Wacom Intuos3 6 x 8-Inch Pen Tablet by Wacom
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Digital camera reviews of Wacom Intuos3 6 x 8-Inch Pen Tablet
Digital camera Review: Another raving review!
Summary: 4 Stars
Having recently delved in to graphic design and web cartooning, I originally purchased a used Graphire via the New and Used area of Amazon.com. I was impressed with how it interfaced with photoshop and had the ease of use that my sketching pencils did when using regular paper. The only thing that irritated me was the fact that often the line appeared to "wobble", and so I was spending a great deal of time going back to clean up areas where it didn't look clean.
Upon misplacing the Graphire during a move and looking a deadline in the face, I rushed out and purchased the Intuos3 as an upgrade, thinking that in the very least I might have tighter control being its first owner. Wow. Not only is the control tighter, it responds to my movements better, it is FAR more pressure sensitive than the Graphire was, and the speed with which I finish my projects is amazing. What took me 5 hours on the Graphire now takes me only 3 now that I don't have to go back and clean up meandering lines! On top of that I'm finding I can add more shading an detail to what I'm drawing and get more in depth with what I'm working on than with the Graphire. Had I known there would've been such a difference in what I produced, I most likely would've skipped the Graphire and gone straight to the Intuos3.
There are only 2 things that bug me thus far. One is the sudden development of a "dead" area on one side of the pad where the pen seems to skip over the screen and veer off at odd angles. So far I have compensated by pulling the picture away from that spot in Photoshop and continuing to work, but this could grow to be a pain in the butt in the future. The other is that while they included extra pen tips, a lack of a place to store them without losing them is somewhat irritating. Right now I keep them in the well of the pen holder and lay the pen sideways. However, there is often mysterious feline intervention with objects in my house and I worry the spare pen tips will disappear when the holder is knocked off my workspace.
Aside from those two things (and the dead area might be remedied by a restart of photoshop, which I have not tried yet) I love this piece of equipment and what it has allowed me to do. My work looks a lot more professional and is finished in record time, and I do owe it entirely to the quality of the equipment I am working with.
Digital camera Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this tablet. It's very continuous not jumpy at all. It works on my Mac, Windows, Ubuntu, KDE and Fedora without issue. I never use the mouse though, its too small for my hand.Digital camera Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
The pen tablet is working as I expected.
I was surprised by the fast delivery, in three days I already had the product.
Digital camera Review: Awesome Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Five stars are applicable. This is a very good product.
I work with creative suite and also CAD and free hand drawing. I found the Wacom tablet to be indespesible for getting creative ideas out on to whatever application medium I happen to be working with. The drivers are stable and give a range of options for customizing the usability in each application (screen to movement ratio, button clicking vs touch).
The buttoms are fully customizable and are as easy as using the keyboard when using doing straightforward work.
Rest easy also that a few different nibs come with the set so that you can figure out what the best feel is on the drawing surface for the task at hand.
The mouse is a nice feature that you will probably find collecting dust. It works pretty well but is not something I'd want to use for everyday tasks - it's good to have around even if not used.
I was a little concerned with how the tablet was going to function with my dual screen setup in a 64 bit environment. It worked great and I many times find myself using my pen instead of a mouse for everyday computer work.
The 6 x 8 size is great for a home office or hobbyist creative work. I've done professional layouts from start to finish on my tablet. I would suggest going with this size if it's your first tablet or if desktop space is minimal.
As far as input devices go - this is a very handy product and if I wear mine out, I'll gladly replace it with another.
Digital camera Review: Awesome help for artists.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is really a great piece of technology for artists and animators. I've coupled this with painter X and am amazed at the creative potential that is unleashed by this equipment. The sensitivity of the pad is very good and while it takes a bit of getting used to (the whole drawing while looking at your screen) once learned, there are many things that make drawing and painting on a computer very desirable.
Love it.