XP-PEN Artist 12 (2nd Gen) Drawing Tablet with Screen, Graphics Pen Display with 11.6 Inches Full-laminated Screen, X3 Elite Stylus, Supports Windows, Mac OS, Android, Chrome OS and Linux (Pink)

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If multiple monitors are used in extend mode, go to the monitor tabs to select one of the monitors that the work area of the device will be mapped to. XPPen drawing display is selected by default.

Artist 12 (2nd Gen) digital display drawing tablet | XP-Pen

Flip it over and on the reverse are the four rubber feet in each corner to keep it stable on your desk – note there is no stand supplied with this tablet (or pen holder for that matter!) 😊That said, the screen resolution is only 1080p. On the one hand, that’s technically all you need on a monitor of this size. Unless your eyes are uncomfortably close, the pixels will be too tiny to see individually. That said, particularly when you’re doing artwork, you might want the confidence of a higher-resolution display. If that’s what you need, take a look at the XP-PEN Artist Pro 16TP. It has a 16-inch screen, as well as 4K UHD resolution. Then again, it’s significantly bigger and bulkier than the Artist 12. Under the Work area tab, you’ll adjust things like calibration, display area, primary monitor ,etc. You can also tweak brightness, contrast ,and color temperature here. The Artist 12 features 6 handy shortcut keys with a slim touch pad. Each shortcut key can be customized as needed to fit you preferred tool while your touch bar can be programmed to zoom in and out on your canvas, scroll up and down, and more. These customization options allow you to optimize your workflow , to create your ideas faster and more efficiently.

XP-Pen Artist 12 (2nd Gen) review: Budget-friendly creativity

The driver software is nicely laid out and is easy to understand. It’s here you can change and/or edit things like pen pressure, change the display settings, re-map the shortcut keys etc. I tend to find most shortcut key commands on these devices already have the best/most used options already set, but it’s great you can amend if you so wish (I tend not to use them as I’m so used to using a keyboard!). The driver will run automatically after being installed. If it does not run automatically, go to the driver folder to run it manually. It’s a bit strange that they designed the UI with only 4 of the express keys visible for customization at first. It’s a small thing but it would be easy to fit in the rest upfront. If your XPPen driver is not saving your settings… The express keys along the side of the Artist 12 tablet are customizable to suit your workflow. You can also have different profiles of keyboard shortcuts for the different apps you work in. So you can have one set assigned for painting in Krita while having another for sculpting in Blender.

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The stylus is noticeably more sensitive than that of the older Deco Pro we reviewedand much closer to the drawing experience of Wacom’s grip pen. Windows 7 (or later), Mac OS X 10.10 (or later), Chrome OS 88 (or later), Android (USB3.1 DP1.2)， Linux