The Art Pen adds rotation to tilt and pressure sensitivity to expand the horizons of creative expression. Take full advantage of the Art Pen’s power to simulate a marker or calligraphy pen to create beautiful designs.
Applications that take advantage of the rotation function
Corel has designed five new brushes specifically for use with the Art Pen.
Discover the power of your Art Pen with a collection of 5 new painter brushes!
If you are using PainterIX, the ‘Art Pen Brush Pack’ can be downloaded from Corel by clicking on the link below. http://apps.corel.com/painterix/lp/wacom_6d_pen/index.html Please note that the above URL links to Corel's USA website and includes a link to purchase the Art Pen in North America ONLY.
Read Renderosity’s article on techniques for using the Art Pen with Painter IX’s brush set the article shows you how to use the rotation ability with other brushes too!
Creating richer expressive ability for the professional artist.
Two types of wide nibs create rotational ability
The standard or felt nibs are connected to dual coils that allow the tablet to determine the angle of rotation. Using the felt nib, the Art Pen simulates that actual feel of a real marker or brush. Combined with Corel Painter IX, the range of brush styles are endless!
Calligraphy is the art of fine handwriting, and now, the beauty of calligraphy can be created digitally! The Art Pen was specifically designed after markers and calligraphic pens in order to take advantage of their expressive capabilities. You will be stunned by what you can do by combining pressure and tilt sensitivity with a 360-degree rotational ability! (See the Creativepro.com article "Painter How-To: Use Modern Methods for an Ancient Art"
for details on digital calligraphy using the Art Pen.)
