Wacom Tablets, who on here uses them ?

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Just wondering, who on here uses a Wacom tablet, i purchased an intuos 4 sometime back, as i got a very good deal on it, however, i have never really used it, apart from trying it out, i would really love to get to grips with it, as everything i read what people say is, once you've got to know how to use one, you will never go back to a mouse, i could do with a really good simple tutorial, on getting to know how to use one from scratch, so does anyone know of any tutorials out there, that i could look at ? thanks in advance :)
 
Same here, use my pen instead of a mouse now, best thing to do if you're coming back to it from scratch is to force yourself to only using the pen, get rid of the mouse, that's what I did and it doesn't even take that long to get used to it.

Intuos5 medium
 
Can anyone help me with the intous 4, i am lefthanded, my tablet is not set up right, it is not showing in my devices either on my computer, should it be, i have the latest driver installed.
 
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Can anyone help me with the intous 4, i am lefthanded, my tablet is not set up right, it is not showing in my devices either on my computer, should it be, i have the latest driver installed.
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No offence but try posting a new thread in computers section and not bumping a really old one :)

When you do please tell us what operating system you are running, and steps you've taken to troubleshoot etc.
 
No problem Neil, wasn't sure which bit to put it in, just did a search, thought I was doing the right thing.
 
Ok thank you Russell, will try when I am back home, many thanks for helping me out. I am no techy person, but will give it a whirl.
 
I've got a pen ad touch fun thingy.

The one with the yellow/orange box.
Much easier when using brushes to smoothen skin, add makeup or simple erasing tasks etc.

I like it but want a intous for some reason.
 
I've got various large Intuos tablets, I find them invaluable when using photoshop. I prefer the larger ones as I find it easier to work with that way, didn't get on with the tiny a5 sized ones.

Don't lose the pen - quite expensive to replace.
 
I have a Wacom bamboo, love it to bits. I wouldn't edit without it now. It's great for photoshop especially cloning and refining layer masks.

My only issue is that I use dual screens so the relatively small pad is made even smaller by having to stretch over the space of 2 screens.
 
Once it's set up there's nothing to know really. If you go into details in the on-screen tablet setup menu, you can map the area of the tablet (that you feel physically comfortable using) to your monitor. Experiment. It relates the distance you have to move your hand to get the cursor about the extent of the screen, and to perform operations within PS or whatever.

My monitor is 24" and my tablet is A5 and I feel comfortable with that. I haven't used a mouse for years - hate the things.

The tablets last for ever but the pens don't (and are expensive to replace), so treat your pen with care!
 
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If anyone is considering buying the large Intuos 5, it might be worth having a look at WEX: £299 and free delivery.
 
I hate mine ! Boxed awaiting sale. Not for me at all. Mind you I have same hatred of touchpads on laprops.
 
I used to have a quite large 6x8 Wacom Graphire tablet but found it to be too big. I also didn't like the pen sensitivity. I replaced it with an Intuos3 4x5 and found it to be considerably better, more usable size with less arm movement and better pen. I also have two types of pens, a pointed one and a large nib type one. The nibs wear out after a lot of use but are replaceable.

I use the tablet quite a lot with PS and artwork sketching but still use an old faithful Logitech trackball for most other work.

Bigger is not always better, evidentally. :eek:
 
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If anyone is considering buying the large Intuos 5, it might be worth having a look at WEX: £299 and free delivery.
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Or £279 from Amazon if you ignore the headline price quoted after a search there. Apologies for missing this earlier.
 
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I used to have a quite large 6x8 Wacom Graphire tablet but found it to be too big. I also didn't like the pen sensitivity. I replaced it with an Intuos3 4x5 and found it to be considerably better, more usable size with less arm movement and better pen. I also have two types of pens, a pointed one and a large nib type one. The nibs wear out after a lot of use but are replaceable.

I use the tablet quite a lot with PS and artwork sketching but still use an old faithful Logitech trackball for most other work.

Bigger is not always better, evidentally. :eek:
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I like the small intuous 5 as well, hated it when I first got it as it felt so rough compared to my previous ones, got around this by putting one of those protective plastic sheets on it that you*get*for tablets, also means the nibs last much longer
 
After starting this thread ages ago i forgot all about it, update is i have still never used the intuos4 apart from trying it out, it's sat in the bag at the side of my PC, i really must try and make a concerted effort to master it, i think one of the things i felt was difficult was using things like the lasso tool, and joining the ends, i find it a weird feeling with the pen, and using the buttons on the pen seems more difficult than a mouse, i'm sure i'm obviously doing something wrong, ideally it would be great to sit down with someone, and get some real hands on experience, as i use PS and other programs quite a lot, hence the need for a good tutorial :|
 
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I love mine, I have the Intous 5 touch, although the touch has been turned off. For normal use I use a mouse but for dodging/burning or digital art is the nuts.

Here are some tutorials on getting used to using digital tools such as the wacom, the bulk of this is about digital art but they are still relevant.

http://ctrlpaint.com/library
 
What newcomers to tablets seem to take time with is the 'feel' of tapping the pen tip against the tablet for the equivalent of a left mouse-click. Apart from that, holding the pen's easy enough - just like a pencil between thumb and fitst finger. From that basic grip you can move your thumb up over the pen buttons. I set lower button to right-click, upper one to double click. For single click I tap the pen on the tablet.

If I want to use the keyboard I roll the pen out of the way under my first finger so it's still resting across my thumb but projecting more sideways between 1st and 2nd fingers like a cigarette. Thus you hardly have to put the pen down.

I only use a tablet - no mouse!!! You can use the pen eraser to 'rub out' text in office programmes!
 
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love mine, has effectively replaced the mouse. the biggest advantages come when brushing in PS. Once you learn to use it, its way more accurate and intuitive than a mouse.
 
I Love mine.
Trying to resist the urge to get a cintiq.
 
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