Wacom Intuos3 Airbrush - digital pen ( ZP400E )

by Wacom

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 3.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0006698PQ
• Item model number: ZP400E
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #14 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Digital Pens
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2007

Product Description

A digital pen with a variable control wheel in addition to pen tip pressure-sensitivity and tilt and bearing sensing. The high resolution finger wheel can be used to dynamically control airbrush ink flow, brush size, opacity, or other brush characteristics in Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and other applications. Ships with a free pen stand. System Requirements: Intuos3 accessories are designed using Wacom s patented cordless, battery-free technology. They are for use on Intuos3 tablets only and will not work on Intuos or Intuos2 tablets. Also compatible with the Cintiq 21UX.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needed if you do a lot of airbrush work. - Nice if it didn't feel so flimsy, March 3, 2007

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blair "masterblair" (West Hollywood, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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Note...off the bat this is made for Intuos 3 and Quintos Wacom Tablets...it wont work for an other tablets.

I opened the package and thought...hey I just paid money for a tablet pen with a wheel on it...what a jip. Yet after I got to play with it I could see how it will make my life easier doing painting and drawing. True you can use the Wacom pen to do airbrush...but controlling the digital paint flow is far easier using the wheel so I can concentrate on creating my artwork. True you can probably set up one of your Wacom Tablet Sliders to change the flow of paint (I actually don't know if this is possible...I already use my sliders for other important stuff I don't want to reassign) but if you can't map it to a slider...then the pain of changing the flow manually in Photoshop AND Painter would really slow my down. So I ended up thinking it was money well spent...yet I wish (this is what I knock them down for) that the pen felt a little less...flimsy. A real airbrush...which is normally made of metal and having just a bit of heft and solidity to it I find it a tad disconcerting to use the digital airbrush and then go back and use a real airbrush...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 for what it does, May 15, 2007

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Dwellin "Dwellin" (Lincoln, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wacom Intuos3 Airbrush - digital pen ( ZP400E ) (Personal Computers)

I am thrilled with my digital pen, it has made working with my art tablet extremely easy and I find that I can get my artwork done quicker using it. Before I ordered the pen, I did read a review saying that they also liked their pen, but warned that the pen itself felt 'cheap'. That I would have to agree with, for what one pays for it, the feel of it is, disappointingly, like a dime-store quality toy. However, I can and do overlook that fact since I love the outcome of my work. The pen that came with my art tablet has a nicer feel in my hand but I don't like to use it, it is harder for me to work with. If you can overlook the cheap plastic feel of the product and focus on the things you can do with it, then this is a good investment.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Money well spent!, June 13, 2007

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Abdulwahab Marafi (Kuwait) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wacom Intuos3 Airbrush - digital pen ( ZP400E ) (Personal Computers)

Being an artist myself, I can say that the feel of the brush in my hand is pretty important, whether working on digital art or otherwise. However, after getting this airbrush pen I realized that it has a very well-designed shape and weight.
It shouldn't be any heavier, it shouldn't include any more metal and it shouldn't feel other than what it is now. Yes, the Wacom Intuos3 pen that comes with the tablet is slightly heavier, but barely makes a difference. How you use it is what makes that difference.
I say if you're buying this, then it's money well spent.
I gave it 4 stars because nothing can be THAT perfect! But I loved it!