Designer Question....

[Nick470]

This is for everyone who's been doing this for awhile and at a professional level..Couple of questions..Do you guys use a art tablet or just use the mouse?? Second, do you know where is a good place online where you can order these graphic art tablets at a cheaper price cuz I see some of them be up in the couple hundred dollar range...

Thanks for helping me with this..

nick

 

[Y-S]

Well, I believe it depends on what you are good at. If you enjoy drawing then perhaps tablet's for you, and if you're good at mouse then mouse and keyboard is for you. Or you can use both mouse and tablet....like this I just found

 

[Nick470]

Well, I believe it depends on what you are good at. If you enjoy drawing then perhaps tablet's for you, and if you're good at mouse then mouse and keyboard is for you. Or you can use both mouse and tablet....like this I just found

Yeah I just think that sometimes it would be easier to extract and trace around some things if It was a pen instead of a mouse..its just they fukkin expensive..I mean I used to work at frys electronics and I can get a discount but there is no profit so the discount is low and they like $200-$300 for like a tablet that is 4"x4"..

 

[Y-S]

Ya, well adobe photoshop illustrator is perfect for mouse/keyboard, it's a good program which I can tell. You probably should get yourself tablet cause illlustrator costs around 800-1000$ ya kno. But I'd recommend illustrator, never used or tried tablet before. But it's up to ya.

 

[Nick470]

Ya, well adobe photoshop illustrator is perfect for mouse/keyboard, it's a good program which I can tell. You probably should get yourself tablet cause illlustrator costs around 800-1000$ ya kno. But I'd recommend illustrator, never used or tried tablet before. But it's up to ya.

Well I can get illustrator for free, know what I mean..whats illustrator mainly used for?? I've never used it so i'm wondering what would be tha advantage of that over photoshop...

 

[Y-S]

illustrators can be used such as creating vectors, filling colors of sketch you drew, and shit.....

 

[Nick470]

ohh alrighty then..thanks for tha info..I still would like to know who else of these master album designers like tosin, if they use mouse or tablet..

 

[Y-S]

N/p.....I'm sure they use photoshop.....it's called practicing.

 

[Likwid]

I totally recomend the tablet if you're doing air brushing and shit like that. Bought mine for christmas, and I love it.

 

[DubbA]

Ive had my Wacom tablet scince 2001 and its a must Have

 

[Nick470]

hmm thanks guys..i've been wondering if I should get just don't know if I wanna fork out that much cash to do it..guess i'm gonna have to think bout it..I would love to find one..I can't imagine using a 4"x4" tablet though and the bigger ones get way pricey..thanks for tha info guys..appreciate it..

 

[EDJ]

^I JUST gOT ME A WACOM THIS YEAR AND IT'S NICE. I gOT IT FROM THE ACADEMIC STORE FOR LIKE UNDA $200. THERE'S OTHA BRANDS BUT WACOM IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. DO A SEARCH AND RESEARCH. IT'S WORTH IT. AND THE ACADEMIC STORE IS LIKE A COLLEgE STORE WHERE YOU CAN BUY PROgRAMS AND OTHA SHIT AT DISCOUNT PRICES.

 

[Gordon Gekko]

So what exactly is the tablet for and how would you use it?

 

[EDJ]

^FOR TRACIN' AND MANIPULATIN' PHOTOS, PICTURES, FLIKS, OR IMAgES WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A PEN. IT MAKES PHOTOSHOP THAT MUCH POWERFUL. YOU CAN BLEND COLORS BETTER, AND IT INCREASES YOUR WORKFLOW.

 

[noWetaG]

its a hit n miss thing.....
some people love them,
some would rather stic 2 the keyboard and mouse....
depends onna buncha factors, me myself only pull it out
when theres a great amount ofvector work involved or
i have fine detail work and i need to really get n there tight....
great for drawing onna computer for people who feel more
comfortable w/a paintbrush, pencil or pen.......
so if ure a graphic artist w/no art bacground
itll prolly be really awkward to use.....