Wacom Tablets for Photographers

Looking to get the most out of your Wacom pen tablet, or just wondering what benefits a tablet can bring to your photography workflow? Then join Wes Maggio, Senior Evangelist for Creative Products at Wacom, for an in-depth look at how a pen tablet can help you bring out the best in your images and do it more efficiently than any other input device. A pen tablet provides a level of control that is just not possible to obtain with a mouse or trackpad. In this class Wes carefully explains the principles behind pen input and pressure sensitivity, then walks you through a series of practical photographic examples that demonstrates the strengths of a tablet workflow. Along the way you will learn how to customize the settings to fit your needs, how to take advantage of multi-touch input and functions, how to use a tablet in a dual-display environment, and what to consider when choosing the right tablet for your workflow.

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Weston (Wes) Maggio

Release Date: 2014-09-23

Lessons

Introduction

Duration: 1 mins 0 seconds

Principles of Pen Input

Duration: 4 mins 41 seconds

Pressure Sensitivity

Duration: 13 mins 50 seconds

Practical Examples: Part 1

Duration: 16 mins 3 seconds

Practical Examples: Part 2

Duration: 10 mins 6 seconds

Practical Examples: Part 3

Duration: 19 mins 27 seconds

Practical Examples: Part 4

Duration: 7 mins 43 seconds

Practical Examples: Part 5

Duration: 8 mins 13 seconds

Customizing Tablet Settings

Duration: 3 mins 26 seconds

Customizing Pen Settings

Duration: 10 mins 19 seconds

Multi-Touch Input

Duration: 1 mins 57 seconds

Functions

Duration: 11 mins 44 seconds

Using Dual Displays

Duration: 2 mins 27 seconds

Precision Mode

Duration: 3 mins 53 seconds

Backing Up Preferences

Duration: 2 mins 4 seconds

Choosing the Right Tablet

Duration: 5 mins 8 seconds