Wacom products have been integral to the storyboarding step of the film and TV production process for decades. Since the early days of digital drawing, tablets have helped storyboard artists bring their ideas to life, make changes quickly, and collaborate with creators in other phases of the filmmaking process. Modern day storyboarding, while still reliant on what\u2019s worked for decades, has also changed in many ways to adapt to the current 3D workflow that involves tools like Unreal Engine to create worlds and scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The challenge with this adaptation? Many talented 2D storyboard artists don\u2019t have experience working in complex 3D programs. That\u2019s where EPOS by Praxinos<\/a> comes in. EPOS is a smart plugin for Unreal Engine<\/a> to manage scene placement in both space and time, designed entirely for 2D storyboard artists who have never used 3D software before. When using EPOS, artists can close all of the unnecessary panels in Unreal Engine and focus on their art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Wacom pen tablet or pen display provides an incredibly intuitive digital workflow, especially when replicating traditional media. Of course, you can technically<\/em> sketch and paint with a mouse or other input devices, but it would be anything but intuitive for achieving professional results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wacom pen tablets and pen displays allow artists to take full advantage of the brush engine that Praxinos<\/a> built into their ILIAD and EPOS plugins. Full pressure sensitivity makes storyboarding in Unreal Engine 5 not only possible, but incredibly efficient. ILIAD lets users create intricate texture painting for materials directly in UE as well. When not using the pen for creative workflows, it\u2019s just an outright more comfortable device compared to a mouse for more procedural processes in Unreal Engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While a creator\u2019s workstation is a construction of completely personal preference, it is hard to beat sketching and painting directly on the display of a Wacom Cintiq or Cintiq Pro<\/a> for storyboarding in EPOS or texture painting in ILIAD. Working on a Wacom pen display is as close to replicating a pen and paper workflow as it gets. You have direct focus and control over your creative input. With that being said, there are quite a few artists that prefer working with a pen tablet, like the Intuos Pro<\/a>, as they are able to see their work unobstructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWacom and Praxinos - an Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n