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# Drawing gloves

## Overview

You may notice that some tablet users wear drawing gloves. Sometimes these gloves even come in the tablet box. Unlike a normal glove, a drawing glove usually covers only the last two fingers and leaves the other fingers uncovered.

## Why people use drawing gloves

* The gloves keep the tablet surface free from sweat and oil from your hand. This is very useful for screen tablets.
* Sometimes people don't like the feeling of their hand on the tablet surface.
* For touch-sensitive tablets, you can wear a glove to improve palm rejection. This prevents your hand from accidentally interrupting your strokes.
* For screen tablets, the screen may generate some heat. The glove may keep your hand from feeling it as much.

## Do you have to use a drawing glove?

No. I don't think most people use them, but many do — especially with screen tablets. At the very least, they are worth trying.

## Cleaning the gloves

Some people wash them with regular laundry. Others hand-wash them with a mild detergent.

* [r/huion - How should I wash my artist glove](https://www.reddit.com/r/huion/comments/13x8v69/how_should_i_wash_my_artist_glove/)? 2023-05-31
* [r/Arttips - Can you machine wash an art glove?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Arttips/comments/ol14k1/can_you_machine_wash_an_art_glove/) 2021-07-15

## Examples

### Wacom drawing glove (ACK4472501Z)

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### Huion drawing glove

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### XP-Pen AC08 S/M/L Artist Drawing Glove

This one is available in three sizes to better fit your needs.

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## Resources

* [Huion - Why Do We Need the Drawing Gloves?](https://store.huion.com/posts/why-do-we-need-the-drawing-gloves)