Writing And Inking With Pressure Sensitivity - Wacom Bamboo One User Manual

WRITING AND INKING WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVITY

The Bamboo One pen responds to your hand movements, enabling you to create natural-looking pen and
brush strokes. The digital ink
drawing tools in many graphics applications, respond to the pressure you place on the pen.
For example, sliders are used in some applications to vary line characteristics (width, color, and opacity).
These characteristics can be controlled much better by the pen's pressure sensitivity – you can vary line
width, blend colors, and change opacity with the pressure you exert upon the pen.
EYE-HAND COORDINATION EXERCISE
This exercise is designed to retrain your eye-hand coordination for using the pen:
1. Open any graphics application. Use the line tool to sketch a rectangular grid with line spacings of
about 20-25 mm (3/4 to 1 inch). You can use your traditional mouse to do this.
2. Choose a free-hand tool in your application and use the pen to add a dot at each grid intersection.
3. Place an X at each grid intersection.
4. Now sketch a circle around each intersection.
5. Clear your screen and make a simple illustration of your own. The more you use your pen, the easier
drawing and navigation will become.
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tools in Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and Office 2007 or later, as well as the
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To write, ink, or sketch with pressure sensitivity,
move the pen along the surface of the tablet while
applying various amounts of pressure downward on
the tip of the pen. Press hard for thick lines or
dense color. Press gently for thin lines or softer
color. Note that some applications require that you
first select a pressure-sensitive tool from the
application's tool palette.
To adjust the tip feel, see
double-click.
Visit our web site for a list of applications that
support pressure. See product
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adjusting tip feel and
information.
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