PicassoTab A12 Drawing Tablet • Large 12" Screen, No Computer Needed, Included Learning Package [Premium Drawing Apps & Tutorials] Stylus Pen, Standalone Graphics Tablet for Digital Artists - A12

My son has been working with Wacom-style drawing pads, and they'd been holding him back. I gave this tablet to him for his birthday, and he immediately fell in love with it! Even just in the few days since then, he's been enjoying a creative burst, making all sorts of drawings and animation reels. It comes preloaded with good programs, and it's an Android, so you have access to apps in the Google Play Store (as long as you have an account). The screen is native 1080p resolution - 1920 x 1080, and at this size, it looks terrific. The packaging is really attractive, and the box is packed with goodies. Besides the tablet itself, it includes a drawing glove (my son said it's as good as the good one he already owns), a very nice carrying case with the ability to convert into a stand and a slot for the pen, the USB-C power cable and charger (along with replacement plugs for other regions - very considerate!), and the pen itself - it feels solidly built, with a metal case, and has a nice weight. The pen uses AAAA batteries, and the package came with 2 of them. Remember when I said how my son was drawing on the tablet a lot over the last few days? He already ran one of the batteries which shipped with it dry, and is currently using the second battery. It is entirely possible that those batteries were weak or old, so don't take my single data point as gospel, but as I always encourage his artistic side, I bought an 8-pack of AAAA batteries from Amazon Basics, and as of today, they're less than $1 per battery. The tablet feels well-built, not cheap or plasticky at all. The buttons are red, and I appreciate how that makes them easy to find. Since I gave it to a 15 year-old, he really put it through its paces, and he says the performance was good - he didn't feel it was laggy at all. We were both a little disappointed by the lack of a headphone port on the tablet, especially since the diagram in the box does show one, but that's common for newer devices, so it isn't fair to call it a real problem. The things I mentioned are pretty minor quibbles, which is why they didn't cost it a star from me. It's a terrific tablet, and I do recommend it for artists looking for a reasonably priced tablet.

i was impressed how good this product is. i have a lot of current laptops, phones, and a couple tablets. i haven't bought an android tablet in several years, but this tablet does everything i wanted. it still gets 5 stars, but i want to say it's kind of heavy compared to other laptops, tablets, and devices. there is no way to make it stand on its own without buying other trinkets i think (what do you thinks this is, an apple product? (apple makes everything sold separately now lul)) holding the tablet is good, but there is less than an inch around the outside of the tablet. i also have some issues with the operating system, like there is no way to customize the icons on the desktop/homescreen. the screen is relatively dark with n o way to brighten it to 'really bright'. i'm stuck with 'mediocre bright' as the brightest. i can't fault the device for issues with the operating system really, but i hope they figure out how to make this device a little lighter, include some kind of 45 degree angle stand for artists, and tell android the icons are super small and the operating system in general is pretty uncustomizable. overall a good product though, i was impressed

Edit from previous review after having it for two months. This tablet is great for basics. Anything hard core, drawing, Animating, 3d modeling. It can handle a little of it. But not for long. 1st screen isn't as sensitive nor reactive as it should be. When drawing and or modeling, especially with a pen or stylus (which you can't because the sensitivity is whacky) kind of important. 2nd space- this tablet doesn't do well with high functioning programs like Clipstudio paint, or any of its subs like Animating or even timelasping. Which take up alot of its space. In the beginning I didn't think it would be too much or an issue, but it is now. Where the programs will crash or just stop working. 3rd THE PEN! By far the most frustrating part of this tablet. Is the Pen. I absolutely do NOT like it. As an artist coming from a Huion pen, It has no shortcuts on it, battery operated (came with two batteries one inside the pen that died after a few hours of use) and HEAVY. It is a heavy pen and tablet. So it's a bit of a pain to draw with. Pen doesn't work well with sensitivity, at random times it just stops. Continuing to eat batteries up every few days. So unless you take the battery out manually and put it back together every time you don't use it... better be prepared with an army of batteries! I think the design could be alot better and artist friendly considering this is supposed to be an artist tablet? It failed horrendously on that account. Over all though, it has nice color to it. Has an easy and user friendly set up. And is a nice size for the price. For simple things or projects I think it would be fine, but definitely falls short for what I needed it to be.

I've been using the tablet for a few weeks now and have encountered minimal issues thus far. However, most of the issues I encountered had to do with Android apps and not the tablet itself, so I will disregard that for this review. The tablet came with a decent plastic case with an artificial leather cover and a battery-powered stylus. The case was actually a lot higher quality than I expected (not just some cheap plastic case) and feels like it won't break the moment I inevitably drop it by accident. With the tablet in the case, the buttons are very responsive, and the case doesn't interfere with the responsiveness of the power and volume buttons unlike some other cheap plastic cases I've used on other tablets. Setting up the tablet was pretty easy and I encountered no issues there. I found some settings to be a bit oddly placed or hard to find, but that is probably due to my lack of familiarity with Android. Occasionally some apps had minor latency and lag issues, but this seemed to be in-app issues rather than issues with the tablet itself. Considering that this tablet was a significant upgrade from my old tablet (some cheap generic Chinese tablet), it definitely lagged a lot less due to processing speed. The display feels high quality and is very similar to a monitor of similar size and resolution (although it's a tablet so there will be some minor differences). The touchscreen is very sensitive (responds to even very light taps) and writing/drawing with the stylus feels much like using a pen or pencil. Both the stylus and touchscreen were more responsive than I expected. TLDR: The tablet came with a surprisingly high quality case and stylus, the screen is highly sensitive, and I encountered no lag issues due to the tablet itself. Overall, I'd recommend this tablet for anyone who wants a decent quality drawing tablet but doesn't want to spend the money for a more premium option.

The pen that arrived with the tablet does not work properly. It stops responding at some points, which causes the pen to skip and make a gap in the line being drawn. The pen is unable to produce a straight line (drawing with my finger or a universal pen produces a straighter line than drawing with the pen it came with). The pen will also glitch at points and cause lines to come out with influxes, I compared it to watching a slow heart rate on a monitor where the line is semi straight at one point and then is suddenly given random drastic spikes and dips before evening out again. I tried restarting the tablet, making sure it was updated, changing the battery in the pen, as well as checking to see if it was possible to modify the sensitivity or recalibrate the pen (there wasn't a way that I could easily find). I also tried replacing the pen with a universal pen however it doesn't seem to be compatible with the tablet either. The tablet seems to register the new pen as a finger or a palm, so it's doesn't draw with it unless pen mode is off on the drawing apps, but at that point I am left unable to draw on it at all due to having to rest my hand on the tablet (the glove given to me in the box doesn't help). Pictures provided to show the issues better. Edit: Contacted the manufacturer, they should be shipping a new pen out to me today. I will update my review once I get it incase it was a faulty pen. Late Update: I still experienced the same issues with the new pen, though it wasn't uite as wobbly anymore. After talking to the manufacturer, they stated the tablet itself was probably faulty and offered a replacement if I returned the faulty product. However, as the return had to be done through Amazon's basic process of returning the item, recieving a refund, and then purchasing another one, I decided to just get a different brand all together with the money that was refunded.

Arrived in some really smart packaging obviously meant to get you inspired. The tablet has some good functions and offers tutorial lessons. It has a learning curve for a novice like myself, but between practicing and following the tutorial it is worth it in my eyes.

Got it for my daughter and she absolutely loves it no computer needed

I bought for my kid who loves to draw and makes flip books. She's obsessed, she is nine, this helps them be more creative. The apps already loaded on here are definitely pro worthy. It blows my mind what it can do. My kid downloaded a animation app and it's really cool. I'm definitely borrowing to see if my sketched can go to another level but definitely need to watch tutorials on the fancy apps that came with this tablet probably a few times because they do a lot. Definitely recommend if you like sketching this is also really great for any business owner who needs to sketch out things or draw things and concepts it's super impressive. The only feature I don't like is the stylist takes AAAA batteries. It should have been chargeable like the tablet. But overall something I can live with super happy with this purchase my daughter absolutely loves it I think I will be designing my next tattoo on it.