Save Petrol...

Save petrol, beat the queues and panic buy this (and others!) Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. Greeting Card from my range over on Thortful

Get yours now - avoid the rush!

'Get Well Soon' Greeting Card © Steve B Graphics 2021

Body Parts...

Over on Redbubble now for sale is a new range of 'I Love Your Body Parts' goodies - perfect for the horror fan! 😀

This is another of Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. 'horror' themed artwork/products, with more to follow!

Get your 'mouse mat' here

'I Love Your Body Parts' © Steve B Graphics 2021

Running Man...er... Dog...

Here's a recent commission for the Met. Police - vector illustration (created in Adobe Illustrator on an XP-PEN Artist 22 (2nd Gen) graphics display), of a German Shepard/Alsatian police dog to be printed on a forthcoming charity event runners tshirt... I wonder if its going to be held in Barking? 😀

To see more of my illustration work, visit to the Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. Illustration Portfolio

'Running Police Dog' © Steve B Graphics 2021

XP-PEN Deco Pro MW Pen Tablet Review...

Digital artists and designers - or anyone, come to think of it! - looking for a new wireless/Bluetooth graphic/pen tablet may be interested to know the newly released XP-PEN Deco Pro MW Pen Tablet review by Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. for MyTabletGuide is now live!

As usual I designed, shot, edited, illlustrated, animated the whole production - to see more of my services, why not pop over to my main website www.stevebgraphics.co.uk

Zoinks! XP-PEN Deco Pro MW Review - Coming Soon...

Zoinks! The Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. review of the newly released XP-PEN Deco Pro MW Graphics Tablet for MyTabletGuide is coming soon - check back for more details!

In the meantime, here's a sneak peek of the video editing process... time for a Scooby Snack! 😀

I would have had the review online earlier if it wasn't for those pesky kids...

XP-PEN Deco Pro MW in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

HUION RTP-700 Pen Tablet Review...

All good things come in threes, so the saying goes - but it's especially true of the trio of new pen tablets recently released by HUION! 😀

Here at Steve B Graphics Studios Ltd., I've already had the pleasure of reviewing the Huion Creative Pen Tablet RTS-300 and the RTM-500 for the very informative and rather spiffing review site MyTabletGuide and today it's the last (and largest!) of the three, the RTP-700 that gets the once over!

Busy...

FYI: Just to let you know Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. should be free to take bookings and/or new  comissions at the end of September hopefully - see www.stevebgraphics.co.uk for more details... but keep coming back here for more reviews and news!

Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd.

XPPEN Deco Pro MW Review - Coming Soon...

Never a company to rest on their laurels, XP-PEN have recently released another slew of graphics tablets and here at Steve B Graphics Studios Ltd. we're taking a look at the XP-PEN Deco Pro MW Pen Tablet for our buddies over at MyTabletGuide

This looks like a revamped version of their earlier Deco Pro, so I'm looking forward to putting it through it's paces... watch this space for more details! 😀

XP-PEN Deco Pro MW in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

HUION RTM-500 PenTablet Review...

It's here... the  moment you've been waiting for... probably! 😉 

The new HUION Creative Pen Tablet, the RTM-500, is the latest device to be put through its paces here at Steve B Graphics Studio Ltd. for our good friends MyTabletGuide

Read the HUION RTM-500 Pen Tablet Review

This is the second of three new reviews (the first being the RTS-300), so keep coming back for the final in this trilogy, the RTP-700, whereby you may just found out if 'bigger is better'! 

As usual, the accompanying video review was shot, edited, animated, illustrated and produced by yours truly... don't thank me - it's all part of the service...! 😀

HUION Inspiroy RTM-500 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

You Put A Spell On Me...

Here's a recent sale from Steve B Graphics Studios home over at Thortful! As part of a new range of 'Horror Cards', more will be added to the range in due course - check back for more details!

Get yours now - if you dare! Haw haw... 💀😀

https://www.thortful.com/creator/steve_b_graphics

Steve B Graphics Studios 'Horror Cards' range on Thortful.com © Steve B Graphics 2021

HUION Inspiroy RTS-300 Review...

It's 'review time' again! The smallest of HUION's new trio of  'Creative Pen Tablets', the Inspiroy RTS-300 has been put through its paces here at Steve B Graphics Studio for MyTabletGuide and you can read the full review and testing here:

https://mytabletguide.com/huion-inspiroy-rts-300-review/

HUION Inspiroy RTS-300 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

 

Alternatively, watch the video - as usual I shot, edited, produced, illustrated and animated the whole project (phew!) 😀

 

HUION RTP-700 Review - Coming Soon...

The Steve B Graphics Studio review of the HUION Inspiroy RTP-700 Creative Pen Tablet for MyTabletGuide will be making its way online soon!

This is the third review of HUION's trio of newly released tablets (the other two being the Inspiroy RTS-300 and Inspiroy RTM-500), so watch this space for more details - you may found out if bigger is better... 😀

HUION Inspiroy RTP-700 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

Animated Goodies...

Steve B Graphics Studio has posted some new animations over on GIPHY here:

https://giphy.com/Steve_B_Graphics

More to follow soon - work permitting! 😀

HUION RTM-500 Review - Coming Soon...

The second of my Steve B Graphics Studios three new tablet reviews for MyTabletGuide will be coming very soon - this time it's the RTM-500 Creative Pen Tablet that goes under the spotlight... watch this space for more details!

HUION Inspiroy RTM-500 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

Timeline Thursday...?

It's 'Timeline Thursday'! Isn't it? 😀

Anyway, here's a 'sneak peek' of Steve B Graphics Studio latest video review of the HUION RTS-300 Graphics Tablet for MyTabletGuide as it's about to be rendered via Adobe Premiere Pro into Adobe Media Encoder... As usual I shot, edited, animated and illustrated the whole project!

Or was it 'Timeline Wednesday'...?

HUION Inspiroy RTS-300 Video Review Edit in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

HUION RTS-300 Review - Coming Soon...

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... 😀

HUION Inspiroy RTS-300 in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

A 'Stiff' Drink...?

New from Steve B Graphics Studio are these 'Boner' coasters/beer mats - perfect for that... ahem... 'stiff' drink! 😀

Also available on a range of products on my Redbubble store - get yours here:

https://www.redbubble.com/i/coasters/Boner-by-SteveB-Graphics/80637000.E5I3N

'Boner' beer mats © Steve B Graphics 2021

Stolen Heart...

New from Steve B Graphics Studios on Thortful is another new card from my 'Horror Cards' range! This might 'chest' be the one you're looking for...! 😀

Get yours now - more to come soon, so keep checking back... if you dare! 🦇💀

'You Stole My Heart' Horror Card © Steve B Graphics 2021

GAOMON S630 Tablet Review...

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…

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! 😊

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…

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

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.

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’).

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Driver Software in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Driver Software in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

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.

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet Art Test in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

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!

GAOMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021

 

GAOMON S630 Review - Coming Soon...

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...

GAMON S630 Graphics Tablet in the Studio © Steve B Graphics 2021