Comments on: Wacom Tablets: How to Get Started

By: saif

saif — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:59:31 +0000

im thinking of getting a graphic tablet for doing animations on a softwware called animation-ish,i know i want to go for a wacom bamboo but i dont know which one i should choose. can you help me?

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:29:40 +0000

Linda – I have no big suggestions other than use it A LOT. There’s no better way to get used to it than to just practice.

By: Linda Satterly

Linda Satterly — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:39:34 +0000

I bought a Intuos tablet and have practiced some. I would really like to have some training by a professional like yourself. Any suggestions.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:05:43 +0000

Martin - You will probably have to go to your tablet's preferences to set specific settings for your touch ring. I am unfamiliar with the Bamboo Fun personally. I recommend reading your instruction manual or going to Wacom's website to specific instructions. http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/index.php

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:38:42 +0000

I realy like your guide. But i have a problem please help me if you can. I have a tablet bamboo fun and when i go with it to photoshop the touch ring with zoom and zoom out does not work is there any way i can set it up?

By: George Coghill

George Coghill — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:41:02 +0000

Nice introduction to the Wacoms. I picked up a 6×11 for the desktop and a 4×6 for the MacBook and haven’t regretted the purchases yet. In fact, probably the best single purchase an artist working on a computer can make.

And I recommend going to the extra step for the Intuos3 line – the Graphires are nice, but the Intuos is well worth the upgrade. You’ll want one soon enough, just get it out of the way at the start!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:27:30 +0000

Hey Dani,

I have had a Cintiq for a few weeks now, like you I was not sure about spending the cash for it. But as a working illustrator I can already say it has saved me hours of time on paying work.

If you make enough to even think about getting one I would say buy it. For a working professional it speeds things up so much. I would have never believed unless I had gotten one.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:17:23 +0000

Thanks for the comments Dan. You have some really good advice here. All you readers should check out Dan's blog at EmptyEasel.com He has some very good articles for artists and art fans. In fact, he has also written a very good article about Wacom tablets. Check it out here: http://emptyeasel.com/2006/12/05/wacom-drawing-tablets-the-graphire-intuos3-and-cintiq-display/

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:45:13 +0000

Great advice, Dani.

I just bought my first Wacom to mess around with and so far it’s been a blast.

Since I’m using the Graphire, the only thing I really miss is the zoom function available on the Intuos.

With only two programmable buttons on the tablet, I’ve had to be very economical with which shortcuts I use. The two buttons on my pen I’ve set for “undo” and the zoom tool.

Then I set one of my tablet buttons as “alt” and the other as “space.”

Combined with my pen buttons, this allows me to quickly zoom in AND out, undo multiple times, and move the drawing space around with the grabber hand. Plus, when I’m using a brush, I can switch to the eyedropper tool very quickly.

Overall, a fantastic tool for digital cartooning and drawing.