Illustrator Shan Jiang explains what he looks for in a drawing tablet

Shan Jiang and XPPen drawing tablet art; a leopard in armour
(Image credit: Shan Jiang / XPPen)

Chinese artist Shan Jiang came to my attention with the illustrations he creates for XPPen's range of drawing tablets, including the new Artist Pro 19 (Gen 2) that depicts an armoured leopard in the artist's clean line art and watercolour style.

Shan's other clients include Apple, Mondo and Nike, but as he has an XPPen connection, who better to ask how to choose from the best drawing tablets, and which you need, than this acclaimed artist?

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Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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