Sixdust Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I was at Micro Center last night, when I noticed that they had a much nicer version of the bamboo fun as well as cheaper that it. It was $80, and came with out a mouse, but came with the pen and table in a nice looking package. As some of you know, I do digital photography, and I have wanted to get a pad for a long time. So, last night, I bought this sleek sexy baby. I came home, plugged in the usb cable and got to work. The pen does not need a battery and works above the pad as well. It has four shortcut buttons which are lit up in blue, the pad itself is a nice and slim piano black finish, and there is an ipod like scroll wheel in the middle which is for zooming and scrolling. The dimensions are as follows: Tablet Size 7.88" W x 7.36" D x 0.3" H Active Area 5.8" W x 3.7" D (21 square inches) Resolution 2,540 lines per inch Pressure Sensitivity 512 Levels I turned on Photoshop CS3 and did a bit of work. I did a few tests with my new tool, and I made the following picture. Keep in mind it was just a test. The pen has its own stand, and it does not require any batteries. The pen also has an eraser on the end (for photoshop) which actually feels like an eraser. I also changed the two thumb buttons to different functions. One of which is double click, the other one, being right click. In photoshop, it brings up the brush adjustment menu. I bought this to dip my feet in the field once again, and I feel that I will be using this many times and eventually upgrading to the more professional Wacom tablets with bigger active areas. At the moment, my 22" widescreen is in storage, so I haven't felt it with a bigger screen yet, but with my current 17" CRT, it feels fine. I recommend all that have wanted to dip their feet, to do just that. I am quite happy with my new Wacom. Any thoughts on what I just said or about tablets in general? Edited January 13, 2008 by Sixdust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I've got the Wacom Graphire4 (6x8 inches), about a year ago. I like it alot, although it's hard to get used to. Writing in front of you and seeing it on a screen is weird But, there's been plenty of times where I'm glad I have it, it'd be almost impossible for me to do some things. The size (6x8inches) is about as high as I'd go, and I think yours would be enough, even for a 22" screen. Since I've gotten my 22" I haven't used the tablet, but on my 19" it worked just fine. What I'd really like is the ones where you write directly on the screen. $2,500 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixdust Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I've got the Wacom Graphire4 (6x8 inches), about a year ago. I like it alot, although it's hard to get used to. Writing in front of you and seeing it on a screen is weird But, there's been plenty of times where I'm glad I have it, it'd be almost impossible for me to do some things. The size (6x8inches) is about as high as I'd go, and I think yours would be enough, even for a 22" screen. Since I've gotten my 22" I haven't used the tablet, but on my 19" it worked just fine. What I'd really like is the ones where you write directly on the screen. $2,500 anyone? Honestly, if I had the cash, I probably wouldn't get the Wacom Cintiq 12WX until I got some experience first. Edited January 13, 2008 by Sixdust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 If you had the cash, why not? Of course, it'd have to be a completely expendable $2,500 for me to justify it. I'm not graphics artist, so it'd be completely for fun. Just look at it in that video, sure the person drawing has talent, but sh*t, it'd be amazing to use that thing and it'd probably increase my drawings 10 fold. My main problem is erasing. I hate it, it always leaves lines, and just ruins the picture. With that, you can erase over and over, it's great. Not to mention being able to draw in layers, work with transparencies, brush types, sizes, strengths, etc. Of course I can do that all now, but it's a whole different ball game when it's where you're directly drawing on... God I want one so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neofytos Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yes, that was necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk Russian 9 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yes, that was necessary. Sorry, I made him do it. I always wanted to try one of these out, they look so fun to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshield Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yep, I got a graphire 6x8 for christmas, and I love it. I've only done some sketchy stuff, but it definitely opens some opportunities for me and my actual work. Plus I can draw sweet webcomics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Nice sketch there Looks like you picked it up quickly, they can be tough at first, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymanu Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Nice sketch @Moonshield I got the same tablet as the topic starter around 3 weeks ago. I'm just getting my head around it at the moment. Very powerfull tool and soooooo cool to be able to draw straight into the PC. Here's my second stab at something: My daughter at 13 months old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saget Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Bleh, I has a tablet but it's a cheaper one. It's not as fancy as any of the Wacom ones, but it does its job well I guess. It's just that I can't get used to it. I always drew with pens, and they had that specific feel when touching the paper. The tablet just doesn't have that, it's another feel, plus all the noise it makes x_x |DeviantArt|Flickr|YouTube|#amf| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dup Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I know the basics of digital painting, but feel very limited by the mouse. Can't justify a decent Wacom. I had a cheap one but it just wasn't good enough, felt crap. One day I'll get one and I'll be able to get back into my creative side that I've left flat on its arse somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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