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This festive season, we’re excited to celebrate the incredible talent in our community and the magic of Aaron Blaise’s new film, Snowbear. As a renowned animator and illustrator, Aaron brings stories to life with the same enchantment we feel during the holidays.
Our blog is here to inspire your holiday creativity and help you make this season a masterpiece.
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The latest content from Wacom
Whether you’re a newcomer to digital art or a seasoned expert, a touch of creative inspiration is always welcome. Let’s plunge into the freshest updates from the Wacom Blog and explore the latest trends in the realm of digital art and design.
Why Wacom Is Essential To Under The Stairs’ Video Game Development Workflow
Making the Most of Your Wacom with Pablo Muñoz Gómez, Tip 7: Mapping ExpressKeys to Custom Functions
The best storyboarding classes on Skillshare
Wacom’s Connected Ink presents: Ordinary Days of Creativity
Bringing Real Animals to Life in Animation With Aaron Blaise and Wacom
Oscar nominated animator Aaron Blaise shares how real-life animal behavior and movement inspire his animated characters. From his work on classics like The Lion King and Mulan to his passion project, Snow Bear, Blaise offers a rare glimpse into the creative process behind his stunning 2D animations.
Whether you’re an animator, artist, or fan, this session is packed with inspiration and expert insights to elevate your creative journey.
Wacom pen display & tablet promotions
Explore a variety of discounts and promotions for significant savings on new and refurbished Wacom products. Upgrade your creative toolkit with limited-time offers for artists, designers, and enthusiasts. Stay informed about the latest promotions on our website and through our newsletter, so you never miss a perfect deal.
All prices and promotions are valid in the US only. For information about promotions in LATAM or Canada, please visit your local store via the LATAM Store Finder or the Canadian eStore.
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Wacom Intuos medium pen tablet with Bluetooth
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Wacom Intuos small pen tablet with Bluetooth
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Wacom Intuos Tablet Small Bluetooth Pistachio
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Wacom Movink pen display
Wacom’s lightest and thinnest pen display ever
Enjoy the freedom of working wherever you feel creatively inspired with Wacom Movink OLED pen display, our lightest and thinnest pen display yet. As thin as 4mm* and weighing just 420g, Wacom Movink pen display is 55% lighter than Wacom One 13 touch and 66% thinner. Connect it to your Mac or PC, and you’ll have all the processing power you need for your professional work.
*4mm is measured at the thinnest part.
Follow Wacom on YouTube
Wacom’s YouTube channel is your home for all of Wacom’s video content – tutorials, interviews, process videos, new product releases, product guides, technical support, and more, including recordings of live webinars and events like our annual Connected Ink event.
Check out this enlightening interview with Nobu Ide, Wacom’s CEO, at the recent Dokomi 2024 event!
Explore Wacom content
Professionals in nearly every creative field — comics, 3D art, design, illustration, editing photos or video, 2D animation, and much more – use Wacom. But beginners, hobbyists, and everyone getting into digital creation have found that Wacom is the perfect creative partner, too. Check out all of the great stuff our creators have made with Wacom, or get tips, tricks, or tutorials for your next creative project.
Why Wacom Is Essential To Under The Stairs’ Video Game Development Workflow
Making the Most of Your Wacom with Pablo Muñoz Gómez, Tip 7: Mapping ExpressKeys to Custom Functions
The best storyboarding classes on Skillshare
What will be the top branding trends for 2025?
Making the most of your Wacom, with Pablo Munoz Gomez – Tip 6: Creating Advanced Radial Menus
How Legendary Animator Aaron Blaise Created His New Short Film, Snow Bear
Making the most of your Wacom, with Pablo Munoz Gomez – Tip 5: How to use ‘Precision Mode’
Comparing Affinity vs. Adobe for designing a bookmark, with Vivienne Le
Connected Ink 2024: A Day in the Life of Independent Jewelry Designer Quincy Vadan
Making the most of your Wacom, with Pablo Munoz Gomez – Tip 4: How to Create Custom Radial Menus
How Pernille Ørum uses Wacom Movink to stay productive while traveling around Africa
Etherington Bros’ Comics Crash Course #5: Concept art
Wacom Cintiq Pro vs. Wacom Movink
HD vs 4K: The truth about screen resolution on drawing display tablets
There are many different drawing tablets and pen displays on the market these days, from many different brands. Each of them has different features, specifications, build quality, and price.
Something a lot of consumers are looking at is screen resolution. But what does screen resolution really mean? How important is it for artists? And why do different Wacom products have different resolution displays?
Wacom Bridge Now Available for Public Beta with NICE DCV
Exciting news! Wacom Bridge is now available in public beta with NICE DCV. The public beta is available to current users of NICE DCV and Amazon AppStream 2.0.
Wacom Bridge is a proprietary technology offering a like-local experience for creatives on remote systems. It ensures creators can work seamlessly from anywhere by allowing the use of local Wacom tablets as if they were directly connected to the host computer.
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The power of digital ink
Humans have been using ink for thousands of years to express ourselves and preserve knowledge – from plant-based paintings on cave walls to writing and illustrating foundational cultural manuscripts. In the 20th and 21st centuries, digital ink has taken this uniquely human impulse to the next level, with Wacom at the forefront. Wacom created the electro-magnetic resonance (EMR) technology that powers our devices, and we’ve been perfecting it ever since. Today, creatives worldwide use Wacom technology to empower their work through the use of digital ink.
Wacom drawing tablets
Wacom has a pen tablet for nearly every creative pursuit. One by Wacom is perfect for the beginner or student. Wacom Intuos bridges the gap between traditional and digital, empowering digital drawing, painting, and photo editing for creatives of all levels. The new Wacom One pen tablets are convenient and customizable. And Wacom Intuos Pro is trusted by creative professionals who need the ultimate in precision, performance, and productivity.
Wacom drawing displays
With a Wacom pen display, you use our pressure-sensitive pens directly on the screen for ultimate control and accuracy. Available in a range of display sizes and feature sets – from the 13” display of Wacom One, portable and perfect for beginners, to the Wacom Cintiq Pro in sizes from 16” to 27”, with best-in-class color, gesture controls, and ExpressKeys for customization – there's a Wacom pen display to empower every creator’s wildest dreams.
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The lovely @martinab.illustrations tests the Wacom Movink, taking advantage of the ability to create from anywhere. From your desk, to the cafe, and anywhere ideas may strike, Movink moves with you, so you never stop creating.
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💡 What is Wacom Bridge?
It`s a technology designed to give artists a like-local experience on remote systems, seamlessly integrating local Wacom tablets with AWS solutions like Amazon DCV and Amazon AppStream 2.0.
With the demand for distributed creative talent growing, Wacom Bridge ensures that creatives can thrive wherever inspiration strikes—studio, home, or halfway across the globe! 🌍
🚀 Learn more through the link in our bio!
AWS users can enjoy Wacom Bridge at no cost until January 15, 2026 (terms apply).
#WacomBridge #RemoteWork #DigitalCreativity
Don`t you love how easy @tedslittledream makes it look?
Check out his process on the new #wacommovink ✍️
Ted uses Wacom gear and #photoshop to edit all his concept art.
#madewithwacom #wacomtablet #conceptart #digitalartist #artistsoninstagram
Do you still draw with a mouse? 🖱️😱🚫
@adam_theillustrator prefers the precision of a stylus and the Wacom Intuos Pro is his trusty ally.
Feels like paper. Works like magic.
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It`s CYBER MONDAY!
Save big on Wacom #IntuosPro, our legendary beloved pro tablet!
Perfect for photo editors who need more precision for tracing out masks or layering, illustrators who want the efficiency of working digital rather than scanning and cleaning up hand-drawn work, or a concept artists ready to take advantage of the power of digital painting software.
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Creating magical vibes with @monsieur_arefin. ☕📔🫗
Sometimes it takes several tries to capture what you envision. And every try reveals something different and special.
Stay tuned for part 3.
When you do it all, you need a tool that can keep up. 🖌️🎬🎨📸🎥🎤
@nickhshaheen found a versatile way to work on the go with the #WacomMovink. The perfect tool for creatives who do it all.
Are you also a studio of one?
The Wacom Movink is on sale on our Amazon store 🖤🎁🛒
Save $50 USD on our lightest and thinnest pen display ever!
Head to the link in our bio or our stories to save! ☝️
Work and workspace by @danidiamondphotography 📷
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🌍 Hey, Wacom community! you already know @wacomeurope — and now we want to get to know You better!
Drop a comment below and tell us:
📍 Where from Europe are you following us?
✨ What do you do? (Are you an artist, designer, photographer, vfx artist, or anything else?)
Let’s build this incredible European creative community together! 👇✨ Don’t forget to tag your creative friends to join the conversation!
#WacomCommunity #CreativeCommunity
Do you know what the #greasepencil tool is? Let`s learn with @janice.journal ✍️🧋
Janice is using a #WacomOne 12
Shop #WacomOne on sale now! Via link in bio 🛒
#wacomtips #wacomart #3dmodeling #3dart #digitalart #madewithwacom
Add a dash of magic to everyday moments🫖⏱️🥃🥄🃏✨
Our friend @monsieur_arefin shows us that sometimes all we need is already around us. Look around and reimagine the ordinary.
It`s amazing what a glue gun and some editing can do 😍
Stay tuned for part two! 2️⃣✌🏾
#madewithwacom #photoediting #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #inspiration #ConnectedInk2024
Today @aaronblaiseart takes us through the process of how he animated Snowbear. From story boards and rough animations to adding color and more. 🐻❄️
Head to Wacom`s YouTube to watch the full video and get a glimpse of what it`s like to animate an entire short film on your own!
#animation #2danimation #aaronblaise #MadeWithWacom