Cintiq 16 Drawing Tablet with Screen, 15.4" Full HD Display Graphic Arts Tablet Includes Pro Pen 2 w/Tilt Response, Graphic Design Animation Display Pad for Mac, PC

Recently I bought an Intuos Pro M, after buying a cheap competitor which was worthless. . ( I have an older Wacom tablet and wanted to upgrade ) . I have using tablets for decades and always accepted the limitations. But the Pro Pen 2 really blew me away. So I decided to buy a drawing display. I was looking for something in the 22 inch range.. but 1920 x 1080 seemed too much of a tradeoff.. I think we are at a point in display technology where higher resolution will become very affordable for companies to incorporate into lower end consumer products. ( much like when flat screen technology and HD first started to become cheap ).... I opted for portability. I really like the Wacom One, but I didn't want to give up the Pro Pen 2.. which is really a major decision point ( unless android is something you must have ). The Cintiq 16 is perfect.. Light. Drawing area is a standard laptop screen size... the overall dimensions put it at the size of a 17 inch laptop... ( I stopped getting 17 inch laptops because it was not fun lugging around.. and bag selection is not great ). For the Cintiq 16 I will suffer with the size to drag it around. Setup was easy.. real easy with Windows 10.. I already had the Intuos Pro setup... so my desktop didn't need anything... my laptop wanted a newer driver.. I don't like the cable setup. My laptop does not have an HDMI port.. it is all USB-C... so I had to use a USB hub that Lenovo makes... it had everything on it.. but I had an issue with it seeing the Cintiq as a generic pnp monitor.. ( which I didn't notice utnil the Wacom driver wouldn't let me change display settings. ).. Turns out the fix was easy... I had to do a complete power down of the laptop.. so the hub would reset.. ( took me a while to find this solution.. very common with usb hubs ). But it worked. The cable though.. I wish there were an option to just get a USB-C cable. I would even buy it as an add on... The display on the Cintiq and color is not professional grade, but it is good enough. I have my laptop and desktop displays if I really need to tweak a drawing. The HD on a 16 inch looks great. Lag? I use Corel Painter.. My desktop is high end.. no problem... Laptop is not a gaming system, but it is also not a low end system.. It has an NVIDIA GPU... So no lag either... Could I stream videos and use Painter and not have pen lag... probably not. ( with my Intous Pro I do get lag if I get crazy with having a youtube video up while trying to draw.. with the Cintiq I have had videos up and it didn't lag. might be that Intuos has multi touch ). one other minor thing I noticed.. The Cintiq looks better if it is an extended display and not duplicated. not sure if it is my desktop system and drivers for my graphics cards.. maybe I need to tweak something.. but it is a cleaner and sharper screen if it is on its own and not duplicated. Drawing Experience - The pro pen 2 and this screen are incredible. The feel is great.. I really adjusted my pressure curves.. and it is like drawing with a feather. It was not fun and took a while in Painter, but I really played with the curves for the brushes. Even if you just buy this and use this as a drawing tablet and use your monitor... it is worth it. It is a much smoother experience than the intous .. and for me I get more range out of the pen sensitivity. This does not have multi-touch.. which I like using for navigating the drawing and zooming... This is where I use the Intous Pro.. it makes a nice remote with the express keys .. and the touch ring.. . but I have my multi touch functionality with the Intous pro. and since it is bluetooth I don't have another cord. Not sure if someday the Wacom drivers will complain about this setup.. but for now it is nice. This a solid product. I think real professional artists might find the color range limiting, but not the drawing experience. Part of the premium price is the pro pen 2, and it is worth it.

The 16" basic model is really all you need if you're a professional digital illustrator or even entry level hobbyist. THE GOOD: Firstly we can all agree the price is the best thing about this. For the first time Wacom made an entry level product to an otherwise premium line of drawing tablets. That's great on the wallet and also the mind if you travel a lot with it unlike when I carried around the $2.7k Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 16" and nearly had a heart attack every time my laptop bag took a fall. I'm not saying it's disposable but you might feel more confident using it as naturally as you'd throw around a sketchbook for what that's worth. It's very lightweight. For once Wacom did a good job consolidating the cords to one main cord from the device which branches into three (Power, USB, HDMI) The power brick isn't too hefty. This paired with a laptop and it's power brick will take up a whole carrying case. I use this on the couch at home and a mere single cord coming out of the back is hardly noticeable. I LOVE that it has two lil legs that pop out propping the Cintiq at the perfect angle. I can't complain enough about trying to find a good stand for the Wacom Mobile Studio Pro. I have a heavy hand and lean into the Cintiq pretty hard and these legs are built to withstand it. Previous Cintiqs have had horrible bezel, understandably partly due to shortcut buttons on the sides but come on. The basic Cintiq 16" model doesn't have any and therefore the bezel is bearable, this doesn't feel clunky carrying it around with a laptop or sitting on my desk. I can even prop it up and slide it into the bookshelf when I'm not using it to save space. THE MEH: As mentioned before, there are no shortcut buttons. I'd personally list that as a pro but some of y'all have grown dependent on them. I have been using custom macro pads and the Wacom Express Key instead for some time so for me it was a great trade off; no buttons, small form factor. Others might disagree. Some would also argue that the screen resolution is a downgrade. I'm used to my Cintiq 22HD so having two devices both at 1920x1080 made it easy to switch between the two. Otherwise I would go from the 22HD to the Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 16" which had some stupid crazy resolution and it messed me up for a couple reasons. I do fine line inking at 100% zoom in Photoshop which looks totally different on higher resolutions. Also the Photoshop UI, menu placement and text size will change depending on resolution. Personally I don't care but if your work consists of editing high resolution photography/painting with a wider color gamut, then reconsider the higher models. THE UGLY: Nothing so far. This is honestly the best Cintiq I've owned. You wanna talk cons? Before this I was an early adopter of Wacom's Companion, their first all-in-one device, and although it failed me on a few levels I figured it was only to be expected from Wacom's first gen tech. Boy was I wrong, after I sat out the Companion 2 and splurged for the unforgivably awful Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 16" it became clear Wacom lost their damn minds. Mistakes were made. BUT these were used as MOBILE digital drawing devices. An important distinction when comparing them to this Cintiq 16" simply as a drawing tablet tethered to a PC. I still use my Cintiq 22HD at home for heavy work mainly because it's bigger and the large scale of the artwork I'm creating. If my back hurts I like to use it on the couch with my laptop. But this beautiful Cintiq 16" is so minimally perfect that if I didn't already have my 22" it'd be my primary device at home as well as abroad. It's clear Wacom suffered some sort of stagnant complacency after having a monopoly on tablet tech for so many years. If I had to guess this entry level Cintiq model is a response to other capable tablet brands coming in hot on their heels. It's a flinching plea to the users who were drawn away to the iPadPro/iPencil/Procreate which I admittedly tried after the Mobile Studio Pro failed so hard. But this beautifully simple 16" model might just do the trick.

This pen display is more or less perfect, especially given the price. Before purchasing this display I tried the Huion Kamvas pro 13, which was just a total disaster. The driver's calibration tool literally doesn't work (Google it!) so if you don't have an adequate calibration out of the box you're out of luck. The pen didn't activate until you pressed down with some force, so it made light sketching impossible. The anti-glare "grainy" look on this display is stronger than its competitors, but that's par for the course on IPS panels. If you've never used an IPS panel with anti-glare before it might take some getting used to: You may even think the panel is ugly. Unfortunately there's not a ton that can be done about this, as the pros outway the cons of using a matte finish for a pen display. Either you get this grainy look or you get glare and huge smudging from your hands as you draw. Competitors such as Huion send a "Drawing Glove" with their product to combat this issue, but honestly i'll just take the glare reduction layer every time. Maybe in the future the technology will advance far enough to where we find a solution without any cons. Some advice to anyone buying this display: Googling "Wacom cintiq drivers" and finding the driver installation page isn't the place to go for setting up this display. The download page has you download the app that is on the microsoft store and will give you a message telling you to install the pen drivers to use it. At first this surprised me, and I couldn't find the driver, then I realized that I should really just read the included documentation in the product's actual box before anything else. What you really need to do is look at the quick start guide which directs you to wacom.com/start, then select that you purchased a "Cintiq" (it just says Cintiq, not cintiq 13 pro or 16 pro etc etc, wacom calls this model just "Cintiq"). Once you've installed the drivers and hooked it all up you might find the brightness of the display lacking. I know I did, and it turns out there's actually a brightness slider in Wacom Desktop Center! Once I upped the brightness it was perfect. In all honesty this pen display will be more than enough for anyone short of a true professional who requires perfect color, huge screen real-estate or larger resolution. I don't feel limited in any way by this pen display, the pen is perfectly accurate (And backwards compatible with my Grip Pen from my older Intuos Pro, in case i want the older Felt tips!), the resolution never feels like a limiting factor and I don't notice any parallax literally at all. The only thing I will say is that the display's size is a little awkward. It's slightly too large to be truly portable (then again, it does require HDMI, power and USB, so it's never going to be truly portable) and slightly too small to be a true additional monitor. If you require either of those use cases, look to a different display. It's perfect for me who already has a multi-display setup and i'm using this pen display for drawing only, but this isn't going to see the same kind of use that those other displays do, unlike the 24 inch model which I may have been able to use with an arm mount to truly replace one of my displays.

After using this thing for a year I'm ready to give my two cents. I primarily use the cintiq for concept art and design. I do alot of line drawings and some painting. There is really only one downside I've come across when using the cintiq 16. If color accuracy is a primary concern of yours, this screen will not be able to deliver the same range as a high quality 4k monitor. That doesn't have to be a deal breaker as long as you keep these limitations in mind when working. Chances are, if color accuracy is that important for your work you will already have a good screen to check color anyway. Now for the good. This is an excellent product and a great bang for your buck. You will not regret this investment. It's worth every penny. No matter your skill level, this product can do just about anything you could ask of it. It has all the necessary features you'd want of a pen display and it works great right out of the box. Drawing on this thing is a dream. If your someone who likes the feel of drawing on paper, I think you will find the surface of the cintiq 16 a comfortable fit. It's got just enough tooth on it without sacrificing image clarity on the screen. There is some parallax around the edges, but it never gets in the way of the work. I cannot stress enough how great this thing is for drawing especially. The pen sensitivity is the closest I've felt to working with paper and pencil. It's really shocking how good the pen sensitivity is on this device. If your a stickler for draftsmanship this pen will not disappoint. The screen size is also pretty great. 16 inches seems to be a perfect size for a device like this. It's small enough to move around and store somewhere safe when it's not in use. It's also big enough to work on without zooming in and out all the time. Your comfort level may vary depending on your desk and chair setup, but in my case I haven't really felt the need to buy the separate adjustable stand. The built in legs that fold out on the bottom have been sufficient. The cable connection plugged in the back of the device is beautifuly designed to stay locked in place and not be susceptible to damage from moving the device around. Whenever I'm not using it, It's easy to just pick up and rest it against the side of my desk. It's wonderful. Wacom drivers, despite some occasional bugs, are the best I've used. You will not find a more customizable experience. They really are the gold standard when it comes to pen displays. You get what you pay for with these products. I've used cheaper pen displays in the past and the software was light-years behind Wacom. It doesn't matter how good the display is if the software doesn't work. Period. I've used Wacom products for many years and they deliver a consistent and stable software experience. I hope you found this helpful. It's a great product that I'm happy to own. I think you will too.

So this was my first ever pen display drawing tablet. I'm messed with some models from Huion before but never got personal time with one until I ordered this bad boy. Off the cuff I can tell you as a beginner digital artist, this has been a spectacular piece of hardware that I'm really happy I purchased. Not that it doesn't have a few small, non-flattering issues, it's still very much capable of helping you crank out some professional, digital work! Setup was simple, included instructions get you playing with your new toy in minutes. This was also my first time using the new Wacom pen, and I gotta be honest, it feels AMAZING. It addressed every issue I had with the last model. The eraser bit was a bit wonky, but I never planned on using it anyways. But it works typically how you would think it should, no extra configuration required on any program I've tried. Speaking of, it didn't handle Clip Studio really well at first, but I found it it was in my error with setting, so I had resolved quickly enough, and drawing soon after I set it up. But aside from all that, there were a couple things that stuck out to me. The parallax effect of the glass screen and the screen underneath was definitely present. There was an obvious gap between the two that the me off a bit at first, but I got used to it after a while. However, it gets pretty bad when I use the pen near the borders of the screen. Not too huge of a deal as I typically won't be drawing near the screen's edge anyway. But it still seemed concerning that control wasn't 1:1 across the screen. Pros *Easy to setup *Incredibly responsive pen tip and input *Works well with my copy of Clip Studio on Windows 10 74bit. *Driver software, of which I'm already familiar with, is amazing with plenty of features and options Cons *The parallax effect of the screen is pretty bad imo, specifically near the edges

The 16 inch tablet is a large enough screen for most artists in my opinion. Having a screen larger than this would be an inconvenience. I highly recommend this tablet. I almost went with a more affordable brand such and XPPEN or Huion but decided to spend the extra money to get a Wacom tablet. I don't regret this decision. This tablet is the most beautiful piece of technology I own, it is designed in a way that makes the tablet itself look like a work of art. It is extremely high quality. The pen is comfortable to use, even with my very small hands. I recommend buying and artist glove if you typically draw with your hand resting on the screen. The matte finish on the screen makes it a little harder to glide the skin of your hand across it while pulling a line. The glove would solve this problem. I used to draw on an iPad screen with apple pencil and switching from that to this tablet is like night and day. This tablet makes it feel like you are drawing on paper. The display is stunning and color accurate. The software was a breeze to set up and use. The buttons on the pen are very useful for shortcuts. Using this tablet is so enjoyable that it has made me enjoy making art so much more than before. I can see this tablet lasting me several years at the very least. 10/10.

I'm already in love with it, but this review also serves as a comparison to what I upgraded it from (for perspective) which was the Cintiq 13HD. The size, weight, shape of it - all as expected. The one physical button on the screen is the power button - which is instantaneous compared to the 13HD which required a press and HOLD to turn it on/off. (The 13HD had physical buttons on the left side for programable shortcuts. I never, ever, used them. I tried - could not get my hands to cooperate. I am used to one hand on my keyboard instead). However, upon powering on, it does take a second and is "starting up", so the downtime is the same. The screen feels nice, the same sort of matte paper feel I'm used to. The resolution, to me, is whatever. It's no better/worse than my monitor or the old one, to me. And it's not something I was looking to change either. I knew what I was getting into there. (it's 1920x1080) I've actually had way more reliability with instantaneous workability. Previous tablet took calibration and setting changes and all this. The moment this one turned on, it recognized the screen as the tablet and everything just worked. Even upon reboot, for about 10 seconds it thought the pen was on my monitor and then -boop- right back where it was supposed to be. I'm not one to use software trials included with the purchase - because I already have software i use and prefer. But there has been confusion I've seen with other's thinking that when they say that, for example, Clip Studio is included, it's the full product. No, it's a free trial. OH! So, the 13HD came with an included stand that offered 3 levels of incline to work with. Which was great. This COMES with only 1, the little feet that are included with the tablet. I was not having that, so I did budget for, and purchase, the 'sold separately' stand for it - which is also phenomenal. All in all, I had the 13HD for over a decade of perfect workability. It still works. So far nothing about what I'm working with here leads me to believe this will be any different, and I hope to get many years out of it. (Though I will update if something does go awry)

Amazing drawing tablet with a beautiful display and smooth screen. A huge upgrade from my Wacom Cintiq Pro 13. Must have for aspiring animators and artists alike. I have yet to utilize this more after having it for over a year. The life span of my previous model lasted 6-7 years and I trust that this one will last even longer. I highly suggest pairing this with a Parblo monitor stand. This is a giant sized monitor and is suited for larger spaces. I have made some great pieces with this, however. Despite being short and feeling tiny while drawing on it. My only gripe is the lack of pen nibs, the Cintiq 13 had nibs with it in the pen holder compartment. You have to order more nibs if you run out. That does not change my rating of this absolute beast, though.