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Maximizing Your Wacom Device for Digital Painting in Photoshop

by Eddie Russell

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. Software required: Photoshop CC v14.1.2.

What you'll 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. Software required: Photoshop CC v14.1.2.

About the author

Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more

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