With its 4K, 120Hz, and a large, colour-crisp touch display, the XPPen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2) is a smart buy and true flagship. Why you can trust Creative Bloq Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. There are more drawing tablets around than ever before, from compact pen displays to Android tablets designed for art creation (like XPPen's own Magic Drawing Pad), and so standing out isn’t easy. Which is why the launch of the XPPen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2) doesn’t try to be subtle or attempt to find a niche, like the recent Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3). This is a big, ambitious, and clearly targeted pen display that wants to draw people away from Wacom’s Cintiq Pro series. This 26.9-inch 4K pen display is XPPen’s most confident push yet into territory long dominated by Wacom’s Cintiq Pro series, and crucially, at $1,899 / £1,699, it undercuts its direct rival.…