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... moreials as well as lighting. Eddie takes pride in helping creative professionals overcome the barriers of technology and software so that they can effortlessly harness their creativity in their own projects.
While teaching with Pluralsight, Eddie has had the opportunity to contribute to many exciting projects. He's also contributed creative training articles to both Photoshop Creative and ImagineFX. Eddie's favorite project as a tutor has been taking part in the Transforming Robot Production Pipeline series. So if you're ready to learn environment art, texturing, or rendering from the ground up, or your graphic designs lack that special "it" factor, let Eddie unlock your potential as an artist.