Do you use a Wacom/Drawing Tablet?

[Green Leaf Apps]

I am sure this has probably been posted before. Curious though.

Do you use a mouse, or do you use a Wacom pad/drawing tablet? I used to use a mouse, but after purchasing a tablet they are amazing. I guess it is personal preference as some people disagree, but they are just so easy to use and convenient for designing. I love them!

Do you use them, and what is your opinion of them?

 

[CrimsonRequiem]

Depends. Tablet is wonderful because it has pressure sensitivity thus giving you line weight. Plus doing a digital painting with a mouse is just terrible. >_<"

For spot on precision you really should be using a mouse. That doesn't really apply for drawing, or painting. More for gaming.

 

[joeyboots]

For quite some time I preferred it even for basic mousing tasks. You can fly all over the interface without the cludginess of having to pick up and reposition a mouse. You just put your pointer where you wanna go.

I still have an old graphire 2 from 2001ish, serves me well.

 

[D3v1L80Y]

I use one, but rarely.
Since I use it so infrequently, I can't see spending major $$$ on one.

I bought the one described and reviewed here: the LaPazz Graphic Tablet (WP8060-TAB08)

I have used Wacoms in the past, but this LaPazz one works just fine for my needs.
Big drawing area, nice sensitivity and response and it only cost me $45 total... overall much more "bang for your buck" when compared to the least expensive Wacom.

 

[aj-uk]

I bought a Wacom Intuos3 ages ago. I bought it with the intention of drawing with it at the time but since then I've also found it really handy for editing photos.

I find them much easier to be precise with than a mouse and being able to vary things like your brush size according to your pen pressure saves loads of time resizing brushes for finer work.

 

[CrimsonRequiem]

Use the brackets to change the brush sizes. Faster that way.

 

[cuhnool]

They are worth the money, no matter which model you get. If I remember, my Bamboo was $80, and it is really nice!!

 

[Leukeh]

Depends what I'm doing. If I'm editing photos or drawing/painting I'll use it but when working in Illustrator using bezier handles and stuff it's horrible. I love my Wacom tablet but I need a mouse to do a lot of stuff.

 

[CrimsonRequiem]

Depends what I'm doing. If I'm editing photos or drawing/painting I'll use it but when working in Illustrator using bezier handles and stuff it's horrible. I love my Wacom tablet but I need a mouse to do a lot of stuff.

Wow really? I use it all the time to draw in Illustrator. I even use it to surf the web.

 

[Stretch]

I bought one a few years ago.Graphire 3 I think it is. I don't use it all that often, but when I do, the accuracy is much better than a mouse. (I use it to edit photos)

 

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[PortraitChic]

If you're an Illustrator or Photoshop user, using a mouse is like drawing with a potatoe. I love my Wacom and it was worth every penny spent.

 

[Zigdog]

they are so worth it...
but hav u ever tried gaming with a tablet....??

that is very hard!!!!