The Wacom Inkling (opens in new tab) comprises three parts: a wireless digital receiver you attach to the edge of the paper or sketchbook you’re drawing on; a protective case that also doubles as the Inkling’s storage unit and charger; and a matching ballpoint pen with wireless tip that captures your pen strokes.
The pen offers up to 1,024 levels of sensitivity so can easily detect how hard it is being pressed down on the paper. You can even use the Wacom Inkling to create layers in the digital file while sketching.
When you’ve finished drawing, all you have to do is connect the Wacom Inkling wireless receiver to a USB port on your Mac or PC and then transfer, edit, delete and add or remove layers to your sketches using the supplied Inkling Sketch Manager software.
You can also import them into Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS6 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions), Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 6 or save them as vector and bitmap files.
Competition time
To take part in our exclusive Wacom Inkling competition simply tweet @computerarts (opens in new tab) with your answer to the question below using the hashtag #winawacom
Q: Which software packages is the Inkling now compatible with?
The Wacom Inkling winner will be chosen at random from the correct entries received by 12 noon GMT on Monday 17 December 2012. We’ll DM you if you’re lucky enough to win, so make sure you check your messages. One more thing: be sure to check out our all-important competition rules (opens in new tab).
Good luck!
