Sunday, July 17, 2011

A Graphics Tablet

I got a graphics tablet today. It's a Wacom Bamboo, just like the one on the left. I must say I've always wanted one, so here it is, all shiny and waiting to be drawn on.

The quality is astonishing, I was a bit surprised because I didn't expect as much for a low price, since it's an older model and the cheapest of all Wacom tablets (i think). Anyways, the pen is awesome, it slides on the plate almost like on real paper. The shortcuts on the top though are useless in my opinion - thought I think I'd need to wait some time to get used to them, but for now I'm sticking with the good-old-keyboard-shortcuts because I'm used to the left hand keyboard kungfu in Photoshop :).

The gadget will certainly come in handy at my design work (webpages) or just random sketches that I like to do when I'm bored. For example, here's a quick mockup of the Blogger's logo. Please don't laugh.. it's a work of art you see!

If anyone wants a tablet of their own, here is a newer version of mine on Amazon: Wacom Bamboo Tablet
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14 comments:

  1. GeneseedJuly 17, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Awesome, another thing to add to my gadgets wishlist lol +1

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  2. ElliotGreenJuly 17, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Do you mind sharing how much you paid for it?
    Following btw +

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  3. forangeJuly 17, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Oh right, i forgot about that. It was about 50$ here and while I was in the store I was like: "must have!". I just checked Amazon though and it seems that you can get a newer Bamboo model for 42$ and up, which is also cool if you can get it without the shipping costs :)

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  4. IndiehashtagJuly 18, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Some of my favorite comic writers use this tablet. Is that what you intend to do with it?

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  5. my day in a sentenceJuly 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    You know, the logo actually looks good. :)

    I was thinking of getting a tablet myself for the next semester.

    Anyhow, following and supporting! :)

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  6. MarkJuly 18, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    That is one sweet piece of tech :)

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  7. fergoJuly 18, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    I've always wanted to get one of these to draw on the computer, but then I remember I'm terrible at drawing lol

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  8. StuntmanRafJuly 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    I'm thinking about buying one of these.

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  9. ThedarksideJuly 18, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    sure the shortcuts will become useful, you just need some time, you are pretty good with it =)
    +1 follower

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  10. riesaJuly 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    graphics tablet is like MIDI interface for musician. still can;t afford one so still my music composition are still in brain [;

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  11. OdiumJuly 18, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Would love to have one of these.

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  12. NumberronJuly 18, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Excellent... Have you tried the Bristle Brushes in Photoshop with the Tablet yet?

    I've been wanting to do some digital paintings like that...

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  13. Ferdynand Andrzej Magellan-FritzJuly 20, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Very nice, but I am afraid that I can't afford one ;( It's time to start saving money..

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  14. AISJuly 21, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    How much does one of those cost?

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