For better Wacom results..

PeterK · Oct 2008

Grab a paper business card and put it under your hand. Where the meaty part of your hand meets the wacom plastic. No more dragging from the friction between your hand and the board. It's very smooth.

it's mostly useful for large strokes, btw.

Joshua Stubbles · Oct 2008

Good cheap tip. I use a drawing smudge gaurd when doing extensive texturing:

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Mark Dygert · Oct 2008

Cool tip

or don't drag your hand...

JohnnyRaptor · Oct 2008

where you get the smudge guard/glove? seems handy for cintiq usage!

Xenobond · Oct 2008

Gonna order mine now. Neat find!
http://www.smudgeguard.com/

pyromania · Oct 2008

I tape a piece of printer paper over the tablet surface. I like the texture better.

J Randall · Oct 2008

hmm 14.95 for one glove, gonna try Pyros paper method.

pior · Oct 2008

You can also get some cheap (free if you're lucky!) photograph development gloves. With all fingers cut out it works nicely! I don't think the pinky part is that necessary on the smudgegard glove. Ordered one anyways haha

Joopson · Oct 2008

just buy some 5 dollar gloves at your local army navy store, and cut off every finger but the pinky. Works for me.

motives · Oct 2008

lol

"Growing up lefty, doesn't have to be annoying and frustrating anymore!"

so thats what that feelin of insecuriy and unease came from all these years

Slingshot · Oct 2008

I agree with Joopson. I have been using wool fingerless gloves (made that way) from the army navy store for about 3years now and they work great on my Intuos 3 tablet. Plus you can wash them too and you don't have to have a weird thing over your pinky finger.

rhoymand · Oct 2008

motives wrote: »

lol

"Growing up lefty, doesn't have to be annoying and frustrating anymore!"

so thats what that feelin of insecuriy and unease came from all these years

talk about frustrating! do you know how long it took me to find a left-handed wacom tablet?! it looks the same as a regular one, but it cost me $100 more.

Mark Dygert · Oct 2008

rhoymand wrote: »

talk about frustrating! do you know how long it took me to find a left-handed wacom tablet?! it looks the same as a regular one, but it cost me $100 more.

Where did you find one? Are they smart about placing the touch strips. I keep nudging the left touch strip on mine when I go for the tools in photoshop. Anyone know a way to disable the touch strips?

EDIT: Ever mind found it in wacom properties.

East · Oct 2008

A business card would drive me crazy since I remove my hand completely too often from the tablet.. I use, as some have mentioned above, woolen gloves with the fingertips cut off. Also keeps my hands warm when the AC at the office is being a sodding over-achiever..

For better Wacom results..

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