WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.170 --> 00:00:05.070 This tablet is completely independent and doesn’t need to plug into a computer or 00:00:05.070 --> 00:00:06.690 laptop to work. 00:00:06.690 --> 00:00:11.860 Made by Simbans, the PicassoTab is a 10 inch tablet computer designed for hobby artists 00:00:11.860 --> 00:00:13.780 and art students. 00:00:13.780 --> 00:00:17.660 If you’re not familiar with tablet computers, they’re basically giant phones. 00:00:17.660 --> 00:00:19.980 This one runs on the Android system. 00:00:19.980 --> 00:00:24.881 The downside to the “giant phone” thing is you can only install apps to draw with 00:00:24.881 --> 00:00:29.180 - you’re not going to get a full version of Photoshop or SAI or Toon Boom on here. 00:00:29.180 --> 00:00:34.050 The upside is there are tons of good free apps for drawing on the Google Play store, 00:00:34.050 --> 00:00:38.200 plus any other apps or games you might want for work or for fun. 00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:40.999 Let’s get the stats up on screen. 00:00:40.999 --> 00:00:46.019 Professional artists will find the PicassoTab pen’s low pressure sensitivity limiting. 00:00:46.019 --> 00:00:50.199 This style of artwork is especially hard to make - I’m using an example I drew with 00:00:50.199 --> 00:00:51.709 a different tablet. 00:00:51.709 --> 00:00:54.709 Sketchy art styles like this are much easier to do. 00:00:54.709 --> 00:00:59.269 If you’re a professional you’re probably only going to use the PicassoTab for sketching. 00:00:59.269 --> 00:01:02.469 Turn the sketches into final artwork on a desktop computer tablet. 00:01:02.469 --> 00:01:07.760 Let’s go over how to set up the PicassoTab, then show some of its features and my experience 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:08.950 drawing with it. 00:01:08.950 --> 00:01:14.680 You get the tablet, a really nice case that doubles as a tablet stand, a pen with an AAAA 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:21.890 battery inside, extra battery, pin for opening the SD card slot, drawing glove, USB charging 00:01:21.890 --> 00:01:26.420 cable and end, European power converters, quick start manual. 00:01:26.420 --> 00:01:31.329 There are no extra pen nibs, so you may want to order some because that tip will wear down 00:01:31.329 --> 00:01:33.560 over a year of heavy drawing. 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.929 When you open the package the tablet screen might be smudgy from storage and shipping 00:01:37.929 --> 00:01:39.430 like mine. 00:01:39.430 --> 00:01:41.680 Use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe it off. 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.240 Or use one of these. 00:01:43.240 --> 00:01:47.499 No regular towels or cleaning sprays on computer monitors please. 00:01:47.499 --> 00:01:50.289 The tablet has a screen protector already on it. 00:01:50.289 --> 00:01:51.979 Do not peel this off. 00:01:51.979 --> 00:01:55.850 If over time you scratch the protector a bunch, you can remove it and replace the protector 00:01:55.850 --> 00:01:57.619 with a new one. 00:01:57.619 --> 00:02:01.930 Before you use the PicassoTab, you’re supposed to fully charge it, that takes about four 00:02:01.930 --> 00:02:03.020 hours. 00:02:03.020 --> 00:02:05.659 Plug the USB cable into the tablet’s side. 00:02:05.659 --> 00:02:09.759 Plug the USB end into the wall charger. 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:14.040 You can use the USB itself to charge but it’s slower than the wall charger. 00:02:14.040 --> 00:02:17.990 You can also use the USB cable to transfer files to your computer. 00:02:17.990 --> 00:02:22.959 If you’re in Europe, close the wall charger and slide whichever outlet you need onto the 00:02:22.959 --> 00:02:23.959 end. 00:02:23.959 --> 00:02:28.180 It takes some hard force to get the converter off once it’s on, but it is built to come 00:02:28.180 --> 00:02:29.180 off. 00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:35.180 The USB cable is quite short so finding a place to set the tablet while it charges or 00:02:35.180 --> 00:02:37.300 transfers files might be a challenge. 00:02:37.300 --> 00:02:39.130 After it’s charged, unplug. 00:02:39.130 --> 00:02:41.290 Press and hold the power button to turn on. 00:02:41.290 --> 00:02:44.870 The first time you might have to try this a few times with different lengths of press 00:02:44.870 --> 00:02:45.870 and hold. 00:02:45.870 --> 00:02:50.200 If it still won’t turn on after a bunch of pressing, holding, and releasing, go to 00:02:50.200 --> 00:02:54.840 the back of the tablet and put the pin it came with in the reset hole. 00:02:54.840 --> 00:03:01.120 Then charge the tablet all over again and go from there. 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:03.730 Sign in with your Google account or create a new one. 00:03:03.730 --> 00:03:07.010 You might be able to avoid having one but it’s easier to just give in. 00:03:07.010 --> 00:03:08.010 Sign in to your wireless internet. 00:03:08.010 --> 00:03:09.010 Pick your settings. 00:03:09.010 --> 00:03:10.010 Aaaand welcome to the default wallpaper. 00:03:10.010 --> 00:03:11.010 Yep. 00:03:11.010 --> 00:03:16.549 The very first thing you want to do is update all of the apps on the tablet. 00:03:16.549 --> 00:03:20.400 If you don’t do this, a lot of things aren’t going to work right. 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:24.659 So with your finger, flick down along the top of the screen for quick settings. 00:03:24.659 --> 00:03:28.659 You need to be connected to the internet: if you’re not press the first button along 00:03:28.659 --> 00:03:30.409 the top to connect. 00:03:30.409 --> 00:03:34.000 Once connected you’ll see a message “number of updates available.” 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:35.569 Select it. 00:03:35.569 --> 00:03:36.569 Update All. 00:03:36.569 --> 00:03:38.340 You’re all set! 00:03:38.340 --> 00:03:41.200 The PicassoTab is fully rotatable. 00:03:41.200 --> 00:03:46.269 To use the SD card slot, use the pin the tablet came with and put it in the hole. 00:03:46.269 --> 00:03:50.700 There’s also a spot for headphones and a micro HDMI port. 00:03:50.700 --> 00:03:52.579 The case is really awesome. 00:03:52.579 --> 00:03:57.329 Slide the tablet in, power button side first, and secure it by pushing the velcro strap 00:03:57.329 --> 00:03:58.549 back inside the case. 00:03:58.549 --> 00:04:01.129 There’s a holder for the pen on the side. 00:04:01.129 --> 00:04:04.170 Magnetic closures on the flap corners keep it shut. 00:04:04.170 --> 00:04:08.129 Turn the case into a tablet stand by pushing the flap edge into the tab. 00:04:08.129 --> 00:04:11.640 The tablet rotates so you can prop it up either way. 00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.610 I didn’t realize it until later but right now it’s upside down. 00:04:15.610 --> 00:04:17.440 Stand it up on the other edge. 00:04:17.440 --> 00:04:21.170 The PicassoTab works with your fingers and with a digital pen. 00:04:21.170 --> 00:04:25.470 It has palm rejection so it knows when you are using the pen and stops your hand from 00:04:25.470 --> 00:04:26.800 painting on the screen. 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:31.510 That’s the theory anyway - I find with any touch screens it can still be a hassle to 00:04:31.510 --> 00:04:33.130 draw without activating touch functions. 00:04:33.130 --> 00:04:38.080 That’s why a lot of the drawing apps let you turn on a pen drawing mode so only the 00:04:38.080 --> 00:04:39.720 pen is allowed to draw. 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:43.330 The tablet’s battery drains faster depending on what you are doing. 00:04:43.330 --> 00:04:47.720 I installed everything and drew with screen recording on for about 6 hours to get the 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:49.230 battery down to 30%. 00:04:49.230 --> 00:04:52.290 During that time the tablet didn’t even get hot. 00:04:52.290 --> 00:04:59.970 As for the battery in the pen, it should last a few months before it needs replacement. 00:04:59.970 --> 00:05:04.290 You can draw and look at reference images or watch videos or take notes at the same 00:05:04.290 --> 00:05:06.690 time with split screen. 00:05:06.690 --> 00:05:09.950 Press and hold the square button for split screen. 00:05:09.950 --> 00:05:13.750 Because it’s an Android system, all of your programs will probably come from the Google 00:05:13.750 --> 00:05:14.880 Play store. 00:05:14.880 --> 00:05:18.970 When you first use the tablet it has Autodesk Sketchbook installed. 00:05:18.970 --> 00:05:21.530 You need to make a free account to get the full version. 00:05:21.530 --> 00:05:27.040 I found it to be a versatile drawing program with a lot of tools and brush options, but 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:31.570 if you don’t like it or it’s too complicated or it keeps crashing on you, go to Google 00:05:31.570 --> 00:05:35.220 Play and pick from the many, many choices. 00:05:35.220 --> 00:05:39.720 You can find reviews of what apps are the best to try by searching online. 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:45.300 I tried out Adobe Sketch and found the line control a lot better than Autodesk Sketchbook 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:49.170 but the brush options way more limited unless you make your own. 00:05:49.170 --> 00:05:54.600 I notice some people saying they experienced lag in some situations like trying to draw 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:59.850 tiny lines while zoomed in, but the only time I had any lag was when I ran a screen recording 00:05:59.850 --> 00:06:01.770 app while trying to draw. 00:06:01.770 --> 00:06:06.370 Without screen recording I put down 15 layers of various types and still wasn’t getting 00:06:06.370 --> 00:06:07.370 lag. 00:06:07.370 --> 00:06:11.620 Lag is related to both the app and the tablet’s hardware, so maybe try a different app if 00:06:11.620 --> 00:06:12.840 it becomes an issue. 00:06:12.840 --> 00:06:16.971 Overall, this tablet is great for sketching, and if you end up getting one, you will become 00:06:16.971 --> 00:06:19.850 good enough with it to make finished pieces of art. 00:06:19.850 --> 00:06:24.240 The PicassoTab’s real strength is its portable, no-computer-needed independence. 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:29.840 If you don’t have a laptop or computer but want to 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