Hey guys, I was so busy coloring I forgot to reply!!

the tablet is working great now!

I noticed a change as soon as I tried your suggestion to open gimp with the pen... for some reason it does help... like it recognizes itself better or something.

I DID find an instruction on the site, too, which also told me how to find the instructions hidden on the CD - OOPS.

Finally, while browsing some tutorials, I realized that some TOOLS in gimp have pressure opacity BUTTONS that can be adjusted

So now it works, I just have to learn to control it.

Thanks so much for the help, guys <3

xoxoxo