Dave Buckley Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 i'm looking to buy a nice pen tablet to go on my desk but am unsure as to which one to get. i've been looking on the WACOM website but their website is really missing a 'Which Wacom is for me' section. Can anyone reccomend for this our type of work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJI Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Definitly go for WACOM if you've got the cash They are fantastic though pricey. I would go for A5 or A4. Larger ones are nice but take up too much desk space for the kind of thing we do. Any any smaller and they get difficult to handle i think, Lack drawing space. If the pockets are deep enough go for the pofessional intuos line. Build quality is fantastic, super pen sensitivity and enough extras and buttons for you to map shortcuts etc with no problems. Comes in all sizes including wide format for your widescreens if you prefer. Ive heard of people using the bamboo line with good success but this is obviously a step down (lower build quality and i think pressure sensitivity as well). I bought an Aiptek slimline A4 tablet last year for £65 as i couldn't afford the Wacom at the time. Great tablet for the price but its already starting to go, and the driver support is rubbish! But i have used a wacom A5 wide before and it was great. Once you get used to a tablet in photoshop you really will wonder how you went without in the first place. To summarise A5 intuos would do it, but if you have the pennies to splash an A4 version. Intuos4 is obviously the latest but 3 is just as good. Hope that helps. Sling me any questions you have if i've missed something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 i'd get yourself down to jacobs digital or a similar stockist and use them to find out which one suits you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 cheers for the help guys. gonna get myself to jacobs this weekend then. one in the city centre and i'd planned on going there this weekend anyway. oo, can also take my point and shoot to get fixed. don't suppose either of you are good with camera problems too . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJI Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 That depends on the camera, the problem, and my likely limited knowledge. haha. Fire away though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 its a little casio exilim z10 i think the slim 10mp one. anyway when i take a photo it appears the flash really flares up. and then the resulting photo when viewed looks like i've just been flashbanged on call of duty lol. and if it doesn't look like that, then it has lines going through the image weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 i'd get your camera into jessops digital too... ;] edit: i should be on jessops commission here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 ha, nice one, that was the plan anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buchhofer Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 its really all about feel, I've got an old 9x12 intuos2 that one of the older marketing folks (Ex painter/illustrator) left behind when she ran off and its great, but its just too big, the 8x6 is just right for my sketchier style camera: call casio, sounds similar to a problem i had with one of my canon point and shoots.. turns out they had a sensor problem and a recall, so they swapped me for the newer model at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Once you get used to a tablet in photoshop you really will wonder how you went without in the first place. Quoted for agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinsley Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm with Tom and Uddie... totally changes the way you work in photoshop or painter... I purchased an Inutous 4 (9 x 12) last summer and I have been beyond happy with it. Last weekend I got to have a go on my friends Cintiq 21ux... almost the same step up as when I switched from mouse to tablet... I couldn't believe the difference it makes to actually draw on the image you are viewing. I wonder what the new multi-touch models will be like to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) I use the Intous4 small version, and it fits my needs perfectly. What is funny is there is about a 2"x2" area of my tablet that is showing wear on the drawing surface, but the rest is in perfect shape. I guess that means I don't use it. A larger tablet might increase that drawing square to 2.5 inches or 3 inches, but I am thinking I must do most of my tablet work withing that area. We have talked about getting a Cintique, but I would really want to test drive one before I through effort behind getting one. It is difficult to find one to test drive. Edited February 16, 2010 by Crazy Homeless Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 We have talked about getting a Cintique, but I would really want to test drive one before I through effort behind getting one. It is difficult to find one to test drive. I could probably sneak you in here one weekend to give mine a run if you can't find one to play with. I really love working on it for Photoshop stuff, which is really the only time I use it. My only dislike to the Cintique is the stand it sits on. It doesn't stand up completely vertical and has no vertical rise. So for using it as a main monitor it's too low and slanted and unless you put it on something its a neck stain to look down on it all day. I use a 3 monitor setup, 2 standard monitors at eyelevel and then the cintique off to the side for the photoshop work.... kinda hard to justify the cost to people who don't use it, most wonder why I have this big monitor that I only use 30% of the time. But those who try it quickly understand the benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinsley Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 ... My only dislike to the Cintique is the stand it sits on. It doesn't stand up completely vertical and has no vertical rise. So for using it as a main monitor it's too low and slanted and unless you put it on something its a neck stain to look down on it all day. ... Brian, my friend Mike had the same problem and he ended up mounting his with a monitor arm. like this... http://motorsportsartist.com/cintiq_arm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 turns out the camera problem was that my sensor has died, and my camera is out of warranty . . . time to look for a new one i think (especially after being quoted 3 figures for it to be fixed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anejo Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 i'm looking to buy a nice pen tablet to go on my desk but am unsure as to which one to get. i've been looking on the WACOM website but their website is really missing a 'Which Wacom is for me' section. Can anyone reccomend for this our type of work? Which tablet did you settle on? i'm also in the market for a tablet. the wacom intuos4 seem to be good choice. Also, wacom has really good customer service, very helpful in explaining what model is best for CG work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think the new Wacoms are bluetooth also. No wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlive Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Been interested in getting one too, anybody here using it for 3d? How's the learning curve for that? Stumbled upon this too, for those with hacker tendencies.... http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/homegrown-wacom-cintiq-lcd-tablet-comes-to-life-through-prefab-d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Been interested in getting one too, anybody here using it for 3d? How's the learning curve for that? It's a bit odd to get used to 3D viewport navigation with a tablet. Photoshopping is easier. Give it a try - your Photoshop experience will improve, whether or not your 3D will improve is up to the individual. Maybe, maybe not. A word to the wise when selecting your tablet size - if you draw "from the wrist", then an A5 would be a better option whereas if you draw "from the shoulder", then an A4 would be a better match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 i've still not bought one, i've been held up with a 24minute animation project (that i hate and am ashamed to be associated with) but the client is paying and i can't afford to be turning work down, however it's taken up all of my time over the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJI Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 A bit off topic, but 24 minutes! Thats quite a big animation project. Can i ask what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 unfortunately i can't say (Non-dsiclosure agreements have been signed etc) But i can say its incredibly boring, bog standard walkthrough, it consists of 5 different 'tours' totalling 24mins. the reason i hate it is that i have been told, (no lighting, no materials, 1 path) and there is no changing it, thats what they want, thats what they are getting. i've told them it will look rubbish and be boring as hell but they don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJI Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 wow, thats about as restrictive as it gets. Sorry to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 pro's it's now completei've been paidi was rendering a 4 seconds per frame on averageno need to be sorry, work is work, and a paying customer can have what he wants, i just preferably don't want my name associated with it now its complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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