Digital BW, The Print

I think 6x8 equals A5 size, although I'm not used to thinking in
inches... I have an Intous A5 myself and that's just the right size.

My previous Wacom was A4 size, and that's just too big. You feel like
you're always stretching your arm all over the place. I found myself
mapping the tablet area to an A5 portion of the tablet anyway, so the
extra space was wasted.

I've tried the A6 Graphire that Peter recommends, and while I didn't
feel it offered enough precision for professional work, it was still
nice to use. Maybe it's just because I've been using the bigger tablets
for so many years... It's certainly much cheaper than the Intous, and in
any case way better than a mouse, so you could always start with the
Graphire and buy an Intous later on if you really feel a need for it.

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alessandro Pardi [mailto:alessandro.pardi@...] 
> Sent: 11. juni 2003 11:43
> To: 'DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain
> 
> 
> Well, Watcom tablets don't come very cheap, but it looks like 
> they're worth the money. Given that my desktop is quite 
> crowded already, do you really think A4 size is necessary? 
> What about A5 or even A6? After all I don't need it for 
> drawing, so I guess I could compromise a bit. Also, the 
> smaller it is the more unlikely my wife is to ask "How much 
> did you pay for that?" ;-)
>  
> Alessandro
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Staver [mailto:daniel@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 0:16
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain
> 
> 
> 
> > > Maybe using a pen and tablet rather than a
> > > mouse helps?
> > You're still using a mouse??  You MUST get a pen and tablet!!
> >  Once you have the pen and tablet, you'll understand why.  
> > Apart from the precision, comfort, and ease of use, you get 
> > ... variable opacity based on how hard you press.
> 
> Just want to add my support for using a tablet. They're one 
> of those things you just can't live without once you learn 
> how to use them. In comparison using a mouse feels like 
> painting with a brick.
> 
> Get a good one, a Wacom Intous II 6x8 sized tablet should be 
> ideal. They also last really long, I've only upgraded to a 
> newer model once during the seven years I've used my wacoms, 
> and the old one still works fine.
> 
> --
> Daniel Staver
> http://daniel.staver.no <http://daniel.staver.no>  
> 
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