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There are configurable multi-touch gestures, customizable Express Keys and Radial Menus.It’s extremely lightweight (even the Large version) so it won’t weigh you down on the move but still has a decent battery life that lasts a least a whole day with heavy usage.Although the results are not exactly like what you get on paper (the line quality is comparable with any regular tablet) it’s very close. It comes with with a detachable Paper Clip and a Finetip (gel) Pen for sketching on paper. There’s also the Wacom Intuos Pro Paper Edition (around $50 extra) which is incredibly realistic allowing you to place a sheet of paper over the tablet to draw on with a real pen. The surface plate can be swapped for different textures to enhance the drawing experience and samples of rough, standard and smooth texture sheets are included in the box.You can also map functions for the two buttons on the Pro Pen 2.

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This allows you to take full advantage of your Mac’s screen estate which is one of the reasons we think its the best drawing pad for the MacBook Pro’s bigger screen.

You can map an area of the tablet to correspond with an area of your Mac’s display.

This is something lacking from even the more expensive Wacom Cintiq 22 which does not support Bluetooth. You can also use it connected by wire to a USB port too.

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It’s a native wireless device which means the pen connects to your Mac via Bluetooth and there’s no noticeable lag when you draw.

The benefit of a comfortable drawing experience should not be underestimated as long term tablet use exposes you to carpel tunnel syndrome. This is known as Touch Rejection and means your resting hand won’t be picked-up or smear your drawings.

The Intuos Pro allows you to rest your palm on the tablet for a more natural experience.

The Pro Pen 2 that you get with the Intuos Pro is the same pen you get with the considerably more expensive Wacom Cintiq 22. The rubber grip makes it very comfortable to hold even for long periods and gives you an incredibly high level of control over strokes. This makes stippling work much easier and enables you to draw light and heavy strokes easily. That means it’s extremely responsive and is about as close as it gets to putting pen to paper.

The Pro Pen 2 supports 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity and tilt response.

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There are many reasons why we rated the Wacom Intuos Pro one of the best drawing pads for Mac but here’s a summary of what we really like about it. We found the default sensitivity settings off the Pro Pen 2 too sensitive to begin with and this is something you can change during setup. The USB port is on the right hand side but of course, you can have it connected wirelessly to your Mac. We like the fact that the Wacom Intuos Pro is reversible so that the buttons can be on either side to suit both left and right handed users. Once you’ve installed the drivers, you can tweak control settings, orientation settings for if you’re left or right handed, multi-touch gesture settings and ExpressKey mapping on the Pro Pen 2.

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The issues are usually solvable however and you may have to make a few manual adjustments to enable Catalina to recognize your Intuos Pro correctly.

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This allows you to download and install drivers for the Intuos Pro although this has been a problem for some users on both macOS and Windows. When you first connect the Wacom Intuos Pro to your Mac, there’s a setup wizard which is done via Wacom Desktop Center.

Standard or Felt nibs depending on what kind of drag you want.Pen stand with 10 replacement nibs or tips.Wacom Pro Pen 2 with 2 programmable buttons.There’s a full list of specs at the end of this review but the key specs for the Intuos Pro are: The tablet also comes with a few sample rough, standard and smooth texture sheets which you can overlay on the surface of the tablet for a more authentic drawing experience. In this review, we focused on the Large version which is ideal for digital sketching, graphic design, fashion design, photo editing, 3D sculpting, illustration and more.Īs you would expect from Wacom, out of the box the Intuos Pro looks good, feels solid and the box includes the Wacom Pro Pen 2, stand, four colored pen rings and a cable. We particularly like the Medium screen which is extremely compact at 13.2” x 8.5” but offers a decent 8.7” x 5.8” workspace. The Wacom Intuos Pro is available in 3 sizes: Small, Medium and Large with a price difference of around $100 between each size.

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