Review on 🎨 Parblo Coast10 10.1" Digital Pen Tablet Display Drawing Monitor with Cordless and Battery-Free Pen: A Must-Have for Artists! Plus 4-Port USB3.0 Hub and Glove Included by Tammy Marie

Art is just a hobby for me, so I couldn't afford an expensive Wacom. The fact that a Wacom of this size is twice the size made me look for cheaper alternatives. I wanted quality, but I was willing to accept the fact that anything I could get for half the price of a Wacom would probably be half as good. Basically, I was prepared for it to be very cheap and not work very well at all. I was positively surprised. It's very light and I think a lot of people think that light weight means cheap. They say "it's cheaply made" just because it's easy. However, I don't think it's cheap. When I paint on it, it feels rock solid and I don't hesitate to rest my hand on it while I paint. The pen is also small and light, and after getting used to drawing with mechanical pencils, I actually prefer this small pen size to the chunky Wacom size. It comes with a disc that I haven't used, I actually got the software from the Parblo website. , which I highly recommend as there is an install order for them which the site tells you the CD can't do. It took quite a while to set up, I had it up and running within 15 minutes of landing the box on my porch. Connection is via a USB cable that requires 2 slots on your computer. I have six in the back and three more in the front so that wasn't a problem for me. However, they also include a free USB hub, which is a great bonus and perfect for people who, like me, might not be drowning in empty USB slots. I particularly like how you actually open the little lid to plug the USB connector into the tablet and then close it, which protects the USB connector there so you can't accidentally pull it off if you tug on it. This is just one example of the attention to detail I appreciate about this product. They also included a screen protector which I couldn't snap on. It's not because of the product, it's because of me alone. I have a cat and a dog so the idea of putting a screen protector in that place is ridiculous. I tried anyway (always). They also contained something I didn't know about but after just one day of love. This is a small two finger microfiber glove that fits over your hand and covers your pinky and ring finger so you don't get the tablet surface dirty while drawing. As someone who hates fingerprints on everything, I love this piece and wear it every time I paint. The screen is 10.1 and I was worried it would be too small to work on. It's quite small, but once you have an art program the size disappears pretty quickly. I'm currently using GIMP (I've ordered Manga Studio 5, it's coming tomorrow) and while it works well, the fact that there are toolboxes floating around has always been a disappointment to me, and the small screen makes it really difficult because it's so compressed the toolbars strong. Even though I got this working for 15 minutes, I didn't draw for 15 minutes. I couldn't get the pressure sensitivity to work. At first I seized on the idea that it was Parblo's fault and was ready to denounce it. I spent over an hour trying to find solutions to these problems. However, it turns out that this is not because of the tablet, but because of the program. The latest version of GIMP isn't very "tablet friendly" in the sense that it doesn't work well with anything other than Wacom. After over an hour of frustrating Googling, I stumbled across the forum to try and install GIMP 2.6, a slightly older version. I did it and now it works like a dream. I didn't have to fiddle with any settings, once I got a pressure sensitivity of 2.6 it just worked automatically. So my guess is that the people commenting here that it doesn't work with GIMP didn't find the solution I found (which doesn't surprise me, I almost gave up). This tablet is great and is especially good for the hobbyist or artist on a budget. I think if you are a serious artist planning to make serious money from your artwork and produce work of the highest quality, you might want to look at the larger formats, 22 inches or so. But for those who can't afford an $800 to $1,500 artist tablet, this could be the perfect solution. I've seen several comments stating that their tablets came with dead pixels. This hasn't happened to me, the screen is crystal clear and the picture quality is actually better than my main monitor (which is actually an old 1080p TV, not a computer monitor). You can set up your tablet to mirror your monitor or act as a second (third or fourth) monitor. I decided to get a second monitor so I can watch YouTube or Netflix tutorials while I work. So I personally give it 5 stars. It's far from the best tablet out there, but for the price and what it's all about, I think it exceeds all expectations. I love it and would recommend it to anyone who wants to try this tablet or anyone who wants the same thing on a smaller budget!