Using adobe illustrator with a wacom tablet
You can set the Pressure, Stylus Wheel, Tilt, Bearing, and Rotation for the Calligraphic Brush’s Angle, Roundness, and Diameter. You can also access these options of an existing calligraphic brush by double clicking on the brush you want to edit in the Brush Panel. This will bring up the Calligraphic Brush Options. To create a new calligraphic brush, press the New Brush button at the bottom of the Brush Panel and choose New Calligraphic Brush from the options. You can either create a new calligraphic brush from the Brush Panel or edit an existing one. This is probably my favorite Illustrator tool that utilizes Wacom’s features. Rotation: The orientation of the pen around its long axis.Bearing: The direction the pen is tilted.Stylus Wheel: The location of pressure on the touch strip.Pressure: The amount of pressure applied to tablet by the pen.Definitionsīefore we get into which tools utilize the Wacom’s pen features, it is useful to know the definition of Illustrator’s options associated with the pen. With some tools you can set how the tool responds to the Pressure, Stylus Wheel, Tilt, Bearing, and Rotation of the pen.
Not only is it more natural using the Wacom compared to a mouse, Illustrator has some tool features you can only use with a pen tablet. It has become a important tool in my Illustrator work. I have been using a 6×8 Wacom Intuos3 for the past 4 months, and can’t live without it.