Digital BW, The Print

Henrik Tived wrote:

>Hi  Jack
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>I have 4x5, 6x8 and 9x12!
>I prefer that last two, I have had a larger tablet, but it was just too big, 
>had to move my armes too far to reach
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>don't know if this will help you but that is my $.02
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>Henrik
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jack Winberg" <jack.winberg@...>
>To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:05 PM
>Subject: [Digital BW] OT - Preferred Intuos tablet size
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>I'm about to order a Wacom Intuos tablet, and am equivocating about the
>preferred size.  I have a Graphire 4 x 5 and want to upgrade.  There is a
>"show special", so I get a few bucks off the regular price.
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>I'll mainly be using it to draw mask outlines, as well as PS retouching,
>and wonder if the 4 x 5 would suffice, or should I go for the 6 x 8, for an
>extra $100.  I'm also willing to try to learn to use the tablet
>exclusively, rather than the mouse.
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>All opinions and reasoning welcome!
>
>Thanks...... Jack Winberg
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I bit the bullet and bought a 12 x 12, which, I discovered rather 
quickly was too large. I had to map it down. But wait, there's more. 
Somewhat later, I upgraded my display setup to dual monitors. Now I have 
the bottom third of the tablet mapped to the dual monitor setup and it 
is the best thing since sliced bread and set my keyboard on the top part 
of the tablet. Works like a charm!
I rarely touch a mouse any more. And yes, if you are doing masks, photo 
manipulation and just about anything else with Photoshop, the tablet is 
far superior for speed and accuracy. I wouldn't go back to a mouse if 
you put a gun to my head. Also, be sure and take advantage of the Wacom 
brush set which is pressure sensitive with the pen. It takes a stroke or 
two to become accustomed to the procedure, but once you get it down, you 
are off to the races.
Hope this helps,
Joe


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