Best Deals on Wacom Drawing Tablets and Accessories

Wacom On Photography

As we all know, Wacom tablets and Adobe Photoshop are a match made in heaven. Digital artists love the pairing. But what about the other type of visual artists who are not traditionally trained in and have few use of the additional features in the Photoshop world, like photographers? Here comes the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, a graphic software specifically geared toward photographers. This software allows them to develop images as if in a traditional dark room, made more practical with the help of a drawing tablet.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, released on June 10, 2013

For photographers who are not used to the sketching and the sweeping motions of traditional art, a small drawing tablet might work better and is convenient for those mobile snappers.

Wacom Intuos5 Touch Small Pen Tablet (PTH450)

So, do Wacom tablets and Adobe Lightroom get along with each other? Well, yes. The advantage of using Wacom tablet is the pressure sensitivity. It is a vital feature that makes it easier to control the use of the adjustment brush. And it is much faster to use a tablet than a mouse when working with retouching images

Wacom Bamboo Create VS Wacom Intuos4

Two most prominent of Wacom drawing tablets in the market are from the Bamboo line and the Intuos line. When choosing between these two types of tablets, keep in mind what features are important to you and keep your priorities straight. Here are a few points of comparison between Wacom Bamboo Create and Wacom Intuos4.

First, the Bamboo Create. Bamboo has been the go-to tablet for beginners and hobbyist. The relatively cheap price is an interesting factor, especially with the quality and functionality it offers. It is a compact gadget and very portable. With a measurement of a little over 13 inches, you can work on about 8 inches of work space. Great size for beginners. It has four ExpressKeys to be filled with users' customized shortcuts. With the pressure levels of 1024, it is great with many art and photo projects. The Bamboo Create also has multi-touch input besides pen input. A multitude of software included in the package are Corel Painter Essentials, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Nik Color Efex Pro WE3, Autodesk Sketchbook Express, and Evernote. 

Wacom Bamboo Create Pen and Touch Tablet (CTH670)

Enter Intuos4. Now this is the tablet for professionals. It has most of the features in Bamboo, with a number of upgrades. The most prominent would be Intuos4's pressure levels at 2048. Twice the sensitivity complete with pen tilt sensitivity at about 60 degrees. Intuos4 has various sizes from small, medium, large, to extra large. One with the price range closest to the Bamboo Create is the Small one. At a little over 12 inches, it is as compact as the Bamboo Create. Intuos4 pen can work as accurately as traditional pencil, pen and brushes, and also feels almost as natural. That is why the Intuos4 is the essential tool for professional artists and designers as well as photographers to speed up production time. 

Wacom Intuos4 Small Pen Tablet

All in all, whichever of these two types of graphic tablets you choose, each one is the perfect gadget for their targeted audience, whether they are professionals or hobbyists.