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NickPapageorgio · 10-28-2004, 09:34 PM

Do any of you use a pressure sensitive drawing pad? If so, what are you using and is it reliable and accurate? I am thinking of getting one but if they suck then I will keep on trucking like I have when it comes to illustrations and such. Thanks in advance...

Jace · 10-28-2004, 09:35 PM

i have a wacom, but it sucks dick

maybe I haven't given it a chance.....but it seems to suck pretty bad

a lot of people like it though...my cousin swears by it, she loves it

NickPapageorgio · 10-28-2004, 09:37 PM

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Originally posted by JaceXXX
i have a wacom, but it sucks dick

maybe I haven't given it a chance.....but it seems to suck pretty bad

a lot of people like it though...my cousin swears by it, she loves it

Like examples of what sucks about it? I mean, does it not translate what you put down well or what?

Theo · 10-28-2004, 09:37 PM

im not a designer, but i had wacom too. It sucked big time for me, but I know others that use them with no problem.

enter » · 10-28-2004, 09:38 PM

http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/intuos.cfm

The only choice

I don't have one but keep telling myself to just go ahead and buy it. The 9x12 is only 500 bucks but I want the big boy.

NickPapageorgio · 10-28-2004, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by enter »
http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/intuos.cfm

The only choice I don't have one but keep telling myself to just go ahead and buy it. The 9x12 is only 500 bucks but I want the big boy.

I wish they had like a "try it before you buy it" program lol.

pinkbee · 10-29-2004, 01:24 AM

TRY Walcom, once you get use to it, you will feel very high, just like "I'm flying"!

Doctor Dre · 10-29-2004, 02:09 AM

One of my graphist use one ... but I'm not sure the brand and everything

mammy · 10-29-2004, 10:56 AM

i use wacom graphire
its very good
but friend of mine have wacom inctous
its even better

onno · 10-29-2004, 04:47 PM

I use a wacom and it's really good, at the begining seems complicate to use it, but once you get the feeling it's nice.

model... well, depends on the money you have to spend on it.
graphire is good for the begining

Voodoo · 10-29-2004, 04:49 PM

Wacom.

Works great!

Of course there are some features that I would like to see on it, but other than those, it's the most precise, and sensitive pad on the market.

NickPapageorgio · 10-29-2004, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Seems Wacom is the way to go. I am checking into one now.

stevecore · 10-29-2004, 06:57 PM

wacom intuos or a graphire2, not the 3... heard bad things about the 3.

NickPapageorgio · 10-29-2004, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by stevecore
wacom intuos or a graphire2, not the 3... heard bad things about the 3.

ok I am looking at an Intuos with a small 3 beside it on ebay. Is that the one?

Esbee · 10-29-2004, 08:19 PM

I've got the little Graphire 3. Pretty much rocks. I imagine the Intuous would be better but I had a budget to stick with.

Personally, there's no way I can draw on it and create something. That's sort of what I had in my head when I bought it but alas - if you can't draw something on a piece of paper, you can't do it on a Wacom either.

That said, for photo retouching and highlighting designs it kicks ass. Take your whole PS design, add a layer on top of 50% gray set as overlay, then start dodging and burning that layer with the pressure sensative brush and you'll fall in love real quick.

tootie · 10-29-2004, 08:24 PM

I love my Wacom Graphire 3. It works much better if you change the settings in the control panel. You can change the tracking and pen tip feel to match your drawing style. I too would like to get an Intuos, but they are way too expensive for me right now.

NickPapageorgio · 10-29-2004, 08:37 PM

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Originally posted by tootie
I love my Wacom Graphire 3. It works much better if you change the settings in the control panel. You can change the tracking and pen tip feel to match your drawing style. I too would like to get an Intuos, but they are way too expensive for me right now.

Sounds like it may be a cool prize to award for a contest then eh? Contest starters take note...

tootie · 10-29-2004, 08:38 PM

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Originally posted by NickPapageorgio
Sounds like it may be a cool prize to award for a contest then eh? Contest starters take note...

Absolutely! I'd love to enter a contest for a nice sized Intuos

SureFire · 10-29-2004, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by onno
I use a wacom and it's really good, at the begining seems complicate to use it, but once you get the feeling it's nice.

model... well, depends on the money you have to spend on it.
graphire is good for the begining

Agreed that at first it seems complicated, but then you forget the damn pen doesn't work like a real pen when the phone rings and you have to write down stuff.

10-28-2004, 09:34 PM	#1
NickPapageorgio Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NC Posts: 8,323	Designers question.... Do any of you use a pressure sensitive drawing pad? If so, what are you using and is it reliable and accurate? I am thinking of getting one but if they suck then I will keep on trucking like I have when it comes to illustrations and such. Thanks in advance... __________________

10-28-2004, 09:38 PM	#5
enter » Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: -- arizona --» Posts: 2,362	http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/intuos.cfm The only choice I don't have one but keep telling myself to just go ahead and buy it. The 9x12 is only 500 bucks but I want the big boy. __________________ «-- offer extended through New Years (icq286487452)

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pinkbee Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 278	TRY Walcom, once you get use to it, you will feel very high, just like "I'm flying"! __________________

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mammy Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,279	i use wacom graphire its very good but friend of mine have wacom inctous its even better __________________ million dollars for paysite design icq 434954667

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onno Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 732	I use a wacom and it's really good, at the begining seems complicate to use it, but once you get the feeling it's nice. model... well, depends on the money you have to spend on it. graphire is good for the begining __________________

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	i have a wacom, but it sucks dick maybe I haven't given it a chance.....but it seems to suck pretty bad a lot of people like it though...my cousin swears by it, she loves it

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Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	im not a designer, but i had wacom too. It sucked big time for me, but I know others that use them with no problem.

10-29-2004, 04:49 PM	#11
Voodoo ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,592	Wacom. Works great! Of course there are some features that I would like to see on it, but other than those, it's the most precise, and sensitive pad on the market. __________________ "I'm selflessly supporting the common good, but only coincidentally looking out for No.1."

10-29-2004, 06:51 PM	#12
NickPapageorgio Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NC Posts: 8,323	Thanks for the feedback everyone. Seems Wacom is the way to go. I am checking into one now. __________________

10-29-2004, 06:57 PM	#13
stevecore Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,130	wacom intuos or a graphire2, not the 3... heard bad things about the 3.

10-29-2004, 08:19 PM	#15
Esbee Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northern CA Posts: 109	I've got the little Graphire 3. Pretty much rocks. I imagine the Intuous would be better but I had a budget to stick with. Personally, there's no way I can draw on it and create something. That's sort of what I had in my head when I bought it but alas - if you can't draw something on a piece of paper, you can't do it on a Wacom either. That said, for photo retouching and highlighting designs it kicks ass. Take your whole PS design, add a layer on top of 50% gray set as overlay, then start dodging and burning that layer with the pressure sensative brush and you'll fall in love real quick.

10-29-2004, 08:24 PM	#16
tootie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Planet Earp Posts: 6,041	I love my Wacom Graphire 3. It works much better if you change the settings in the control panel. You can change the tracking and pen tip feel to match your drawing style. I too would like to get an Intuos, but they are way too expensive for me right now. __________________