\"From this Sunday night drawing session with @heyrgba and @gugutroll \u2728 Used randomly generated photo from artbreeder as an inspiration. Started at #magmastudio and finished in #photoshop\" \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anilarmina\/\">Anilia Larmina on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Use Magma for Streaming<\/h3><p>This is the most common use you\u2019ll see for it: Artists using it on Twitch and YouTube to host art jams, play drawing games, and draw scenes, either working on one big project together or taking a corner of the canvas for separate pieces in their own style, while they chat and share tips.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10134\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/xtl5w73wat261-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MagmaStudio\/comments\/k5ea0h\/plaza_jam_from_a_couple_weeks_ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Plaza jam from a couple weeks ago<\/em><\/a><em>,\u201d by u\/gusb_draws on r\/MagmaStudio<\/em><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Magma for teaching<\/h3><p>Last up comes the use I\u2019m personally most excited about: Everything about this app makes it perfect for interactive drawing classes. Whether you want to teach perspective, anatomy, rendering, or any of the countless other elements of art, the ability for a teacher to non-destructively demonstrate techniques alongside students while explaining them in voice chat has the potential to change the way art is taught online. It\u2019s even perfect for red-lining, drawing over anatomy mistakes in finished images.<\/p><h2 id=\"magma-pro-version\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What does the Magma Pro version offer?<\/h2><p>While you can do a lot with the free version, it\u2019s practically a demo.<\/p><p>Subscribing unlocks textured brushes, which make up ten out of the app\u2019s total fourteen. It increases your maximum canvas size from 1920 px to 4k. And where you can only join voice calls in-app with the free version, the pro version will let you host your own.<\/p><p>The free version will only save your images for thirty days after finishing them or going inactive, but pro will retain them permanently, with up to 5 gigs of cloud storage. Even more handily, it\u2019ll also give you PSD exports. \u201cSo if you have something that you sketched out that\u2019s really fun and you like it a lot, you can bring it into Photoshop to finish it up,\u201d as YouTuber Draw Jam explains in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iNTB7wDMiZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his review<\/a>.<\/p><p>And finally, it comes with a license to use it for all the aforementioned commercial and educational purposes. If you end up liking your trial, it\u2019s well worth the $9.99 a month to keep using it. Who knows how it\u2019ll change your art career?<\/p><h2 id=\"new-features\" style=\"text-align: center;\">New Artdesk feature of Magma<\/h2><p>In February 2022, Magma added a new feature - <a href=\"https:\/\/gmlnk.com\/api\/v1\/track\/link\/click\/612390399a7b02bc0f27fb35\/1645109036502\/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmagm.ai%2Fwacom_artdesk\">Artdesk<\/a>.\u00a0 This new features offers you the ability to find all your artworks on one dashboard, so drawing with friends on your Wacom drawing tablet in Magma has never been easier.\u00a0 Keep track of your creations, manage your artworks through folder structure, see who's online from your past drawings, and more.\u00a0 There's even a resource widget, with tips\/tricks and the latest features.<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11032\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"387\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11032 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/resource-widget-new-artdesk-300x149.png\" alt=\"Magma Studio resource widget\" width=\"387\" height=\"192\" \/> New resources widget shows you how to set up pen pressure on your Wacom tablet or display[\/caption]<h2 id=\"magma-on-wacom-one\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Using Magma on a Wacom One<\/h2><p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10153\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/Wacom-One-with-Magma-3-quarter-view-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p><p>While you're here, let's talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\">Wacom One<\/a> itself. It's our entry-level creative pen display, similar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/screens\/screens-displays.html\">Wacom Cintiq<\/a>, but in a smaller, lighter, more portable drawing tablet with a screen that's perfect for students, casual artists, or just anyone who wants to draw directly on screen. Magma has been <strong><em>optimized for Wacom<\/em><\/strong>, so you can have confidence that you'll have the best collaborative drawing experience on your Wacom drawing tablet or display.\u00a0 And with the 3-month trial of the Magma Pro version, you can use voice chat on your next art jam and then export your artwork as a PSD to refine it further on your Wacom One.<\/p><hr \/><h2 id=\"wacom-one-sale\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Wacom One Sale<\/h2><p><!--Button--><\/p><table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><table class=\"mobile-button\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color: #af1685; margin: auto; max-width: 600px; border-radius: 9px; padding: 15px 20px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#af1685\" width=\"100%\"><a style=\"16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; background-color: #af1685; text-decoration: none; border: none; -webkit-border-radius: 9px; -moz-border-radius: 9px; border-radius: 9px; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=partner-referral&amp;utm_campaign=magmastudio-post-feb2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center;\">Save $50 USD on Wacom One<\/span><br \/><\/a><br \/><!-- [if mso]>&nbsp;<![endif]--><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>From February 13 - 28, 2022 snag a Wacom One on <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=partner-referral&amp;utm_campaign=magmastudio-post-feb2022\">our US eStore<\/a> for $50 off ($70 off in <a href=\"https:\/\/wacomstore.ca\/product\/wacom-one\/\">Canada<\/a>) and dig into the full features of collaborative drawing on Magma.<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ready to give Magma a try? Either <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-one-dtc133w0a.html\">check out Wacom One to take advantage of this deal and many others<\/a>, or head to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/magmastudio.io\/\"><em>magma.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get started right away. Looking for artists to draw with? The Lightbox Expo Discord server is also functioning as the home for all things related to the program. And once you\u2019re done, you can share your work on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #MagmaStudioApp.<\/em><\/p><div class=\"post__body\"><div class=\"entry editor-content\"><div class=\"post__body\"><div class=\"entry editor-content\"><h3>About the Author<\/h3><p><img class=\"wp-image-1841 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png\" alt=\"CS Jones\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>CS Jones is a Philadelphia-based writer and illustrator who's finally back in the city.\u00a0 You can see more of his work, including most of his contributions to this blog, at <a href=\"https:\/\/thecsjones.com\/writing\">thecsjones.com<\/a>, or follow him at @thecsjones on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecsjones\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecsjones?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2317,2333,2342],"tags":[1257,1258,1259,1260,299,1261,1262,146,1263,1264,59,1265,1266,1267,410],"class_list":["post-10131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-drawing-painting","category-partners","category-wacom-one","tag-aggie","tag-aggie-io","tag-apps","tag-art-programs","tag-bobby-chiu","tag-chrome","tag-digital-drawing","tag-digital-painting","tag-firefox","tag-jim-demonakos","tag-lightbox","tag-magma-studio","tag-magmastudio-io","tag-opera","tag-wacom-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}