Pen Tablet
polycounter lvl 10
Hey. so i have a terrible cordless mouse that shakes all over the screen. i was just about to buy a new mouse, but then figured since i'm getting into modeling, i might check out pen tablets.
first off, how much of a difference in your work has it made? much easier? moderately more comfortable? or even just a comparable alternative?
and secondly, which one is appropriate for most things i would need to do. to give you an idea of my price range, i was checking out Wacom's Bamboo Craft.
it's set at 129$, and mainly interests me because it includes:
so remember, really cheap recommendations please
first off, how much of a difference in your work has it made? much easier? moderately more comfortable? or even just a comparable alternative?
and secondly, which one is appropriate for most things i would need to do. to give you an idea of my price range, i was checking out Wacom's Bamboo Craft.
it's set at 129$, and mainly interests me because it includes:
- Bamboo Craft pen tablet
- Bamboo Craft mouse
- Bamboo Craft pen
- Pen stand
- USB cable
- Quick start guide
so remember, really cheap recommendations please
Replies
Go as big as you can afford though, as one thing I regret is not having a larger space to draw on - especially when it's absolute co-ordinates, it can be tricky to get smaller details without zooming right in first.
If you got a small tablet with a mouse or a large tablet without, go for the larger, my USB mouse works just fine with the bamboo , just remember to take the pen off the surface before trying to use it.
If you want a Tablet, go for Wacom, not too small, but also not too big
that's an interesting point, because i figured i could just get a small and turn off absolute coords. do they make them toggled or is it always absolute?
I wouldnt worry about the size too much I've an A5, and it works fine across two monitors, you get nice fluid strokes. Too big and you end up moving your arm around loads and having no room on your desk.
medium seemed like a comfortable size. i bought refurbished at 98$, vs retail 199$. hopefully it's in good condition...but it comes with a year warranty if it's not
I've never figured a way to turn it off, so when it comes to doing something complex like selecting a sub-menu in PS, I usually reach for the mouse, otherwise though, if you're in FFFF TAB mode (black screen, free panning canvas and no menu/palettes ) you're good to roam , the pen itself has a button that acts like hitting the space bar in PS to allow you to drag the canvas around quite nicely.