Graphic tablet

whatever

Me and my friend are getting into modeling,especially for Dota2,but we dont know what graphic tablet is good below 60-70euros,any suggestions?

almighty_gir

Wacom Bamboo Fun i guess?

I had one and it lasted me about 2 years before i moved on to my Cintiq.

pior

This is the current entry model, perfectly fine for your needs :
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos-Small-Tablet-CTL480/dp/B00EN27TCI"]Amazon.com: Wacom Intuos Pen Small Tablet (CTL480): Computers & Accessories[/ame]


You can walk into any Apple Store or MediaMarkt and grab one there. I have been using this as a backup since my regular tablet was out for repair, and it served me perfectly well for a month or so. I just had to tack a smooth piece of plastic on top to make the surface more to my liking, but that's a personal preference of course.

And if you're going for a used model, anything labelled as "bamboo" small (no need for "pen and touch") would do. You could also find an older, high range Intuos 3 and 4 for cheap on ebay as well.

whatever

pior wrote: »

This is the current entry model, perfectly fine for your needs :
Amazon.com: Wacom Intuos Pen Small Tablet (CTL480): Computers & Accessories


I have been using this as a backup since my regular tablet was out for repair, and it served me perfectly well for a month or so. I just had to tack a smooth piece of plastic on top to make the surface more to my liking, but that's a personal preference of course.

And if you're going for a used model, anything labelled as "bamboo" small (no need for "pen and touch"). You could also find older, high range intuos 3 and 4 for cheap on ebay.

I was looking on to CTL480 for a lot of time,but was not sure about everything :=),thanks

Btw. is multi touch important?

almighty_gir

pior wrote: »

I just had to tack a smooth piece of plastic on top to make the surface more to my liking, but that's a personal preference of course.

Dude i found the rough surface on my bamboo destroyed my nibs soooo fast!

SonicBlue

almighty_gir wrote: »

Dude i found the rough surface on my bamboo destroyed my nibs soooo fast!

Triacetate sheet is the solution. I'm still using the same nib from 2010.

Also it prevents the surface of the tablet itself to be damaged, in my case it was really scratched badly in the middle, consuming the nib even more faster and making its usage difficult.

WarrenM

Yeah, I put plastic sheets on all of my tablets and I haven't changed a nib in years.

pior

Yup, and it feels great that way too I know that some artists actually enjoy a scratchy, paper-like feeling, but that's just not my case.

Whatever : nope, touch is not important, as it is actually pretty awfully implemented.

WarrenM

Agreed, the touch stuff is awful.

Quotidian

seems like I have to replace my intuos4. I have the largest model now, but I think I have to scale down to the Pro medium. Has anyone gone down in size before? Is it a really bad experience?

Fuiosg

huion makes a very respectable tablet, I use this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Huion-Inches-Graphics-Tablets-Digital/dp/B00CP0Y1UI/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434918364&sr=1-4&keywords=huion+h610"]h610[/ame].

RN

I turned off the touch feature in my Bamboo.
The 4 assignable buttons feel more comfortable. I assigned hotkeys for zoom in, zoom out, drag canvas and undo.

AshuraDX

Fuiosg wrote: »

huion makes a very respectable tablet, I use this one h610.

I use that exact same one aswell, cost me 70€ and I love it BUT there is one thing that's quite annoying to me

under windows 8.1 the tablet driver doesn't seem to like skype at all - whenever I'm in a skype call while working, the tablet sometimes behaves wierd regarding pressure sensitivity

Fuiosg

I would post on their facebook, they seem receptive to that kind of thing. They also update the drivers pretty frequently.

My only gripe with it is the lack of tilt, I'd rather use a wacom for freehand illustration. But for textures/sculpting it works great.

DavidCruz

Seems we all found decent solutions to prevent wear of our tablets, that is pretty awesome. I went the home depot route and it was a perfectly cheap solution for repairs that just made correcting the problems that much better, i just wanted to add the sheet I put on. I purchased two sheets just in-case it is only almost $3 bucks so not a big deal but here you go:
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Plastic-Sheets/Plaskolite/N-5yc1vZbrdgZ7xu

For me i found i glide across the surface now, awwwee man so good.

and the nibs are what every one say to get: universal trimmer line blue 1.65mm .065" 275ft + for wacom pen nips forever.

For those that have yet to benefit from the info. just sharing.
Edit:
i stuck mine to the tablet via the corners with crazy glue, it pops right out with the right nudge so it won't damage anything.

whatever

Thanks for advices,i think i will purchase an Wacom CTL480,I was thinking about Huion but Thiago told me i cant fail with wacom as a choice

whatever

Is there any german guy who can help me order it from amazon

RN

Isn't there a German Amazon?
[ame="http://www.amazon.de/Wacom-CTL-480S-S-Stift-Tablett-Software-Sketchbook/dp/B00ME7HE5Q/"]Wacom CTL-480S-S Intuos Stift-Tablett inkl. Software: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör[/ame]

SonicBlue

He's from Croatia, one of the most secure ways to buy something in the eurozone is from a German store.

whatever

Nevermind i found one to buy in Croatia,it comes cheaper than ordering from germany

technokill

SonicBlue wrote: »

He's from Croatia, one of the most secure ways to buy something in the eurozone is from a German store.

Secure? why is that?

as far as I know amazon is the same throughout Europe. only prices change but the warehouse is the sane.

SonicBlue

technokill wrote: »

Secure? why is that?

as far as I know amazon is the same throughout Europe. only prices change but the warehouse is the sane.

I was not talking about Amazon specifically, but on general online stores.

Also, Amazon is lacking support for many EU countries and the Netherlands store sells only books.