HUION have just released three new 'Creative Pen Tablets', the RTS-300, RTM-500 and the RTP-700.
Over the next week or so, Steve B Graphics Studios will be reviewing and testing these for my good buddies over at MyTabletGuide - check back for more details!
Time to charge those camera batteries... 😀
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| HUION Inspiroy RTS-300 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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The small but perfectly formed S630 Graphics Tablet is a newly released device from GAOMON and today at Steve B Graphics Studios I’ve been putting it to the test…
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Although this tablet can be used in a ‘professional’ capacity, it’s clearly designed for the more ‘younger’ and maybe less ‘experienced’ designer and illustrator – but don’t let that put you off – if you’re on a tight budget (or have limited deck space!), this might be what you’re after…
In a nutshell, the S630 Graphic Tablet is a small device
for plugging into your PC/Mac (or compatible Android device!) and you ‘draw’ on
the tablets surface and the image ‘magically’ appears on your screen… or
something like that anyway…
Inside the brown box (presumably made from recyclable
material?) adorned with ‘cute’ looking aliens and monster creatures, sits the
tablet, battery-free pen, Micro USB cable, replacement nibs, pen nib clip,
Quick Start Guide and Warranty Info etc. Also included is a nice branded GAOMON
bookmark! 😊
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Accessories in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The tablet itself is quite small at 190.8mm wide and 177mm
high with a work area of 5.08” X 3.18”. It’s made of black plastic and the ‘space alien/monster
motif’ is repeated here on the surface of the tablet. Along the top of the
tablet are the four express or shortcut keys, although at first glance you may
miss them! They are the same grey colour as the tablets surrounding edge and
they almost get lost amongst the icons! Once you’ve used the tablet for a
little while, using the keys becomes second nature. You can re-program and/or
customise the keys functionality should you so wish in the driver software, but
I found the default ‘Zoom In/Out’ and ‘Increase/Decrease Brush Size’ worked for
me. The bottom of the tablet has a small ‘wrist area’ to rest your (you guessed
it!) wrist on whilst drawing…
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The pen is very, very light – it almost felt ‘hollow’ in the hand, but it does the job it was designed for. It’s a 2-button pen that supports 8192 levels of ‘pressure sensitivity’. The buttons, like the tablets’ express keys, can be customised in the driver software. It supports 60° of ‘Tilt’ and has a ‘Resolution Ratio’ of 5080LPI and is battery-free.
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Pen in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The driver software is simple enough to navigate with a fairly simple UI and I had no problems adjusting the pen pressure. There is a ‘pressure test’ area below the ‘pressure sensitivity adjustment’ box whereby you can test the pressure of the pen once you have made amendments with the graph. (Well, that sentence made sense in my head when I wrote it 😊). But it worked fine. (By default, the top button acts as a ‘Mouse Right Click’ and the bottom button the ‘Eraser’).
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Driver Software in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Driver Software in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Driver Software in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Before using these tablets, you need to uninstall any other tablet drivers you may have installed, head over to the respective company’s website and download the latest software to avoid any conflicts and incompatibility issues that may arise.
Once I’d connected the tablet to my laptop via the
Micro-USB lead, a small orange coloured LED lit up below the GAOMON logo
and I was good to go…
Generally, when I test these devices, I tend to start some
simple scribbles like quick, short sharp lines, some cross-hatching and circular
lines to test the pen pressure and as you’ll see from the accompanying images, I
was happy with the results. Increasing (and decreasing!) the brush size while
working with the shortcut keys was effortless and worked without any problems
at all. I wouldn’t go too heavy handed on the buttons as they are a bit ‘plasticky’
(don’t forget this is a kinda ‘cheap/budget’ tablet!) and I’m not sure how they
will stand up to a constant bashing etc, but for now they worked great. I’m not
sure I’d like to work on a tablet much smaller than this one, but for the sake
of this review I had no issues. Working in both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator on a Windows 10 PC produced great results.
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Art Test in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Art Test in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
According to the ’blurb’, the ‘imitation paper tablet cover with cartoon patterns can also bring you a design atmosphere, and the cover has the effect of a pencil rubbing on paper…’ Whilst I didn’t feel any ‘rubbing’ 😊, the pen slid over the tablet surface and felt nice to draw on regardless.
Another feature of this tablet is that it can work with compatible
Android 6.0+ devices. Using a USB adaptor, you can plug the tablet into a
tablet or phone and draw on the go. The work area of the tablet is vastly
reduced this way (to 80.8mmX45.4mm), with only roughly the left third of the tablet
representing the Android devices screen orientation. My go-to App for this type
of use is Adobe Illustrator Draw and once again the device worked and functioned
exactly as you’d expect. There was an ever-so-slight small lag on my Android
tablet, but to be honest I’ve always experienced that no matter what brand of graphics
tablet I have plugged in, so I’m guessing it’s the same for everyone and just
the way the technology works… it’s hardly worth mentioning really, but it is
noticeable compared to working on a laptop and/or PC/Mac. Note: My box did not actually
contain the USB adaptor required for this, so I had to use one I had lying
around. I’ve seen different adverts for this tablet with one saying it is
supplied and another stating you have to purchase it separately, so I can’t actually guarantee
you’ll get one as I cannot confirm if it should be included!
At the time of writing with Christmas just round the corner
at 6 months away *coughs* 😊, this would make a perfect gift for the
young aspiring designer/illustrator. The funky looking creatures on the tablet
make it stand out from the normal type of tablet and would look good on anyone’s
digital set-up.
The GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet is compatible with
most, if not all professional creative software like the Adobe CC Apps, Corel,
Clip Studio Paint, Krita, GIMP etc
I enjoyed using the tablet and can actually recommend it to
anyone, regardless of their age and experience!
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| GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
It's review time... almost!
GAOMON's newly released S630 Graphic Tablet is currently under the spotlight (well, desk light...) here at Steve B Graphics Studios as I put the tablet through its paces... the review will be posted here online in due course with a nice new shiny video to go with it... watch this space for further details...
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| GAMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| 'You Put A Spell On Me' Horror Card © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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Looking for a new graphics tablet to match the colour of those nice new shiny iMacs? 😀
XP-PEN's newly released Deco Fun Pen Tablet could be what you're looking for! It comes in a variety of sizes and colours and the largest of these has been given the once over and thoroughly tested here at Steve B Graphics Studios and you can read the full review over on MyTabletGuide
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| XP-PEN Deco Fun Pen Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Or sit back, relax and watch the review video I shot, edited and produced:
Whilst everybody else is out and about enjoying the sunshine, I'm here at Steve B Graphics Studio in the dark putting together the review video for MyTabletGuide of the newly released XP-PEN Deco Fun Pen Tablet - the things I do for art... 😀
Check back soon for more details - don't forget your sun scream! 😀
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| XP-PEN Deco Fun Pen Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Here in the Steve B Graphics Studio I've been working away on some new Greeting Cards which will be available to purchase soon - watch this space!
In the meantime, I've created this animated promotional video in Adobe After Effects - enjoy!
HUION's latest, greatest (and definitely smallest!) new graphics tablet, recently released to celebrate their 10th Anniversary, the Inspiroy H420X, has been given the once-over here at Steve B Graphics Studios and you can read the review (and many others!) over at MyTabletGuide.com here:
https://mytabletguide.com/huion-inspiroy-h420x-review/
As usual, I shot edited and produced the accompanying video:
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| HUION Inspiroy H420X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The party has well and truly started here at Steve B Graphics Studios as my 100th Greeting Card has just sold over on Thortful
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Here's a little sneak peek at the forthcoming Steve B Graphics video review of the new HUION H420X Creative Pen Tablet for those fine folks over at MyTabletGuide
Currently scribbling away on it and giving it the once over, the review will be onlone soon - check back for more details soon! :)
Right - who's nicked the microphone...?
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| HUION Inspiroy H420X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| HUION Inspiroy H420X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The latest Steve B Graphics review, shot, edited and produced for MyTabletGuide of HUIONs new Inspiroy H580X Creative Pen Tablet is now live and available for your viewing pleasure.
This is the second of three new graphics tablets (and their reviews!) from HUION as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary with the release of the trio of tablets the H610X, H580X and the H420X (review coming soon - watch this space!)
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| HUION Inspiroy H580X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
The third and final review of HUION's recently released trio of 10th Anniversary Product Creative Pen Tablets - the small but perfectly formed Inspiroy H420X - is currently being put through it's paces here at Steve B Graphics Studios and will be available to watch at a cinema... erm... small screen near you via our good friends over at MyTabletGuide (a great online resource for all things graphic and pen tablets!) - watch this space for details!
And a continued Happy Birthday HUION!😀
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| HUION Inspiroy H420X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Currently in the editing suite(!) here in Steve B Graphics studios is the review video for MyTabletGuide of the new HUION Inspiroy H580X Creative Pen Tablet... here's a 'sneek peak' of what to expect - watch this space! 😀
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| HUION Inspiroy H580X Video Edit in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
Graphics Tablets are like buses... you wait a bit and then three come at once! 😀
The HUION Inspiroy H610X Creative Pen Tablet was the first to arrive here at Steve B Graphics for a MyTabletGuide review and now it's the turn of the HUION Inspiroy H580X...
Currently being put together in the editing suite, check back soon for an update of when it goes 'live'...
Hmmm... is that the HUION Inspiroy H420X I can see in the distance?
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| HUION Inspiroy H580X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
To help HUION celebrate their 10th Birthday, here at Steve B Graphics Studios I've reviewed one of their three shiny new Inspiroy Creative Pen Tablets; H610X, H580X and the H420X for my good friends over at the review site My Tablet Guide
Today it's the turn of the H610X, which you can read here:
https://mytabletguide.com/huion-inspiroy-h610x-review/
Alternatively, you can see the newly released video I shot, edited and produced...
To see more of my review videos, pop on over to the My Tablet Guide YouTube Channel where I've reviewed many tablets, from many brands like XP-PEN, HUION, Artisul and Parblo etc...
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| HUION Inspiroy H610X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| Illustration by Steve B Graphics. 'Tweety Pie' TM & © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Used without permission. |
Psst! Over here! Here's a sneak peek of the Steve B Graphics video review for My Tablet Guide of the newly released HUION Inspiroy H610X pen tablet! 😀
In the final throes of editing the video and should be online soon - watch this space for details!
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| HUION Inspiroy H610X in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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| Editing the HUION Inspiroy H610X review video in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021 |
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