My tablet pen stopped working mid-sketch on a $500 commission

Set the scene with the situation, explained the failure, and asked a specific question.

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Buddy of mine had a similar thing happen halfway through a wedding portrait commission. Wacom pen just stopped communicating with the tablet, no warning, no weird behavior beforehand. He spent two hours taking it apart to find a tiny wire had snapped loose from the pressure sensor inside. Fixed it with a dab of superglue and some careful soldering, but man, the panic was real. Did you try checking if the pen tip or the battery connection is loose?

karen_hart19d ago

Nah, I get what you're saying Adam but honestly that sounds like a needle in a haystack issue. Most people don't have a soldering iron handy or the patience to fish around inside a pen.