Pressure sensitivity: Many of our experts agreed that the most important feature of a drawing tablet is its pressure sensitivity.Carolyn Dickey was a print designer for a fashion company at the time of our interview.She has received free tablets from Wacom in the past. Rhoda Draws is an artist, Corel Painter Master, and author of several books on creating digital art.Jim Mortensen is a supervising producer on Big Nate at Nick and previously a supervising director at DreamWorks TV, known for his work on Breadwinners, Cool It, and Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.She has been paid for consultations with Wacom and Corel. Cher Threinen-Pendarvis is the author of The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book.
She has participated in panels for Wacom and was paid for her time there. We spoke with professional artists and educators who use drawing tablets every day: