M3 opened this issue on Aug 20, 2003 ยท 10 posts
M3 posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 5:51 PM
can anyone convince me that it is worth buying a graphic tablet, and what the benefits are...
Bongo posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 8:53 PM
What would be the advantages of drawing with a pencil over a mouse? A graphic tablet is "almost" as easy as drawing with a pencil. You have to get use to looking at the screen instead of your hand-paper, but once you get the hang of that it's wonderful. I don't use a mouse for ANYTHING. I use an optical trackball and a tablet.
retrocity posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 8:59 PM
it depends on what you do on the computer.
me... i love my tablets. got one for the office and home
:)
retrocity
PS: are you doing graphics? photomanip? 3D postwork? illustration?
M3 posted Thu, 21 August 2003 at 4:44 AM
I do a bit of everything. I'm thinking of getting one for use with photoshop and painter - but i would also like to use it with 3ds max and iluustrator, and was wondering if it would work, and if so, how? I know i sound a bit silly, but i've never used a tablet. Also, would anyone recommend how much to spend on one as i've seen that the price range is quite big. Is it worth shelling out a lot, or will any just do the job? Anyway, many thanks guys... M3
rhiafaery posted Thu, 21 August 2003 at 8:09 AM
I hesitated for a long time before breaking down and getting one...I did OK with my mouse (or so I thought). Finally, I got one, just a small 4x5...but I LOVE it. Everything is so much faster, and the control is superb. I don't have a particularly top-of-the-line one, nor is it one of the newest models...but it works beautifully for what I need it for, which is mainly web graphics and some image postworking in Photoshop. I imagine there are ways to get a tablet to work in other applications.
dlwaters posted Thu, 28 August 2003 at 4:28 AM
I have a very old wacom serial 4x5 which I think is quite cool. It's great in illustrator, and makes photoshop & painter way more fun! I don't know about 3DS max, but I know with Bryce & Poser things get a bit screwy. Many basic movements are okay, but rotating 3-D objects and posing seem to work pretty crazily, so I go back to the mouse when I use those probrams. If anyone has tips on how to get around this I'd love to know. DL
comet166 posted Fri, 29 August 2003 at 9:31 PM
I just got a Wacom Graphire2 and after 2 hours this is great using the pen rather than a mouse. I think I will really like it , no batteries no cord. So far so good
lhn6856 posted Tue, 02 September 2003 at 11:15 AM
I'm also a proponent of the graphit tablet, so much so that I'm looking to upgrade and was wondering what the professionals use for there tablets?
DigitalOasis posted Thu, 04 September 2003 at 11:45 AM
I bought a wacom 12x12 for my comp at home and I love it.LOL I will say it is a little weird at first but man it is alot better for detailing your work. As far as what size or how much money to spend, when I got mine i tried to get a tablet that best represented the size monitor i have. My 12x12 almost matches my works space perfectly. I use a 22" screen. I would go 9x12 for 17" screen. HAHAH and then there is your budget to think about.
catz posted Thu, 13 November 2003 at 7:05 AM
Has anyone used the wacom graphic 3 classic, graphics tablet ? Would like to here before i buy......well someone else is buying it for me for Christmas...I hope! Thanks