


#Mac draw tablets driver#
"It's super-important." The driver affects how well the drawing tablet works with your computer, which software the tablet will work with, and the presence and severity of input lag. Compatibility and stability: Although "no one will explicitly ask about the quality of the driver software, they should," Jim Mortensen said.However, many of our long-term Wirecutter testers have used their tablets for years, and they say an extra $20 was worth paying for double the pressure sensitivity over the course of their artistic development. We found that a minimum of 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity (pressure sensitivities scale upward in intervals of 512) is plenty. The higher the pressure sensitivity, the better you can control the line weight (how thick and opaque the lines are, based on how hard you press down on the tablet with the pen). Pressure sensitivity: Many of our experts agreed that the most important feature of a drawing tablet is its pressure sensitivity.Carolyn Dickey was a print designer for a fashion company at the time of our interview.She has received free tablets from Wacom in the past. Rhoda Draws is an artist, Corel Painter Master, and author of several books on creating digital art.

Jim Mortensen is a supervising producer on Big Nate at Nick and previously a supervising director at DreamWorks TV, known for his work on Breadwinners, Cool It, and Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.She has been paid for consultations with Wacom and Corel. Cher Threinen-Pendarvis is the author of The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book.She has participated in panels for Wacom and was paid for her time there. Victoria Ying is an artist and illustrator of the book Meow! Her work has appeared in Disney films such as Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Moana.Dami Lee is a cartoonist and author of the book Be Everything at Once.We spoke with professional artists and educators who use drawing tablets every day:
