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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 08:00 PM PDT

I never really worked with Wacom’s products, or with tablets in general. I tried to get use to work with it when a friend borrowed me his old tablet, but I could not become familiar with that way of working. Additionally, I don’t do much drawing or retouching on my computer anymore, so there isn’t any point to get a graphic tablet for me.

This said, I’ve been quite impressed when I discovered the latest Cintiq tablet by Wacom and it almost makes me want to try it out again. The touch version will come out in August at $3699 (yes, it’s expensive), but there already some older versions for sale (about a thousand dollars cheaper).

Looking at the price, I think I will start by trying their Inkling pen.

Paintings by Jonathan Saiz

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 06:24 PM PDT

The paintings you can see on this post are part of the Alkahest series by artist Jonathan Saiz. On his site, the artist defines Alkahest as “the hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemist”.

Most paintings are oil on canvas, mixing geometric shapes and subtle colors with classical elements.