Digital arts students use
computers and other peripherals such as tablets to create art. They sometimes
additionally work in digital photography, animation, electronic sound and
music, graphic design, and other digital or interactive media. Popular programs
such as Adobe® Photoshop® or Paint Tool SAI are often utilized together to
allow artists to maximize their creativity.
However, the downside to Paint
Tool SAI is that it can only be run on Microsoft Windows®, thus forcing Mac®
users to find alternative solutions. Meet Tyler Pavia, a student and artist who
expertly wields his Artist 22E graphic tablet made by XP-Pen, but wanted to run
it on his Mac.
“I first just ran Windows 10 in
Boot Camp®, but it was a pain having to restart the computer each time. Also,
for some reason, my graphic tablet wouldn’t work with Boot Camp. After I did
some research, I found recommendations for Parallels Desktop® for Mac for
artists with Mac because it is compatible with (most) external graphic tablets.
My external tablet is a 22-inch on-screen graphic tablet that runs perfectly
through your program, and it is the only virtualization product that I have
found that accepts my tablet’s pressure levels while drawing.”
Tyler is now one of the many
users we see who utilize to run Windows-based programs such as Paint Tool SAI
on their Mac. PaintTool SAI is high-quality and lightweight painting software;
with fully digitized support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, and easy and
stable operation, it makes digital art creation more enjoyable and comfortable.
Thank you for making a program
that saves me money as a student because I no longer have to buy a new
computer.”- Tyler