Wacom Essential Training

Course details

Wacom tablets are a popular alternative to the mouse for expressive painting, drawing, and navigating your computer with a pressure-sensitive pen. In this course, artist and teacher John Derry shows how to get you up and running with a Wacom tablet, from setting it up and getting accustomed to using the pen, to using the tablet with popular creativity and productivity applications. He also helps to familiarize you with the changes to the Wacom tablet over the past few years, including touch capability, and reviews the MobileStudio Pro pen computer, which offers a high-performance platform in a small package. Plus, learn about tablet ergonomics—which makes your Wacom even more compatible with your working conditions—and follow a few exercises to warm up your drawing arm.

Learning objectives
Why use a tablet?
Determining which tablet is right for you
Explaining the six axes of motion
Working with control surfaces
Drawing freehand
Tracing existing images
Illustrating vectors
Expressing yourself through painting
Selecting the right stylus
Working with tablet calisthenics
Working with the Cintiq 22HD and MobileStudio Pro

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Why use a tablet
03 - Exercise files

1. Tablet Fundamentals

04 - Understanding positioning
05 - Introduction to the six axes of motion
06 - An overview of the Wacom product line
07 - Which tablet is right for me

2. Working with Control Surfaces

08 - Setting up the Intuos Pro
09 - Utilizing the Wacom Desktop Center
10 - Setting up the tablet for handedness
11 - Using the Wacom property pane
12 - Taking Advantage of ExpressKeys
13 - Utilizing the side switch buttons
14 - Using precision mode
15 - Improving interaction
16 - Using the touch ring
17 - Saving multiple settings with utility

3. Tablets in Action

18 - Intro
19 - Drawing freehand
20 - Tracing an existing image
21 - Vector illustration
22 - Using as a photo-retouching tool
23 - Expressing yourself through painting

4. Extending the Functionality of the Tablet and Pen Display

24 - Placing your Tablet
25 - Using multi-touch
26 - Working with multiple displays
27 - Going wireless
28 - Using the Intuos Pro Paper Edition
29 - Utilizing the ExpressKey remote

5. Selecting the Right Stylus for the Job

30 - The standard grip pen
31 - The Pro Pen 2
32 - The art pen
33 - The airbrush
34 - Utilizing the eraser tip
35 - Nibs, the tires for your stylus

6. Work Out with Tablet Calisthenics

36 - What are tablet calisthenics
37 - Tablet calisthenics - Beginning exercises
38 - Tablet calisthenics - Intermediate exercises
39 - Tablet calisthenics - Advanced exercises
40 - Tablet calisthenics - Master exercises

7. Working with the Cintiq 22HD

41 - Setting up the Cintiq 22HD
42 - Positioning the Cintiq 22HD for your working style
43 - Optically aligning the Cintiq 22HD
44 - Color calibrating with the Wacom Color Manager

8. Working with the MobileStudio Pro

45 - Setting up the MobileStudio Pro
46 - Setting up a wireless keyboard
47 - Tethering with the Wacom Link

Conclusion

48 - Next steps