Creative Pen Tablet? (Page 3): I have a similar Vaio touch screen laptop for traveling and love it while my Wacom collects dust. I also use a desktop Windows Surface Studio and love it...

Karl's Bird Photography Loc: Oregon

Angel Star Photography wrote:

I don't have a Wacom tablet per se. I have a Lenovo X1 Yoga which has the Wacom technology built into its screen and pen. I have found it very helpful when retouching to a finer detail in Lightroom and Photoshop. There are many videos, instructions, and reviews through a Google search which may help with setup and use. You may need to fine tune the tablet to your liking. Make full use of your thirty days before deciding to ditch it.

I have a similar Vaio touch screen laptop for traveling and love it while my Wacom collects dust. I also use a desktop Windows Surface Studio and love it for my home use. It is so much easier and precise using a pen instead of a mouse for detailed photo editing in Photoshop.

CaptainPhoto

Feiertag wrote:

I bought a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet yesterday.

Do you have one of these that you use for your post-processing (Lightroom and PhotoShop).
Did it take you time to learn?
Are there any tricks that you can offer to a rookie?
I have 30 days to decide if I want to keep it.

Harold

I have the Small version and have not used it yet. That, being said. I have seen a lot of tutorials and the instructor was using the WACOM tablet exclusively and really liking it. It does have a learning curve just like any device or piece of software. I attended a workshop and one of the fellows has one and just loves it. Matter of fact he has the large WACOM with the screen -wooo. He was doing a demo- with a mouse and keyboard shortcuts and was really having a hard time. So- its what you get use to. I just need to take the time to learn the WACOM - Those that really use is - really like it. Therefore, don't give up so soon.

sidpearce

Have 3 on different computers. Are much more accurate for selecting detail in small or fine images

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Harold, I've pretty much have the same tablet. I'm just not sure which size you purchased. The most difficult aspect of using it was learning to coordinate where my hand had the pen without looking at the tablet, but at the screen. After several days of frustration, practice, more frustration, more practice, I did get the hang of it. For working with fine details, it's really great.
--Bob

Feiertag wrote:

I bought a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet yesterday.

Do you have one of these that you use for your post-processing (Lightroom and PhotoShop).
Did it take you time to learn?
Are there any tricks that you can offer to a rookie?
I have 30 days to decide if I want to keep it.

Harold

Vladimir200 Loc: Beaumont, Ca.

Everyone is different. I use LR & PS. Years ago, I started out with the "Large" Wacom Intuos Pro; too large so I sold it and went to Medium; too large and went to Small and I love it and have been using it for years. Using a stylus or "pen" just makes sense. Yes, small learning curve and takes about a week but for me, it is like flying first class (who does that?) or on-line banking. Editing photos, or "photo manipulation" as the original term was called simply doesn't make sense with a mouse. Anyhow, again, do whatever works for you. Good luck.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Feiertag wrote:

I bought a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet yesterday.

Do you have one of these that you use for your post-processing (Lightroom and PhotoShop).
Did it take you time to learn?
Are there any tricks that you can offer to a rookie?
I have 30 days to decide if I want to keep it.

Harold

It's about the easiest tool to learn and far better for accuracy than a mouse, quicker too. I was up and running with mine in no time and have been using it for at least 5 years. I would never go back to mouse for exditing.

Not sure what the issue was for the first reply but I'm completely the opposite.

Maik723

Wacom or Huion Kamvas Pro????

DVZ Loc: Littleton CO

Hi Harold,
There are quite a few tutorials on YouTube on setting it up which are useful for assigning the buttons for often used features, like zoom, brush size... Once I got familiar with it and practiced I feel so clumsy without it. Even for browsing the internet it's great to set it in my lap and lean back in my chair and poke around. I have had the medium for a number of years if I get another one I'll probably get the small size.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

It seems there is a love/hate relationship with the pen tool, people love it or hate it, nothing in between.

Slucia

For photoshop I love my medium. I prefer the feel of the older intuos 4, the newer ones have a bit more grain on the drawing surface, particularly the pro, but that's personal preference. It took me about a week to get the hang of looking at the screen while drawing on the tablet. I had a draw on screen version and couldn't get over the separation between the pen and digitizer through the glass so went back to the tablet only. The pressure sensitivity is great, but if you don't need that to post process it probably won't add anything, but I'd give it a good two weeks before you return it and see if it adds to your workflow.