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# Bamboo!

What do people use for pressure sensitive stuff?
I got something called artrage, which seems a bit rubbish. Am off to fiddle with the gimp and will probably buy photoshop elements when it is properly native for mac.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:05, archived)
# Nice cock.
Have fun fiddling with the gimp.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:06, archived)
# pressure sensitive in terms of tablet work?
I may be misunterstanding, but my pressure sensitive tablet works fine with photoshop.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:08, archived)
# Yes
This is my first tablet, but I don't have tattyshop. I was wondering if there was something ace I could pick up so I could have a play with my shiny new tool this afternoon.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:13, archived)
# Ahhh I see- sorry.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:14, archived)
# GIMP does pressure sensitive stuff iirc.
Have a nosey around the options, there is defo a "pointer setup" screen or similar.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:14, archived)
# Mines bigger
I got a sandwich from subway this morning and i just found it. yays.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:10, archived)
# I believe there is a way of getting GIMP to do pressure,
but I'm not sure what it is.

/amazingly helpful

edit: Hmm, interesting. Photoshop vs Elements : A comparison
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:12, archived)
# No paths palette,
no channels palette. Ack!
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:31, archived)
# Arse!
Gimp runs atop X11 for the mac. Apples version of X11 does not support tablets, so no pressure sensitivity in gimp or inkscape. Only OSX-native pressure support for me! :(
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:40, archived)
# Buggermints :(
This reply works for mof too.

Actually, I could handle no Channels palette, but the Elements version of QuickMask freaked me out so much I uninstalled the demo right away.
That and the fact it was based on CS2 and so was bloaty bullcrap.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:42, archived)
# I found the Mac version of The Gimp
to suck balls. The pointer seemed to lag behind my mouse/tablet movements by a fraction of a second - enough to make it unusable.

However, I have hear others have found it works fine so good luck.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:12, archived)
# I think I might quite like
a gimp that sucks balls
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:14, archived)
# Especially one
who will lag your pointer.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:17, archived)
# Like most people I use
Photoshop ( CS3 extended ) but I also use Corel Painter which is excellent. Do Wacom not give away corel painter essentials any more? I got that with my last tablet.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:19, archived)
# Not with my cheap one
I got just about the cheapest one available - I just got this art rage thing which ran for a couple of times, crashed hard, now refuses to start up. I have a voucher for a free download of something, so maybe I'll go check that out.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:23, archived)
# ah screw it. I'd not normally suggest it
but if you can't afford it then it's not a sale lost. Just download CS3 for the mac from a bit torrent tracker.
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:56, archived)
# i was about to suggest corel draw
dang you beat me to it :p
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:23, archived)
# "Bamboo" was my son's first word
And now you've spoiled it with a giant cock. On the other hand, maybe that was what he wanted to say...
(, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 16:24, archived)