It’s almost the holidays and if you’re looking for a last minute gift, here are some great ideas that will ship before Christmas (assuming you buy it today). We selected items that can be shipped via Amazon Prime or are digital goods that can be bought any time.

Wacom Intuos Tablet

A Wacom pen tablet is still one of the most popular accessories. It makes creating strokes easy and natural. It’s great for digital artists and even photographers are finding it useful for retouching tasks like dodging and burning, masking, etc.

Huion Light Pad

A light pad is immensely useful for drawing and tracing. They use to be expensive but with the advancement in LED manufacturing, prices have dropped significantly making them affordable for everyone. The Huion light pad is one of the slimmest available.

Manfrotto Pixi Mini Tripod

This mini tripod is one of the best we’ve come across. It’s one of the best looking tripods that can actually hold a decent amount of weight for its size. Before ordering, make sure that the style you pick can arrive before Christmas (because some styles don’t). For heavier cameras, look into the Manfrotto Pixi Evo 2.

Sony RX100 V

A gift for someone special? Really special? The Sony RX100 V is expensive… but it’s also the best compact camera. Photographers usually have big DSLR cameras already so if you’re looking for something they don’t already have, this is a great everyday camera that even the pickiest photographer will like. It takes amazing photos even in low-light, has more autofocusing points than anyone needs, shoots at an insane 24 fps, and can record 4k movies with no cropping. Oh and it’s perfect for vlogging.

Nanoblocks

Sometimes the best gifts aren’t tools of the trade. Nanoblocks are great gifts for anyone. The pieces are a fraction of the size of regular Lego bricks giving them more detail in a much smaller size.

Qixels

Another great toy to get are Qixels. These let you create your own 3D pixel art and it’s perfect for anyone who has an interest in 8-bit art, gaming, MS Paint, etc.

Affinity Photo

Know someone who’s just getting started with photography? You can get them a subscription to Lightroom and Photoshop CC… or you can get them Affinity Photo which I think is a great alternative to Photoshop. It’s not as good as Photoshop CC but most people don’t even use all the features in Photoshop. Affinity Photo is great value and the closest competitor to Photoshop. Watch our review to learn more about it.

Creative Market Gift Card

Digital assets are huge this year! Creative Market is one of our favorite marketplaces for fonts, graphics, Photoshop add-ons, and more. If you’re looking for a last-last-last minute gift, a gift card is a great choice.

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