mouse or drawing tablet
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Topic: mouse or drawing tablet
Posted By: saji82NO
Subject: mouse or drawing tablet
Date Posted: 15 December 2011 at 8:38pm
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I dont mean tablet(ipad, android tablet, etc.) more like a wacom or some other make? I have a base line wacom from years ago, Im sure for what I paid for it I could get something with better options and larger drawing surface for less now, but im wondering if anyone uses a pad or what? I can see advantages to both so maybe a combination is in order? If I had my pc built and wasnt working off this laptop with limited USB ports Id have them both up and running. I never totally liked the pad though. It was OK in Flash and photoshop(what I use more so now) but its still awkward. I guess Im too used to drawing for real with pen and paper. I guess it could speed up blocking in and then switch over to mouse for precision. the other thing I hated was once I was used to drawing with it it was a pain to navigate menus and do normal selecting of stuff. |
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Posted By: surt
Date Posted: 15 December 2011 at 9:37pm
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Originally posted by saji82NO I can see advantages to both so maybe a combination is in order? ... I guess it could speed up blocking in and then switch over to mouse for precision. This. There are those who use tablet from go to woe, but I and I expect most others use tablet for roughing then switch to mouse for detailing. ------------- 
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Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 16 December 2011 at 1:07am
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I use the tablet all the way through most of the time. sometimes I'll switch to mouse for details but not often. tablet is much more efficient for sketching out a piece though. |
Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 16 December 2011 at 5:34am
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Personally, I love my wacom  , but maybe you can consider this alternative:Genius Pen Mouse http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/ct?xItem=47513&ctNode=105 - http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/ct?xItem=47513&ctNode=105 A friend of mine bought it and she's pretty happy with it. She's learning pixel art too. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 16 December 2011 at 5:51am
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I love Wacom and have several (cheapest to high-end models. I can't live without them and have use them for years almost exclusively. They do everything a mouse can do and more and your hands don't ever hurt. There is a slight learning curve, which is small. Imo, a cheap pen beats the best mouse. The common opinion that using a pen to rough and mouse to detail is and will always be confusing to me. Especially for pixel pushing. ------------- |