~~** Magus got a Wacom!? **~~ pshaw!

[Magus]

BOY is this thing awkward. But so many of you use one and you guys turn out exemplary stuff.

So... what should I know about this? Any helpful tips or things? A certain program I should be using?

Or... what?!

~~n00b =(

[The Dark Jester]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

To begin use the stylus.

after that, picture assumes identity.

[Marc M.]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

Did it come with a disc with some software? Mine did...

Well, Painter is pretty good at recreating real mediums like pencil/chalk/pastels, etc. but it takes some getting used to.
Otherwise Photoshop is what we all use (aparently)

Tablets take some practice; it's a lot different than drawing on paper.
Keep that in mind, and dont worry if you cant draw very well with it at first. Just keep at it.

[Loki]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

The tablet software should have a tutorial that teaches you how to use the pen. Then it's just practice.

[IRC]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

Anyone want to tell me where I can get one of these tablet things and what kind to buy? And by tell me, I mean provide a link so that all I have to do is click twice and put in my credit card number. I am very lazy.

[Naruto]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

I bought one about 6 months ago. It'll delay carpal tunnel for 10 years at least.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

Did you calibrate your wacom yet?

I did with mine and its alot better. All it does is let you adjust how hard you have to press for different sizes while drawing.

Other than that, just get used to it. More than a year later and Im still getting used to mine.

I can color things way better than I could with a mouse, but I still have trouble drawing things with it. Like I scan things sometimes, and color them in with my wacom. But if I freehand something, it doesnt look as good as if I had drawn it on a sheet of paper.

I get better with mine each time I use it.

[Owl of Parliament]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

I want to get one because I want my art to have that professional look to it. I used to have photoshop(from a file shareing site) at my parents house but now there arn't any good versions I can steal. Granted, I've only tried a couple times and download peices of crap that didn't work. I know a dude who said he would give me a burned copy but I have yet to get it.

[Magus]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

OK. If you frequent the Oekaki board then you've seen how I fiddled with it. Here's my Photoshop experiment for the day:



Larger size.

[Marc M.]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

Ooh, looks a lot better with color.
Nice!

[Loki]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP!

Nice, MT! Looks like you're getting the hang of it!

[Magus]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP! (now wit pitchurz~~)

Thanks fellers!

Here's a silly one I just cooked up.



So to speak.

[Loki]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP! (now wit pitchurz~~)

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SirTMagus again.

Bah humbug.

[Magus]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP! (now wit pitchurz~~)

Well, I'm an idiot.

[neobi]

Re: I got Wacom tablet.... HELP! (now wit pitchurz~~)

Yes I love my wacom.
As glučme said, you'll want it mapped t the full screen. Programming the buttons can be helpful. I have my top one turn Ink Writing on and off, cause I hate trying to write and it changing my handwriting into to text when I don't want it to. The botton one is my auxilary click, this way I don't have to touch anything to press mouse down.

Some little tricks are if you wanna trace something, just place the paper over the tablet and trace. Also in photoshop, is to mess with the natural flow pressure sensitivity. Yes there's a default for the pressure, but you can create some more unique styles by messing with it. Umm and I can't think of any other tricks off hand I don't just do naturally. Just your experience with photoshop can utilize it to make it as cool as ya want.
Good Luck