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Huion Kamvas Studio 16 vs iPad Pro 12.9
This comparison is for those who are wondering about the value of the Huion Kamvas Studio Pro 16 tablet vs the M2 iPad Pro 12.9 for drawing. I'll write comparison reviews vs the Samsung Tab S8 Ultra...
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Huion Kamvas Studio 16 vs Samsung Tab S8 Ultra
This review will cover the drawing experience and usability of the Huion Kamvas Studio 16 vs Samsung Tab S8 Ultra for digital artists. The Huion Kamvas Studio 16 was released in early 2023 and cost USD...
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iPad Pro 11 vs 12.9 for drawing: Portability vs Usability
So I just came back from South Korea from teaching at the GyeongJu Sketch Festa 2023. My sketching workshop was conducted with traditional media but for the other days I actually sketched on the iPad...
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Review: Frunsi RubensTab T11 budget drawing tablet
Review unit provided by FrunsiFrunsi RubensTab T11 is a USD 219 Android tablet that includes a pen and is marketed as a drawing tablet. The tablet runs on Android 12, has 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (with...
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Artist Review: OnePlus Pad with Stylo
Find out whether the OnePlus Pad and pen are good for creating digital art in this review. The OnePlus Pad was released in 2023 with three accessories: the USD 39 folio case, $149 magnetic keyboard...
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M2 iPad Pro (2022) artist review
Drawn with ConceptsThis is my artist review of the Apple M2 iPad Pro (2022) for visual content creators, e.g. digital artists, graphic designers, photo and video editors. Drawing performance of M1 and...
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Review: Frunsi RubensTab T11 budget drawing tablet
Review unit provided by FrunsiFrunsi RubensTab T11 is a USD 219 Android tablet that includes a pen and is marketed as a drawing tablet. The tablet runs on Android 12, has 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (with...
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Artist Review: Huawei MatePad 11 (2023)
Review unit on loan from Huawei SingaporeThis is the artist review of the Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) and M Pencil 2. In addition to talking about the hardware and OS, I will also talk about the drawing...
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Review: XPPen Deco Pro (gen 2) pen tablet
Review unit provided by XPPen (Facebook | Twitter)The XPPen Deco Pro (gen 2) is the world's first wireless pen tablet to feature 16,384 (16K) levels of pressure sensitivity.This is an upgrade to the...
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Artist Review: Samsung Tab S9 Ultra
It's getting more difficult to review Samsung Galaxy tablets from the artist perspective because the S Pen drawing performance hasn't evolved much over the years. If it (S Pen) ain't broke, don't fix...
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M2 iPad Pro vs Tab S9 series tablets (artist review)
This article is an update to the one I wrote last year for M1 iPad Pro vs Samsung Tab S8. Once again I'm here to help you figure out which tablet to get for creating digital art and graphic design...
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Artist Review: Xiaomi Pad 6 and Xiaomi Smart Pen (gen 2)
Not a sponsored reviewThe Xiaomi Pad 6 was announced in April 2023 and is the upgrade to the Xiaomi Pad 5 (2021) which I consider to be the best value tablet in the USD 300 - 400 price range.This...
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Review: Chuwi UBook XPro (2023) Windows tablet
Review unit provided by ChuwiThe Chuwi UBook XPro 2023 is a 13-inch Windows 11 tablet priced at USD 399. It comes with the Intel i5 10210Y (4-core processor from 2019), 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. Add...
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Artist Review: Samsung Z Fold5 (2023) with S Pen Fold edition
Review unit on loan from Samsung SingaporeThis review is from the perspective of an artist, someone who enjoys urban sketching, drawing on location. The Samsung Z Fold 5 is an incremental upgrade to...
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Review: Simbans PicassoTab X14 drawing tablet
Review unit provided by SimbansSimbans has just released the PicassoTab X14 and it is HUGE. This 14.1-inch tablet is much larger than the 11.61-inch Simbans PicassoTab XL I reviewed last year. It's so...
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Artist Review: Samsung Tab S9 FE and FE+ for drawing
Review unit on loan from Samsung SingaporeSamsung has just released the Tab S9 FE series of tablets in October 2023 and that's just three months after the release of the Tab S9 series tablets. That was...
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LincStudio S1: A new Windows tablet with Wacom EMR pen
I've just been alerted by LincPlus that they will be releasing a new Windows tablet targeted at digital artists and the product name is LincStudio S1. LincStudio S1 will be released first through...
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Review: Huion Kamvas Slate 10
Update 22 Jan 2024: Video review added.Review unit provided by HuionThe Huion Kamvas Slate 10 is a 10.1-inch Android tablet with pen support. Official retail price is USD 249 and currently it's USD 229...
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Thoughts on the XPPen Magic Drawing Pad (not a review)
The XPPen Magic Drawing Pad is now available for sale, released on 22 Jan 2024. Price is USD 499 and there doesn't seem to be any pre-order discount. Shipping will start on 30 Jan 2024. I don't have a...
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Review: XPPen Magic Drawing Pad: 12.2-inch Android tablet for artists
Review unit provided by XPPen (Facebook | Twitter)The XPPen Magic Drawing Pad is a 12.2-inch Android tablet with a pressure sensitive pen that uses Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) technology. This is...
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