The vendor has retained the services of RMIT animation student Sacha Byrning to create some unique artworks on the Wacom Cintiq 21UX interactive tablet housed on its stand, which it is then using to print greeting cards featuring his designs.
   
The interactive pen display consists of a 21-inch wide LCD screen and a cordless battery-free pen, which the manufacturer envisages being used in image retouching, design production, and even in the health care industry.
   
The 21UX model incorporates on-tablet programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips technology, increased pressure sensitivity, pen tilt sensitivity, tool ID technology, and compatability with Intuos3 devices and accessories.
   
Byrning was also quick to praise the 21UX’s easy-to-use design. “It usually takes a while to get used to writing on a tablet, but this one’s good because you can actually see what you write,” Byrning said, having only had prior experience with tablets that required looking at another screen to see what how the penwork is being transmitted.
   
Byrning said the tablet could even have its applications in his chosen field of study, particularly in the area of pre-production and creating concept designs.
   
“It’s great if you’re into illustrations,” he said.

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