What Tablet should I get?
polycounter lvl 7
Hey everyone, I've been saving rainy day money and have really wanted a tablet for a long time, but a lot of my friends have had issues with them breaking really easily on them before and I'm looking to get something sturdy and reliable for my money rather then shell out for a new tablet every three months.
Anyways, what company/brand/model would you recommend if I said I wanted to do digital painting with it?
Anyways, what company/brand/model would you recommend if I said I wanted to do digital painting with it?
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if you want less expensive than that, then get bamboo.
What Piflik said is right on also. If you can afford a cintiq, go for it, if not (like a lot of us) go for a good sized intuos, if (like me) you're quite poor either beg for one for a gift at an opportune time, or go with the bamboo series. I have a bamboo and it works quite well. I also now have an intuos and the additional features are nice, but the bamboo is quite capable in its own right.
I feel the 6x8 or 5x8 or whatever similar size is the best, anything smaller is difficult because i have pretty shaky hands, and anything bigger becomes uncomfortable to use. I know some guys like the 9x12s but that is just too big for me.
Or the Bambo is good(mines lasted for over a year and a half, as long as you treat it well), there not like race cars, performance differential is negligable. Do you draw on the whole of an A4 paper? Do you draw with your arm or with your wrist? Its perfectly manageable to draw on the smaller tablets.
intuos 3 a5 wide = best price/quality ratio so far.
if you are used to paint/draw on larger paper size like 12"x17", go for a4 model.
intuos 4 is blessed with instant nib wear due to high-friction surface (you'll have to replace plastic nibs ocassionally, 5 nibs = $ 10 here)
and their usb ports are apparently fucked up on some models.
new tablet every 3 months is BS unless your friends use them for some heavy pillow-fighting once in a three month time.
I'm using my intuos3 since 2007, so far so good.
I use it at mouse mode and not pen, so i end up using a small portion of my tablet, the other half became my coffee spot or cookie plate. Though its nice to have the space when needed and im not resting my arm on any edges.
It is a weird setup with a big ass tablet and a keyboard, i mostly overlap them, you dont want to place one infront of the other, because you'll end up working in a twist and destroy yourself.
Since you are new? to working with a tablet, its a massive hit in your pocket to start with a big wacom and not knowing the feeling, so maybe its better to start simple and get a bamboo.
http://eu.shop.wacom.eu/Intuos3-Used_cat_9104.html
Freaking cheap (that's for EU, there's an American estore too.
Waaaaaaayyyyyycom!
I dont think it was ever used by the looks of it and its gigantic.