Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 ok so photoshop is too much effort with a touchpad and my mouse is a load of toss. time to take the plung and purchase one.taking into account that i have never ever used one ever, i have no idea what to look for, ebay seems to tell me i can pick one up for about £20 which is fine by me. but something tells me they might be bollocks. so any help would be great.fire away knowledgable ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee_ Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 wacom intuos is what you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I have a Trust one which I got from Argos. Yours for £25 posted, paid just over £40 for it I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 If you're serious - like you do a lot of pencil work and/or painting and you want to go digital there really is no substitute for a wacom intuos, if you're not that serious and you just want to knock up some cartoons or trace some stuff the you'll be fine with the lower end wacoms or the cheap jobbers. if you want real fun with a wacom, try and find a copy of painter 4 and mess around with that, it had sooo many ways to tie tablet behaviour into the brushes it was unbelievable. later versions didn't have half the knobs and buttons that v4 did so it's v4 ***.oo, drunker than i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 am quite serious with art but not tooo serious on the gfx tablet front, however it will prbably grow on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I've had a graphics tablet for a few years now, love it's compatability with Photoshop.I have a Wacom Graphire, which is probably worth about £40 but dead worth it. Even if you don't want to use it, it's great fun on MSN convos where everyoen is handwriting. I probably would strugle using brush tools on PS with a mouse now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I'd also recomend a Wacom Intuos tablet. You can get one cheap as chips of ebay. Here's one with a serial socket / Win 98-2000 drivers for £10 p&p inc. Infact, that's the very one I use.HereOr get one with a USB connection (good idea), bigger tablet (not needed IMO) and a better pen (grip/comfort)...drivers can be downloaded for any system.I went `begrudingly` from a mouse to a tablet for using Photoshop / Corel Paint etc, and then for everyday use. Now my mouse collects dust behind my monitor. Those things are a joke! I'd recomend everyone switch to a tablet....if only to save wrist/mouse cramp!You won't regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) I paid about £150 for a 4 year old intuos (a3). a £25 will be too small to use and wont work for shit.you get what you pay for.oh and buy the way, theyre only really useful for digital painting :/ Edited July 12, 2006 by trialsmad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I paid about £150 for a 4 year old intuos (a3). a £25 will be too small to use and wont work for shit.you get what you pay for.oh and buy the way, theyre only really useful for digital painting :/they're also good for paintFX, skin weighting and sculpting in Maya - you won't be able to replace a mouse entirely for 3d work but there's definitely benefits to be had from a tablet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 it's just a pig trying to replicate drawing with a pencil via the mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 it's just a pig trying to replicate drawing with a pencil via the mouse.Ah` mate, you gotta get one.....you'll love it! stinking mice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squince Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 PM SamHolmes, He has one and knows quite alot about them and all that as far as i know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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