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Characteristics
- Graphic tablets are the preferred input
method for computer artists
- Using a pen-like tool, the user “draws”
onto the tablet
- When paired with natural media painting
software such as Dabbler or Painter Classic, the graphic
tablet emulates the art material as closely as possible
- but without the mess!
- Pressure sensitivity - the harder you “draw”
on the tablet, the darker or thicker the line becomes
Wacom Tablet
Wacom Intuos - By: Wacom $179 4x5;
sizes up to 12x12”
- Professional quality
- Stylus has 1024 levels of pressure, built-in
eraser, two programmable buttons
- Lightweight and cordless, the stylus has
the feel of a pencil
- Bundled with Painter Classic software
- Graphire, a $99 tablet by Wacom,
comes with a stylus and a cordless mouse but only has 512
levels of pressure
SketchBoard
SketchBoard - By: KidBoard $139
6x8”
 Child
size pen and slate board (Mac and PC) - 128 levels of pressure sensitivity
- Longer cord reaches onto the laps or trays
of the user
- Stylus pen is thicker than traditional
graphics tablets such as the Intuos series
- Gives users the closest physical experience
to the use of traditional art materials
- Relative Positioning (precisely correlates
position of cursor on board to same place on screen)
- If a child requires additional thickness,
an adaptive grip device can be added to the stylus
- Can trace images placed under the clear
plastic overlay
- Bundled with Art Dabbler or Disney’s Magic
Artist™
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