Intuos Pro Small (2019) Review 

Dang, I've been using a 3x4 tablet for a couple months now, probably gonna ask for a deco 1 v2 in December

I'm kinda sad because I was originally gonna get the medium version of this tablet but unfortunately it's out of stock so I'll be getting the small one. Yikes for me.. :(

@@AktivnaPropaganda can't you just wait a while, I feel like that would be better than getting something you're unhappy with, especially such an expensive product

@@axserwz5022 Well unfortunately my brother is the one ordering it (it's a birthday gift) and he ordered the small version without asking me :/ I would've told him to wait but now it's too late.

@@AktivnaPropaganda oh, well I hope you like it👍🏾

I bought mine last year very happy ☺

I totally see this as a plus. They didn't try to fix things that don't need fixing, and just made an updated version of an already great product!

I have that original Small Intuos Pro as well and I never really used it. To begin with I only bought it for the components rather than the tablet itself because I needed to replace my broken pen for my Medium Intuos5 and the pens sold separately were so expensive it was a much bigger bang for my buck to pay slightly more and get an Intuos Pro S that included the pen, the wireless module and a cable, all of which were compatible with my main tablet. I tried out the tablet itself and sure enough, it was too small to be comfortable. I kind of figured this would be the case but it was nice to finally confirm it first hand and never think about getting the small versions ever again.

Do you retouch photos or draw?

Reading this hurts me a lot because unfortunately I'm getting the small version of the tablet in a few days. I don't even want it anymore after reading this but the medium size is out of stock :/

@@AktivnaPropaganda Did you stick with the small, or change it out? How'd it go?

@@AktivnaPropaganda well…Ik I’m a bit late but…how’d it go?…Ik u obviously don’t know me but can u like give ur honest opinion on whether u would’ve preferred it to be a medium instead of the small?

Same! 😂

I totally agree. At the same time I actually want to try it myself. Wacom actually feels more faster and instantaneous when drawing. And honestly if this does have the same feeling I would probably recommend it over other brands.

Its a portable option for a profesional, if you are just bugining just buy a normal Intuos for 80$. In my case i sold my cintiq for the Intuos pro series,just because i prefer painting and looking straight at the monitor,the posture is better and i can draw longer.

@@arturolagos5704 I totally agree. My posture is better, I also sketch X10 better on a normal tablet. I would save any screen tablet just for lineart or lazy Coloring. Might as well get a normal intous and get a cheap Huion or iPad and Bam! You good to go

@@mrnootnootmcnoot4954 no it really doesnt the pro pen feels nice but other then that huion is amazing 50 dollar u can get like the same performance lol

@@slurp3194 Yes Huion or Xp-pen are great value and is almost as close as wacom's tech . Even though I love UC-logic pen tech wacom still beats then with their watery ink feel with EMR

If you have a Mac get Astropad.

XP pen is really close now, especially with their pen tablets

@Oozly which tablet models are close?

@The Luna_Tic Nah you can just right click and select emoji like this 😂😎🤦‍♂️ or win+period

THAT'S NOT HOW YOU INSERT EMOJIS

you actually did discord emojis bruh

the huions hs610 is better

@@bonnyue It is 20$ more expensive, So it is not worth it in my opinion.

@@JotaCeeRD but it's on sale right now for $20 off xD Huion products go on sale very often so you can always wait a few weeks.

@@bonnyue Oh well, in that case is a pretty good alternative! Thanks for the info man.

@@JotaCeeRD np

I got my Intous art small for $80

@@chocolateegg7996 you should have gotten the intuos pro 4 for 150, intuos small is terible imo

Because Wacom is a brand mainly aimed for industry, they upcharge hella. You’re mainly paying for the name

@@asbestoscider i disagree when it comes to the intuos, its built extremely well. Although i admit small size is expensive, but its prob just cuz it came out.

i have huion kamvas 13 and my previous tablet was Intuos pro 2016 i tought it ll be great bc it is display tablet but tbh no its not really even tho its been like almost a year using this display tablet. I kinda regret it selling my Old tablet i think next year Ill get the medium or Large size of Intuos pro.

Hi Minna, you work good with small version ? i want to buy one too to use with 3D Program and Photoshop ( it's not my job but just an hobby) thank a lot.

@@giacomorinaldi Hi Giacomo, it works great for me. No complain at all. If you do not gonna work with long stroke, i personally like the small size since i don't have to move my hand around much for select the menu etc. I dont know if u need to have bigger size to work with the3D. I use mine in Ai n photoshop.

@@giacomorinaldi i have small version and unless you have like huugee hands, you dont need medium at all. Only difference is if you wanna use your fingers or your wrist for drawing as guy on a video said but it does not affect much your lines anyway, even if it does, you can always use photoshop features to make better lines. I think medium is not worth the cost unless you have very large hands.

Its just up to preference, after 5 years with a cintiq, im back on Intuos, it's just more comfortable for me, sitting straight and looking straight at a monitor puts a less stress on your back and i can draw a lot more. People hype the screendisplays whay to much xD

@@arturolagos5704 I've been saying this for long time. Thankfully there are other people with common sense out there, too. Also, WAY more sustainable. better buy a high end Wacom Intuos PRO Large (L) (my fav tablet ever) , which is 600 bucks, and get a high end monitor for color accuracy. (meaning just a good nec with good color coverage, an eizo coloredge if one is rich). Even the XP-PEN Deco 03, if want to save some money. or the huion hs610 brad just reviewed. All 3 are great tablets and all what's needed. As a plus, if one gets into jobs, not always is there a cintiq. You can very easily go from intuos to cintiq. but to train a cintiq-only user to be productive with an intuos, that's quite harder. (unless already has been familiar with it)

if can't reach the 600 or 650 for a Wacom L (regular non display tablet), for 100$ you get the XP-PEN Deco 03. It's in Amazon for many countries (the brand's oficial shop, amazon choice, too). One could save the remaing 149 for a basci graphic card (good enough for any painting software that uses gpu acceleration. Or to leave it in the bank, lol. From ten inches wide tablets (regular, non display tablets) of active area, you're good to go for any artwork, imo.

@@arturolagos5704 I think same like you and i go back to get intuos to use draw on my job because my back is crying.

This is what I decided too. (Good thing the XP-Pen has so far held up well)

If you still haven’t found a solution did you look at the regular Intuous small? It’s only $80

@@amfram awful tablet, the deco 3 is cheaper and bigger or spend $20-30 and get an even larger area and tilt support as well as a lot more functions

Funny enough, my first tablet was the intuos Art and I just upgraded to the Pro Small yesterday. I still had the driver for the Art on my laptop when I installed the driver for the Pro. I have yet to use my Art again, but as far as I’m concerned, the Pro is working fine even with both drivers installed

Other than that, I’d really recommend the Pro when upgrading from the Art. The active areas are very similar but the pro has just such an amazing feel to it. Not to mention all of the features like built-in Bluetooth (which I had no idea about until I bought it lol)

@@Big_O_Turd thank you for the answer. I'll buy the Pro soon!

What did you end up getting? I've been trying to decide on the small versus the medium. I've just got my 13" MacBook Pro, so I've heard that smaller tablets should be okay for smaller screens. But I'd be using it mostly for art and illustration versus editing.

@@ikkirr what did YOU pick?😭 I’m also trying to pick between the small and medium version since all I’ll probably ever do is redraw or completely sketch stuff so I really hope u can help me with that :)

@@ahmedsultan9945 Hi Ahmed :) I went with the medium. It's a lot bigger than I had been expecting (it's different to have and hold it in person than just seeing online) but it's so nice. SO nice. The weight, the feel, the *space.* I love the freedom to work on larger projects while simultaneously being able to work very small. I knew instantly by using mine that I would feel really cramped on the small-especially if you're working from your shoulder rather than your wrist and fingers. And I quickly found that having the extra buttons were really helpful. It's also nice to have the larger size for when I eventually get a bigger monitor. With the small, I would've had a less pleasant time on my 13" than I do with my medium, so I can only imagine how irritating things would've been on a larger screen. Oh-and the learning curve for using a pen as a mouse was surprisingly short; it really is superior to using a mouse, imo!

just to add: I will say I wish I had a stand for it, just so I could work from it at varying angles without having to use my other arm or knee or a book (etc lol) so much. This probably would be less of a problem with the small but I think the trade-off is worth it.

Which tablet is suitable for comic artists?

@@ChrisisWWC in descending order .cintiq24 pro Cintiq 22 hd Intous pro medium Intous medium

@@karimroshdy6432 guess it may be time for me to retire my Intuos Manga small.😂 Thanks for the suggestions.👌

Always love your tablet reviews

He already reviewed it in an earlier video :)

You can get krita on the laptop wich is free, and no the tablet doesnt include one

Why a macbook though? Isn't that for peasants. I use my samsung smart fridge and wacom cintiq.

After almost 10 years of using wacom products the reasons in comparition to huion or other tablests are: Driver updates for many years, premium materials, pen accuracy imput, accesory ecosistem from wacom, but specialy driver compatibility with the biggest creative software, photoshop, clipstudio, corelpainter, maya, sketchbook pro, etc...

@@85leomustang Huion has all of these things. If you disagree, please point me to evidence that helps your opinion

@@mateodeal8407 Aron rutten has a god analisis from this topic in more detail, please watch his video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wOnt5mLeJ0E.html

@@85leomustang This video is two years old and Huion has improved a lot since then, now their drivers and customer support totally match up to wacom.

LEONARDO GALLUR Huion literally works on all those apps...

Prachi, brush size is one of the options on the touch ring. On mine, I just press the center of the ring, select Brush Size, then rotate the ring to change it. Presto!

I have an intuos medium, it is Bluetooth and came with a USB-C cable to charge or connect directly

I wanted to get the medium version too but it's out pf stock ahh :((

@@AktivnaPropaganda I wound up buying a XP Pen Deco 2 for graduation. Honestly it's way cheaper and works a lot better than an intuos tbh.