Wacom graphics tablet training. Depending on the modifications, different operating systems may be installed on these devices, for example. Great software for creativity

If you have a graphics tablet Wacom Intuos 5 Touch Medium Pen Tablet and you want to customize and use its full potential, this article is for you.

The Wacom Intuos5 Touch tablet features a pressure-sensitive stylus, a grater, a touch ring, and additional buttons that you can customize to your liking.

In addition, the tablet is sensitive to finger touches, so you can move the image or zoom in with your second hand, which is very convenient. If a pen comes into the “field of view” of the tablet, then it ignores the touch of the fingers; if there is no pen, then it reads hand gestures. This means you don't need to wear a drawing glove like you do with other tablets.

There are no batteries in the pen, so you don't have to worry about them running out at the most inopportune times.

In addition, the tablet is equipped with a wireless module (purchased separately). That is, it can operate on battery power and wirelessly. But they say that wireless technologies are not reliable and fail.

Speaking of glitches, the only glitch noticed in the Wacom Intuos5 is the eraser getting stuck. The tablet does not have time to realize that they are no longer drawing with a grater, but with a pen. But this is not a significant problem.

Settings for Photoshop, Illustrator (or other drawing program) can be individual. Eight function buttons, a touch ring with four control modes, a pressure- and tilt-sensitive pen and eraser, two additional buttons on the pen, hand gestures...

All this allows you to control the drawing process only using a tablet, practically without touching the computer keyboard.

To begin with, you should try working with standard settings, because they are well chosen and thought out. If you often use other tools or the buttons do not work correctly, this can be corrected in the settings of your Wacom Intuos 5 tablet.

If the touch ring does not work at all in Adobe Photoshop, go to - Editing/Settings/Tools... Here we check the box next to “scale with mouse wheel”.

If the touch ring for zooming does not work in Adobe Illustrator, you can enter the appropriate key combination, as shown in the picture below.

For a long time I was unable to set up scaling using hand gestures in Illustrator. When I connected the tablet to desktop computer(instead of a laptop), everything worked as it should, without additional settings.

Thanks to such powerful settings, your tablet can completely obey any whims and work differently in different programs.

In addition, if you are left-handed, then just turn the tablet around and set it in the settings.

When you have everything configured correctly. Let's move on to practical

Video tutorial: setting up Wacom intuos 5

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Retouching photos on a Wacom Intuos 5 tablet Drawing Tools in Adobe Illustrator

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The first steps will not cause you any difficulties. Just plug the USB into your Mac or PC. Install the driver and get started. Thanks to electronic textbooks, you can get creative without any delay.

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A graphics tablet makes working with computer graphics faster and easier. But in order to achieve maximum performance, a tablet, like any complex equipment, requires careful setup and our article will help you figure out how to set up a graphics tablet and pen yourself. It will be very problematic for a person who is not thoroughly familiar with Photoshop and installing the necessary drivers to figure everything out on their own. So let’s figure out where to start and look at each stage of setting up the device. Let's take a Wacom graphics tablet as an example.

Installing the necessary software

The first thing you need to start with is connecting the device to the computer using the cable from the box. It should be noted that without drivers (on Windwos 10 it happens automatically), the tablet will not work correctly or will not work at all. Regardless of your computer’s OS (Windows, mac OS), drivers are installed automatically after launching the corresponding program. You can install it using the disk that was in the box with the tablet (if it was not there, go to the next paragraph). Insert the disc, run the software update program. Follow the simple instructions and after that the device will be ready for use.
Another way to install or update drivers for a gadget is to download them from the website of the graphics tablet manufacturer. There are two reasons for this:

the first is the absence of a disk drive on a computer or laptop
the second reason is that the manufacturer’s website has the latest drivers

New versions of the software may fix errors, expand functionality, improve or add localization. Drivers for Wacom devices can be found on their official website by clicking on the link.

Setting up the graphics tablet itself

After installing and updating the software, you need to properly configure the graphics tablet for it to work correctly. We will select the pen sensitivity in SAI or PS that suits your pen pressure. Run suitable program and open the control panel of your tablet (in our case it’s “Wacom Tablet”). Create a new drawing and select the most common brush as a tool with large size(a diameter of about 50 in Photoshop is fine). Draw a couple of lines using the pen and pressing it with different amounts of pressure. Continue drawing lines, while simultaneously changing the “Sensitivity” parameter in the tablet settings (Wacom Tablet), until you feel as comfortable and comfortable as possible to adjust the thickness of the brush by pressing the stylus. On some more expensive models it is possible to save similar installations for several programs separately (for example, there is one setting for SAI, and another for Photoshop). Sometimes this can be extremely useful when working with a graphics tablet.

Selecting and customizing brushes

Let's now set up the brushes you'll use in Photoshop. Press F5 or click on the Brushes button with the mouse and select Brush Tip Shape.

Let's start with the shape of the brush. We create an elongated or inclined brush by changing the values of the Angle and Roundness parameters or simply visually adjusting the shape of the brush in the picture on the right.
The second item we will configure is Spacing. It affects the “smoothness” of the brush. All changes made are displayed in the figure below.
The third point is Shape Dynamics. The following parameters can be adjusted here: Pen Pressure (the pressure on the pen), Pen Tilt (the angle of inclination of the tool), Stylus Wheel (adjusting the wheel on some pens), Rotation (rotation angle). It is very convenient to change the size of the brush by simply pressing the pen with different pressure, especially if you often have to change the diameter of the tool you are using. It is worth noting that the Pen Tilt option is mainly supported only on expensive models. Using the wheel you can quickly adjust the size and rotation of the tool used.
And finally, the fourth point – Other Dynamics. Here you can adjust the dependence of the transparency of the brush on the force of pressure on the pen.

Setting up additional keys

Some tablets have additional physical keys. On Wacom tablets they are called ExpressKeys. They are located on the sides of the work area and, as their name suggests, they are designed to make it more convenient and quick to control the program in which you are working. Each key can be assigned its own button. The default keys are usually the most popular, but you can customize everything if you wish. Note that initially both key blocks repeat their functions. Therefore, in the device settings you can change set values keys quick access. Here you can edit the values of each key individually, and in some tablets you can also save different settings for different programs (different, for example, for Sai and Photoshop).

We looked at how to use a tablet to significantly increase the efficiency of retouching.

Today we will talk about the first steps after purchasing a tablet, what you need to do to comfortable work.

I will illustrate the material using the example of setting up my old Wacom Bamboo tablet.

So, let's move on to the first step.

Step 1. Install the tablet driver

Do not rush to immediately connect the tablet to your computer after purchase! First you need to install the driver so that the tablet works correctly and all its settings become available.

The driver for any tablet can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website in the Support section.

Download the driver specifically for your tablet model.

Step 2: Set Orientation and Keys

Find installed driver in the list of recent programs and launch it.

A settings window will open. Its appearance may differ depending on the tablet manufacturer and driver version.

First you need to adjust the orientation of the tablet, depending on whether you are right-handed or left-handed. By default, the tablet is configured for right-handed users.

Next you need to configure, if necessary, function keys Express Keys. These keys are programmable. That is, each one can be assigned a specific action from the drop-down list.

This is very convenient and helps speed up your work.

Step 3: Set up your tablet pen

The most important thing here is to check that the tablet is working in pen mode and not mouse mode. Otherwise, you will not be able to use the main advantage - sensitivity to pen pressure on the working surface.

Go to the tab Feather and check the tablet's operating mode.

You also need to adjust the pen sensitivity. For example, to work with wider brush strokes in Photoshop, you'll need to move the Pen sensitivity in closer to the position Soft. Conversely, to work with fine strokes and lines, move the control closer to the position Hard.

Click on the button Display to the right of settings Pen mode. Here you need to enable proportional scaling and uncheck the option Use Windows handwriting.

Step 4: Disable touch input

Go to the tab Touch options and uncheck the option Enable touch input.

This must be done, otherwise during the retouching process in Photoshop, the tablet will react not only to the pen, but also to hand movements on the surface of the tablet, and in an unpredictable way. By disabling touch input, you will get rid of this problem.

Now you can get to work. Launch Photoshop, open the photo for retouching, take the tablet pen and try using it instead of the mouse during the retouching process. If you don’t have your own sources for retouching, you can try your hand at this photo.

You can attach the retouching results in the comments, after first reducing the size to 2000 pixels. on the long side, or post it on the forum.

As an example, I suggest looking at the result of retouching a photo with creative makeup. Here, the models applied special makeup that gave their skin a golden tint and emphasized the highlights on their skin.

I wish everyone creative inspiration and pleasant work with a graphics tablet!