Inkscape strategies: line/paths vs. calligraphic tool

[pyrandon]

I can't help you with Inkscape, carlaz, but I'd like to pop in and recommend the 75-100 dollar investment in a Wacom pad. A cheap investment that is amazingly useful for maps--plus tons of fun for other apps and uses, too!

Good luck!

[carlaz]

I can't help you with Inkscape, carlaz, but I'd like to pop in and recommend the 75-100 dollar investment in a Wacom pad. A cheap investment that is amazingly useful for maps--plus tons of fun for other apps and uses, too! Good luck!

Thanks -- I have heard good things about the Wacom pads, and it's definitely something I'm keeping in mind. I'm not sure how easy they are to find down in my neck of the woods, and some computer equipment here costs twice what it does in the States (iMacs, for example!), so they might be unreasonably pricey even if I find one ..... But I might score one next time I'm up in the US.

[Redrobes]

Pyrandon, do you use an A6, A5, A4 or larger tablet. What size do you think is necessary. I have a klutzy A6 one but would like a wacom. I feel A6 is too small and I think most would agree but some people say A5 is ok some say you need larger. Wacom look the best by far esp since they have x64 drivers. Do you think the Intuos is required or is the Graphire is good enough ?

[RobA]

carlaz - I picked up a used wacom 3 graphire (6"x8") for $100cdn on craigslist.

Redrobes - I think that is about A5 and have found it perfect when working standalone on my notebook screen (1400x1050) but is a little small when I am working with an extended desktop (1400x1050 main, 1200x1600 portrait mode secondary screen)

-Rob A>

[Redrobes]

I see. I had not thought of that. I guess its the screen size that makes a difference. If you have a large high res screen then your likely to have the image physically smaller in relation to the size of the screen area so that the actual cursor movement is that much smaller. So you need a larger tablet to compensate as the movements on a large tablet scale smaller on screen.

B.T.W - Rob, I like the festive avatar. Did you see this :- http://www.mitchoconnell.com/glittergraphix2/index.html being Redrobes, perhaps I ought to get one too...

[RobA]

B.T.W - Rob, I like the festive avatar. Did you see this :- http://www.mitchoconnell.com/glittergraphix2/index.html

Yeah - that was my inspiration...(via boingboing) And once I see a technique done in PS I just have to come up with a way to do it in Gimp

-Rob A>