#DRAWING TABLET WACOM INTUOS PRO PRO#
Slightly smaller, lighter and more affordable than the Wacom Intuos Pro S.Tablet overview| How it compares| Pens | Software | Battery | Compatibility | Odds and ends | Conclusion In this review, we'll be taking a look at Xencelabs' latest offering, the Pen Tablet Small, which is, as its name might suggest, a smaller and more affordable variant of the product with which it made its debut last year. But nowadays, it has quite a few rivals worthy of a closer look, and in early 2021 it gained another with the arrival on the scene of Xencelabs (rhymes with 'senselabs' if you're wondering).
When you think of pen tablets, you probably think of Wacom since the company has long been the best-known brand in its field. That's where standalone pen tablets come in, letting you get the benefits of a digital pen at relatively little cost and without replacing your current hardware if it lacks built-in support. I first picked up an active-style pen a few years ago as an optional extra for my new laptop, and while I'm no sketch artist, I quickly realized that it was much better than a mouse or touchpad for those fiddly tasks like making complex masks or cloning specks of dust out of product photos.īut active pens are really only an option for laptops, tablets or machines equipped with pricey pen-capable standalone displays like Wacom's Cintiq series.
If you're looking to speed up your editing workflow, there are few pieces of hardware that can make complex masking, brushing and cloning jobs easier and more intuitive than a digital pen.