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Odium
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Using a Wacom Bamboo | #1 | ||
Okay so I purchased a fairly inexpencive Bamboo tablet, around 80 dollars, for 50 pounds depending on where you're from.
Now, I got it in the post and OMG it took ages just to get used to navigation, I can barely draw with it! The images are scribbled unless I use a small brush on a very large canvas and then scale the image down when I'm finished. How long did it take you to get used to a tablet?
Last edited by Odium; 09-05-2012 at 09:00 AM.
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Posted 09-05-2012, 08:58 AM |
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Pinkie
Rainbows and stuff
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I have had mine since last christmas and a bamboo one as well and I still cant draw well with it so dont worrie lol
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Posted 09-05-2012, 10:02 AM |
Odium
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I really want to believe I didn't waste money on this thing, I was more competant with a mouse, I just wanted to try and make life easier! xD
I don't understand how some artists do it really. | ||||
Posted 09-05-2012, 11:10 AM |
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Kali_Namir
Dinos go RAWR!!!
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Lot of practice.
I recently got one too, and am working on getting used to it as well. Sign My Siggy!!!...I Dare You!...PS...Luffles to all who do!!! le sign ;3-signs more ;P -signs- Love, Ulti♥ owo~ -this is my signature- <3 Lacry Lucid was here. No. Yes. | ||||
Posted 09-05-2012, 07:28 PM |
Tiva
Lynx Rufus
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Try using the brush tool instead of the pencil tool... I find that the brush works alot better for me because the line is blurred and slightly shaded because it works to me more like a normal pencil.
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Posted 09-05-2012, 11:45 PM |
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Odium
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I do use the brush tool, I never use the pencil tool on any piece, I just don't like the feel of it, unless its pixel art.
I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually! xD I need to practise with the damn thing but work is a real leech on my time. | ||||
Posted 09-06-2012, 04:06 AM |
Illusion
The Illusionist
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I got my bamboo capture last July for my birthday, let me tell you. YOU WILL GET USED TO IT INDEFINITELY!
There is not even a comparison once you get used to it, my pixel work with the mouse was crap compared to drawing with my wacom tablet. It does take a while to get used to it, and make full use of it's functions. But in the end its probably the best investment you'll ever make if you do digital art. | ||||
Posted 09-06-2012, 04:20 AM |
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Rosekitten
Thorns and Claws
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I only use the tablet for outlines and er my fail tries at shades DX everything else i still do in pencil and scan it into the pc. Though I'm sure if you practice enough you'll be able to draw with the tablet too :) Also if you are using PS you may want to try SAI, some people like it better for drawing then PS.. I dunno i haven't really used the program all that much. | ||||
Posted 09-06-2012, 05:51 AM |
Glass Heart
Magic
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it's easy once you get used to it
I had used one once when I was little and made a slightly sqiggle line looking digimon which was on my and maybe still on my aunt's computer so when I got my tablet earlier this year at Easter time I knew what to expect from it it was much easier than trying to use a laptop built in mouse where I used my index finger to draw pictures on the computer before so it didn't take me long to get the hang of it... (days worked my tablet on drawings since I got it)(each day I worked on a drawing I'd make a new folder with the date so was easy to count up, not the amount of drawings total, some drawings was worked on more than one day, but were still filed in a new day): 15 days first month worked on it (started day I got it) 5 second month (this one is low because my computer died and I lost some art and had to wait on replacing the computer) 9 third month (started up again once I got my computer working) 17 fourth month 15 firth month and 3 times this month so far it also helps to try using it as a mouse so you can get the hang of it (I frequently used it as a mouse when I first got it, sometimes I still do ^^;;) | ||||
Posted 09-10-2012, 06:48 PM |
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TaAshe
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Oh lord, I remember when I first got my tablet. I actually have a bamboo too. I believe my tablet is a pen and touch. o_o That reminds me I need to get more nibs for my pin. *gets distracted* Sorry, but yes. In the beginning it was terrible drawing with my tablet. I knew it wasn't going to be easy because I'm used to drawing on paper and looking at a computer screen rather than at what you're drawing on is hard. But don't worry you will get used to it. I got mine last year, it took me a couple of months to get used to it, though I'm still learning. I'm not very good at using computer programs that I draw in. Photoshop still amazes me.
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Posted 09-12-2012, 07:38 AM |
BakedGewds
I've got the Gewds.
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I'm better at drawing with a tablet than on paper. I use my tablet for everything. ^^
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Posted 09-12-2012, 02:24 PM |
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Amethyst
Can you hear the Angels sing?
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I got my tablet almost two years ago, it took me about a month before I got used to it because before I was drawing with a mouse before. xD
But now I love it and can use it as a mouse on my laptop lol. It helps to use line arting tools on what ever drawing program you are using. I use Paint Tool Sai and it has a line arting layer tool that really helps me make my lines straight. | ||||
Posted 09-13-2012, 01:31 AM |
YourLuckyKeyblade
Ho! Miscreant!
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I have a Bamboo tablet and I'm still not used to it and got it for Christmas. You'll get the hang of it though and I definitely do not like using the pencil tool. xD I like the brush. :3
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Posted 09-14-2012, 08:57 PM |
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Pathosis
Rebooting....
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It took me a good month to get use to a tablet.
I got to use one for a summer a few years ago (like..3 or 4?), but it belonged to my friend so I had to give it back. It was a Bamboo Fun and I loved it. Then I got one of my own 2 or 3 years ago. I think 3, because I had it long before I met my boyfriend. It's a Bamboo Pen. It's a piece of crap, but it does the job. | ||||
Posted 09-21-2012, 04:30 PM |
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