Pros & Cons
Pros
The xp-pen artist 12 is a capable and beginner tablet for those we are new to the tablet world. The initialization process is fairly standard as most other drawing tablets are.
Cons
The screen is dull and the colours are muted. It leaves jagged bits of line everywhere. Even if you draw a straight line it has little oscillations in it.
Highlights
Quality
Excellent product and fantastic customer service i have had this for over a month and i am extremely happy with.
I decided to buy one to get my feet wet with digital painting and i'm very satisfied with the tablet.
The overall hardware design is plain but clean and the overall physical build quality is adequate but it's nothing to write hom... Read More
≡ other considerationsi should also point it out that while the 3-in-1 usb cable seems convenient, it's also proprietary and if... Read More
Price
Overall i am just really impressed with what is here for the price.
Packaging/appearance
Now i can actually look at the screen on the table and pinpoint exactly what i want on the screen!
We've not noticed any lag between drawing and display on the screen.
Competitiveness
Another super nice advantage is that it comes with a free anti-fouling glove, and 2 pens whereas competitors would only give you 1.
It comes with a screen protector that has an anti-glare layer that has a subtle paper feel texture.
This is unfortunate as the artist 12 could also be used a secondary monitor to your windows laptop/pc or android phone (or use ... Read More
It's not a well thought-out and well-designed pen (you'd think they would get this figured out already).
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We are using using the usb c cable connection instead
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cheaper tablets often do not have the laminated display
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The included 3 in 1 cable needs 2x usb ports and an hdmi port basically power data and display
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once plugged in it functions like a secondary monitor would except with the pen functionality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If your pc or laptop has usbc you can instead use a single usbc cable for powerdatadisplay
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A usbc cable is not included though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Although its advertised as a drawing tablet it can work as a small secondary monitor for your pc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First thing first this is not a standalone drawing tablet that requires a computer desktop laptop tabletspads etc in order to function