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Post by Jess @ PRU on Apr 17, 2014 0:44:18 GMT -5
Hey guys,
I know that there are a lot of artists here and I have heard of people using them before and I wanted to know what peoples experiences were with drawing tablets. I love drawing and wanted to experiment with one for making graphics/drawings for potential T-shirt designs... found a site called redbubble that let's you sell shirt/phone covers and wanted to experiment with drawing/digital art. Plus it would be fun and a different medium than I have worked with. Thought it would be cool to try and save for in the summer.
Do you have tips for a lower-end (price-wise) for a drawing tablet? What have you used before? What sort of features are important when comparing them (sensitivity etc)?
Thanks for your advice!
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Post by Jess @ PRU on Apr 18, 2014 16:04:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the feedback, I'll have to look more into the wacom create I'm really unfamiliar with how they work - drawing tablets in general - but I'm really excited to learn more about them... and hopefully start using one over the summer, aha.
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Post by Pya on Apr 19, 2014 10:58:47 GMT -5
I've started with a Genius tablet which was on the cheaper end, and right now i have an Intuos Pro or something like that.
Keep in mind though that it might take you a while to adjust to drawing on it. It feels different than drawing on paper. For me, when i first tried it (i was young), i found it felt horrible, even though i had wanted one for a long while, and i stopped using it entirely for either a few weeks or a few months, before picking it up and getting used to it. Since then though i've been inseparable from it ;p.
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Post by CoffieDog on Apr 19, 2014 12:13:57 GMT -5
I have a Bamboo Capture tablet, it is fairly low in price and brings several editing software programs with it (including the newest Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 and a drawing/sketching program). It works really good and I would recommend a Bamboo tablet for a beginner, and once you had a lot of experience with it upgrade to a more professional one like an Intuos. Keep in mind though that it might take you a while to adjust to drawing on it. It feels different than drawing on paper. For me, when i first tried it (i was young), i found it felt horrible, even though i had wanted one for a long while, and i stopped using it entirely for either a few weeks or a few months, before picking it up and getting used to it. Since then though i've been inseparable from it ;p. THIS 100% don't be discouraged if your not good at it at first, it takes a LOT of practice and time to get the hang of it but once you do its so much fun!^^
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Post by Jess @ PRU on Apr 19, 2014 14:00:23 GMT -5
Wow guys, thanks for the tips! I'll check the other tablets that you mentioned out too.
I'm not sure how much it is going to compare to drawing on paper yet and how different the feel will be. But I'll be prepared for that and the fiddling I'll have to do in order to get used to it. :3
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Post by Catbaloo on Apr 22, 2014 4:56:07 GMT -5
You can buy replacement nibs for the Wacom tablets. There is a felt nib that you can try which has a grippier feel. Although not the same as paper it does help. You can use programs like Paint Sai to get smoother line art. In Sai you can fiddle around with the linework layer and drag the linework itself to make adjustments. Useful when you don't feel very confident with the tablet yet.
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Post by Pya on Apr 22, 2014 15:18:46 GMT -5
Paint Tool SAI also has a Stabilizer, very very useful of your lines are slightly wobbly. I have that on constantly and it makes my lines really good looking :>
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Post by Jess @ PRU on Apr 22, 2014 18:50:36 GMT -5
These comments are incredibly helpful, thank you guys! Good tip about the grippier feel and the paint tool - Pay, does the paint tool you mentioned cost extra to install?
=3
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Post by Catbaloo on Apr 25, 2014 8:42:06 GMT -5
You do have to pay for Paint Tool Sai but there is a 31 day trial you can try out before committing. www.systemax.jp/en/sai/If you are planning to buy the tablet new I've noticed that they've renamed the range. Bamboo tablets were the range for hobbyists. It looks like the Bamboo tablets have now been renamed to use the Intuos brand name and the Intuos 5 (professional range) is now Intuos Pro. They are using the Bamboo name now to sell their stylus's for standard tablets/phones. Just to confuse things.
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