Late answer. The Inkling sucks, pretty much. Bad tracking and dubious use for the device. It's a pity.Originally Posted by Lukc
Has anyone tried out the new Wacom Inkling? Any experiences with it? I get the feeling it would be fantastic for vectorizing my little mountains and trees for making maps and such
http://inkling.wacom.eu/pages/Inkling-en.html
Another endorsement for Wacom here. I have been using a Wacom Intuos for the past five or so years now, and have not had any trouble with it. Granted, it's not been used very heavily. The tip of the pen still looks fine, though the tablet itself got a little worn during the years on my desk. Keep in mind this is the very first Intuos tablet and I got it second hand, so it's pretty old by now.
Only problem I had was when the driver was somehow malfunctioning or conflicting with another one. Nothing that couldn't be solved though.
I will soon be buying the Bamboo Splash I'll tell you what I think when it gets here =]
RpMiller,
I bought a Genesis tablet for $32.00 to see if I really wanted to invest into this method of working. It was a great buy, and I'm still using the same tablet with the same stylus. I do still use the mouse for certain things, but the tablet is great for those tedious tasks that require a lot of manipulation and close up (detailed) work. Your hand will thank you for getting a tablet.
" The stylus wears out within a years time of use.
If you don't get the right size tablet for your needs it will frustrate you.
They are very expensive.
If you don't have the right calibration software they won't work right."
it does not wear out if you have the correct nibs, and replace them when they need it... also as long as you dont hulk smash on it it will be fine... Ive had a bamboo for over 4 years and use it everyday constantly no problems...
the size of the stylus is not important as the resolution relationship between your screen and your pad... set your pads settings to constrict drawing area to relate to screen size, and have it proportionate it will fix any little brain snags because it will get your hand eye lined up better... if $100 bucks is expensive then yes go get a microsoft mouse.... but in reality if you are looking for a good mouse that has extreemly high DPI or a 3d mouse like im thinking you will need http://blog.grabcad.com/2010/08/best...all-3d-device/
can be just as expensive...
honestly buy a wacom pen and touch or something, and then buy some felt nibs and learn to love your stylus... if it feels weird look up some tutorials on how to set it up correctly and some tricks for using it...
Yup. I agree with all this. As stated in the very first post, I've had a Wacom Intous for several years now and it is still working great.
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Felt nibs? I didn't even know they existed. I am just using the basic nib that came in the pen. There are like 5 replacement nibs, 3 that feel like paper, one with a tiny white tip and one that has a spring half way down it's shaft but like I said, I haven't even touched them. Now I'm curious...
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I just upgraded to a medium Wacom Bamboo, and I love itthe fact that I am left handed, but have always used a mouse wit my right hand even let's me use both at the same time, so I get a lot of flexibility when working in photoshop.
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After reading this thread I had a look and found an A4 sized Wacom Intuos2 for £30, I was wondering if that would be a good buy?
Last edited by Arthour; 08-29-2012 at 09:46 AM.
I'd never used a graphics tablet in my life, always been kinda arty (digitally anyway) but always used a mouse and so have a really steady hand when drawing and could get by just fine. I got a nice gig working from home in May designing graphics and illustrations (among other none arty stuff like web design) and as part of that I decided I was going to get a graphics tablet. Looked around at what was available and immediately wrote off the Cintiq just because of the price (maybe one day
After 4 months of using it, whilst very happy with my purchase, I now realise that I really didn't need one so big because most of the work I do I'm zooming in anyway and so only drawing in the middle of the tablet most of the time. For the extra cost and the extra size (this thing dominates my desk, I have to have a wireless keyboard and just put it to one side and my tablet is permanently out) people need to really think about what they need a larger tablet for. Now I do find it handy as the tablet area is the same size as my monitor and sometimes I DO operate at 100% size for moving elements around and stuff, so it just makes things a little more convenient, but I could easily operate doing the same thing on an A4 or maybe even smaller. Thankfully I was fortunate that my employer donated 250Euro towards my tablet and my dad gave the rest of the cash for my birthday so it all worked out for meIf you do sketches on paper and want to trace them then a larger tablet might be helpful, but again, not necessary.
As for the mouse over the pen, absolutely no comparison. The dexterity I have with a pen over a mouse if great, but most importantly is the pen pressure using a tablet and the effects you can create with ease. I couldn't go back to drawing with a mouse that's for sure.
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