Digital Tutors - Maximizing Your Wacom Device for Digital Painting in Photoshop

Duration 44m 20s Level Beginner Project Files Included

Software used

Photoshop CC v14.1.2

What you will learn

Whether you are a 2D or 3D artist, it?s a good possibility that a tablet or display is a critical piece of hardware in your day to day work. The goal of this tutorial will be to help you maximize the features of your device in a way that is specific to draw and paint in Photoshop.

Whether it is your grip pen, express keys, touch strip or radial menu, each is a powerful feature that, when properly utilized, will extend the functionality of your Wacom product so that it is much more than a simple surface for drawing or painting. We will learn how to set each one of these features up for Photoshop and then wrap up this course by learning how to backup and restore our customized tablet properties.

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to fully harness the power of your Wacom when painting digitally in Photoshop.

1. Introduction and project overview 01:18

2. Configuring the Grip Pen properties 10:46

3. Customizing ExpressKeys 11:24

4. Using the Touch Ring or Touch Strip 08:31

5. Creating a custom Radial Menu 07:32

6. Backing up tablet preferences 04:49