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# I ain't afraid of no ghourl
Nice :)
(I helped save b3ta! XLVII .uk, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 8:39, archived)
# especially as it as all done with my mouse
Wacom has decided to only move the cursor around the bottom quarter of the page
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 8:42, archived)
# Nightmare!
I know what you mean, I had to animate on a laptop last night, no mouse or touch screen. Felt like I was mildly disabled.
(I helped save b3ta! XLVII .uk, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 8:47, archived)
# is a tablet worth the investment?
What's the learning curve like? Always been tempted to get one.
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 9:13, archived)
# Well worth it I would say
But then again I never use mine anymore. Im far to use to the mouse pad on the laptop :-/
(I helped save b3ta! Frogbeat, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 9:33, archived)
# so that's why the quality has been slipping
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 12:53, archived)
# HAHAHA
:-P
(I helped save b3ta! Frogbeat, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 21:24, archived)
# Nothing better if you want to use the PS 'mixer brush' tool
plenty of people seem to be going over to Cintiq now though
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 9:34, archived)
# massively expensive though
the A4ish size screen feels cramped to work with but there's no way I can afford the next one up, or find the desk space to use it
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 10:29, archived)
# Have you ever used a pen and paper? It's like that. ;p
If you do a lot of freehand work your productivity will go through the roof. I couldn't get much done without one.
Don't go for anything smaller than a5 drawing area though, that's a false investment
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 9:38, archived)
# really stupid question but...
How does it work? Does the pen need to touch the pad continuously for the cursor? Do you press a button or something to 'draw'? And by free hand, do you mean just like drawing a picture from scratch? Like real pen and paper? Because I don't, but might if I could with a tablet, but then again, might not. I struggle enough using photoshop things on a 5inch smartphone :( when I don't really need to...
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 12:48, archived)
# hover over the surface to move the cursor
make contact when you want to draw

you get used to it very quickly
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 14:06, archived)
# Ta,
I may borrow one and test...
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Wed 11 Feb 2015, 14:17, archived)