Wacom Tablet Basics - Adobe Photoshop

This quick tutorial is for anyone who has photoshop and a tablet and wants to know how to start using them together. I demonstrate how to set up and save your brushes in both photoshop and illustrator to work with your wacom tablet. I wanted this to be fast and simple, so I didn't go over any drawing techniques or styles or even spend time on drawing anything in this video, it's just meant for demonstrating and setting up brushes for a tablet.

Part 2 Covers setting up a brush in Illustrator

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Photoshop
• wacom tablet
• pen pressure
• photoshop brushes
• photoshop basics
• brush pallet
• quick brushes

[iNzMac]

hey what tablet are you using??

[abstruseoni]

@iNzMac I have three...don't recall which one I was using. I started with a wacom graphire (which they don't make anymore). Then I got a wacom bamboo, which I like the surface of. And I bought a toshiba tecra (tablet pc) several years ago...I'm ready for a new one, but it's still fairly powerful. They all perform about the same though. Get a wacom and you can't loose.

[iNzMac]

@abstruseoni alright, do you think the wacom bamboo create is a good tablet?? it will be my second one (cousin pushed to hard on old one) :(

[abstruseoni]

@iNzMac Well I don't know what you had before, so I don't know what you didn't like, but I do like the bamboo series from the couple I've used. The Create comes with some good software, HOWEVER, I want you to know that Photoshop Elements is NOT the same as Photoshop. As for performance (unless you're getting a stylus or an intuos), they all perform about the same. Ur mainly paying for surface area and whatever software it's packaged with.

[CT2507]

finally a video worth watching!

great work man. just what i was looking for to get started!

much appreciated.

cheers.

[abstruseoni]

@CT2507 Thanks! Always good to know my vids have helped someone

[burgerfadge]

finally a tutorial i was lookin for thanks a lot :D

[abstruseoni]

@WhiteLightVFX I was thinking about making one showing some scripting/cursive lettering. I've found that to be a great way to practice the pressure sensitivity of your pen.

[abstruseoni]

@Baldoxxx4000 ...you sure about that?

[brockenstar]

very useful thank you