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Wacom Bamboo Splash Plus Corel Painter Lite

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Wacom Bamboo Splash with Corel Painter Lite

 

Right now, Corel is bundling the Wacom Bamboo Splash with Corel Painter Lite for $99.99 on their site. I think it’s a very good deal for someone who is new to digital drawing and wants to try it out without spending a fortune on a tablet PLUS software.

I don’t know how long this bundle deal will be available. If you aren’t interested in Corel Painter Lite, you can also buy the Wacom Bamboo Splash on Amazon (my favorite place to buy things) for even less money. Click here to read more about this tablet and/or buy it!

Click here to read my review of the Bamboo Splash!

 

 

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New Wacom Bamboo Mini Stylus

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Wacom Bamboo Mini Stylus

Wacom just launched the Bamboo mini stylus for $14.95 on their web site.

It’s only 1.85 inches long and dangles from your phone’s headphone jack. The dangling might annoy some people.

Like it’s larger stylus brother, it comes in various colors (pink, green, blue, red, white and black).

Wacom Bamboo Mini stylus

Bamboo stylus mini by Wacom

What do you think about it? I think it’s seems a little too stubby, but I’d have to use one to be sure.

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Wacom Bamboo Paper App

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I just read a headline from Wacom announcing the new version of  their Bamboo Paper app for the iPad.

Wacom Bamboo Paper App

I’ve heard about it, but never stopped to figure out what it is exactly. I imagined it as an actual piece of paper that you lay on top of your iPad to keep the touch screen from detecting your hand. Silly me!

It’s actually a very handy app! Basically, it’s like having  different “notebooks” for sketching, note taking, work notes, etc, all in one place. They have music paper, grid paper, dots and all kinds of other paper simulations. No need to keep track of a lot of books. I can see this being extra helpful for students since a notebook can be made for each class or subject. It can also work as a digital collage since you can add your own pictures too. I’m amazed it’s a free app!

Wacom Bamboo Paper app for iPad and Android

Bamboo Paper makes me kinda wish I owned an iPad. It’s also available on Android phones.

For more info, go to bamboopaper.wacom.com.

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Wacom Bamboo Tablet, the Bamboo Splash

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This seems like the best and most affordable Wacom digital drawing tablet available.

Wacom bamboo tablet, the Splash

I don’t know how I missed the Bamboo Splash announcement! I’m either slacking or Wacom didn’t make a major announcement about it because it’s pretty inexpensive compared to their other drawing tablets.

Wacom doesn’t have a link to retailers on their site, but I found one on Amazon for $69.99. Click here to read more or buy.

The Splash is most similar to the Bamboo Connect. The only difference I can find is that the Bamboo Splash includes ArtRage and Autodesk, where as the Connect only includes AutoDesk.

This is an important difference if you are planning to use this tablet for art.

The Bamboo Connect is being advertised as a great tool for note taking and signature capturing. You can use it to draw, but you’ll need to own the right software for that already, like Photoshop or ArtRage.

Wacom bamboo tablet, the Splash

I recommend the Wacom Bamboo Splash an inexpensive and high quality drawing tablet for anyone looking to expand their drawing abilities. It may be small, but it’s really not any smaller than an iPad and as far as I know, you can’t use Photoshop or ArtRage on an iPad.

This Wacom tablet will make a great Christmas gift for someone who wants to make the transition from traditional drawing to digital drawing. Click here for more info or buy.

New Bamboo Stylus Pocket

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Bamboo Stylus Pocket

 

Wacom just came out with a new Bamboo stylus that seems exactly like the old one except it can expand so it is smaller than the original. Wacom boasts that it can be stored in the headphone jack of your iPad or other touch screen device, but I can’t figure out how just by looking at it.

So far, I haven’t found any videos of the Bamboo Pocket stylus in use.

What do you think?

 

Perks to Wacom Bamboo With Anime Studio 8 Upgrade

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Wacom and Smith Micro have formed a partnership. In doing so, upgrading Anime Studio 8.1 will allow artists to use finger gestures on the Wacom Bamboo multi-touch tablets. The update also contains 30 new features and performance upgrades.

Multi-touch allows animators, graphic designers and digital artists to be more efficient and save design time. You can use more than one finger at once which saves time performing ordinary commands. By making the process more user friendly, digital artists can use finger taps and gestures to design, create, adjust scenes and objects as well as zoom, drag and drop, scale and rotate designs.

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Anime Studio Pro is retailing at $199.99 and Anime Studio Debut is $49.99. Currently, Debut is selling for $34.99 and Pro is priced at $139.99 on Amazon.

If you don’t own a Wacom Bamboo tablet, you can read more on my Wacom review site!

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Wacom Bamboo Comic Drawing Tablet

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Wacom Bamboo Comic pen and touch is for aspiring anime artists in Japan only.

wacom bamboo comic manga pen tablet

On my recent trip to Japan, visiting the famous electronics district in Akihabara was a must and it was amazing! One particularly large store was selling the Wacom Bamboo Comic pen and touch tablets. I hadn’t even heard of them before. If I had the extra money to spare, I would have bought it, but it’s possible it wouldn’t be compatible with my OS anyway.

It is a drawing tablet specifically for manga artists and features the Pixia Edition. Illust Studio Mini, Comic Studio Mini, Corel Painter Essentials 4 and Pencil LITE. These applications replace the standard Adobe Photoshop Elements and other software that come with the U.S. Wacom Bamboo packages.

wacom bamboo comic manga pen tablet

There is no word on whether the Wacom Bamboo Comic will ever be available anywhere besides Japan. The closest version we have to the Bamboo Comic is the Bamboo Pen and Touch. We don’t benefit from the comic and manga specific software. That doesn’t seem to stop artists from being able to create manga using any of the Wacom pen tablets though.

For example: http://youtu.be/I0-Je3brwvs

Digital Art Software Part 1: Beginner Software

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Recommended software for beginners

Depending on how you plan to use your Wacom tablet, you might not need professional or expensive software. Some of the more basic Wacom models come with some software already, but the Bamboo Touch doesn’t include any software.

Here’s a list of my top design software choices for beginners with product features.

Adobe Photoshop Elements

  • Easy-to-use editing options
  • Make photo books, cards, calendars, and other creations that look just the way you want
  • Interactive Online Albums and on mobile devices for sharing
  • Automatically organize all your photos and video clips from one convenient place
  • Enjoy automatic online backup with 2GB of free storage; access your photos and videos virtually anywhere


Corel Painter Essentials

  • Simple-to-use home art studio that makes it easy to draw, paint or turn your photos into paintings
  • Great way to get started with digital art
  • Tutorial-based guidebook and accompanying video tutorials/sample files teach you the application


PhotoFinish 4

  • Image editing
  • Photo editing
  • Digital painting


Photo Impact Pro 13

  • Breeze Through Everyday Photo Tasks
  • Improved ExpressFix Wizard
  • Improved High-End Image Editing
  • Hundreds of Special Effects
  • Photo Project Wizard

Click here to browse all digital software on Amazon

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Bamboo Stylus for Apple iPad

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Now the Bamboo stylus is designed for the iPad!

wacom bamboo ipad stylus

I really like the stylus for the Bamboo models and especially now that there is one created to be compatible with the Apple iPad. There are even applications made specifically for the iPad:

  • Penultimate – note taking
  • Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile – sketching
  • Good Reader – file manager
  • Adobe Ideas – add your own touches to an image
  • Doodle Buddy – simple doodle pad
  • ArtRage – painting

wacom bamboo stylus photoThe Bamboo stylus is a sleek and simple design. It feels very natural – like holding a pen or pencil. It is also compatible with the iPhone4 and has limited support for the first generation Samsung Galaxy Tab. And there are plans to make the Bamboo stylus for the iPad compatible with other touch screen devices in the future.

The tip of the stylus is 25% narrower in diameter than other graphic tablet pens (6mm versus 8mm). This made it easier for me to make precise and finer lines than other graphic tablet pens. I especially noticed a difference with my handwriting.

Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPadLike all Wacom tablets, it takes a little time to adjust to using a pen on a graphics tablet, but once you do, you won’t be able to tell you aren’t writing on paper.

I’m excited about this new Bamboo/iPad pen! No more finger marks on my iPad/ iPhone4 and it will be much easier to take notes and sketch on the fly.

 

Click here to buy the Bamboo Stylus for iPad from Amazon

Read the full Wacom Bamboo tablet review here