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Hi guys, how many of you use graphics tablets.

Do you prefer them over your mouse, do you find it easier to work with?

I had a go with a friends Bamboo tablet the pther day and its became quite obvious they take some getting used to. I am thinking of getting one as currently on sale.

Are they really more benificial than a mouse and keyboard?

thanks for looking

Alex
 
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Hi guys, how many of you use graphics tablets.

Do you prefer them over your mouse, do you find it easier to work with?

I had a go with a friends Bamboo tablet the pther day and its became quite obvious they take some getting used to. I am thinking of getting one as currently on sale.

Are they really more benificial than a mouse and keyboard?

thanks for looking

Alex
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i bought a bamboo pen and touch, turned out to be faulty, only had it a couple of days, personally i wouldn't get another i found it to awkward,
read reviews, and hopefully someone on here who has one can give you a better idea,
just was'nt for me
 
I only use mine when I want to paint in detail. Much more controllable than a mouse and most processing packages will alter the strength/spread of the brush depending on the pressure you apply. IMHO, only buy a Wacom. I have an Aiptek here which is gathering dust in the corner after I got so frustrated with it I caved and bought an Intuos M...
 
I bought a Wacom Bamboo pen & touch (the bigger one) and whilst it took a while to get used to I couldn't be without it now. Makes those little delicate touches so much easier than a mouse. Integrates very easily with photoshop and lightroom.
 
I bought a Bamboo and after a few days got used to it in everything except photoshop. When ever I used the brush I was get sharp harsh lines even when using a soft brush. Can anyone offer advice on how to correct this?
 
jgrieves1976 said:
I bought a Bamboo and after a few days got used to it in everything except photoshop. When ever I used the brush I was get sharp harsh lines even when using a soft brush. Can anyone offer advice on how to correct this?
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Try changing the sensitivity settings in the associated software that comes with the tablet.
 
I've just got the Intuos 4 Small which I use with CS5, it's great for brushes but I found that I had trouble lining up edges when using the clone stamp tool.
 
I love my tablet

it's a question of using one and sticking too it- I use my tablet for everything, from internet browsing to playing games- I find that using only the tablet makes using it second nature so that when you jump into photoshop you're not suddenly trying to use a new method of control- I find that I lose my tablet skills very quickly, if I go on holiday and come back a week later I find it a lot more difficult to draw and it takes me a day or 2 or sketching to get back into it, I'm a trained artist who can sketch and paint on real canvas so maybe I can feel the nuances of using a tablet more than most- but I feel that most people fail to learn the tablet because they don't put enough hours in- drawing (especially digitally when you're not looking at your hand) is 50% hand eye coordination, 50% skill- using the tablet as often as possible for everything you can will get you that 50%

I used to be a hardcore PC gamer using only the mouse, but after switching to console gaming after a while I'm finding I now suck with the mouse but i've got very good with a console controller- it's just a question of using one until it's second nature
 
mrjames said:
I love my tablet

it's a question of using one and sticking too it- I use my tablet for everything, from internet browsing to playing games-....
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I now find it difficult to use a mouse on my main computer now.
I use a graphics tablet instead.
And my laptop replacement is a full tablet (with pressure sensitivity in photoshop)

Makes using my work laptop and touchpad a nightmare!
 
Hi, I use an intuos 4 and I much prefer it over the mouse. To me it just feel a lot more natural to be working on pictures with a "pen". By the way, I would not be too worried about the getting used to it phase .... in my case it really did not take long.
 
arad85 said:
I only use mine when I want to paint in detail. Much more controllable than a mouse and most processing packages will alter the strength/spread of the brush depending on the pressure you apply. IMHO, only buy a Wacom. I have an Aiptek here which is gathering dust in the corner after I got so frustrated with it I caved and bought an Intuos M...
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same here with the aiptek, I can draw and doodle with it brilliantly[well, as good as I am ever going to be at drawing], and use it very effectively as a mouse, but its a pain in the neck with photoshop brushes. I have tried changing the sensitively but the need to press on hard to get the bigger softer brushes is both counter intuitive and defeats the object of accuracy. I am pretty sure its user error but for the life of me cannot see what I am doing wrong. :cuckoo:
 
I've never gotten why people use a tablet with Photoshop when. there just messing about with levels. I understand the use for when when manipulating an image shading retouching ect ect. I personally use a gaming mouse with lightroom so that I can move the levels finely and delicately instead of jumping from 0 to 100 I can change the sensitivity on the fly and never use a keyboard as its the way I work I'm faster with a mouse.
 
the bamboo pen and touch was on offer at comet for £54 the other week so chanced on one, took a while to adjust to it but its very good when doing manipulation of an image, bit fiddly on levels / curves but you do get used to it. Makes using the liquify tool a lot easier for me.
 
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I've had a Wacom Graphire 2 for my desktop Macs at home for about ten years. I've been using tablets for CAD and graphics since the late 80s.

The pen is invaluable for Photoshop retouching, especially cleaning up scans. Its mouse gets used for day-to-day work.
 
Yv said:
I am pretty sure its user error but for the life of me cannot see what I am doing wrong. :cuckoo:
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I'm pretty sure it's the Aiptek ;) The Intuos is like a fine pen compared to the Aiptek which is like using a hammer and chisel...
 
I have a Wacom Intuos 3 which I use for precise editing in Photoshop CS5. It's incredibly useful for that. Infact, I'd say that if you're going to do dodge & burn as well as spot clearing, a tablet is absolutely essential. Much quicker and much more accurate.
 
+1 for the Wacom Bamboo, found it really useful for retouching.
 
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