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Because seeing that FlockDraw thread is really making me want to buy a drawing tablet real SOON. As in, today or tomrorow SOON.

Also in that case SUGGESTIONS+EXPERIENCES ON YOUR TYPE AND BRAND OF TABLET PLEASE -- I know that you artsy types have one. Fred, Nast, Net and Telarus looking at you! [list of artsy types from the top of my head--if I left you out don't worry it's because of your awesome avantguardisms]

Also because Net loves fonts, classifying him as an artsy type is extra hilarious funny.[/list]

Amazon has the Bamboo real cheap. My daughter has one, I am gonna steal the shit out of it.

Quote from: Calamity Nigel on March 31, 2010, 07:17:36 AM
Amazon has the Bamboo real cheap. My daughter has one, I am gonna steal the shit out of it.

That's the one I have. It's been lying around in variying states of disuse for about 2 years now, but FlockDraw has been a good excuse to pick it up again. Tablets are cool, but for me it's waaaaaay different than pen and paper. There's more of a eye-brain-hand disconnect thing going on, but like anything it just takes some practice to get into the groove of it.

Also,



your dick.

hm good point I had not considered ordering one online.

it's not the default choice yet, in the Netherlands. although it's getting there for books and computer hardware, at least. since they have their iDeal ordering systems down right. that's a online service from the Dutch banks you can use to pay straight from your bank account using your online banking login and text message code confirmation. works really well. we don't really use creditcards a lot, not really widespread anyway, mostly at restaurants and because they're useful for when you go on holiday to a foreign country (cause you pay later and they're insured).

anyway, I digress (just woke up, in a digressing mood)

I was more looking for suggestions/advice/experiences with specific brands and types than where to get them cheap. Since once I decided on that, the one-stop place for ordering computer hardware is Tweakers.net Pricewatch, a Dutch community-driven computar hardware comparison list showing the cheapest places to get computer hardware sorted by price including delivery costs.



And Nast, you're totally right about the eye-brain-hand coordination thing. But it took me about 2 hours to get used to it on my previous Wacom Graphire (small, 6x4 inch). Which got lost in the fire last year so I don't have it anymore. But it also means I can justify spending some of my insurance moneys on getting a new one.

I don't know if Amazon has a warehouse in NL yet, either. Last time (this was a few years ago) I ordered a CD there and it had to come from the UK.

Obviously, I just punch the keypad on my laptop.

mouse yeahhhh

I have a 8 x 6 inch Intuos3 by Wacom from several years ago.

I've never had a problem with it.

Oh, and artsy?! :argh!:

YOUR MOTHER WAS A GIRAFFE!

THATS WHAT TPOLM SAID?

i have an intuos 3 6x8 have had it for 4 years.
i almost bought the even bigger one :O but this size is good for me
i like it , no problems, bit pricey but good investment i think.
i would loooooove one of the ones you draw directly on the screen for

I had a 6x8 Wacom Graphite that I really liked. It was blue.

The end.

Quote from: Triple Zero on March 31, 2010, 07:10:03 AM
Because seeing that FlockDraw thread is really making me want to buy a drawing tablet real SOON. As in, today or tomrorow SOON.

Also in that case SUGGESTIONS+EXPERIENCES ON YOUR TYPE AND BRAND OF TABLET PLEASE -- I know that you artsy types have one. Fred, Nast, Net and Telarus looking at you! [list of artsy types from the top of my head--if I left you out don't worry it's because of your awesome avantguardisms]

Also because Net loves fonts, classifying him as an artsy type is extra hilarious funny.[/list]

I've heard Intuos makes pretty decent pads, also dicks.

Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on April 01, 2010, 04:18:02 AM

Quote from: Triple Zero on March 31, 2010, 07:10:03 AM
Because seeing that FlockDraw thread is really making me want to buy a drawing tablet real SOON. As in, today or tomrorow SOON.

Also in that case SUGGESTIONS+EXPERIENCES ON YOUR TYPE AND BRAND OF TABLET PLEASE -- I know that you artsy types have one. Fred, Nast, Net and Telarus looking at you! [list of artsy types from the top of my head--if I left you out don't worry it's because of your awesome avantguardisms]

Also because Net loves fonts, classifying him as an artsy type is extra hilarious funny.[/list]

I've heard Intuos makes pretty decent pads, also dicks.

intuos is a style they dont MAKE them  :lol:
its made by wacom

Quote from: Fredamir Putin on April 01, 2010, 04:23:54 AM

Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on April 01, 2010, 04:18:02 AM

Quote from: Triple Zero on March 31, 2010, 07:10:03 AM
Because seeing that FlockDraw thread is really making me want to buy a drawing tablet real SOON. As in, today or tomrorow SOON.

Also in that case SUGGESTIONS+EXPERIENCES ON YOUR TYPE AND BRAND OF TABLET PLEASE -- I know that you artsy types have one. Fred, Nast, Net and Telarus looking at you! [list of artsy types from the top of my head--if I left you out don't worry it's because of your awesome avantguardisms]

Also because Net loves fonts, classifying him as an artsy type is extra hilarious funny.[/list]

I've heard Intuos makes pretty decent pads, also dicks.

intuos is a style they dont MAKE them  :lol:
its made by wacom

See, this is why I use my dick.

I've been attempting to use the GF's Waycom she got off eBay for $30 shipped.  It's an older graphite one, but it seems to work OK.  The bigger problem is the disconnect I have between what I am doing and what see... i have a lot of trouble getting used to moving without drawing and drawing, or my hand cramping up.

I really enjoy watching you other guys draw stuff with a tablet, it keeps me feeling that I might figure it out someday ;)  Also, I think trying to do flockdraw on an older macbook doesn't help much, the input feels a bit sluggish.  I see Fred's lines coming in pretty quick, so I am assuming a faster machine might help too.

A big part of that is your connection.

Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on April 01, 2010, 09:06:07 PM
A big part of that is your connection.

I do have a pretty fast connection, though... my machine has trouble playing youtube videos smoothly, so...

Quote from: cavehamster on April 01, 2010, 09:08:00 PM

Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on April 01, 2010, 09:06:07 PM
A big part of that is your connection.

I do have a pretty fast connection, though... my machine has trouble playing youtube videos smoothly, so...

Well, half of that is that flash is a steaming pile of shit.

Quote from: cavehamster on April 01, 2010, 03:44:39 PMThe bigger problem is the disconnect I have between what I am doing and what see... i have a lot of trouble getting used to moving without drawing and drawing, or my hand cramping up.

Took me about two hours of playing around in a simple graphics program to get the hang of that disconnect thing you speak of.

Just fire up a simple image editing tool and start scribbling. Even MSPaint works, the important part being that you want a shortcut for "clear the entire screen" (ctrl-shift-N in MSPaint, or simply Del in GIMP) so that you can start over again quickly. Then draw shit. Write your name. Write cool lettering. Draw a little dude. Give him a text balloon and make him say something retarded.

If you have GIMP or Photoshop, be sure to try out hooking the pressure sensitivity to brush size. If you draw black on a white background it's a lot like using a brush with black ink.

Or at least, it looks a lot like the pics in my old "how to draw cartoons" books that showed the difference in expressivity between using a fixed-size marker and a brush. I never used a brush myself because I never got used to drawing without resting my hand on the paper, which is kind of a problem when you're working with wet ink or paint.