Pen Tablet & Post-processing
Sep 22, 2013 10:52:59 #
Just wondering how many Hogs use a pen tablet for post-processing? If you do, what kind and why do you prefer it?
Sep 22, 2013 11:04:33 #
I use a Wacom Bamboo 6.5" x 8.25"
Far greater control than using a mouse - I would not be without it.
I wonder what the Win8 touchscreen guys do if they have not got a graphic tablet?
Far greater control than using a mouse - I would not be without it.
I wonder what the Win8 touchscreen guys do if they have not got a graphic tablet?
Sep 22, 2013 11:05:24 #
quote=Searcher]I use a Wacom Bamboo 6.5" x 8.25"
Far greater control than using a mouse - I would not be without it.
I wonder what the Win8 touchscreen guys do if they have not got a graphic tablet?[/quote]
Thank you for the quick response.
Far greater control than using a mouse - I would not be without it.
I wonder what the Win8 touchscreen guys do if they have not got a graphic tablet?[/quote]
Thank you for the quick response.
Sep 22, 2013 11:08:43 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Wacom is the brand to go with- products at multiple price/skill levels. The more you pay the more sensitive (in pixels) the pen tool is, and multiple sizes of tablet. They also offer the Cintique ($$$) which is a hi res monitor with a pressure sensitive surface, also available in multiple sizes. Adobe and most software makers will use Wacom as their standard for tablet performance.
Sep 22, 2013 11:10:09 #
romanticf16 wrote:
Wacom is the brand to go with- products at multiple price/skill levels. The more you pay the more sensitive (in pixels) the pen tool is, and multiple sizes of tablet. They also offer the Cintique ($$$) which is a hi res monitor with a pressure sensitive surface, also available in multiple sizes. Adobe and most software makers will use Wacom as their standard for tablet performance.
Thanks for the response. Any recommendations on specific models and why?
Sep 22, 2013 11:12:25 #
papakatz45 wrote:
Just wondering how many Hogs use a pen tablet for post-processing? If you do, what kind and why do you prefer it?
I just purchased a pen and tablet yesterday. The brand name is Kanvus Virtuoso T5000, I know it is an off brand but the price was very good (34.95) at an internet co. by the name of Outletpc.com they are very reputable, I have purchased from them before, oh also the size is 10"x6.25". Dont' know how good it is yet, but for the price I don' think you can go wrong...............Mike
Sep 22, 2013 11:15:32 #
papakatz45 wrote:
Just wondering how many Hogs use a pen tablet for post-processing? If you do, what kind and why do you prefer it?
I us a Wacom Intuos 4, wouldn't be without it. Why? precision.
Graham
Sep 22, 2013 11:22:49 #
How long does it take to get used to the pen tablet ? I am struggling with mine.
Sep 22, 2013 11:38:47 #
soli wrote:
How long does it take to get used to the pen tablet ? I am struggling with mine.
Open a blank file in Photoshop or Elements or what have you
Choose a small hard brush and write your name and a few horizontal and vertical lines. Rubbish? try again but this time relax and think of the stylus as a fountain pen.
Suddenly the name becomes legible, the lines are straight and you are away.
Sep 22, 2013 11:39:50 #
soli wrote:
How long does it take to get used to the pen tablet ? I am struggling with mine.
Yes, in spite of the glowing reports I have read about the tablets, it is not for everyone, mine is stored... will see if my grandson wants it.
I believe I gave it a fair try, used it daily for about about 4 weeks, a minimum of 15-20 minutes a day, some days a couple of hours. I could not get used to it.
So, the mouse it is for me, together with bracket keys or Ctrl+ and Ctrl- .
EstherP
Sep 22, 2013 11:43:28 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I us a Wacom Intuos 4, wouldn't be without it. Why? precision.
Graham
Graham
Ditto!
Sep 22, 2013 11:47:02 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I use a Wacom Intuos 4, wouldn't be without it. Why? precision.
Graham
Graham
Ditto! Actually, mine is the Intuos 3, small.
A good friend that is a graphic designer uses a large one for work but told me that the small is better because after he checked out the place where the most wear is on his large he tells me that the wear is concentrated in a very small section of his tablet. I'm glad I got the small because it doesn't take much desktop space.
Sep 22, 2013 11:53:45 #
I use a Wacom Intuos 5 and would not give it up for anything. I grew up using a pen not a mouse so my mouse movement and accuracy skills were not what they needed to be especially for pixel width selections. As mentioned above, the stylus is a pen and very familiar and comfortable to me.
Sep 22, 2013 12:01:38 #
Another way I have taught people to use a tablet is to tape a picture cut from a magazine or other thin paper onto the tablet and trace it with the pen into a blank file.
Sep 22, 2013 12:23:21 #
soli wrote:
How long does it take to get used to the pen tablet ? I am struggling with mine.
10 minutes - tops. I cannot understand what there is to get "used to." You just look at the screen and make your hand place the cursor where you want it. To click, you just touch the tablet. To move or draw or paint, you touch the tablet and drag/move/paint. I find it to be the most natural way to work since the tablet is mapped to the screen. Unlike the mouse WHERE your mouse is has no relation to WHERE the cursor is.
The Wacom brand units are the standard - they have different price and performance levels. The website explains the differences. I have an Intuos 4 medium I cannot live without. For serious retouching, it is FAR superior to a mouse.
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