(2:28) That reminded me of when I realised one of my beginner digital artist mistakes, was that when calibrating the pen input on my Artist 13.3 Pro (and BOOX Note Air2), I would need to hold the pen in the position I would normally draw in and calibrate that way in order to have the digitiser place the mouse pointer right at the tip when I hold it in my drawing position. I previously did the calibration with the pen directly perpendicular to the display. (3:58) In my use case, as Krita, the primary app I currently use as an illustration beginner, supports auxiliary windows displaying the same file, I would sometimes have a window on my primary display (a 27" 1440p monitor) showing a full view of the illustration I'm working on, and have the main Krita window on the pen display. (9:17) I just saw this, and what I noticed in the video thumbnail is that you actually paste stickers on the buttons! I do the same with mine, except that I designed and printed mine instead of writing them, but to be fair, I have the 13.3" version (due primarily to space constraints), and the shortcut keys on the 12, 13.3, and 15.6 Pro are shaped differently in comparison to those on the 22R Pro. I arranged the shortcut keys on mine differently based on where I would naturally press them and had colour coded some of them with different solid coloured backgrounds. The keys are also assigned to just the most important functions, as I have an external shortcut remote that I use if I can for additional commands. (9:44) I labelled the equivalent key on mine 'Tool 1' as I use multiple art apps and the primary tool depends on what I use the app for. In the case of Krita, it's the brush tool (not a specific brush as I'm currently only using a few of its included brushes), but considering the flexibility of keyboard shortcut settings in KDE apps (Krita, Dolphin, Kate, etc), I could probably assign a keyboard shortcut to a specific brush. I assigned the command to the second key rather than the first. (10:19) I assigned the command to the third key on mine and do have it labelled 'Eraser'. In Krita, I have it set to toggle the eraser on and off, whose eraser function seems to work differently to how it works in CSP. In other art apps, I do have it set to switch to the eraser tool, or if the app I'm using doesn't have an eraser tool, I instead have it set to the second tool I use the most there. (11:39) I sense that it's triggered in CSP using a modifier key. If I recall correctly, in Krita, it's triggered using the left alternate key. On my Artist 13.3 Pro, I have keys labelled 'Control' and 'Shift or Alternate' and they're assigned to the 5th and 6th buttons respectively. (12:57) I didn't think about the flip feature, but will now need to check to see if the same thing can be done in Krita. (13:28) My guess is that you probably thought you were going to use that tool and/or you wanted to fill the space. I'm reminded of when I'd take notes on which functions I'd use in certain apps and assign those to the keys. (16:36) I was reminded of some indie artists and character designers who do similar things where they have sets of characters not or not yet part of a fiction media IP but want to show them off in art, including concept art. For example, Luigi Lucarelli had created concept art for animated TV series he dreamt up. (25:08) I agree, and as far as I can tell and theorise, those comic studios, as well as animation and design studios, would usually use high-end Wacom Cintiq Pro models with high resolutions and extreme colour accuracy, but also use them for many years and only replace them when they replace their PCs, monitors, etc with newer models, that would happen around every 5 to 8 years. Long tangent short: I've seen videos of some professional studios using Cintiq 22HDs in 2022, but they'd likely upgrade soon. I currently master illustrations created in Krita at 600 DPI (instead of the default of 300 DPI), but may eventually go up to 1200 dpi some time in the future, with my idea being that for some projects, I could export at lower resolutions first and export at full resolutions in the future. To be fair, my main PC has 64 GB of RAM that I take advantage of when producing illustrations or running multiple VMs. The connections being USB-A and HDMI aren't much of a problem for me right now as my main PC is from 2017 and my secondary is from 2015, but if I do upgrade, I'd likely get one of those USB-C hubs and plug the XP-Pen "3-in-1 cable" into that. (22:15) I agree.
I loved reading this! I'm so glad that someone else goes out of their way to put little reminders on their buttons. Honestly, it's not even about looking at the button itself but just seeing the color out of the corner of your eye and pressing it quickly with your finger. Glad to see other artists doing the same!
Xp released their new 2.5Kn16 inch with 16k pen pressure and cones with a remote control! It's like the Wacom cintiq 16 w.o the remote. The new 16 doesn't have a stand but you can easily get a laptop stand and it works! I just wish the 22 you reviewed had a higher resolution. Someone told me 4K resolution. Was better than 2.5k but can't see the difference
I saw the new 16 inch and want to do a review for it in the future. I definitely think the 22 would be great with a higher resolution but I do believe that its pluses outweigh some of the negatives overall. Your mileage may vary, though. How are you liking the 16 inch? What are some pros and cons for it?
Around 19min. Talks about pen bottoms, let just say I have a very cheap (10dolars) tablet with a pen with bottoms in it. For people who are just too much into real pencils so not really bottoms on it. ... I will say is a suffering of some short. I do have them disable too. If anyone think a pen with bottoms would be an issue, let me say, it doesn't matter what type of tablet you get, if it has bottoms, it will be an issue (how big of an issue is dependan on how every individual manage). Thanks for the review, I really appreciated man !
Yeah, I honestly hate stylus with buttons on them at this point but some people love them. I’ll definitely always disable them regardless of what device I’m using.
Thanks so much for both of your videos on this. I do have two questions though: 1. How sturdy is the tablet? I saw a video for the 16 version & saw that it’s a little flimsy 2. Are the cables pretty sturdy & secure? The same video showed that the cables for the tablet were kind of flimsy and easily came off
1) It's pretty solid. The case is hard plastic (think like a high end TV), the screen doesn't really give even if you press pretty hard, the stand is solid metal, and the buttons are pretty solid and click. It's definitely not flimsy at all. 2) So the cables are pretty secure. I just went and gave them a tug and it does take a hard pull to get them out. If you have them loose everywhere, I think they would come out if snagged pretty tight on something else, but in every day moving it back and forth like I was previously, they never really moved much and I didn't have any issues with them accidentally coming out.
Thanks for this update! I just got your first review on recommended and I was wondering how the tablet was holding up. This and the Huion Kamvas 22 were on my list, but what makes me lean towards the XP pen more is the wheels and the few extras (the glove and the stand) it comes with. If you don't mind me asking, after using it for a long time are you seeing any scratches on the display? Would you recommend buying a screen protector? And how are the pen nibs coming along, have you had to change them at any point or get extra replacements?
I’m so glad my reviews have helped! So it comes with a screen protector on it that gives it a “paper like” feel. I haven’t noticed any scratches at all on it. I honestly would just buy another protector just like it to trade it out but what’s there is holding up super well on my end. As for nibs, I’ve traded them out twice and they are holding up super well. I only do it if it “feels’ like the cursor is drifting a little more. It seems to have helped the two times I’ve put a new one in but that’s only been after a few months each time. I’ll get extras though cause they’re not too expensive and I like being prepared but I have at least a years worth right now.
@@theprizewinningsquid I see, thanks! Durability is one of my worries when getting a new tablets, and unfortunately we don't get enough products here if I wanted a replacement (like pens, nibs, etc). It seems I'd be fine for a couple of years though. Anyways, great video, I really enjoyed your drawing process, I don't know why but it is really satisfying to look at. Have a great day!
Amazing review! Hey, let me know, did you notice some image retention (more visible in the dark gray areas on the photoshop, CSP etc)? I bought the artist pro 16 and 6 months later it begins to show this issue :/
Oh no that really sucks I haven’t seen any image retention on the screen yet with it. I do tend to have things moving on it a lot especially after the Mac OS Sonoma update that has moving desktops.
Nice video and art! Question: I have low vision that prevents me from seeing small print, is there a way to make the tool bars / menu much larger? I have an iPad Pro and use Procreate, with the iPad I can zoom in of course and make the tool menu much larger for me to see. Can this happen on this device. I’m very interested in getting it.
Definitely! This is essentially a monitor that you can draw on, so you can just use whatever settings you have on your computer to make the toolbars and whatever else larger in the programs you use.
@@gregjo3808 I haven't had a chance to try another other pen displays just yet but, next year, I hope to test out a few others to give my opinions on from someone who isn't yet doing art professionally but has an aim to, hopefully, one day make something of a living out of it!
Could you use a VESA mount arm to make it easier to move out of the way when you need to? Or does the 22 not have a place to mount the bracket on the back?
As far as I know, you can (and this is one of the things I'm aiming to do in the future). It looks like it's a 100mm x 100mm mount. The stand included is a VESA mount!
(2:28) That reminded me of when I realised one of my beginner digital artist mistakes, was that when calibrating the pen input on my Artist 13.3 Pro (and BOOX Note Air2), I would need to hold the pen in the position I would normally draw in and calibrate that way in order to have the digitiser place the mouse pointer right at the tip when I hold it in my drawing position. I previously did the calibration with the pen directly perpendicular to the display.
(3:58) In my use case, as Krita, the primary app I currently use as an illustration beginner, supports auxiliary windows displaying the same file, I would sometimes have a window on my primary display (a 27" 1440p monitor) showing a full view of the illustration I'm working on, and have the main Krita window on the pen display.
(9:17) I just saw this, and what I noticed in the video thumbnail is that you actually paste stickers on the buttons! I do the same with mine, except that I designed and printed mine instead of writing them, but to be fair, I have the 13.3" version (due primarily to space constraints), and the shortcut keys on the 12, 13.3, and 15.6 Pro are shaped differently in comparison to those on the 22R Pro.
I arranged the shortcut keys on mine differently based on where I would naturally press them and had colour coded some of them with different solid coloured backgrounds. The keys are also assigned to just the most important functions, as I have an external shortcut remote that I use if I can for additional commands.
(9:44) I labelled the equivalent key on mine 'Tool 1' as I use multiple art apps and the primary tool depends on what I use the app for. In the case of Krita, it's the brush tool (not a specific brush as I'm currently only using a few of its included brushes), but considering the flexibility of keyboard shortcut settings in KDE apps (Krita, Dolphin, Kate, etc), I could probably assign a keyboard shortcut to a specific brush. I assigned the command to the second key rather than the first.
(10:19) I assigned the command to the third key on mine and do have it labelled 'Eraser'. In Krita, I have it set to toggle the eraser on and off, whose eraser function seems to work differently to how it works in CSP. In other art apps, I do have it set to switch to the eraser tool, or if the app I'm using doesn't have an eraser tool, I instead have it set to the second tool I use the most there.
(11:39) I sense that it's triggered in CSP using a modifier key. If I recall correctly, in Krita, it's triggered using the left alternate key. On my Artist 13.3 Pro, I have keys labelled 'Control' and 'Shift or Alternate' and they're assigned to the 5th and 6th buttons respectively.
(12:57) I didn't think about the flip feature, but will now need to check to see if the same thing can be done in Krita.
(13:28) My guess is that you probably thought you were going to use that tool and/or you wanted to fill the space. I'm reminded of when I'd take notes on which functions I'd use in certain apps and assign those to the keys.
(16:36) I was reminded of some indie artists and character designers who do similar things where they have sets of characters not or not yet part of a fiction media IP but want to show them off in art, including concept art. For example, Luigi Lucarelli had created concept art for animated TV series he dreamt up.
(25:08) I agree, and as far as I can tell and theorise, those comic studios, as well as animation and design studios, would usually use high-end Wacom Cintiq Pro models with high resolutions and extreme colour accuracy, but also use them for many years and only replace them when they replace their PCs, monitors, etc with newer models, that would happen around every 5 to 8 years. Long tangent short: I've seen videos of some professional studios using Cintiq 22HDs in 2022, but they'd likely upgrade soon.
I currently master illustrations created in Krita at 600 DPI (instead of the default of 300 DPI), but may eventually go up to 1200 dpi some time in the future, with my idea being that for some projects, I could export at lower resolutions first and export at full resolutions in the future. To be fair, my main PC has 64 GB of RAM that I take advantage of when producing illustrations or running multiple VMs.
The connections being USB-A and HDMI aren't much of a problem for me right now as my main PC is from 2017 and my secondary is from 2015, but if I do upgrade, I'd likely get one of those USB-C hubs and plug the XP-Pen "3-in-1 cable" into that.
(22:15) I agree.
I loved reading this! I'm so glad that someone else goes out of their way to put little reminders on their buttons. Honestly, it's not even about looking at the button itself but just seeing the color out of the corner of your eye and pressing it quickly with your finger. Glad to see other artists doing the same!
Xp released their new 2.5Kn16 inch with 16k pen pressure and cones with a remote control! It's like the Wacom cintiq 16 w.o the remote. The new 16 doesn't have a stand but you can easily get a laptop stand and it works! I just wish the 22 you reviewed had a higher resolution. Someone told me 4K resolution. Was better than 2.5k but can't see the difference
I saw the new 16 inch and want to do a review for it in the future. I definitely think the 22 would be great with a higher resolution but I do believe that its pluses outweigh some of the negatives overall. Your mileage may vary, though. How are you liking the 16 inch? What are some pros and cons for it?
Around 19min. Talks about pen bottoms, let just say I have a very cheap (10dolars) tablet with a pen with bottoms in it. For people who are just too much into real pencils so not really bottoms on it. ... I will say is a suffering of some short. I do have them disable too. If anyone think a pen with bottoms would be an issue, let me say, it doesn't matter what type of tablet you get, if it has bottoms, it will be an issue (how big of an issue is dependan on how every individual manage).
Thanks for the review, I really appreciated man !
Yeah, I honestly hate stylus with buttons on them at this point but some people love them. I’ll definitely always disable them regardless of what device I’m using.
Thanks so much for both of your videos on this. I do have two questions though:
1. How sturdy is the tablet? I saw a video for the 16 version & saw that it’s a little flimsy
2. Are the cables pretty sturdy & secure? The same video showed that the cables for the tablet were kind of flimsy and easily came off
1) It's pretty solid. The case is hard plastic (think like a high end TV), the screen doesn't really give even if you press pretty hard, the stand is solid metal, and the buttons are pretty solid and click. It's definitely not flimsy at all.
2) So the cables are pretty secure. I just went and gave them a tug and it does take a hard pull to get them out. If you have them loose everywhere, I think they would come out if snagged pretty tight on something else, but in every day moving it back and forth like I was previously, they never really moved much and I didn't have any issues with them accidentally coming out.
Thanks for this update! I just got your first review on recommended and I was wondering how the tablet was holding up. This and the Huion Kamvas 22 were on my list, but what makes me lean towards the XP pen more is the wheels and the few extras (the glove and the stand) it comes with.
If you don't mind me asking, after using it for a long time are you seeing any scratches on the display? Would you recommend buying a screen protector? And how are the pen nibs coming along, have you had to change them at any point or get extra replacements?
I’m so glad my reviews have helped! So it comes with a screen protector on it that gives it a “paper like” feel. I haven’t noticed any scratches at all on it. I honestly would just buy another protector just like it to trade it out but what’s there is holding up super well on my end. As for nibs, I’ve traded them out twice and they are holding up super well. I only do it if it “feels’ like the cursor is drifting a little more. It seems to have helped the two times I’ve put a new one in but that’s only been after a few months each time. I’ll get extras though cause they’re not too expensive and I like being prepared but I have at least a years worth right now.
@@theprizewinningsquid I see, thanks! Durability is one of my worries when getting a new tablets, and unfortunately we don't get enough products here if I wanted a replacement (like pens, nibs, etc). It seems I'd be fine for a couple of years though.
Anyways, great video, I really enjoyed your drawing process, I don't know why but it is really satisfying to look at. Have a great day!
I eagerly anticipate each new creation you share, as they never fail to transport me to a world of wonder."
Oh my god ,thank you. This means the world to me. ❤️🦑
Hi great review i am looking at buying one for my mrs for xmas is the clip studio paint included with the pen artist cheers
It is not. However, you can purchase it separately in full or subscribe. I prefer it as my primary drawing program!
Amazing review! Hey, let me know, did you notice some image retention (more visible in the dark gray areas on the photoshop, CSP etc)? I bought the artist pro 16 and 6 months later it begins to show this issue :/
Oh no that really sucks I haven’t seen any image retention on the screen yet with it. I do tend to have things moving on it a lot especially after the Mac OS Sonoma update that has moving desktops.
Nice video and art! Question: I have low vision that prevents me from seeing small print, is there a way to make the tool bars / menu much larger? I have an iPad Pro and use Procreate, with the iPad I can zoom in of course and make the tool menu much larger for me to see. Can this happen on this device. I’m very interested in getting it.
Definitely! This is essentially a monitor that you can draw on, so you can just use whatever settings you have on your computer to make the toolbars and whatever else larger in the programs you use.
@@gregjo3808 I haven't had a chance to try another other pen displays just yet but, next year, I hope to test out a few others to give my opinions on from someone who isn't yet doing art professionally but has an aim to, hopefully, one day make something of a living out of it!
Could you use a VESA mount arm to make it easier to move out of the way when you need to? Or does the 22 not have a place to mount the bracket on the back?
As far as I know, you can (and this is one of the things I'm aiming to do in the future). It looks like it's a 100mm x 100mm mount. The stand included is a VESA mount!
You know I had buyers regret on mine
I’ve had mine for a few years and I’m thinking about trading it for a new one
Which one are you thinking about getting?
@theprizewinningsquid I was thinking about either getting the the artist pro 14 or the new wacom one
@@rayschoe8931 Either of those would be a good fit, I think! Especially if portability is your aim.
how to setup quick keys for xp pen? huhuhu i cant figure it out. can you help me?
Hi Gian! I actually answered this in my other video: th-cam.com/video/9ntDfjevSF4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=d3DOPtOfwV1CDXOo