While I’ve never been a high-end digital or editing artist, today, I’ll be playing one. I’ve got my hand on a Wacom Cintiq tablet / touch screen and Loupedeck CTa customizable input device.
Wacom is perhaps best known for its desktop tablets, but they also make touchscreens under the “Cintiq” brand. If you’ve ever wished you could draw directly on your computer screen, then Cintiq is the product for you.
Cintiq Pro models start around $2,000, but the standard Cintiq 22 costs $1,200 and still works with Wacom’s legendary “Pro Pen,” which has 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity, 60° tilt recognition. , two side buttons and virtually lag-free tracking.
Drawing in apps like Photoshop with a pen instead of a mouse is much easier and more intuitive, but certain tasks, like navigating menus, can be slow. This is where Loupedeck CT comes in.
The Loupedeck CT is a customizable input device with buttons, knobs, and a touchscreen that changes functions based on the app you’re using or the shortcuts you set.
If you’re working in Photoshop and always use the “selective color” option, you don’t want to have to constantly move your arm up the menu bar and choose Image: Adjustment: Selective Color. Instead, you can set this function as the root button on Loupedeck every time you open Photoshop. If you’re using the Pro Pen with your right hand, you can place the Loupedeck CT on the left side of the keyboard and control it with your left hand.
These days, I’m more into video editing than editing, and so the stylus doesn’t really make sense to me, but if you’re constantly editing images or drawings in programs like Photoshop or Illustrator , Wacom Cintiq can completely change the way you work. And for anyone interested in optimizing their workflow, the Loupedeck CT could be the perfect product for you.
Watch the video above to get my full thoughts on both products, but if you are considering buying both now is a great time as you can save money when buy them together.
