Well I use a tablet with a 6x8 pad and I've never had any problems with its size.

I have intuos 6x8 and I love it. Well worth the money since the pen has rubber coating and the tablet has those configurable buttons. I used to have a 4x5 ( I think ) graphire but I got cramps on my drawing hand since the pen was so slippery and I wanted a bigger tablet anyway because I can make more accurate lines with bigger strokes. The actual pressure sensitivity isn't any better tho imo, just the ergonomics. I haven't found any use for the tilt either, but that might change when I get some real experience with OC and it's airbrush.

Oh, and if you have a wide-screen monitor, there is a widescreen model of the intuos available too.

I thought that I could use some hockey tape for the graphire pen but since the tablet was so small too I sold it and got the 6x8... Imho that's the best alternative to judge if you need a bigger one: if you feel cramped and you'd like to use bigger strokes, get a bigger one :> And there's no reason to go cheap with the tools you use a lot, you just end up getting up an arthritis to your wrist... no money can buy you a new set of wrists, or eyes or anything.

yeah this is an awesome model. Worth the money.

It depends more on your comfort with the tablets that dictates which one you should get. If you normally use medium to large strokes in real media, and feel cramped with what you have now, it would be a good idea to upgrade. Also, if pressure sensitivity isn't as precise as you would like, Intuos would be a good investment. I use a 6x8 intuos at work and a 6x8 graphire 3 at home and can tell a world of difference.

I've always drawn small, so the smaller tablets don't bother me at all.

I got intuous and its fantastic
some people told me intuous is better than graphire

Oh, not at all. It's *only* twice as sensitive and comes with more accessories.

Myself I use a tiny Volito2 Wacom (A6), which works fine. :P

So does he...he's just considdering a new one ^^

Personally, I've got the Intuous3 4x5 and I love that little sucker. ;]

My only problem with tablets in general is that they can't be maneuvered and manipulated the same as paper, which is why I'm probably going back to sketching/inking traditionally.

I love my tablet though for coloring and what not. Its so nice. And, unless you have to draw really big, I don't see the need for a larger tablet ;]

The industry standard for illustrators and designers alike is the latest intuous at 6x8 inches. They map perfectly well, have a higher sampling resolution (Less likely to jitter badly) and have twice the pressure sensitivity. I know people who have them bigger and smaller and most people agree that the intuous 6x8 is the best balance of cost and function. Look around, there are some sites that actually sell them cheaper than the Wacom site's store.

1. Yes, stick with Wacom. They make the best out there. Still! (stupid competition!)

2. Yes, a bigger tablet is niiiiiiiice. Your hand doesn't get so cramped, a big surface area lets you draw with your whole arm (which is the way I was taught way back when) instead of just making tiny motions with the wrist.


I have a 9"x12" Intuos 3. <3 :)

But even the 6"x8" are big enough to be great...I use those at the graphics lab on campus.

If you can afford it, Intuos is definately the better model. But the Graphire is a fine tablet too. I find a 6x8 are great to work with as they're about the same size as a sheet of A4 paper.

I never seen a tablet in my entire life. But I just bought one I can't wait to try it out. How comes the tablet can be unconfortable? All you have Wacom to. Well I couldn't afford that. I hope it wasn't a mistake to by Genius than.

I have a 9x12 Intuos 3, but quite frankly... I've been using the Graphire 3 I purchased for traveling uses and aside from the side touch stripes on the Intuos 3, I really think Graphire 3 is sufficient to get whatever job done... xD big tablets can be more difficult to use, since the pen moves slower... dunno, it's hard to create quick, long strokes with it.