The wires then flip into a receiving mode, reading the movements of your stylus and translating them to your computer’s graphic design program as you draw.
Horizontal and vertical wires beneath the tablet’s surface generate an electromagnetic signal, which transfers to the tablet’s stylus as you draw. So how do digital drawing tablets turn your stylus etchings into beautiful onscreen designs? It’s all thanks to electromagnetic induction technology. The tablet takes the place of a pad of paper, while a digital stylus captures your movements and places them on your computer screen. You can sketch anything from architectural designs to new marketing logos to 30-minute cartoons on a drawing tablet. FOX’s hit show, “Bob’s Burgers,” is animated entirely on drawing tablets, and more and more graphic design departments are turning to drawing tablets to save trees and share visual concepts with remote workers.ĭrawing tablets digitize the process of drawing with a pencil and paper. Drawing tablets are quickly becoming a favorite tool for animators and graphic designers.
If you’re a fan of TV cartoons, anime shorts or feature-length animated films, you’re almost certainly watching art that was created on a digital tablet.
