Wacom Art Pen (KP701E2)

I indulged myself because of retirement coming, and got this wonderful Art pen. It makes way more use of the brush technology an many axes. That not only applies to the tablet it's self, but the software capabilities. The art pen rotates, tilts, and shades. And much more. If you find it distracting when doing plain old brushstrokes, then just use you other pen for that. But, other than getting a $100 airbrush, this pen is the ultimate in painting experience right now with my Wacom Intuos 4, and Painter/Photoshop. There is limited support in Illustrator, and does work with Elements.The barrel is wider, there is an eraser, and the nibs it came with are both for Intuos4 or one of the Clintique tablets. I'm buying a set of nibs from Wacom specifically for this pen... for backup. I understand nibs wear down fast on Intuos 4 surface.I prefer buying Wacom products from Amazon because of price, and info about product. Unfortunately, Wacom has not made their site user-friendly. Finding stuff is confusing there.I found this on with Prime for less than another one of the same on Amazon. This one had more reviews. If not for reviews, I feel uncomfortable buying.Easy setup, great product! Now my teacher will see better brushstrokes from me.

This is a pretty neat stylus to have for a more natural digital painting experience. While not important for my workflow, I wanted to have the option of using brush rotation while painting.It feels a bit sturdier to me than the pro pen (not that the pro pen feels flimsy or cheap, but the art pen does seem more solid somehow). Comes with a pen holder and 10 additional nibs (5 of them are like what's installed and the other 5 are chisel tipped).I had some issues at first with the beginning of curved strokes being straight regardless of the direction I was moving the pen. I ended up rolling back the Wacom driver to 6.3.17-3 and that fixed it for me.I'll close by saying that the biggest benefit of the pen is the brush rotation. So if you don't care for it, then you are probably not missing out on much, particularly compared to the pro pen.

There are niche situations where you will benefit or use the turn feature that is available in some programs with brushes that are made for it (like pale knives, fan brushes etc.). However, I was blown away how much more different it feels in my hand compared to the standard Wacom pen. The grib, flow, and just how it rests in my fingers is far better, and I loved the standard pen.Worth the money based on the feel of the pen alone, in my opinion. Actually feels better quality than the standard pen. Came with a nice set of nibs, I had to put in the pen holder that came with it.

Not perfect imho, bought it for the rotation and it does do that, but "launching a stroke", it becomes a bit problematic (at least so far) on how the thing is going to put a stroke to the page.Not it's fault, not sure how to "direct" the initial angle myself.Sturdy built, I've thrown it across the room in frustration before (more with Clip Paint than the stylus) and it has survived.But biggest complaint, I have smallish hands, and it's quite a bit larger than I would like to deal with for extended periods.

Well, it's a Wacom pen, so I'll maybe have a problem with it in 10 years, if I'm unlucky.

I could not wait to receive my very own Wacom Art Pen to use with my Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet!I had the opportunity to use the pen when I attended the HOW Design Conference in Denver and LOVED it!As a digital artist, graphic and web designer with a foundation in traditional art- this pen provides me the best of both worlds- traditional art and digital art. It allows me to work digitally (within Photoshop CS5) with the same results you can expect from traditional media- watercolor, oil paint, etc... I can mix colors with all kinds of brushes and apply a variety of strokes - taking advantage of the pressure sensitive and tilt/bearing of the pen. It is very natural and requires little to no learning curve to use if you are used to painting traditionally and/or have used another Wacom pen.I just LOVE it and recommend it to anyone working digitally and/or anyone who wishing to use their traditional painting skills in a digital application. I would also be great for students learning painting concepts (with out all the mess of using actual paint). The simulation of the real thing is incredible! Wacom KP701E2 Intuos4 Art Pen with Stand

Pros:1) Rotation!2) Comes with it's own supply of nibs and a stand3) Newer versions of Photoshop and also Painter support this pen as well as indicate the rotation position of the brush before you make a markCons:1) Expensive but absolutely necessary if you make your own brushes and need the flexibility2) Thicker tip - This is good and bad, I'm glad you can use a regular pointed pen tip but I prefer the thin quality of the original pen that came with the i4.I use a lot of strange shaped brush tips so having the rotation ability is phenomenal. Also, Photoshop finally allows us to see the brush rotation in the brush ghost image so you can tell where your brush is positioned before you start drawing. Between this and the thicker barrel, works great.

Works perfectly! Very grateful to have it! I was worried it wouldn't be compatible with my Wacom Intuos Pro but it most certainly is! Great buy!