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Fredde
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Topic: Pixel question (tablet) .
Posted: 30 July 2005 at 9:48am

Hello, I've been thinking about having/buying a tablet to pixle with. Is it really necessary to have one if you want to be a good/better pixler?

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sedgemonkey
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Posted: 30 July 2005 at 11:41am

I think tablets are great for digital painting or vector drawing, but it's not so useful for pixelling since pressure and strokes are not necessary.

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Citizen_Insane
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Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:20pm

I seem to be a bit more efficient with a tablet, when pixeling..

Even when you don't do anything that requires a pressure sensitive stroke, it's a lot more accurate and comfortable to me than using a mouse.

But, yeah, it takes some getting used to at first..

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Vidd
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Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:50pm

I own a wacom and whereas it's priceless when animating or drawing in general, when working at a small scale, tablets lose some of their value.
I prefer to use my mouse for my pixel-art but maybe because it's an optic, wireless one; I couldn't see the same level of control and smoothness with an old-style mouse so a tablet might be better in that case.

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Citizen_Insane
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Posted: 04 August 2005 at 6:09pm

I have an optic mouse, too.. I actually use them both, but I use my tablet more than anything.

The mouse that comes with the tablet is terrible, by the way..

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nvision
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Posted: 05 August 2005 at 10:24am

I think my tablet is invaluable for pixelling...it gaves me much more precise control, and it has increased the speed of my work by a great deal. At one time, my cat decided to chew on my usb cable, and for the week that I was waiting to get a new tablet, and working with an optical mouse, I noticed I got far less work done, and with a slight drop in quality accompanying it....

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Moonstrider
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Posted: 08 August 2005 at 5:23pm

I prefer my tablet over my mouse when pixeling too. I prefer it over the mouse for everything other than FPS games. It is simply much faster for me.

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Citizen_Insane
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Posted: 08 August 2005 at 5:33pm

I would use it for EVERYTHING else, just I don't know what to do with it when I need to type.. I put it in my mouth sometimes, or I'll leave it in my hand, but it just creates way too many typos.

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Niss
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 2:44am

I guess it depends on how much you're used to drawing. Personally I highly recommend a tablet. My shape creating, speed and accuracy are much better with it.

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Zoomrix
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 1:10pm

Since it's my birthday today I just got my first tablet. It's a intuos3 4x5 tablet. So far - I LOVE it! I'm trying out some pixel art stuff right now. It's great. Anyone that doesn't have a tablet but loves to draw can take it up one level and draw dynamically!

My Portfolio

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Citizen_Insane
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 2:05pm

isn't it great? only it takes a LITTLE bit of getting used to.

the first day is the hardest.. after that, yikes.. I'd hate it if anything
ever happened to my wacom!

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Fredde Seaman Joined: 30 July 2005 Location: Sweden Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Topic: Pixel question (tablet) . Posted: 30 July 2005 at 9:48am
	Hello, I've been thinking about having/buying a tablet to pixle with. Is it really necessary to have one if you want to be a good/better pixler?
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 30 July 2005 at 11:41am
	I think tablets are great for digital painting or vector drawing, but it's not so useful for pixelling since pressure and strokes are not necessary.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 04 August 2005 at 2:20pm
	I seem to be a bit more efficient with a tablet, when pixeling.. Even when you don't do anything that requires a pressure sensitive stroke, it's a lot more accurate and comfortable to me than using a mouse. But, yeah, it takes some getting used to at first..
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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:50pm
	I own a wacom and whereas it's priceless when animating or drawing in general, when working at a small scale, tablets lose some of their value. I prefer to use my mouse for my pixel-art but maybe because it's an optic, wireless one; I couldn't see the same level of control and smoothness with an old-style mouse so a tablet might be better in that case.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 04 August 2005 at 6:09pm
	I have an optic mouse, too.. I actually use them both, but I use my tablet more than anything. The mouse that comes with the tablet is terrible, by the way..
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nvision Midshipman Joined: 24 May 2014 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 05 August 2005 at 10:24am
	I think my tablet is invaluable for pixelling...it gaves me much more precise control, and it has increased the speed of my work by a great deal. At one time, my cat decided to chew on my usb cable, and for the week that I was waiting to get a new tablet, and working with an optical mouse, I noticed I got far less work done, and with a slight drop in quality accompanying it....
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Moonstrider Seaman Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: Norway Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 08 August 2005 at 5:23pm
	I prefer my tablet over my mouse when pixeling too. I prefer it over the mouse for everything other than FPS games. It is simply much faster for me.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 08 August 2005 at 5:33pm
	I would use it for EVERYTHING else, just I don't know what to do with it when I need to type.. I put it in my mouth sometimes, or I'll leave it in my hand, but it just creates way too many typos.
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Niss Midshipman Joined: 26 April 2005 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 57	Posted: 09 August 2005 at 2:44am
	I guess it depends on how much you're used to drawing. Personally I highly recommend a tablet. My shape creating, speed and accuracy are much better with it.
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 09 August 2005 at 1:10pm
	Since it's my birthday today I just got my first tablet. It's a intuos3 4x5 tablet. So far - I LOVE it! I'm trying out some pixel art stuff right now. It's great. Anyone that doesn't have a tablet but loves to draw can take it up one level and draw dynamically!
	My Portfolio
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 09 August 2005 at 2:05pm
	isn't it great? only it takes a LITTLE bit of getting used to. the first day is the hardest.. after that, yikes.. I'd hate it if anything ever happened to my wacom!
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