My tablet pen started drawing on its own during a live stream

I was doing a digital painting demo for a local library event over Zoom last month, and my stylus just took off across the canvas, scribbling a giant purple line. I had to pretend it was a 'happy accident' and work it into the landscape as a weird river. Has anyone else had their gear totally ghost on them like that?

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amygonzalez4d ago

My old Wacom pen did that during a client call, drawing a perfect circle I could never replicate. I just said it was a new feature!

james_clark4d ago

Man, tech going rogue at the worst moment is the worst. My old drawing pad once decided to spam the undo shortcut during a sketch, wiping out ten minutes of work in two seconds flat. You playing it off as a weird river was a total pro move. That "happy accident" save is a skill all its own.