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UPDATE: This tutorial is outdated. It is still relevant for people who run windows 7. Most Wacom/Photoshop related conflicts under windows 10 are caused by Windows Ink interference or by having Press and hold enabled on Right-click (disable this under Pen and Touch>Pen options)

- Follow this guide if you want to have Photoshop interpret your Wacom's imput without Ink: andyp123.blogspot.nl/2016/06/m…
- The latest version of Photoshop has a smoothing option, so you no longer need Lazi Nezumi unless you want a more advanced smoothing tool.

Old guide below:

I've spend a few days reinstalling my pc (most time went into sorting trough and backing up my files). When I was ready to get back to work I noticed that my lines in Photoshop looked horrible. As if they were build from smaller connecting straight lines rather than one smooth curve. Since everything worked fine before all my hard work, I knew something was up.

This isn't the first time I've had this issue either, and with some asking around I found out that:
1: A lot of people have this problem (some, I learned, don't even know they have it; One of my friends thought he was just that bad at drawing lines)
2: There's a (near) perfect fix for this:

There's so many fellow Wacom+Photoshop users out there, and the fix for this issue isn't all that easy to find. So I decided to share it here. I hope someone will have use of it!

_________________How to fix_____________________

First off: Are you a windows+Photoshop+wacom(Cintiq and Intuos) user?
If yes, continue to read.
If not, this fix is probably not for you (although, that means you probably don't have this exact issue either).

Step 1: Unplug your wacom device!

Step 2: Uninstall your current Wacom drivers, and any tablet drivers that windows might have installed.
Be very thorough. Remove all files named wintab from your System32 folder. Remove any Wacom folders from your Program directories (both of them if you run 64 bit).
(If you don't know how to do this, or want detailed information on how to do this properly read this: www.yjstudios.com/blog/2014/05… )

Step 3: Reboot your system.

Step 4: Download and install Wacom driver 63.6
(There's more versions of 63.6 out there, I went with 636-3. For more info, again: www.yjstudios.com/blog/2014/05… )

Step 5: Only then - not any sooner - plug your wacom back in again.

Enjoy your smooth lines!

Note: Why is this fix -near- perfect and not entirely perfect? Well, as mentioned in the yjstudios blog to which I linked, the 63.6 driver can have that nasty blotching issue. My experience confirms this, although it's pretty rare.
So it's up to you, always have jagged looking lines, or occasionally having to press ctrl+z because a blotch happened. It was an easy choice for me XD.

Here's some more wacom optimisation tips, for those who experience lag with their Wacoms:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BYCc…

_________________F.A.Q_____________________

Q: Does this fix work on a mac?
I suppose it could work, and I don't think downgrading the driver to try can do much harm. However, I haven't tested this so I can't say with certainty that it will work.

Q: Does this work for Bamboo tablets?
I've only seen this exact problem reported for cintiqs and intuos tablets (assuming that's because they use the same driver family).
I recommend doing some standard troubleshooting before reinstalling (check settings, reboot your pc and so on), but if it's a persistent issue:
reinstalling wacom drivers and experimenting with various versions seem to improve most of this type of tablet problems, so I think in the very least it's worth a shot.

Tip: Still not satisfied with your lines? Here's a plugin that might help you with brushstroke smoothing: lazynezumi.com/

Description
UPDATE: This tutorial is outdated. It is still relevant for people who run windows 7. Most Wacom/Photoshop related conflicts under windows 10 are caused by Windows Ink interference or by having Press and hold enabled on Right-click (disable this under Pen and Touch>Pen options)

- Follow this guide if you want to have Photoshop interpret your Wacom's imput without Ink: andyp123.blogspot.nl/2016/06/m…
- The latest version of Photoshop has a smoothing option, so you no longer need Lazi Nezumi unless you want a more advanced smoothing tool.

Old guide below:

I've spend a few days reinstalling my pc (most time went into sorting trough and backing up my files). When I was ready to get back to work I noticed that my lines in Photoshop looked horrible. As if they were build from smaller connecting straight lines rather than one smooth curve. Since everything worked fine before all my hard work, I knew something was up.

This isn't the first time I've had this issue either, and with some asking around I found out that:
1: A lot of people have this problem (some, I learned, don't even know they have it; One of my friends thought he was just that bad at drawing lines)
2: There's a (near) perfect fix for this:

There's so many fellow Wacom+Photoshop users out there, and the fix for this issue isn't all that easy to find. So I decided to share it here. I hope someone will have use of it!

_________________How to fix_____________________

First off: Are you a windows+Photoshop+wacom(Cintiq and Intuos) user?
If yes, continue to read.
If not, this fix is probably not for you (although, that means you probably don't have this exact issue either).

Step 1: Unplug your wacom device!

Step 2: Uninstall your current Wacom drivers, and any tablet drivers that windows might have installed.
Be very thorough. Remove all files named wintab from your System32 folder. Remove any Wacom folders from your Program directories (both of them if you run 64 bit).
(If you don't know how to do this, or want detailed information on how to do this properly read this: www.yjstudios.com/blog/2014/05… )

Step 3: Reboot your system.

Step 4: Download and install Wacom driver 63.6
(There's more versions of 63.6 out there, I went with 636-3. For more info, again: www.yjstudios.com/blog/2014/05… )

Step 5: Only then - not any sooner - plug your wacom back in again.

Enjoy your smooth lines!

Note: Why is this fix -near- perfect and not entirely perfect? Well, as mentioned in the yjstudios blog to which I linked, the 63.6 driver can have that nasty blotching issue. My experience confirms this, although it's pretty rare.
So it's up to you, always have jagged looking lines, or occasionally having to press ctrl+z because a blotch happened. It was an easy choice for me XD.

Here's some more wacom optimisation tips, for those who experience lag with their Wacoms:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BYCc…

_________________F.A.Q_____________________

Q: Does this fix work on a mac?
I suppose it could work, and I don't think downgrading the driver to try can do much harm. However, I haven't tested this so I can't say with certainty that it will work.

Q: Does this work for Bamboo tablets?
I've only seen this exact problem reported for cintiqs and intuos tablets (assuming that's because they use the same driver family).
I recommend doing some standard troubleshooting before reinstalling (check settings, reboot your pc and so on), but if it's a persistent issue:
reinstalling wacom drivers and experimenting with various versions seem to improve most of this type of tablet problems, so I think in the very least it's worth a shot.

Tip: Still not satisfied with your lines? Here's a plugin that might help you with brushstroke smoothing: lazynezumi.com/