Do it with a tablet and you’ll be amazed what a difference it makes to your workflow.

Learning basic dodging and burning is one of the best things you can do to take your post-processing skills to the next level. If you don’t currently make a lot of local adjustments to your photos, I highly recommend taking some time to learn how. It feels more natural and you’ll make a lot fewer mistakes.

Whether you’re making selections, drawing, painting, erasing, or dodging and burning, you’ll find that it’s far easier with a stylus than a mouse. Where a graphics tablet really shines is when you want to apply local adjustments to your photos. Touch Ring options in the Wacom settings panel. A tablet will allow you to use those fine motor skills that you developed all those years ago. I like to think of it this way: a toddler can use a mouse, but there’s no way they could use a tablet. Every tiny muscle in your hand is used to control the movements. Now think about the precision and fine motor skills required to draw with a pen. Your arm works great with big movements, but not so much with small, precise ones. Have you ever found yourself getting frustrated while trying to edit some fine details in a photo and having to go back over and over again? When you use a mouse, you’re relying on the movements of the large muscles and bones in your arm and hand to move it around your screen.

The humble mouse works fine for everyday computer usage, but it’s severely limited when it comes to photo editing. What’s wrong with a good old mouse? I used to feel the same way until I tried using one. You might be asking yourself what’s so special about a tablet. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Why Use a Tablet? They often include features like pressure-sensitivity, allowing extremely precise controls that come in very handy when drawing.

They range from small tablets with no buttons all the way up to huge displays where you can draw directly onto the screen, much like an iPad. Most come with buttons on the stylus and on the tablet, which you can configure to act as mouse buttons or keystrokes. They work by pointing at or drawing on the surface of the tablet with the stylus, which transfers your movements onto your screen. They come in many sizes and offer a variety of features. What is a Graphics Tablet?Ī graphics tablet is a device that allows you to use a stylus instead of a mouse to control the cursor on your computer screen. It has revolutionized my post-processing, and it can revolutionize yours too. When I sold everything I owned and bought a one-way ticket to travel the world with my camera, I found space for my tablet. I’ve been using a tablet for quite a few years now, and it’s totally worth the extra weight in my bag.

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