Hi fellow wacom users. Is ynzal still the official wacom distributor here in the philippines? My Cintiq has been showing symptoms of dead pixels, and as of today there's 4 black dots around the screen. Though it'll be a problem if the time to replace this unit would take long, i kinda need it for my work. :slanted:
Wow, great work there! In contrast I know someone who wants to be a great photographer, he would buy all the latest and most expensive equipment but still produces some very amateurish photos. Perhaps because he focuses too much his expensive high tech tools rather then working on perfecting his skills. The stuff you posted just shows that the final product is always 10% tools and 90% the person. PS: I just realized that if your artworks are 7 years old than you must have used vintage G3 or G4 Macs back then. That is inspiring, considering people to day worry that they can't do any graphic design on their "low end" c2d Macs.
Hi, any suggestion which software to get for cartoon drawing. My 8 years old son whose going to use it. For beginner's is it ok the Corel draw. Thanks
My gf tried using the intuous4 in the mac store of Charlie and she didn't find it natural . I wanted to get her one for her birthday but there seems to be a learning curve with using wacom tablets. She liked using the wacom as a mouse for PS and Illustrator though.
It really takes time getting used to. If she likes to use it for art applications such as PS, then what else would she use the wacom with? I mean, majority of wacom buyers use it for such kinds of softwares.
It never feel natural the first time when learning any new skill. I have seen very skilled artist and illustrators draw masterpieces on these tablets. Perhaps she needs to have the gumption to actually learn new skills rather then stick with her comfort zone.
I'd recommend a mouse for Illustrator. Wacom is best with photoshop, corel painter, sketchbook pro and artrage. Wow. Impressive. My Graphire 2 still works, but I must've gone through a couple of pens already. Can you recommend where to get new pens for this? Ynzal doesn't have them the last time I asked.
My brother is a technical illustrator and had to adjust when he first started with the tablet but he adapted quickly (learned to draw on a Intuos in just a 2 hours of adjusting) and now swears by it (he does some of the most stunning car engine illustrations by the way). On the other hand I also have a cousin who is also an illustrator but can't seem to adapt to the tablet no matter how much he tries. Perhaps, being able to adapt and use something new like a digital tablet also depends to the adaptability, skill and most of all - talent of artist. Some can and some simply can't.
i've been using a wacom for around a year. i use it for corel draw, but i'm scouring for other apps, do you have any advice on what's a better program to use? i use sketchbook for sketching, and it's ok but, i cant draw shapes/vectors on it. corel draw on the other hand, can do shapes,circles, etc fine, but sketching there is a pain for me. i'm looking for a program that does both equally well and equally easy. =)
Some of the recommended software for freeform sketching would be Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro, Artrage and believe it or not MangaStudio. I have a friend who does illustration for technical manuals and he uses both Mangastudio and Sketchbook for drawing because it has some of the very best sketching tools he found. The likes of Coreldraw and illustrator are mostly vector graphic editors and are probably better served using a mouse then a wacom tablet.
With vector based softwares, I've always felt comfortable with just a mouse instead of a tablet. I guess Salaryman Ryan is right. This is just my opinion and other designers might still opt for the tablet with vector graphics.
i use wacom tablet pure for Photoshop painting. but there are graphic artist also using the pen and tablet in creating vector artworks. that really depends on how they control the pen.
for absolute beginners, wacom bamboo is a great deal for newbie graphic artists. Careful about the nibs though, for extra ones in case you drew too hard, you need to have to buy online for $5.
Does wacom offers a left handed version of their tablet? like the shortcut buttons will be on the right side instead of left? thanks. edit : i just saw it on net that you can actually set it in its own software. Another question! (hope you don't mind.) What do you recommend intuos 4 or bamboo pen and touch? Does bamboo can match the precision , accuracy and pressure of intuos 4? thanks. btw im still a student. but i kinda feels i need this later in future because of my course, fine arts. thanks guys!
Intous is much much better. Best you test which one you'd like to use. There's a demo unit at Ynzal you can try.
FYI. Check out Ynzal's Early Summer Sale for Wacom tablets and accessories: Visit the website for more info. Sale ends March 31, 2011.
I've switched from a Wacom Graphire to an Intuos 2 years ago and never looked back. I use 3d softwares (Lightwave) but a tablet is a huge relief to my wrists. Working on a computer 10 hours a day does put a lot of strain on the wrist if you are using a mouse (especially if you are a graphic artist).
Thanks for the info. I got my Wacom 3 from Ynzal and I'm considering an upgrade. I'm still weighing whether there is a big and noticeable difference between the versions 3 and 4.
