Using a Wacom graphics tablet. Graphic tablet - Connection and work settings

Basic principles of work and characteristics

There are many interesting things in life. For example, when your humble servant went to school, he really liked to collect models of aircraft. You know: plastic such, from many small and large pieces. For them, they still need special glue with paints, rather silent. So I painted them at the beginning of the tassel. It turned out not very beautiful. And then parents gave me an airbrush. And the paints have become less, and the process has become much more fascinating, and most importantly, the satisfaction from the work done has increased.

From the very young years I liked to draw. People remember, learned to depict a magazine with stickers about "Mortal Kombat". Drew a simple pencil on ordinary paper. Sometimes he took markers. It was not triggered to brush and paints at all: then wash tassels, wash clothes, rub hands with a face. But always wanted to try to draw something with smoothly changing tones, with the game of light and shadow. Then, when I had a computer and access to the Internet, I learned about a computer painting. I did not understand how they were, computer artists, do it. I thought it was often that everything is simple: only the tool is needed.

Always dreamed of buying myself what the masters write electronic paintings. Graphics tablet. It is still quite rarely called "Digitizer" or "Didjayzer". In English, his names are written like this: "Graphic Tablet", "Digitizing Tablet", "Graphic Pad", "Drawing Tablet". Began to look for some useful information About this device. And I did not find anything concrete. Nor about how he works or his appointment. The tablet in the end I bought myself. But it had to do it with half-closed eyes. The thing was very useful and fascinating, but so far there is not a word about it. Let's try this circumstance. We will understand to start, what is a graphic tablet and why he may need at all.

Item and its appointment

If briefly is a sensitive surface and feather. The cursor on the computer repeats the movement of the pen on this surface. Why do you need it? The first thing comes to mind is for drawing. Here, many in the head probably light up the red light bulb: "Not for me." And indeed: not everyone is interesting to just draw. And someone even if interesting, lacks for this time.

I recently wanted to "clean" old parent photos a little. Digitized them, and before the retouching the hand did not reach. Scratches smeared, dust is very large to remove, something else: all this I usually had to do with the mouse. And then I tried after experience with the tablet ... and could not withstand ten minutes. Mouse and feather - things are completely different. What do you often write: handpail or fountain pen? If you need to perform rare and rude movement with the cursor - to highlight the text, aim - the mouse is out of competition here. But for accurate and, at first glance, the routine work feather is much more comfortable. You can enter some data from hand, make the elementary retouching photo. In addition, this is a wonderful toy for children who have grown to the computer. Let not play in the shooters, and they learn to draw. :-)

Among the home appliances should also be noted relatively inexpensive devices for entering information from hand (manufacturers are sometimes called their digital notes). Usually such devices are equipped with memory, they can work without connecting to a computer. Recall both professional graphic tablets that can display information on a sensitive plane. In fact, these are monitors (some of these tablets have a diagonal of 21 inches), but sensitive to the impacts of a special feather. These two types of devices are not included in the framework of this article, and their characteristics will not be considered in detail.

What is a tablet and why he can come in handy, we figured out. Suppose that they decided to: "BUY!" Open the catalog of goods and find there great amount different devices In the "Graphic Tablets" section, the cost of which differ in one and a half orders. What is the matter? Here you should figure out the characteristics of the tablets and carefully examine the model range.

Characteristics

Take for example the line about graphic tablete From the price list of one store.

• Graph. Tablet A5, 5080 Points / Inch, 1024Gradations + Mouse (USB)

I remember earlier collected system blocks Also sold. I will write a bunch of beech with numbers and think that the average buyer will dispel what. So, the first part of the encryption is "A5". It is quite simple to guess - here we are talking about the geometric sizes of the sensitive area of \u200b\u200bthe tablet. The dimensions are customary to do approximately the corresponding one of the ISO paper paper formats. A4 - leaf measuring 210 x 297 mm. A5 is half a4. A3 will be able to combine two A4 sheets with long sides. Other things being equal than the greater the size of the sensitive field, the more expensive tablet. Professional designers and artists often use A4 format tablets. However, this does not mean that smaller devices will strongly limit the possibility of implementing creative potential. For example, the picture "Always In My Heart" is drawn on the tablet size A6.

When choosing a device, the first thing you need to pay attention not to the size, but to the aspect ratio. It is important that the aspect ratio of the monitor and tablet is the same. Simply put, if the monitor is wide (16:10), then the tablet must be marked with WIDE. In fairness it is worth noting that there are other opinions (for example, in the article "Before You Buy a Graphic Tablet" Sue Sister). In principle, the tablet driver allows you to configure the device so that some part of the tablet is completely "covered" the monitor. But, you see, buy a tablet, knowing that aboutit should not be used to use it, not quite reasonable. Someone may argue, saying that the zone of the tablet can be "stretch" to the surface of the monitor in the settings, thereby distorting the proportion of the device. It will greatly interfere with the creative process. Imagine the situation: you are trying to draw a circle on the chalkboard. The board can move in the vertical plane. As soon as you start to lead the chalk not only to the left, but also up, the board moves along with your hand. At best, as a result, you will have an ellipse.

Then in the encrypted position of the price list is "5080 points / inches". This is a permit, sensitivity to the effects in the plane of the tablet - on the axes "x" and "y". Simply put, how much the smallest movements of the pen will be recognized if his tip is moved to an inch (2.54 cm). It is important to dispel one common misconception that the size of the monitor and the size of the sensitive area of \u200b\u200bthe tablet must coincide. It is because of sensitivity it follows that it is not. Monitor resolution - 72 or 96 dpi. It is possible to carry out simple arithmetic actions to show that even the tablet of A5 format will be comfortable for work for 19 "by the monitor. We also note that sometimes instead of" dots per inch "(or DPI - Dots Per Inch) in stores you can meet another unit of measurement - "Inch Lines" (or LPI - Lines Per Inch). In fact, the sellers mean exactly the number of points per inch. LPI to the tablet is not applicable: this is a typographic term. Quite detailed the essence different measurements Permissions are described in the article "LPI - Halftone Resolution" Jackkey Howard Burt. Of course, the more sensitivity, the more expensive the device should be. However, this characteristic is usually "tied" to others affecting the price to a much greater degree. According to your own experience, it can be noted that for home use 2000 points per inch more than enough.

The following digit is the number of pressure sensitivity levels (1024). We are talking about sensitivity to the effects in the plane perpendicular to the plane of the tablet itself - along the "Z" axis. That is, how many different pressures can recognize the device. Practice shows that it is quite enough to solve home unprofessional tasks. The situation with the effect of this characteristic on the cost is the same as in the case of permission. Line of products of the main companies presented on russian market, characterized by "binding" of this parameter to another, which has greater influence on the price. However, this is a completely reasonable approach, both from the point of view of the manufacturer and the consumer.

It is also worth noting that there are devices that are sensitive to the angle of inclination of the pen relative to the plane of the tablet - to the position of the pen in the XYZ space. This feature is inherent in models for professionals. It is intended, for example, to work with different tools. For example, it is possible to purchase a pen-airbrush to such a device, the trace of which will be varied depending on the angle of inclination relative to the sensitive plane. For the sake of justice, we note that the absence of this function does not prevent lovers, but in some tasks and professionals.

The penultimate part of the line we disassemble, says the following: "Mouse". This means that complete with the tablet comes wireless mouse. From the point of view of the device, this is also a pen, only devoid of opportunity to transfer information about the power of pressing and having the usual form of a mouse type manipulator. In principle, the presence of such an accessory should allow the user to abandon the ordinary mouse in general, but a rather heavy "rug" (tablet itself) and the lack of ability to use the mouse outside the device leaves the classical manipulator space on the desktop.

At the very end, the interface is specified in brackets through which the tablet is connected to the computer. As a rule, it is USB or Bluetooth (there are also wireless plates).

History and principle of work

This part of the article is mainly for lovers. Important information We denote at the very beginning. Next, they deeper into technical subtleties.

Feathers from tablets are with batteries, and there are no batteries. As a rule, it is AAA batteries. This is more than 12 grams. Plastic ballpoint handles are easier than one battery, and adding additional cargo leads to a displacement of the center of mass. It is necessary to have this in mind when choosing a tablet. It is best to ask the seller to try out the device in action (especially since the Code of Consumer Protection This allows).

Reliable data on the history of tablets find, unfortunately, failed. But, analyzing general informationIt can be argued that the first device, the principle of operation of which was similar to today, was "grafacon" (Grafacon, abbreviation from the English Graphic Converter). The device was a coordinate grid of conductors under the surface of the tablet. When contacting the surface, the pen was obtained by a magnetic signal with encoded information about its position. Further signal processing made it possible to determine the place of the feather above the surface of the coordinate grid.

Today's plates can be divided into two types on the principle of operation - passive and active. It is worth noting here that information on the technology of working tablets managed to obtain only from one company present in the Russian market - from Wacom. From Genius, unfortunately, the answer to the request to provide materials did not follow. Therefore, when describing the principles of work, only the data of one company was used.

In the first case, the tablet sends Peru signals. The signals are accepted and returned back to determine the position of the pen. This method allows to avoid the use of power items in re. It is based on the principle of electromagnetic resonance. The pen is a rather complex device with a resonant circuit (acts as a source of energy to transmit the response signal) and the chip encoding in the response signal information from the pressure sensors and the pen buttons. The tablet grid during operation replaces the transmission mode and signal reception mode approximately every 20 microseconds.

In the feathers of active tablets, the battery is used to create a signal. In this case, the pen becomes harder and balancing its breaks, but the tablet does not have to switch between reception and signal transmission modes. However, the need to switch the user modes should not take care. Clear times in 20 microseconds is so fast that it does not affect the operation of the device. Having made a couple of arithmetic actions, it is easy to find out that the tablet changes a mode of 50,000 per second. It turns out that the peculiarity of the passive pen has prevented work, it is necessary to change the status of the "tablet-pen" system per second of 50,000 times. The stability margin is quite solid, especially if you remember that we change the condition of such a system continuously and rather smoothly

Conclusion

I hope this article will slightly expand the circle of users of graphic tablets, especially since today manufacturers seek to reduce the price plan for these devices. I also want to believe that the material will help not be mistaken when choosing a suitable model, the horizontal of the reader will expand and cause interest in computer painting.

Used materials

1. Graphic Tablet, (), article in English Wikipedia;
2. How Cordless Pen and Tablet Works, (

The graphics tablet is a very convenient and functional device. Even the simplest model can drastically simplify the work of the artist, increasing labor productivity, facilitating the creation of small image elements. With the help of a graphics tablet it becomes easier to carry the drawing in digital format, overlapping any effects right during his creation. Connect the tablet correctly and start working with it - it is not easy to connect the PC and the device cable. Thin settings specific model All will allow it in an optimal way.

Different models graphic tablets may imply different methods data transmission. Tablet Most often you need to connect to a computer uSB cable. This method can be applied as on simple modelsand enough advanced products.

To use the tablet with the screen, most likely you have to connect it to a computer at once with two cables. According to one, data on the nature of work with the pen will be transmitted, differently - video information. For example, this connection method will be needed to use graphic wacom tablet with an interactive display.

People who want complete freedom of movements will prefer to buy a device with wireless data transmission mechanics. Such tablets are really convenient if you do not forget to change batteries on time or keep their new set constantly ready. Wireless interface The modern standard is capable not only to provide a stable data transmission channel, but also allows you to freely draw at a distance of up to 10 m from the PC (subject to the absence of obstacles between transmitters).

To connect the plane dish, it is enough to insert a small transmitter block in any of the free USB ports. The device can decide automatically, and the program and drivers for its operation will be downloaded from the operating system update center. However, it is recommended to take advantage of a more complex method described below.

Drivers

To use a graphics tablet qualitatively, you need to install the necessary software. It can be as soon as drivers and graphic packages for drawing. All you need can be found on:

• disk supplied with a graphics tablet;
• website manufacturer on the Internet;
• thematic forums uniting enthusiasts of working with a particular drawing tablet.

Drivers need to be installed for that operating system (with proper bit), which is installed on the computer. In some cases, the PC can find everything you need when automatic search. For optimal performance, it is recommended to follow the installation instructions offered by the manufacturer.

Important! Modern operating systems are able to find everything needed on the central site window updates. However, rely on this method is not worth it. From the center of updates is downloaded only required drivers. They will ensure the minimum performance of the tablet for drawing, however, is not a fact that it will offer access to the subtleties of the device.

Disable service on desktop PC

On laptops, tablet PCs for interacting with a touchpad and display service service Tablet PC is responsible. On the desktop of her need to stop and block. Running service will occur immediately after installing drivers and connect the tablet.

To disable the service, you will need to perform the following steps.

1. Press the start and click right-click on my computer. This can be done on the desktop icon. From the drop-down menu you need to select management, after which you find the service section. Tabletpc services are found here. The service is done double click. Then you need to click the Stop button. After that, choose from the drop-down list is disabled and click the Apply button.
2. Log in to the control panel. In Windows 10, this control section is in the Standard menu - administration. After that, the Administration icon starts - computer management. Next steps User is similar to those set out in the previous paragraph.

Turning off the standard service on the desktop PC is necessary for the proper operation of the drivers and tablet management programs. The data entering them should not be intercepting or replaced by the system process.

Important! The listed actions will be successful only when account User desktop computer Has administrator rights. For standard installation Systems and tuning PCs for one owner This happens automatically. If the computer is a member of the domain with credit rights limitations, it is worth contacting the system administrator.

Setting the main parameters

To use the graphics tablet, the most efficiently is recommended to initially configure the device in accordance with the user's personal preferences. Beginners typically make minimal edits. However, an experienced artist, especially previously worked on such devices, would prefer to change the standard parameters.

Devices different manufacturers Configured with your own software tools. But certain similarities in the set of available settings and options are always present. To use the Bamboo graphics tablet proposes its own program BAMBOODOCK.. It allows you to change the mechanics of user interaction and device both at the base level and very deeply.

Basic functional

The main set of options, interesting beginners, allows you to change the basic traits of interaction with the tablet. This includes:

• switching the location of sensory regions for right-handers or left-handers;
• setting the reaction to pressing each function key.

With such simple settings You can switch the tablet to the touchpad mode (except for the pen), bind the challenge of programs or initiating the clicks with the mouse to the functional zone.

Setting the parameters of the feather

Region more thin settings will allow adjust the reaction of the tablet for yourself. Here you can adjust the behavior of the pen:

• change the level of sensitivity to pressing;
• switch the pen into drawing or positioning mode (work as a mouse manipulator);
• adjust the area where double touch is determined;
• install the reactions to press the pen buttons.

Important! Many tablet manufacturers offer not only to draw, but also to erase the already formed image areas. For this, the pen has at the end of the so-called eraser. Its parameters, the sensitivity to pressing can also be adjusted in the tablet settings.

Touch functional

The graphics tablet can work in the same way as a laptop touchpad, but its functionality in this area is much wider. The user can configure not only the familiar parameters, such as the speed of moving the cursor, the time of double click, the speed of scrolling. Available:

• setting action when touching with one finger;
• extended sets of parameters for operation with two fingers;
• reaction to three fingers of the user.

There are option global governanceThe user can close the windows with four fingers, look at the active display area in the application, do other useful actions.

Separate settings suggests itself operating system PC. Here installing gestures, a certain set of reactions to the movement of the pen. It can significantly ease work experienced users. It cannot be said that a set of available actions is wide, but it will be accustomed and sufficient for people who already use gestures in the opera and others browser.

To work productively, it is worth using simple schemes Works and methods for setting the graphics tablet.

And the last advice, the most important for working with a graphics tablet - do not need to be afraid. It is worth drawing quickly, easily, without thinking about the mechanics of the work of the pen and the touch surface. Incorrect can be easily corrected. And with an increase in the time of use of such wonderful deviceAs a tablet for drawing, more and more noticeable, qualitative results will be achieved.

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Until recently, the concept of the tablet was associated with the plates from global giants, like a Samsung or Apple, that is, a device that has a touchscreen surface. However, everyone forgot about the presence in the market concept - a graphic tablet that helps designers and a computer artist.

Therefore, how to use a graphics tablet will be addressed further in the article on the example of the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Device.

External outlines

The working surface occupies the bulk of the graphic gadget itself. Four houses are located at the top function keys To configure, and the emblem of the ruler of the devices is Bamboo.

Working surface

In the opposite part, the yellow device for holding the electronic pen.

Backside

It was very surprised by the color gamut: a combination of black and yellow-green shades, in principle very interesting and non-standard. Rubber legs are placed in the corners for convenience of placement on the table and prevent slipping.

Left side face

To connect to external devices, standard - microUSB:

1. To personal computer
2. To laptop
3. To the tablet

Next under a special plug there is a connector for connecting wireless module, namely Bluetooth.

Removing the lid.

After removing the lid, the owner can withdraw external battery. Also in the zone are ports for connecting additional accessories.

Additional accessories

Having spent some other money, the owner can get a varied kit for external interaction with tablets, computers.

Electronic pen

On the pen body there are two keys that are configured after installation. special applications Complete with a disc.

Specifications

The main feature of this device is its pricing accessibility, so it is obvious why the tablet refers to the amateur class of graphic gadgets.

The resolution of the work field is - 2540 tracks per inch, and the sensitivity to pressing has up to 1024 levels, a good indicator, but far from the best. The full size of the tablet is - 176.1x11 x278 millimeters from this 92.3x147.6 millimeters occupies a useful surface for work.

You can also note such characteristics as:

1. Feather input
2. Touch input
3. Presence of scroll and scaling gestures
4. High Sensitivity Tips and Extra
5. Mirror of the tablet
6. Ergonomic feather and lack of batteries

Graphic device weight - 418 grams, which is not very hard compared to other similar tablets.

Equipment of the device

After unpacking the box, you will find the following items:

1. The tablet
2. User Manual with Instructions
3. Cord for connecting
4. Feather with tips
5. Tweezers to replace tips
6. Drive with drivers and by

Set of tablet

Device Settings and Operation

And now we will proceed to the direct matter, how to use the tablet graphic, by connecting it to a personal computer.

As mentioned above, the kit includes drivers and special software for the correct and conflict feature of the graphics tablet, everything must be installed in direct connection to the PC.

It is important to know any settings and adjustments will not make a great artist from you, you need persistent years of training, and the main talent!

Standard application

In the set goes standard program For initial interaction - Bamboo Dock. In principle, from this application, the owner can get to the settings of the surface and pen. But Artrage is basic editor To show the possibilities of the device.

Setting up tablet

The initial settings relate to the tablet and function keys, since the mirror tablet, the user can change its orientation. The rule is to configure the key assignments - or select the default, as determined by the manufacturer.

Setting up pen

Touch Settings

In the next menu, the owner can configure the sensitivity of the pen and erase, change the key destinations on the housing, change the pen to the mouse - select another mode of operation, and the other in the option additionally.

Touch settings

This paragraph settings are set to the touch surface, namely its sensitivity to the touch, the speed of the pointer, and scroll to start the sensor input mode.

Setting the sensor

If we have been assigned to touch input in the previous one, then in this setting item to interact with certain touchs to the surface, for example:

1. Touch: one, two, three and more fingers
2. Scrolling
3. Dragging
4. Pressing
5. Skuff
6. Touch and other

Screen Setup

In the last point, the user can configure the operation of pop-up windows on the screen with certain acts.

Additional settings

Operational windows system Also has a number of settings for working to touch graphically surfaces, for this you should go to the notification panel and find the section - Feather and touch devices.

To add, connect the graphics tablet to the tablet via USB, if there is support for OTG, but why, if the usual tablet can be used as graphic.

Unlimited tablet use capabilities

Already five years I want to learn how to draw on the tablet. In January, it was determined to start finally move in this direction. In this constant author's heading, I will share the experience of mastering, useful books, tips and resources.

When you enter a new field, a lot of questions in your head. Actually, they, sometimes even unconscious, verbally not formed, and do not let the dream. And the first thing you need to write all questions. The second - methodically look for answers and step by step to comprehend the new skill.

So what program to draw? What stylus? How often? Where can I read about it?

Long imagined to stylus. I have Bamboo, 53 Paper. But the most convenient was Apple Pencil. He has a thin tip, his nice to hold in his hand, it is stylish. And it constitutes an ideal pair of tablet - iPad Pr.. The thickness and saturation of the line reacts to the power of pressing the pencil on the screen. Those. All as with a conventional tool. For example, you click stronger on the pencil, the line becomes thicker and brighter. Similarly, with Apple Pencil Stylus. Or, you begin to put on a brush stronger - the line becomes thicker, just as with the Apple Pencil stylus.

And here you can say a few words about the pluses of drawing on the tablet, unlike traditional tools:

• Art workshop is always with you. No need to carry a suitcase of instruments, paints, markers and canvas.
• All books on drawing immediately on the tablet.
• If it did not work well, the watercolor barcode or color is not successful, you can remove it with a slight press on the button.
• Clothes and hands clean.
• No need to wait until the paint is driving.
• When you erase the non-combing line, the paper does not deteriorate, everything is simply returning to the primordial look.
• Paper saves, trees are saved.

There are a couple of obvious minuses:

• If a pencil or tablet is sitting, and there will be no sockets nearby, then everything is finity for drawing.
• Never on the tablet does not achieve such bizarre watercolor divorces as on paper.

The magic of bizarre watercolor spills will leave for work on paper, but still be back to the Digital-drawing.

With the program, I decided quickly enough, focusing on ITunes recommendations and reviews for sketching programs on the Internet. The choice fell on Tayasui Sketches. It has all the tools you need. I especially liked the watercolor brush and the ability to make blots. First, the program seemed difficult. But it always happens, until you start to understand and try.

First, the abundance of instruments will be afraid, and then they begin to be lacking.

In the program, a comfortable panel, a choice of colors, there is a constantly updated gallery of work from around the world. Well, the developers are alive, constantly do something in the program. That's what the screen looks like. And examples of inscriptions made by different tools.

On tools. It would be nice to understand what every tool in the program can. I used five sheets for this, experimenting with intensity, size, different layers and tools.

Pencil is a stunning imitation, not distinguish from an ordinary simple pencil.

The program is still available to the gel handle, felt-tip pen, a marker-brush, pencil, an acrylic brush, a watercolor brush, an airbrush.

Simple exercise - draw a lot of variations one object. Tool - pen.

The most difficult, as in life, turned out to be watercolor. Sometimes it gives completely unexpected effects when mixing, laying layers and blots.

Restrained, you can make neat drawings with smooth transitions.

By the way, in the program you can change the canvas - watercolor grainy paper, ordinary album leaf, canvas, colored paper. And with this, too, you can experiment greatly.

3. "Art workshop. Graphics"

There is a small backgrowing background on paper, thanks to the project. I will definitely participate in the project The100DayProject, on October 4th, he launches the author of our book "Between and I want" El Moon. I plan to draw on the tablet every day.

I didn't find the books of books on the tablet in Russian in Russian. Draw without self-tutorial, it's how to learn your own car. It is possible, but difficult. I bought a magazine in New York on this topic, I will tell about it in the next issue. By the way, one more of the advantages - you can draw on the plane, the screen is bright and a million colored pencils at hand.

A postcard made in flight from New York to Moscow.

The following goals:

• learn to Didjital-Letter.
• continue to master all the tools in Tayasui Sketches.
• draw whales, cats and space.
• work out a lot of drawings in the technique of visual notes.
• more actively use layers, it is very convenient.

Join if you are interested in this topic. Reviews and comments can be written to me by mail - [Email Protected]

We looked at how the tablet with the help of a tablet significantly increase the efficiency of retouching.

Today we will talk about the first steps after buying a tablet, about what needs to be done for comfortable work.

I will illustrate the material on the example of setting up your old Wacom Bamboo tablet.

So, go to the first step.

Step 1. Installing the tablet driver.

Do not rush to immediately connect the tablet to the computer after purchase! First you need to install the driver so that the tablet worked correctly and all of its settings have become available.

The driver for any tablet can be downloaded on the manufacturer's website in the Support section (Support).

Download the driver for your tablet model.

Step 2. Setting the orientation and keys.

Find the installed driver in the list of recent programs and run it.

You will find the setup window. Its view may differ, depending on the manufacturer of the tablet and driver version.

First you need to adjust the orientation of the tablet, depending on whether you are right or left. By default, the tablet is configured for the right hand.

Next you need to configure if necessary, function keys Express Keys.. These keys are programmable. That is, each you can assign a specific action from the drop-down list.

It is very convenient and helps speed up the work.

Step 3. Setting the tablet pen.

The most important thing here is to check that the tablet worked in the pen mode, and not the mouse. Otherwise you will not be able to use the main advantage - the sensitivity to the pressure of the pen on the working surface.

Click the tab Pen And check the tablet mode.

You also need to configure the sensitivity of the pen. For example, to work wider brush strokes in Photoshop, you need to move the regulator Sensitivity of feather in closer to the situation Soft. And, on the contrary, to work with thin strokes and lines, move the regulator closer to the position Hard.

Click on the button Display To the right of the setting Pen mode. Here you need to enable proportional scaling and remove the checkbox from the parameter Use handwritten windows

Step 4. Disconnect the touch input.

Click the tab Sensory options and remove the checkbox from the parameter Turn on touch input.

It must be done, otherwise, in the process of retouching in Photoshop, the tablet will react not only on the pen, but also on the movement of the hand on the surface of the tablet, and, unpredictable manner. Turning off the touch input, you get rid of this problem.

Now you can proceed to work. Run pHOTOSHOP programOpen a photo for retouching, take the feather of the tablet and try using it in the retouching process instead of the mouse. If you do not have its sources for retouching, you can try your hand in this photo.

Retouch results can be attached in the comments, having previously reduced size up to 2000 pix. Along the long side, or lay out on the forum.

And as an example, I propose to see the result of retouching photos with creative makeup. Here the models caused a special makeup, giving the skin a golden shade and emphasized the glare on the skin. The picture in clicking is increasing.

I wish you all creative inspiration and pleasant work with a graphics tablet!