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cuak
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I use a wacom bamboo both under linux (gimp) and windows (photoshop)
once you try a tablet, you can't live without one.
it's really beneficial on photoshop, and not just for drawing, I use it almost exclusively for smudging, dodging, burning, creating masks, and all that stuff.
so, it's not just a "pen thing for drawing" as I thought before getting one
Big_Ronnie
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I've had an wacom intous3 6x8 for over 3 weeks now and still can use it.
I find my mouse is far better, as for detail i can still get better result's with my mouse.
Im not saying i wont get better with the tablet but i still fail to see its any better.
Ronnie.
I find my mouse is far better, as for detail i can still get better result's with my mouse.
Im not saying i wont get better with the tablet but i still fail to see its any better.
Ronnie.
PaulLandscape244043
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You get that!
And it is no easy road! It takes time! But you can speed it up by not using your mouse for a while. Even if you're just doing word or email or other stuff. By using it to navigate around the place you will improve your ease with it.
The time will come, and this depends largely on how much you work an image, that you will wonder how you did it with a mouse.
It's like writing with boxing gloves on. A mouse is always going to be better for certain work. but it's not until after you are over your arwkardness with the pen that you will know where the two really fit into you workflow.
I just upgraded from a 6x4 to a 6x11 because I am working in PainterX. It's when you are trying to master smooth flowing strokes that you really start to notice just how important a tablet is.
Anyway, hope that inspires a few who may have tried and given up.
Regards
Paul
Ronnie,
Hang in there. I've heard other "tablet newbies" complain of this before. It does have a different feel and it takes some time to get use to it, but it's well worth the reward!
I can't imagine going back to a clunky mouse. Try putting your mouse away and using only your pen for a week or so, and then see what you think of it. (I rarely use my mouse for anything anymore, not even for surfing the web).
To the op,
I have not tried a Bamboo Wacom before, but I have heard others (that have upgraded from a Bamboo to an Intuos 3) say that it is a big difference and they greatly prefer the Intuos 3. So, that might also be something to keep it mind
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Jim Hammond
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Just ordered a bamboo medium tablet and signed up for Scott Deardorff's smudge painting class. Every class I've read about suggests a wacom tablet to make things easier. Some applications can't be done with a mouse. This unit also has a mouse that's included so you have the best of both worlds and can switch back and forth as needed. Isn't technology amazing?
philmar
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Can the wacom improve making selections?
I couldn't work without it. There is a learning curve and I still use the mouse for transforming and sometimes 'one-click' cloning but once you adjust to using a tablet there is no going back.
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Droppingin
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To me it was the most liberating experience since upgrading from a p&s to a dslr. It took approximately 30 minutes to learn to love this device. In fact, this is first thread where a learning curve was mentioned.
I first got the Graphire 3 or 4 or whatever it was and recently moved up to the Intuos 3 and that is another big improvement.
In one of the other 20 or so "should I get a Wacom tablet" thread, I said it was like indoor plumbing compared to an outhouse with respect to pen or mouse to edit images.
I would say that a pen and tablet is mandatory, almost. Yes, a mouse will get the job done but you can also wash your clothes by hand.
Yes, this is a strong emphasis but I wanted to make it clear how easy and efficient a pen is.
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I first got the Graphire 3 or 4 or whatever it was and recently moved up to the Intuos 3 and that is another big improvement.
In one of the other 20 or so "should I get a Wacom tablet" thread, I said it was like indoor plumbing compared to an outhouse with respect to pen or mouse to edit images.
I would say that a pen and tablet is mandatory, almost. Yes, a mouse will get the job done but you can also wash your clothes by hand.
Yes, this is a strong emphasis but I wanted to make it clear how easy and efficient a pen is.
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tikiman
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If someone commissioned you to paint a painting would you use a brick or a brush?
Think about it.
Think about it.
If you are tracing around an object with say the lasso tool, imo, it's much easier and more accurate to use the pen (and you don't have to keep a mouse button held down the whole time). You just put you pen on the tablet and trace around it (similar to tracing around a pattern on a piece of paper with a pencil).
However, if you are in hopes of the wacom itself making it easy to extract someone with poofy hair out of a background of similar color, it won't make that much easier. That involves more PS techniques than just having a wacom.
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broodrooster
Senior Member
It's great,..but it does take a day or three to get used to. I always have it in my laptop bag and pull it out even if I just surf the net.
I would not work without it anymore!
I would not work without it anymore!
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MurryG
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Is there any way in Photoshop to quickly rotate the canvas (other than 90 or 180 degrees)? I heard that some of the paint programs have a one button rotate provision. I think that would help me prevent awkward strokes in parts of my pictures?
Thanks,
Murry
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santa
Senior Member
You might try creating an action and then assigning a keystroke to that action. With a keystroke assigned the wacom tablet should stand a chance of being able to set a function to hit that keystroke. Probably other ways to do it.
Big_Ronnie
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I think i may have bought a tablet thats to big ?
I have a 6x8...
What size do you use ?
I have a 6x8...
What size do you use ?
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