Lifesaver.

are you a serious photographer, designer and artist?

/rhetorical

:D

Talk about desperately needed!

Joe: she's a professional, but I'm not sure I'd call her all that serious!

*beats joe about the head with a stack of unretouched photos and design plans*

your prints cannot harm me, my head is like a shield of concrete

/batfink

That's only because you can't see the photos in question.

or how many there are....good point

*ducks

is that a graphics tablet? i have one of those they are so very usefull!

Wacom are the gods of tablets. I have one myself and I'd die without it.

YAHOO! I'm so happy for you. I heart my Intuos. :)

we'll see how it goes. I'm sure there's a learning curve involved.

WoOT! Yay Wacom tablet! I've been told that once you have one you will never go back to designing with a mouse.

Let's hope so, though I am very glad I developed the skills to do so WITH a mouse.

Now I can design anywhere.

ROCK!

Yeah let's hope this speeds things up.

I already need a nap today.

::covets::

You don't know how much I want one!

I got this one as a present (belated graduation.) I'm very pleased as it will come in really handy right about now.

wtg!
I hope it helps and that you enjoy using it

cool. WACOM are based just down the road from me.

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see how well it does, shall we? I haven't yet learned more than the basics but then I went and took a nap. I haven't yet used it, but will do, on someone's photos tonight. Will report in email how it goes.

Ah, mine is larger and it does eat up space on my desk, nonetheless, they aren't that hard to get used to, and there isn't a serious learning curve. You can program the top strip of the tablet if you like, but outside of that, it's basically "just draw, use your pen instead of the mouse". Honestly, I'd be dead if I had to use a mouse for some of the stuff I do. Did you get the 4D mouse with yours? I've used mine once, it's sitting in a taboret now. I'm utterly hopeless at mousing art projects. Absolutely lame compared to you.

Yeah the mouse came with. It will take me a while to get used to the new brushes and how to program it all correctly. Im still mostly mousing with incorporating the pen slowly. I'll get there.

just don't be silly and lose the pen, unless they gave extras of course! then when you write to wacom asking for a new one, they say they'll charge you an excessive amount of money to replace it!

I've been pretty good about putting the pen right back in the holder. It will take me some time to get used to using the pen though. I will gradually use it more and more- I've just never done it before and I've gotten accustomed to using the mouse. I'll learn. Just takes time.

I,ve got a smaller version, kind of the "starter's" model in their range. Love it, may be time for a better/bigger one though.

the only thing that took some getting used to for me was the pressure sensitivity. otherwise it's dead easy.

Yes, I'm finding that, and the new brushes to be the issue. I will integrate it bits at a time. I also have noticed my strokes with a pen tend to be shorter than the ones I make with a mouse,

did your tablet come with ps brushes? i only use the ones in ps really. will email you when i get in about those things i sent you the other day.

It did, but I havent installed the special ones yet. It also came with some graphics programs (elements, etc.) but I already have a full version of Pshop CS9 here.

And sounds good.

email sent.

Caught, replied. Thank you.

Belatedly coming to the subject...they are very good. But watch out if you share your workspace with anyone. People have a habit of wandering off with the pens even_though_they're_not_real_pens

*holds colleagues up against the stationary cupboard by the scruffs of their necks in a strangely violent fashion*

Nope. Mine, all mine. No one is going to touch it. ;)

My hubby has one also. Occassionally we get our pens mixed up. Luckily they're interchangeable.

Wow. All things point to yes. Was just 'thinking' about Wacom tablets, Graphire and the like. Did a bit of research online and I agree, Methinks I'll Make It a Wacom. (Need one for a trip to LA for some RnR and Cafe Culture)

Thanks for the post Brxelph. How do you like it?

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So far so good. I have to get used to the pressure sensitivity, but more annoyingly, the exact tracking. I don't like being able not to rotate the tablet.

interesting. rotating it like you would an actual drawing pad?

Yeah. It's default mode (not sure if I can change it) is to exactly track the pen point with the screen on the pad. I'm left handed and am used to moving the "paper" around while I work to get a better angle.