Well, my issue is that I don't have much money. All I have is what I make from commissions. I might have to go with a really cheap one temporarily and when I can afford the more expensive one I might go for it, but it's a matter of funding, you know.
-Claw MacKain, lone half-god lion bounty hunter =^_^=
www.furaffinity.net/user/claw-mackain
-----Original Message-----
From: Scrapper Black Dragon <scrapperbd_at_yahoo.com>
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 8:39 pm
Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] Btw - DVD Writers....
--- On Tue, 20/10/09, claw815_at_aol.com <claw815_at_aol.com> wrote:
>I plan on getting a tablet as I lack one and yet I'm trying to make some
>sprites for a fighting game, which by mouse is easier said then done. It can
>be done as I have drawn by mouse before, but it doesn't always come out well
>or as planned when done by mouse. So I found a nice one for sell online for
>$39.39.
>
Drawing tablets certainly make digital drawing a lot easier! Be a little wary
of what you are buying your drawing tablet for, else you may quickly out-grow
it. I have four drawing tablets: Medion (A4), Intuos 1 (A5), Intuous 2 (2/3
A4), Intuos 3 (A4). The Medion was cheap - $60 - but its levels of sensitivity,
despite claims, are not very good, plus it doesn't support tilt or give as much
expression. It is at work for doing cleanup after scanning, putting annotations
and arrows on diagrams or for shuffling diagram parts - it does well for that;
most cheap tablets will. Should be fine for colouring too.
If you want to draw on the tablet, then I would recommend at least the Intuos 2
- better touch and nicer expression as well as enough 'screen real estate' to
make it usable by people with average hand control skills (less tiring that way
too). You can get these second hand for under $100 if you hunt around - very
capable for what it is. This is the minimum I would recommend for digital
inking or sketching.
The Intuos 1 I've had for years and needs a separate power supply and serial
port, so is only good for my graphics computer and is mostly used for cleanup
and colouring. I used to draw and ink on this unit, but is quite restrictive.
Just like you can draw with a mouse, you can always make do, but is not the best
solution.
Intous 3 is very nice - the artist is the part I've found letting it down in my
case. Good touch, plenty of space, only surpassed by the soon to be released
Intuos 4 or the Cintiq (where you draw on the screen!). For an indirect drawing
medium, this is very good and quite capable of taking you to professional
levels. I've heard of people picking these up for as little as $100 with some
serious hunting around - mine cost me $300 second hand (typically $350 when I
looked recently).
Tablets are better than mice for doing artwork, but you've got to assess whether
you want a clean-up tool for after-scanning and post production or whether you
want to draw with it. Talking with many people about this subject and having
tried many other brands, I have to say that if spending money, spend the extra
and get a Wacom Intuos if you plan to draw - it _is_ worth it!
Scrapper, Black Dragon, finally using the tablet he probably should have bought
before buying several others...
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