SmudgeGuard Never get smudges again!As you may know, I recently purchased a Wacom Cintiq. After my shock of its sheer beauty and power, I found myself running into a some small problem that turned into a major thorn in my side. While drawing on the Cintiq, my hand would sweat or become oily and then make it quite difficult to glide across the tablet. (For you artists you know how this can be - even when drawing on paper.)
My quick solution was to grab a small ankle sock and cut a whole out for my thumb. I wrapped it around my hand and I was good - except for the fact that I could not move my fingers. But, it kept me from sticking to my tablet (and in affect, stop making ugly oily smears).
While checking out some videos on YouTube of other tablet users, I noticed that many of them had what looked like a spandex glove with only the pinky covered. Perfect! Now, where the heck can I find myself one of those?
It appeared to be some kind of a pool shark or a strange golf tricked-out glove. But, it was neither. Rather, it was a specialty glove made by an artist and made for artists. The artist/inventor of the glove was a stay-at-home mom who needed something to bring in some extra income and this did the trick.
Jeannie Lit is that inventor. She is the maker of SmudgeGuard, the end-all to smudge worries. I quickly purchased a glove for myself. Within hours, I received a personal email from Jeannie confirming the order. (She was far too nice to be in sales – especially online sales.)
 My SmudgeGuard glove arrived a few days later and I slipped it on. What a great fit. Really snug and breathable. I grabbed my tablet pen and began drawing. I was very pleased at how my palm was sliding across the tablet face My worries were gone. The glove works perfect. And it even works for traditional penciling!
The SmudgeGuard glove is such a greatly thought-out and executed product. My hats off to Jeannie and I hope that her career as a mom and a glove maker never stop being productive.
SmudgeGuard: Priceless (but you can get one for the amount it would cost you to see a movie downtown).
(Read this article on how Jeannie came up with the SmudgeGuard and how she and her husband pushed through some of the modern troubles of being a stay-at-home mom.) 
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