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[cnyx]

So I'm finally going to get myself a tablet of some description as my belated birthday present, because my comic is actually going places...and my digital camera just isn't doing much to help it get there -_-;

So, all you much-more-tech-savy people - help?  Please?  We all know I don't have too much cash to play around with - is the Graphire3 8x6

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[sarahofcroydon]

Hoorah!!! (And... the party went well, I hope you downloaded the pictures! Everyone looked awesome, but possibly you would have been more embarassed than me at the videos. XD And I don't need a present, but yes... you know me. Chocolate, earrings... I was intending to comission you and sloo to make me a little tailored navy jacket thing but I'll talk to you about that in person. XD)

As for tablets, wacom is the best brand. Sloo survived on the graphire (I think?!) we bought her, but wacom, in the end, is the best for pressure sensitivity and just goodness. :D

[sloobeast]

I think you should get Cosima to, because I cower at her l33t sewing skillz.

Ooooh now for tablets!
Basically, Wacom is the way to go!! The one I was using before was from Dolphin Peripherals; even though I think it had the same specs as the Wacom Graphire 2 it had a battery in the pen and that made a huge difference when working - not only is the pen heavier and thicker as a result, but it actually made my elbow feel odd the day after an intense 6-hour session. ^^;

The one I've got now is a Wacom Intuos 3 9x12 (so I can't tell you much about the Graphire), but it's a joy to work with. The pen glides smoothly across the tablet surface (instead of feeling like I'm engraving plastic), and I can work all night on touching up my lineart without any problem. The only thing about Intuous is that it's more expensive than the Graphire, because it's apparently swankier. :P

[sloobeast]

("Intuous"? "Sensitivy"? I can't type tonight.)

The other thing I forgot to add is that some stores still carry old Graphire 3 and Intuous 2 stock, which are discounted. I'm not too sure what the differences between the different versions of the models are, but if you want to get a good deal there's that option too.

[cnyx]

Aw - I knew you guys'd be the right people to ask - thankyou so much!

I'd already had a look around, and people seem to say that the Intuos is better, sensitivity-wise and such - particularly because you can get optional pens? (airbrush and such, I think? Maybe?) Although what I think would be really useful is a visual example of the same artist working on both, so I could compare...I guess in the end it's a matter of what I can afford.

I was wondering about sizes, though (because I have no concept of how to translat 5x8 or whatever into an actual, real-world, 'ok, this is how it would feel') - is smaller than 9x12 worth having? Or is anything less useful only as an alternative to a mouse?