Wacom tablet for Zbrush???
Hey guys, here is a question : for my Zbrush and Photoshop work should a buy a WACOM Bamboo FUN Pen&Touch Small or Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch Small, Silver/Black ? There's not a big price difference between them.
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Anyway, if budget is a big concern I'd look around at alternatives like Monoprice to get something large enough to not be horribly frustrating to use. Wacoms are very nice but I just don't see the value at the lower end of their line. Just my opinion, YMMV.
Only reason why I might contemplate upgrading in the future, is A) more pressure sensitivity and i'm right handed so the buttons under my pen hand seldom get used, so i might opt for one with more buttons on the left.
In older generations I've used the Graphire, Bamboo, and Intuos. They all work fine.
If you're budget conscious get a Bamboo. You'll lose out on the tilt sensitivity of the intuos (now intuos pro), but its just fine for pressure and erasure.
If you're traveling with it the bamboo can be a good idea considering the replacement cost if its broken or lost. Not that I've had that happen even stuffing the old models without a detachable usb cable into a backpack daily.
If you are really really pressed for money go for bamboo. But I strongly recommend you invest in an intuos. Those things are durable as hell. I had mine for 5 years and the only reason it broke was because the cable caught in a door and i literally yanked it out. The new black ones have replacable USB cables so they ought to last for a long long time. I think 90% of failed units came frome a frayed or busted usb cable.
I am not very good with custom hardware jobs but couldn't you have repaired yours if only the cord was damaged or asked a handy friend?
Just wondering if you threw It out just because of that or if you still have it or did repair it?
I had both lower end products of Wacom/bamboo and it is small but I got used to it and the price is fine by me, though it is getting to show its age of about 3 years now, the other(not bamboo) lasted 5+ or so. I haven't checked the price of Intuos but I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, I had fun on a cintiq once.:poly136:
Also did someone make a nibless pen yet, cause those things do damage to the surface after a while and no I don't press hard, even with pencils/pens/markers.
sorry.. but imho the bamboo was quite good, i dont know how the ones are, that are now on the market, but i had an older one
and this one was really well made
you dont have that much pressure points and no tilt function,
also not as many buttons and no wheel, but for texture work and sculpting, this is enough to work with
size arguement doesnt really matter, some people prefer smaler tablets and some people prefer bigger ones.
you can also get the bamboo and the intuos in different sizes
the only thing i found annoying with my bamboo was then pen.
durable but no rubber grip and not as comfortable as the intuos pen
I had been using an Intuos 4 for a few years now, and after reading his reviews, I decided to get an H610. The difference in pen fidelity was immediate. Also, for $60, how could I go wrong? Cheaper than even a Baomboo, with the same or better specs than an Intuos.
But as with all things, read the reviews from Ray, and on Amazon.
Thank god and sorry Wacom but you have got to see this one coming it actually has been long awaited by some but most definitely me, since I never found a solution I created one for myself.
The Poor mans guide on:
How do you make a nib-less tablet pen.
The Non-Nibble:
Your going to need the pointy top Wacom pen, not the newer ball one.
I don't know what those are like so I can't help you.
1. Either use your only pen (at your own risk) or an old one you have laying around.
2. Get Q-tip, Elmer's glue out (or some very strong and I mean strong glue/cement even)
(I am even thinking of trying to nail the Q-tip to the nib so it doesn't move when your going crazy hard on It or at an angle.) (I ended up using Hydrocal ! )
3. Cut the Q-Tip about 5% from the top of the Q-Tip (we want the white stuff only)
4. Glue the nib to the Q-Tip top (obviously the plastic end with cotton around It, not the other way around.)
Enjoy endless scribbling with the non-nibble nib h4ck from yours truly -me
done... (Forever)
I am bootlegging Q-Tips $10 dollars a tip get them while they are HOT!
I added a clay to the inside of mine before gluing because my nib was worn down and badly scratching my surface.
You have no idea how happy I am right now.
It is easily undo-able with little to no damage at all (depending on your method of solidifying the Q-tip top to the nib.) and It is a cheap ass solution and an easy inexpensive fix that even a cave man can do on top of that...
what more could you want? no It doesn't make a sandwich.
You know what is monumentally trippy it looks JUST LIKE THE NEW PENS!!!