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Kaylee Perse

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Join date: 18 Oct 2005

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08-16-2006 11:39

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I wanna get a Tablet to help me make clothes, but I was wondering which one I should get for a beginner that works with GIMP and is cordless.

Thank you !

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08-16-2006 11:52

See this thread, and get a Wacom.

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Kaylee Perse

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Join date: 18 Oct 2005

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08-16-2006 11:59

Thank you very much, figured someone would have answered that somewhere else. Im just not awake enough I guess.

just out of curiousity, what does the size changes ? whats a good size ?

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08-16-2006 12:36

Size is really just personal preference. It depends on your drawing style. I'd recommend going with one that's as proportional to your monitor as possible, but even that's not a huge deal since you can always assign part of the tablet to match the monitor proportions exactly, or vise versa.

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TonyRockyHorror Hauptmann

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08-16-2006 13:18

just for reference, the 6x8 tablet has almost twice as much useable surface area as the 4x5 does.

Cottonteil Muromachi

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08-16-2006 15:23

From: Kaylee Perse

Thank you very much, figured someone would have answered that somewhere else. Im just not awake enough I guess.

just out of curiousity, what does the size changes ? whats a good size ?

The size just means you have more area to make broader strokes. If you're more a meticulous person who likes to draw carefully from the wrist as opposed to moving the whole arm, the larger tablets might not do you any good.

The larger tablets do have more buttons to play with tho.

For Wacoms, the main difference between the Intuos and Graphire models is that the Graphire has half the sensitivity resolution to pressure and also doesn't track pen tilting. The pen tilt thing might not be supported by all software.

There is a bluetooth wireless Graphire version.

There are other brands around which are as capable, but Wacom has been around a bit longer and has more experience making them.

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Kaylee Perse Registered User Join date: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 2	08-16-2006 11:39 Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I wanna get a Tablet to help me make clothes, but I was wondering which one I should get for a beginner that works with GIMP and is cordless. Thank you !
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-16-2006 11:52 See this thread, and get a Wacom. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Kaylee Perse Registered User Join date: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 2	08-16-2006 11:59 Thank you very much, figured someone would have answered that somewhere else. Im just not awake enough I guess. just out of curiousity, what does the size changes ? whats a good size ?
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-16-2006 12:36 Size is really just personal preference. It depends on your drawing style. I'd recommend going with one that's as proportional to your monitor as possible, but even that's not a huge deal since you can always assign part of the tablet to match the monitor proportions exactly, or vise versa. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
TonyRockyHorror Hauptmann two-for-one special Join date: 5 Nov 2005 Posts: 76	08-16-2006 13:18 just for reference, the 6x8 tablet has almost twice as much useable surface area as the 4x5 does.
Cottonteil Muromachi Abominable Join date: 2 Mar 2005 Posts: 1,071	08-16-2006 15:23 From: Kaylee Perse Thank you very much, figured someone would have answered that somewhere else. Im just not awake enough I guess. just out of curiousity, what does the size changes ? whats a good size ? The size just means you have more area to make broader strokes. If you're more a meticulous person who likes to draw carefully from the wrist as opposed to moving the whole arm, the larger tablets might not do you any good. The larger tablets do have more buttons to play with tho. For Wacoms, the main difference between the Intuos and Graphire models is that the Graphire has half the sensitivity resolution to pressure and also doesn't track pen tilting. The pen tilt thing might not be supported by all software. There is a bluetooth wireless Graphire version. There are other brands around which are as capable, but Wacom has been around a bit longer and has more experience making them.