The Wacom next-generation of Cintiq creative pen displays (2025) emphasize creativity, truly appreciating what it takes to craft with skill. They offer a genuine paper-like drawing, sketching, and creative experience like no other.

Creativity is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, it’s highly undervalued in this world and often goes unappreciated. And while you may be born with innate talents to write good, draw or sketch good, even tinker and build with your hands good, practice makes perfect. Putting that creative talent to use can help significantly improve your abilities. That also calls for the right tools in the right environments, which aren’t always intuitive or forward-thinking.

Take drawing or sketchwork, for example. Whether you’re painting on a canvas or penciling on a notepad, that’s a lot of waste it creates over time. It’s expensive to acquire supplies and keep those supplies on hand. It also tends to take up a lot of space. That’s why, for drawing, artwork, and design — a majority of creative tasks, actually — nothing has leveled up the craft more than digital technologies. But for most, they don’t compare to traditional pen and paper experiences. That tactile feedback of drawing, the motions, the emotions, they’re all different from drawing or creating with, say, a mouse.

I think Wacom has the answer to this problem.

The new generation of Wacom Cintiq creative pen displays are meant to accommodate a creative workflow, bridging the gap between traditional pen and paper experiences and digital. They’re a natural, paper-like drawing surface which works with Wacom’s Pro Pen 3, a pencil-like stylus. That’s all just to say, it’s a very paper-like creative experience for those who want to upgrade their workstation. In design alone, these pen displays place an emphasis on creativity, appreciating what it takes to craft with skill and placing a value on that talent and those experiences — they’re everything creatives could want in a device like this.

I reviewed the Wacom Movink previously, and these new Cintiq displays are above and beyond that.

What makes the Wacom Cintiq pen displays so creatively special?

They essentially act as a secondary display or extension to your computer, whether that’s a laptop or desktop. The allure is that you can draw, sketch, and write on these bad boys, and they translate those interactions on screen.

Available in three sizes, the next-gen Wacom Cintiq have varying specifications, but all deliver a high-resolution 2.5K display with an anti-glare surface. When paired with the ultra-responsive Wacom Pro Pen 3, you get a notepad or paper-like experience for note-taking, sketchwork, drawing, painting, and so much more. All facilitated through digital platforms, of course. You get a clear display with comfortable viewing, high-resolution visuals, a streamlined and super thin profile, and quiet performance — thanks to a fanless design.

The three sizes are 16-inches, 23.8-inches, and a 23.8-inch multi-touch version with a touchscreen. The latter allows you to zoom, pan, and rotate using common finger gestures like pinch or drag. Plus, with support for USB-C, HDMI, and USB-A connectivity options, you can choose what works best for you when connecting to your system of choice. The manufacturer neatly arranged all the ports on the rear. And while all models support USB-C, the 16-inch model supports a convenient single-cable setup with power delivery, for no crisscrossed or messy wiring situations.

For numbers fiends, the color gamut is DCI-P3 99% (CIE1931) (typ) and sRGB 100% (CIE1931) (typ), with a display resolution of 2560 by 1600 for the 16-inch model and 2560 by 1440 for the 24 inch models.

Who is it for?

Everyone with a creative passion. These Wacom Cintiq creative pen displays allow you to create any kind of artwork. Also, you can engage with handwritten notes, notations, photo editors, video editors, and much more.

Where to buy?

MSRP: $700 Cintiq 16 (2025) | $1,300 Cintiq 24 (2025) | $1,500 Cintiq 24 Touch (2025)