[[[[[[ QUICK POLL ]]]]]] tablet or mouse?

[Eric]

i'm curios to know what percentage of users use graphics tablets, i got a new optical mouse but it's still difficult to draw with any "natural flow" the price of a big wacom is out of my reach
any other mouse potatos out there???

any cheap alernatives to wacoms? i saw a little one at a pc fayre but was'nt convinced, also any PEN-MICE users ?

[This message was edited by scouse eric on May 14, 2001 at 18:15.]

[Eric]

i'm curios to know what percentage of users use graphics tablets, i got a new optical mouse but it's still difficult to draw with any "natural flow" the price of a big wacom is out of my reach
any other mouse potatos out there???

any cheap alernatives to wacoms? i saw a little one at a pc fayre but was'nt convinced, also any PEN-MICE users ?

[This message was edited by scouse eric on May 14, 2001 at 18:15.]

[Ross Macintosh]

Although I voted "tablet" I'm really a mouse/tablet user. 90% mouse - just out of convienience (and habit), 10% tablet for where it is clearly the best input device.

Regards, Ross

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[Steve Newport]

I have used a mouse my whole life but am planning on getting a wacom intuos when the money is right! However, when I get it, I'm sure I'll be like Ross and use the mouse just as much if not more than the tablet. The tablet would just be nice for when you actually want to Draw on your computer instead of designing. I would love to be able to make "sketches" on my computer! Then later turn them into full pieces if needed

Steve Newport

[dk_art]

You might think of the relatively affordable Wacom Graphire series. My 4"x5" is a mouse-area size but most of my sketches in pencil over the years have been aboiut this size anyway. I find that size is great as I use my wrist and not my whole arm for drawing anyway. The Intuous has other features that aren't really any more useful in XaraX than the Graphire (in my opinion ...except maybe the button areas on the tablet).

A program like Corel Painter would take full advantage of the Intuous as it can read the tilt of the pen and I think even the distance the pen is above the tablet for even more control (maybe in airbrush use).

Check out this page for the differences between the graphire and the intuous tablets.

http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/differences.cfm

David K
www.dkingdesign.com

[dk_art]

If you really want the best and have the dough ... the PL Series looks intriguing [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] .... here's the 16.3" x 14.4" LCD PL 500 ... only a measily $3999 US from your spare change [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/pl500.cfm


David K
www.dkingdesign.com

[gnurf]

I bought my Wacom Art II pad 1995, and I have used the same one since then. It may look like it is an expensive investment, but it is worth it: I have used the same tablet (only cracking one corner of it and had to buy a new power cord/adapter - and both was a result of my own clumsyness) all these years, ONLY upgrading the driver for free. I use it mostly when "retousching" scanned images, but also when I need the handdrawn look in my digital drawings, so I guess I use - like Ross - the tablet 10% and mouse 90% (but if I hadn't the tablet I would use the mouse 120% [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] ).

-Paul

[james_frost]

I've recently picked up a Wacom Graphire tablet also. The mouse is very good and the pen is great. Painter Classic (which comes bundled) is superb - I've never used (or seen for that matter)anything like it before!

Actually, my only complaint with the thing thus far is the drawing surface - I find it a little scratchy, so ended up sellotaping on the protective shinier sheet to get a better feel.

James

[DLFrost]

If you can make use of an Intuos for PC serial port model, Wacom has them on sale until the end of the month. I got a refurbished 6x8 for just $120, and they have the 9x12 for $220. You can't beat that anywhere else.

Doug Frost

[dk_art]

Don't forget all you Wacom users ... get the latest patch for your Graphire. It fixed annoying problems with the mouse (I couldn't turn off acceleration at all before and the faster you moved the mouse, the further it went ... very annoying).

David K
www.dkingdesign.com