Pen Tablet & Post-processing
Sep 22, 2013 12:25:15 #
Searcher wrote:
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.
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.
I shall try it. Thanks.
Sep 23, 2013 06:35:36 #
photocat
Loc: Atlanta, Ga
I use a Wacom 1200,
it does take a bit of practice, but it is nice for those small areas that need work.
it does take a bit of practice, but it is nice for those small areas that need work.
Sep 23, 2013 06:57:02 #
I use Wacom's Intous5 with the wireless kit. It is great...takes some getting accustomed to it but it is worth climbing the learning curve
Sep 23, 2013 07:55:52 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
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.
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.
I use a small Intous! Only sometimes!
Sep 23, 2013 08:06:33 #
Sep 23, 2013 08:08:48 #
jam wrote:
I only use LR. Is it worth giving the pen tablet a try?
Certainly.
Graham
Sep 23, 2013 08:13:27 #
Sep 23, 2013 08:15:43 #
I use Aperture and have been on and off about getting Wacom.
Please give us more tips about the learning curve.
Please give us more tips about the learning curve.
Sep 23, 2013 08:48:55 #
I use an intous 3 large. I had no trouble with the learning curve, you just stare at the screen and let your fingers do all the work. I am 80+ and only have one useable hand to work with because of arthritis, the mouse was killing me, you can set the sensitivity, angle, and some of the pens have a button that you can program to do left and right mouse button commands. I use it for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Painter X3. I would not get another large one again, Go with the small, it's cheaper and takes up less space
Sep 23, 2013 08:55:57 #
pathoot wrote:
I use Aperture and have been on and off about getting Wacom.
Please give us more tips about the learning curve.
Please give us more tips about the learning curve.
My very first tablet was 3" x 2" and I did struggle a bit. I finally got the hang of it by disconnecting the mouse and playing MS patience for hours on end. The problem was that if the pen was moved just a tiny bit, the effect on screen was magnified. My next tablet was 6" x 4" and this took just a couple of hours to get used to.
I currently use a 6 1/2" x 8 1/4" - no learning curve and I use this with a 2 monitor set up.
A few years ago I introduced high resolution tablets to my graphics studio and within a day everybody was enjoying the easier method retouching etc. with the pen rather than the mouse. One exception was one chap liked to have a mouse in his left hand for menus and the pen in his right for the work.
I mentioned earlier tracing, and these pens make it so easy to sketch and trace onto the screen.
Sep 23, 2013 09:33:39 #
I use a wacom Pen and touch, find that doing the menu's is easier using my fingers instead of the pen. If you use photoshop there are brush functions that you can do with a Pen that are not supported at all by mouse. For instance with the pen you can set the pen pressure to do a fade in and fade out on the stroke dependent on pressure, with mouse you can only fade out. There are quite a few settings like that. That being said, if you don't use any real graphic apps (I don't really consider Lightroom a graphic app) then you may not get enough out of the tablet to make it worth your while. Just my opinion.
Sep 23, 2013 10:06:31 #
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?
WACOM. There is very little point in spending extra to get a big one; A6 is perfectly adequate.
GHK
Sep 23, 2013 10:15:36 #
I use the Walcom Intous 4 medium size tablet. I can't imagine not having one for PP. I like its precision and pressure sensitivity. I have not problem recommending the use of a tablet to any photographer.
Sep 23, 2013 10:18:46 #
I use a Wacom Bamboo for most of my work. Better precision and better control. The only thing I have trouble with is using the "straighten" function within "crop". I have a steadier hand using the mouse.
Sep 23, 2013 10:28:42 #
I purchased a Wacom Bamboo fun and touch medium last year, used it for approx. one week (really enjoyed it) then my laptop would say "device not recognised".
Wacom "customer service" seems like an oxymoron in my case, I'm unable to use the tablet despite trying various options.
Wacom "customer service" seems like an oxymoron in my case, I'm unable to use the tablet despite trying various options.
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