Wacom’s Movinkpad 11 is a fun and mid-priced entry point for digital artists
Wacom’s Movinkpad 11 is a fun and mid-priced entry point for digital artists
Wacom Movinkpad 11：数字艺术爱好者的趣味中端入门之选
Since the advent of the internet, there has been a dedicated digital art community that’s all about creating through computing. Wacom, a Japanese company founded in 1983, is considered one of the longstanding leaders in this sector. One of the oldest producers of graphics tablets in the world, Wacom has spent the last few years iterating on its Movinkpad series — a specialized Android tablet that creators can use to spin up digital art at the click of a button or the swipe of a stylus. 自互联网诞生以来，就一直存在一个致力于通过计算机进行创作的数字艺术社区。成立于 1983 年的日本公司 Wacom 被认为是该领域的长期领导者之一。作为全球历史最悠久的数位板制造商之一，Wacom 在过去几年里不断迭代其 Movinkpad 系列——这是一款专用的安卓平板电脑，创作者只需点击按钮或滑动触控笔，即可开启数字艺术创作。
I’m not a professional artist, or even a hobbyist. But I am a tech enthusiast and was interested to see how a digital art newbie like myself might use a device like the Movinkpad. Wacom lent TechCrunch a Movinkpad 11, the first tablet in the series. The Movinkpad 11 is not Wacom’s latest release. That’s the Movinkpad Pro 14, which came out last fall and costs substantially more at $899 and offers a number of impressive upgrades, including an OLED screen with 3K resolution and broader color spectrum. But I wanted to start with the first in the series to get to know Movinkpad from its earliest iteration. 我不是专业艺术家，甚至连业余爱好者都算不上。但我是一名科技爱好者，很想看看像我这样的数字艺术新手会如何使用 Movinkpad 这类设备。Wacom 向 TechCrunch 借出了一台 Movinkpad 11，这是该系列的首款平板电脑。Movinkpad 11 并非 Wacom 的最新产品，去年秋季发布的 Movinkpad Pro 14 才是。后者的价格要高得多，为 899 美元，并提供了一系列令人印象深刻的升级，包括 3K 分辨率的 OLED 屏幕和更广的色域。但我还是想从该系列的第一款产品开始，从最初的迭代版本来了解 Movinkpad。
The upshot: The Movinkpad 11 is easy to setup and a capable device that won’t break your budget. At $500, it’s a little too expensive for a casual user who isn’t specifically interested in digital art. But for those who have a passion for digital doodling and not a lot of cash to throw around, it’s a relatively mid-range price point — stuck somewhere between budget picks like the Huion Inspiroy H640P (only around $30) and a more high-end item like Wacom’s own Cintiq Pro 27 (which is a whopping $3,500), or an iPad (up to $1,100). 结论是：Movinkpad 11 设置简单，功能强大，且不会超出你的预算。500 美元的价格对于对数字艺术没有特别兴趣的普通用户来说可能略显昂贵。但对于那些热衷于数字涂鸦但预算有限的人来说，这是一个相对中端的价位——它介于绘王（Huion）Inspiroy H640P（仅约 30 美元）等入门级产品，以及 Wacom 自家的 Cintiq Pro 27（高达 3,500 美元）或 iPad（最高 1,100 美元）等高端产品之间。
For those unfamiliar with the digital art community, you might wonder why anyone would ever want to use one of these? If you’re into making art, why not just stick to paper and pencil? Digital art affords a distinct kind of creative experience that is impossible to replicate anywhere else, proponents argue. Its patrons include graphic designers, cartoonists, animators, and even video game designers. Some traditional artists use tablet art as a sketching and conceptualization method, and then transfer their drawings onto paper. Others do the opposite, sketching something on paper and transferring it to their tablet. Whatever you’re into, the right tablet can go a long way towards helping you realize your creative vision. 对于不熟悉数字艺术社区的人来说，你可能会好奇为什么有人会想用这些设备？如果你喜欢创作艺术，为什么不直接用纸和笔呢？支持者认为，数字艺术提供了一种在其他任何地方都无法复制的独特创作体验。其拥趸包括平面设计师、漫画家、动画师，甚至是电子游戏设计师。一些传统艺术家将平板电脑绘画作为草图绘制和概念化的手段，然后再将画作转移到纸上。另一些人则反其道而行之，先在纸上勾勒草图，再将其传输到平板电脑上。无论你喜欢哪种方式，合适的平板电脑都能在很大程度上帮助你实现创作愿景。
Specs and setup
规格与设置
The Movinkpad 11 is an 11.45-inch device that comes with 8 gigabytes of memory and 128 gigabytes of storage, and is battery-free, with a USB charger. It weighs just 1.3 pounds, so it’s relatively light-weight and easy to carry around with you wherever you go. It also comes with the Pro Pen 3, a 6.3-inch stylus that is easy to use, and includes three separate side buttons. Those side-buttons can be programmed to your liking. Users can also swap out and customize the stylus nibs to their choosing (Wacom offers a whole variety of $15 replacement nib packs of varying qualities). Personally I found the stylus to be lightweight, easy to use, and similar to wielding a fine tipped felt pen. Movinkpad 11 是一款 11.45 英寸的设备，配备 8GB 内存和 128GB 存储空间，无需电池，配有 USB 充电器。它仅重 1.3 磅（约 0.59 公斤），因此相对轻便，便于随身携带。它还附带了 Pro Pen 3，这是一款 6.3 英寸的触控笔，易于使用，并包含三个独立的侧边按钮。这些侧边按钮可以根据你的喜好进行编程。用户还可以根据需要更换和定制触控笔笔尖（Wacom 提供各种不同质量的 15 美元替换笔尖套装）。就我个人而言，我觉得这支触控笔轻便易用，手感类似于使用一支细尖的记号笔。
The tablet was relatively straightforward to set up, although you’ll need to create an initial pin number to log into it. I questioned the reason for this level of security, at least for my sketches. (If you’re worried someone is going to steal your digital drawings, then your device will be locked and protected). Setting up the pin is easy enough though. Just head to the device’s settings, then Security and Privacy. Then you can choose your unlock settings to either swipe or none. Since it’s an Android device, the Movinkpad can also be synced to your Google account, which could make integrating your creative materials significantly easier. 这款平板电脑的设置相对简单，尽管你需要创建一个初始 PIN 码才能登录。我质疑这种安全级别的必要性，至少对于我的草图来说是这样。（如果你担心有人会窃取你的数字画作，那么你的设备将被锁定并受到保护）。不过，设置 PIN 码非常简单。只需进入设备的“设置”，然后选择“安全与隐私”。之后，你可以将解锁设置更改为“滑动”或“无”。由于它是一款安卓设备，Movinkpad 还可以与你的谷歌账户同步，这可以使整合你的创作素材变得更加容易。
Movinkpad also comes with its own free digital art software, Wacom Canvas. With Canvas, users have some basic tools that they can use to get their digital sketches up and running. There’s also a paid app, Clip Studio Paint, which offers a larger range of features and capabilities (you can buy a license for a one-time fee that varies by version). Depending on which program you’re using, the style and functionality of your stylus nib can also be adjusted. Within Clip Studio Paint, for instance, you can choose between a pen, paintbrush, or sketching pencil, and within each of those categories, there are a multitude of options. Movinkpad 还附带了其免费的数字艺术软件 Wacom Canvas。通过 Canvas，用户可以使用一些基础工具来开始数字草图创作。此外还有一款付费应用 Clip Studio Paint，它提供了更广泛的功能和能力（你可以通过一次性付费购买许可证，价格因版本而异）。根据你使用的程序，触控笔笔尖的风格和功能也可以进行调整。例如，在 Clip Studio Paint 中，你可以在钢笔、画笔或素描铅笔之间进行选择，而在每个类别中，都有多种选项可供选择。
The Movinkpad has quite a long list of competitors — including the iPad, which has its own variety of art apps and a dedicated stylus, dubbed the Apple Pencil. However, the Movinkpad offers a more focused and elegant solution than many of those options, and it comes from a longtime player in the graphics tablet space. If digital art is your thing (or even if it’s not), the Movinkpad 11 is quite a bit of fun. I played around with it for several hours over a recent weekend and managed to work up some pretty goofy drawings. While none of my sketches are destined to hang in the Louvre, it was definitely a fun way to pass an afternoon. Movinkpad 的竞争对手名单很长——包括拥有各种艺术应用和专用触控笔（Apple Pencil）的 iPad。然而，与许多其他选择相比，Movinkpad 提供了一个更专注、更优雅的解决方案，而且它出自数位板领域的资深玩家之手。如果你对数字艺术感兴趣（即使不感兴趣），Movinkpad 11 也会带来不少乐趣。最近的一个周末，我玩了几个小时，画出了一些相当滑稽的画作。虽然我的草图注定无法挂在卢浮宫，但这绝对是消磨下午时光的一种有趣方式。