{"id":817726,"date":"2024-12-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=817726"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:31:56","slug":"making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Most of Your Wacom with Pablo Mu\u00f1oz G\u00f3mez &#8211; Tip 7: Mapping ExpressKeys to Custom Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to <strong>Making The Most Of Your Wacom<\/strong>, a 10-part series of videos full of tips and tricks for how to maximize your productivity and creativity with your Wacom, hosted by <strong>Pablo Mu\u00f1oz G\u00f3mez<\/strong>. Pablo primarily uses ZBrush software, so many of the tips will be especially relevant for 3D sculpting! But they'll also be useful no matter what creative software you use with your Wacom device. We'll be covering everything from setting up and customizing your pens to creating custom radial menus to using your Wacom accessories to the fullest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here's what this series is going to cover:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tip 1: Mapping touch to a separate monitor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-2\">Tip 2: Physically customizing your pen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-3\">Tip 3: Customizing your pen buttons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-4\">Tip 4: How to create custom radial menus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-5\">Tip 5: How to use 'Precision Mode'<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-6\">Tip 6: Creating advanced radial menus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-7\"><strong>Tip 7: Mapping ExpressKeys to custom functions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-8\">Tip 8: Essential Wacom tools for teaching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-9\">Tip 9: Utilizing other Wacom devices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/making-the-most-of-your-wacom-part-10\">Tip 10: Backing up your custom Wacom settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mapping ExpressKeys to Custom Functions on your Wacom with Pablo Munoz Gomez\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QY2GRdAxjpI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #7: Mapping ExpressKeys to Custom Functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There's a lot more you can do with ExpressKeys than just setting each to a keyboard command!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Pablo: \"The \u2018Express Keys\u02bc are another great feature in most Wacom devices. In this video I\u02bcm going to show you how to map the Express Keys and I\u02bcll show you how I use them with my Cintiq Pro 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of setting them up is rather simple, very much like we setup radial menus or custom buttons in previous videos of this series. However, the real trick to setup ExpressKeys that will actually help you speed up your workflow, is to assign the shortcuts by context \u2026\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/PabloMunozGomez_Headshot-Edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817617\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/PabloMunozGomez_Headshot-Edited.jpg 500w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/PabloMunozGomez_Headshot-Edited-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the host<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pablo Mu\u00f1oz G\u00f3mez<\/strong> is a concept and character artist based in Melbourne, Australia. He runs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbrushguides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZBrushGuides.com<\/a> and teaches online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dconceptartist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3DConceptArtist.com<\/a>. A long-time Wacom user, 3D sculptor, and creative educator, he's the perfect person to give in-depth insight into the best ways to maximize the combo of Wacom + ZBrush -- and to get the most out of your Wacom in general!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To follow Pablo's work or to learn more, check out his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/pablander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artstation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/pablomunozgomez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pablander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pablander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X (Twitter)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pablander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pablander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbrushguides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZBrushGuides.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dconceptartist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3DConceptArtist.com<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/A35DmkWCPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his Discord channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Making the most of your Wacom tablet, a 10-part series of videos full of tips and tricks for how to maximize your productivity and creativity with your Wacom device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":817728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2438,2338,2340],"tags":[5507,5500,347],"class_list":["post-817726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3d","category-how-to","category-products","tag-makingthemostofyourwacom","tag-pablo-munoz-gomez","tag-zbrush"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817726","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\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}