 FRANCISCO SIMENTAL |
ANY DOWNSIDE TO USING DRAWING TABLETS HOW EASY IS TO LEARN TO USE DRAWING TABLETS.
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William Schuette |
Hi Francisco, like any new input device there is a learning curve. I have had a Wacom tablet for about 9 months but only started using it a lot over the last 4 months. It was pretty easy to learn the basic operation but found that navigating menus becomes somewhat tedious. Now I use the tablet just for drawing and navigate menus using the keyboard. There really is no other downside that I can think of and for any selection, brushing or masking technique there really isn't a better device. Bill
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Richard Lynch |
Francisco, I think it really depends on how you like to work and really what you do. I am not one who has a propensity to draw, and pens and I get along like oils and water. I own a pen/tablet (Wacom 6x11 Tablet), but I rarely use it and right now it is in the box. HOWEVER, that is me. My preference is using a large trackball (Kensignton Expert Mouse), which allows me a type of accuracy that I don't have with a pen. But that doesn't mean it is best for you. I suspect if you are one who can draw, the pen is probably the most sophisticated device you can own. My preference for trackballs is born of hating the lift-move motion of the mouse, tangling of the cord, and lack of fine control. A large trackball like the kensignton offers fine control, steadiness, less wrist stress, a small desk footprint (unlike a mouse a trackball never has to move), and for me the best input type -- while saving several hundred dollars. Hope that helps! Richard Lynch
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Francisco, I recently bought the Wacon Intous3 to use with Corel Painter. I am comfortable using it with Painter but do not use it much otherwise. My friend only uses the tablet as she is very comfortable with it and likes it better than the mouse. Maybe after a little more use it will become more comfortable for me but it earns its deskspace when using it with Painter.
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chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny Contact Chris Budny Chris Budny's Gallery |
I have a Wacom tablet, and thought it would improve my fine-tune selection abilities over using a mouse, as a pointer when working in Elements. I used it for two days of editing, several hours in total, ultimately finding it a bit more challenging to get used to, than I'd expected... the next day, my entire arm was numb, and as the numbness wore off, a sharp pain was concentrated in my wrist, for another 4 or 5 days. It only dawned on me later that the position of holding the stylus, on top of the slightly-thick tablet, was a very different physical posture for my wrist, arm and elbow, than my normal mouse work. I kept off the computer entirely for that week, until my wrist felt normal again (it hurt to drive, to use silverware, etc!) and I've been quite hesitant to try the tablet again since then. I do think a very thick wrist pad (like you sometimes see on ergo-mousepads) would have made a world of difference, to lift my wrist further off the tablet.
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Craig m. Zacarelli |
i have the intuose 3, I bought it about two years ago and absolutly love it, it makes extensive photoshop edits a breeze..it does take a little getting used too, like anything else, its just a tool..and it comes with a mouse for normal computing.
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W. |
"HOW EASY IS TO LEARN TO USE DRAWING TABLETS." Easier than to learn to type.
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- Claudia Kuhn Contact Claudia Kuhn Claudia Kuhn's Gallery |
It took me a while to get used to and like my tablet, but now when I open a picture in PS I immediately pick up the stylus. It is so much more natural and easier to use than a mouse. My hand gets less cramped as well. I couldn't imagine not having one. It is hard to type comments with the stylus in your hand, as I comment and work on an image at the same time. I've had my tablet for about 3 yrs now.
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Richard Lynch |
Will, even after writing 7 books on Photoshop and about 3000 pages, I still can't type... I'd never use a mouse for Photoshop work. Richard Lynch
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Robert E. Gaughan |
I use the Wacom Intuos3 4X6. its used a lot in Photoshop and corel painter. I would NEVER try to use the mouse on either program. I love it. Wacom just introduced the new entry level tablet the Bamboo. Go to the WACOM site and look them over. You will not use the mouse any more for things. good luck
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Samantha M. Frey |
Hey Francisco! I've been using a 8x6 Genius Tablet for about 4months now, and I abseloutly love it. It's not too hard to learn, but remember that it really takes a whole nother side of your brain to use. When you use a drawing tablet(unless it is an Wacom Cintiq) you have to look at the monitor while you draw on the pad, wich takes a some practice and getting use to. But really, it just depends on who you are. I use to only use the mouse, and if I wanted to draw I would just use a pencil and a piece of paper. But now I hardly ever use either of those, I just use my tablet and photoshop =] Good luck,
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Jayne Martin |
I just bought a Wacom Bamboo, I think the cheapest one, and am totally clueless!! (insert scream & I'm pulling my hair out, LOL) I'm about to throw it out the window...(maybe I'll just take it back!!)...
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William Schuette |
Jayne, everything I read from Wacom was that the Bamboo is not intended for photo editing. It does not have near enough reolution and I don't think it is pressure sensitive. The Bamboo was really intended only for electronic writing like signing youur emails, addinig funny comments to photos, etc. If someone sold you this on the recommendation that it was appropriate for photo editing they should definitiely take it back. For photo editing you need at least one of the Graphire line tablets and to have resolution to really get down to the pixel level you may need one of the Intuos line. Bill
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