Just bought a Wacom Bamboo

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ended up after much deliberation buying the pen only Wacom Bamboo for just £50, what a bargain! So much easier in Photoshop than a mouse, and for 50 beans I can't knock it at all!
 
currys/pc world, great bit of kit! always wanted a graphics tablet but was looking at the intuos versions and they are £100+ so was a bit hesitant, for £50 its unbelievable how accurate it is!
 
I've never got on with the small ones, much prefer the intuos medium and large. I prefer a higher resolution for the accuracy, but I agree it makes a lot of difference in painting and accurate masking.
 
gramps said:
Can't get on with mine :thinking:
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I've had a intuos 4 for a while now but i started with the bamboo and it was a nightmare converting to a pen and tablet but i forced myself to use it for everything i would normally use a mouse for instead of just the times that i was editing photos. After a week or so i found it much easier.
 
I have a tablet (I forget which now), but really didn't get on with it, is it really that much better once you've put the time in?
 
JohnN said:
I have a tablet (I forget which now), but really didn't get on with it, is it really that much better once you've put the time in?
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I've been considering one, but this is the question that I keep posing. I can imagine they'd be worthwhile once you've got used to them.. Still undecided though.
 
Didn't take me long at all to get used to it, maybe an hour or so! I'm finding its definitely more accurate as I have it set to pen pressure also, so the harder you press the thicker the line! Would probably find it very strange using a mouse now!
 
gramps said:
Can't get on with mine :thinking:
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I tried one years ago and was exactly the same, bought another 2 years ago, and although I don't always have it plugged in, when doing a lot of processing I find it much more comfortable. I still use the mouse and keyboard, haven't set it up to do everything, but its definitely on my 'essentials' list.
 
Bigger isn't necessarily better. I've had a 12"x12" for about 10 years, now. I hardly use it because it's too big to be practical for the desk I have these days.

I'd be very happy with a 7"x5" tablet. Unless your style is huge, flamboyant strokes, anything bigger really is overkill. I realised too late (after spending $$$) that most of my sketching/flicking is at my wrist rather than my elbow. :shrug:
 
Even though it is the smaller version I still find it really accurate, don't need it huge! plus its easy to transport :)
 
Now I'm at my desk its a bamboo one - a wee little fella.

I just had a quick play ad its odd, sort of very quick but at the same time difficult to be accurate, even selecting icons is a bit tricky - I guess thats where practice comes in.
 
JohnN said:
Now I'm at my desk its a bamboo one - a wee little fella.

I just had a quick play ad its odd, sort of very quick but at the same time difficult to be accurate, even selecting icons is a bit tricky - I guess thats where practice comes in.
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It's also why I still use my mouse and keyboard - loads of years of mouse navigating aren't going to be unlearnt, Use it to do what it was designed for - where it's accuracy and ergonomics shine.
 
I had the Wacom Intuos 5 with wifi kit, loved it, but, needed cash, so, sold it to cash generator.

Paid £300 and only got £67 for it, so, lesson learned.
 
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