Wacom INTUOS Small & Medium (Review) ✏️ 

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I like how he is using an intuos tablet with a CINTIQ AS A MONITOR

This guy covered everything that i wanted to know

2:04 Now it has 4 thousand levels of pressures *INTENSE BREATHING*

Alright, i'll start drawing digitally, wish me luck.

hi! one of the best reviews ive seen for wacom. no unnecessary chatter, no umms and aahs. thank you for covering just about evvverything one needs to know about wacom in a crisp, interesting manner.

Always thorough and fair in your review. A complete product breakdown, new features vs previous version comparison and software options. Thanks, Aaron!

Wonderful video and a great breakdown between these two tablets!! I'd like to add my own two cents on this from personal experience: I've gone back and forth between the small and medium for the longest time. I've had far too many Wacom tablets, starting with a seemingly ancient Graphire 4 as my starter. The thing that people need to think about when they get one is not just how big your display is, but how do you draw? if you draw by rotating your wrist, the small would honestly be perfect for most people. But if you have a background in large canvas work, and use newsprint for practice for traditional work, you most likely draw using your whole arm, and the medium would be perfect for that. The other stipulation is, how often do you zoom in on your work in your program of choice? If you are using the small version and stay zoomed out, and have a large empty canvas set up, then yes, your cursor will be flying across the screen very quickly, because the small "active area" of the tablet needs to travel across the entire screen BUT...If you tend to zoom in while working, the small tablet works perfectly. I found that when I zoom in, the active area of the tablet and what's visible on the screen suddenly lines up perfectly. They both become pretty close to 1:1. By contrast, the medium tablet, while great for use when you are fully zoomed out, and wanting to get the gestural line down as you want it, becomes super obnoxious when you zoom in on a particular section of the illustration. It takes significantly longer to get from one side of the tablet to the other and forces you to use your entire arm during this process. Hopefully, that helps people looking for a tablet to buy. It's not just what size screen, it really comes down whether you like to draw with only your wrist, or the entire arm itself.

This review is so thorough and helped me arrive at my decision to invest in this tablet! Thank you for the extra tips on caring for this tablet. Will definitely be coming back for reviews on other products.

I'm still using my Wacom Intuos from 2002, and yes, the drivers are still updated and it works fine. Just looking for a little more sensitivity. There may be cheaper tablets on the market, but I'd never consider another company. Very thorough review, btw. Thanks.

I'm gonna start saving money to get the intuos medium, wish me luck!

Great review. You answered what I needed to know. It's so rare that happens in a review video. Thank you.

This is one of the best review videos I've seen on youtube for a while! Answered all my questions!

Got the time to finally watching one of your full review. Honestly I have not seen any other reviewers that can make better wacom reviews than you do!

Been considering buying this for a while, so thanks this was very helpful! Keep making videos

Awesome review, I've been looking for answers about the surface replacement/scratching (I just got the tablet as a gift), and as I was about to ask in the comments you went over it. Haven't been able to find it even in other reviews, 10/10. Thank you.

Wow this guy does such a wonderful work! Thank you no other channel does such a complete review keep up the good work

Oh Aaron. Your english sounds so perfect and is so clean without accent, therefore I do not need subtitles. :) By the way, thank you for your review :)

What an incredible video. Been looking to dip my toes into these but no review covered all of my questions and concerns as yours. Cheers

Thanks a lot for the honest review. Helped me decide to buy this for retouch and Capture One annotations in the studio, and I didn't go wrong. Kudos.

Got my questions answered! Thank you very much!

Dear Aaron, Love your review... and the little included "funny" moments ;-) Great job!! Thanks for your work!!

The first decent review I see about this tablet, I am going to buy now. You mentioned some details other reviewers omit.

great review! very informative. love how you included the bloopers in lol

Most helpful video I’ve watched so far for my level. I’m a Wacom newb doing research on what to get. Thank you

thank you Aaron. I like the way you presented the video in such a way that we see you draw with it and tell us how to set it up. It seems it's hard to find a video like that on graphics tablets. Cheers!

This is a very detailed and technical review! You are awesome!

Top notch. I was on the fence, now I am sold. Excellent review.

This video was extremely helpful! Thank you!

thank you so much for the great review, you covered everything I had doubts on!

Lol, I have the small one and I never knew there were nibs in the pen XD I bought extra pen nibs for 10$ when I didn't need too, oh well, extra nibs I guess

Nobody advises Krita? for illustration and Sketching is the best, is open source, cross-platform and has a beautiful interface, intuitive and much more complete than other commercial software for digital painting (Photoshop, Corel Paint and others). Krita also implements vector drawing tools, has a really good brush system, fantastic perspective guides and supports many formats. Use Krita! the only software bundled by Wacom is ArtRage (really nice to draw).

ive been looking specifically for this type of video thank you for this

You have really sorted out the query about walon tablet which I am search for. Definitely help everybody who willing to buy the wacom tablet. I had been thinking for quite a long time that it will work on 3d application or not, even there are many articles, where nothing mention about it. Thanx for ur informative video.

Hey Just wanted to say that my pen fell from the desk like a thousand times, it still looks and works like when I first got it😊

Thank you!. Your review is excellent, and is more than i expected from youtube. Really useful!

lit video man, really helped me figure out & learn my new intuos. appreciate you

Very nice review. To the point and great perspective. Thanks for sharing!

Aaron, thank you for this video. I am a math tutor and am weighing the Wacom Intuos Medium vs. Microsoft Surface Pro. Your video helps me to make an informed decision. --- Robert

Thank you for this review! I just bought the small one with no Bluetooth, but it’s still amazing! Awesome job!

Really liked this review. Informative and also funny :) thumbs up!

I just got my Wacom today...I am glad you have this video for us "newbies". Blessings.

Thank you so much for that informative review!! You helped me a lot with a choice of my first tablet!😊

Nice video man, you covered everything i wanted to know

Thanks a lot.. Best graphic tablet review ever👍🏼❤

I got one for christmas, this was extremely helpfull, thank u 😁😁😁

thanks for the review. very well done!

BEST VIDEO YET!!! GOOD JOB BUD!

Super thorough video! Thank you!

i am a beginner with the intuos bt s and this vid helps a lot thanks

Thank you for your detailed explanation 😊

Such an informative review thank you!

Hello. How is the response time of the wireless mode? I had the first bluetooth Intuos Pro tablet, but never liked the features as there was lag to my strokes. Also, do you really see a difference from 4000 vs 8000 pressure?

Hello! That was a really nice review, I enjoyed every moment of it! I have a question tho. I dont know if its better to buy Intuos M with bt or Intuos Pro S. There's no price difference , and I spend tons of hours on Illustrators, and want to start drawing too. Which one would you recommend?

This video is really helpful, thankyou!

Excellent review. I have the pistachio greenish colored medium intuos. It is very nice. When not in use for sculpting or painting, I use it as a mouse pad. since it is about the same size as a standard mouse pad. The mouse I use is a relatively inexpensive standard laser mouse made by NEXHT - it has some plastic padding on its bottom so it glides across the Intuos without and wear and tear (I used to just use my desk surface by the protective coat wears away pretty easily).

Thanks for all the information you provided in this video. I’m just now getting into all this fun stuff. I’ve been drawing for years on paper but want to try it on my computer. I actually just went out and bought this drawing tablet. Which of the 3 programs would you recommend a newbie. User friendly.

2:43 just seen your copy of final fantasy 7, good man :D aside that, great video, im glad i picked one of these up, so excited for it to arrive!

I started sketching digitally only 2 years ago. I currently work on a Intuos Pen&Touch small, and while I do enjoy the multi touch, I find that I often feel like the surface area runs out and often hit edges and have to lift my arm more often than I would like. My sketching and drawing has always been done on a sketch pad size so I think a medium size would suit me better. I also agree with the fact that while suing the wacom tablet with a laptop, as I use the smaller Macbook, the key shortcuts can be used more accurately for which ever function you're trying to do. So for me I think the selling point would be the bigger drawing active area, the 4k pen pressure levels(I'm curious as to how much of a difference it will be going form my 1k pen) and also the bundled software. The wireless feature will be nice too, but I see myself being tethered to my laptop anyway so I am just good with it. In conclusion, I really see why some people will miss the multi-touch feature because it is Intuitive to just rotate the canvas, pinch in and out to zoom and start drawing, but in my case, going from my smaller tablet to this would be an absolute upgrade because of all the features. Anyone else using their smaller laptops with this medium-size drawing tablet?

Quick question could this tablet be used for professional animation/cartooning? Similar to the intuos pro medium I'm debating between these 2

Thanks a lot for this video. It was very helpful.

I'm getting an intuos s for Christmas, which makes me extremely excited and happy! I have an adobe subscription ( for all the applications ), so I'll be using illustrator or Photoshop ( mostly photoshop though, since I love using gradients and illustrator doesn't make gradients as good as Photoshop does )!

I was about to buy the Intuos Art based on your review on it last time. Good thing I saw this new video. I think I should just buy this instead. Thanks again for the help.

Great review thanks, really helpful

Yass i think I’m getting this for Christmas and i cant wait!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆

This is some great content! Thanks a lot!

I just got my intuos pen small yesterday and I am a little lost with everything lol. Thank you for the video!

Thanks for the informative review. Question: Do you notice a lag when using blue tooth vs. usb?

wow. your reviews are amazing!

I'm about to upgrade to the 2018 Intuos Pro M, but I'm also partially considering this Intuos M instead for the lack of unnecessary bulk: all active area, no fluff. Would the Intuos M be just as good as the Intuos Pro M for a full-time pro workload, or would it be a noticeable downgrade between the two do to some feature or trait I'm overlooking--like stylus ergonomics? (I only use keyboard hotkeys, and don't use any brushes that make use of tilt sensitivity. Beyond that I assume it's just whether or not I have 3" of featureless bezels bulking out each end?)

I’m thinking about getting one for unity

went and bought the small w/o bluetooth and it felt better to use than the previous model for me anyway,i bought the new model as a side one,cause a screen tablet is my main for drawing,but a good review here :)

the idea of drawing on the tablet and watching the screen seems so difficult to me ! how long would you say it takes for someone to get use to that

Thank you for the information Sir!! i'm planning to buy intuos draw but i changed my mind and chose this instead.. Again Thank you!!

Dayum that was a really in-depth tutorial. It was worth the wait for this video

Awesome video sir, thank you very much👍🏻

Took me more than 2 years to replace the nib of my Intuos and I was kinda surpised it took that long. My tablet's rough surface is super worn down after use and there's a smooth, shiny circle in the middle of my tablet (which is a good thing as it can wear the nib longer due to less friction)

Hey , i want to buy the Intuos Medium and I was wondering , when i get the 3 softwares , can I use them on two computers ( not at the same time)? For example if my laptop stops working , can I use the programs on different one ?

does the small version without Bluetooth include the option for Clip Studio Paint, and is the full version? Also, my PC screen is 19 x 10.8 inches; how easy do you think it would be to draw with the small tablet on a screen of this size, and would you recommend it?

Not sure if anyone has experienced this one. I tried searching online but can't find the same instance. I am trying to calibrate via the Wacom Pen App and when the targets appear I cannot click them with the pen. I can draw normal with my editing apps but I am just not sure if it might also not be calibrated properly. Thank you in advance!

Is there a battery for the pen ? Should I always buy Nibs when they finish?

Luving this video dude thnx a lot💙

Hi, thanks for the video. Have a small doubt, for the bluetooth to work in a mac do I need to get a dongle?

I just got the small one recently and I want to know if the standard nibs will work in this tablet and fit in the pen (?). The wacom site says it works with previous generations but doesn’t specify if they work with the new CTL models. thx.

How long till it needs to be replaced and what would it look like when it does

Great review!

I have a previous wacom bamboo model cth-470 and the express keys on the sides could be configured for whether you're left or right handed when you first set it up, you just had to flip the tablet and that was it. I haven't been a fan of that placement on top since they've started doing it and I don't really understand why they chose to go that way. it's still on the side for the intuos pro as well. on the top just gets in the way!

It looks great, the thing is I just got a new tablet last week

+1 Like for all the funny accidents during the video. ;-)

Can you use other Wacom pens from different Wacom tablets or do you have to use a specific pen for each tablet. I'm just getting started in digital art and don't know anything lol.

Great review, thanks.

Hi. If I have MacBook and the laptop with Windows 7, can i use the wacom intuos for both of them?

Thank you this was so helpful

What prevented them from having the express keys centered at the bottom? Seems like there would be bess conflict with your drawing hand that way.

Which versions still have the hands on/touch functions for zoom and tilt?

I am thinking about getting this for my daughter who is very serious about her artwork; I am wondering about the software download that comes with this - she might upgrade her computer in a few months, would she be able to download the software on a new computer in the future if she already downloaded it on a different computer?

I'm going to buy my first wacom tablet because i'm starting to use ZBrush and i've heard that with this programe you work more confortable with a tablet. I'm not going to use it to draw or anything like that(at least in this moment), i just want it to do 3D sculpting with ZBrush and i want to know if with this model would work fine, i mean if it would be confortable to work in the table with all the rotations and movings in the 3D area you have to do in the programe to see your model. So my question is, this model works fine with ZBrush?

i have older version of this wacom intuos pen and touch tab.. i want to know that 4k level pressure pen will work on my model

Thanks for the video, I got mine today. Would like to know any other pen can we change?

NeonKraken So I have a question: I want to get a graphics tablet that I can use for osu! and digital art that’s under $150. For the most part, I’ve narrowed it down to the CTH-480 and this (CTL4100). So it seems like the easy decision would be to go with the CTH-480 because so many ranked players use it and there are so many great reviews about it. My only issue is this: it’s nine years old, whereas the newer Intuos (CTH-4100) just came out last year. Are there any advantages to the 4100 besides the fact that it is newer? Will the 480 be outdated soon? Is it still good for digital art? Thanks.