When it comes to illustration on the computer, artists have had few choices: Scanning, which requires touch-up work (and, if necessary, vector traces); drawing with a mouse or trackpad; or, the ...

The iPad is blessed with several excellent apps for drawing and painting using tools that mimic the look of real art supplies. Of the ones I’ve tried, my favorite is Autodesk’s SketchBook Pro–and it ...

Instead of fingers, how about a pen? Wacom, maker of pen-based tablets, has made their stylus for the iPad. We go hands-on. Scott Stein Editor at Large I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009.

Over the years, several companies have tried to make the digital pen happen. Today, a new outfit has added itself to that list: Wacom, which has introduced a digital sketch pen. What distinguishes ...