Rob’s Product of the Week: The Wacom Intuos Pro Medium — AKA My Magic Slate of Storytelling Sorcery
By Rob Urban, CEO, Storyteller, and Guy Who Once Drew a Perfect Circle on the First Try– well not perfect, but pretty good- you could tell it was a circle.
Let’s talk tablets. Not the kind that help you sleep, poop, or remember to call your mom. I’m talking about the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium — a digital drawing tablet so slick it makes me feel like the Gandalf of graphic storytelling.
This isn’t just a piece of tech. This is my creative weapon of choice. My Excalibur. My enchanted sketch slab. The thing I lovingly curse at when Photoshop freezes for the fourth time, but always return to like a humble sinner at church on Easter.
Why Wacom? Why Medium? Why Not Just Use a Napkin Like a Normal Author With Commitment Issues?
Good question. I’ve got the soul of a storyteller, the mind of a marketer, and the sketching skills of someone who really should’ve gone to art school instead of joining the Marine Corps, earning a PhD, and launching a digital empire. But hey, here we are.
The Wacom Intuos Pro Medium hits the sweet spot between “cramped and crying” and “so big I have to clear off an entire dining table.” It’s portable, precise, and gives me enough digital canvas to storyboard my entire book universe without looking like I’m trying to draw with an Etch A Sketch while blindfolded.
What Do I Use It For? I’m Glad You Asked, Voice in My Head That Sounds Like My High School Guidance Counselor
1. Storyboarding Like a Boss
Plotting out a chapter? I’m sketching scenes like a movie director hopped up on espresso and plot twists. Whether it’s Darby Hart making a life-altering decision or Chip Steward fixing a carburetor while waxing poetic about heartbreak, it starts right here—on the tablet.
I block out beats. I sketch emotional expressions (yes, “Angry Confused Flirt” is an emotion). I even map dialogue bubbles when I’m planning banter that would make Aaron Sorkin spit out his coffee.
2. Sketching the Scenes in My Head So They Stop Screaming at Me at 3AM
You ever try to sleep while your imagination is pitching a fully-cast, slow-motion, sun-drenched motorcycle rescue scene featuring a dog named Pancake? I have. And my Wacom is how I quiet the chaos.
It’s how I draw it all out. The comedy, the bizarre situations, the “two people staring at each other for ten seconds that feels like a lifetime, but it’s just melissa telling me to not wear my shoes in the house” scenes. Boom—right there in digital charcoal, baby.
3. Doodling During Zoom Meetings
Let’s be honest: no one needs to meet that often. While the sales team drones on about Q2 projections, as a consultant i am in the corner drawing a velociraptor wearing a suit and tie, labeled “Middle Management” and showing it to people to try to get them laugh during the meeting.
The Magical Features I Don’t Deserve But Use Anyway
- Pressure sensitivity that rivals my emotional capacity after three cups of coffee.
The harder I press, the bolder the line. The gentler I go, the more I feel like Bob Ross whispering secrets to the canvas. - Tilt recognition, which is great because I draw like I’m always a little emotionally off-center.
I can shade and blend and smudge like I’m using actual charcoal and not just pretending to be artistic while hunched over in pajama pants. - Wireless capability because cords are just modern snakes.
I can sit outside, sip coffee, and pretend I’m creating high art even though I’m really just drawing my dog dressed as Napoleon. - Customizable ExpressKeys, which I definitely don’t have labeled “Undo,” “Snack Break,” “You Need to Stretch” and “Cry Softly.”
Do You Need a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium?
Only if you:
- Create anything.
- Want your imagination to have a playground with better equipment.
- Have ever drawn a stick figure and thought, “You know, if I could just give him a sword and a broken heart…”
- Are me.
It’s not a luxury. It’s an extension of my brain at this point. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. And when I’m on deadline, sleep-deprived, and mainlining caffeine, it’s the only thing standing between me and total madness. Well, that and duct tape.
Product of the Week Wrap-Up
Wacom Intuos Pro Medium
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best For: Artists, writers, storyboards, emotional support sketching, visual note-taking, and reminding yourself you are a genius.
Bonus Tip: It pairs beautifully with a strong coffee, soft jazz, and the soul-crushing weight of a creative deadline.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a funny scene to sketch where the characters aren’t looking at each other, but one of them is rolling their eyes at the person’s heartfelt gestures. And I’m not doing it with a mouse. I’m doing it with my Wacom.
If you get one, hope you like it as much as I enjoy mine-
Robert