So I got my Intous4 Large about a week ago or so and have been toying around with it. Over all its pretty nice. The pen and nibs feel great. The hard felt nib feels like just drawing on paper. So why haven't I been posting new art? Portal 2! oh and school...yeah, should be working more on that haha

So heres my Mr. McSpeedy Review of the Intous4 (L):

Pros':
-Very comfortable: Says right on the box EXTREME COMFORT, which I always get a laugh from. ARE YOU RELAXED? CUS' I AM! The surface isn't pure plastic like my old tablet so my sweaty paws dont affect drawing any more. Yay for fun Taka body facts x3
-Widescreen Ratio: Its made for 16:10 screens which I now have, and its awesome to work with ;D
-Quick keys: Or shortcut buttons, what ever they are called. My last tablet didn't have any so their totally new to me. I still find my self reaching for the keyboard a lot despite setting the buttons up. Sketchbook pro cant use the iPod like wheel, or so far I know. I do sometimes use it though when in grooveshark.
-Pen/stand: The pen feels great, and the stand is really nice. I like how you can put the pen both up or side ways.
-Nibs: The different nibs are pretty cool, something I thought I would like but it is pretty handy. As I said above theres a hard felt nib for paper pencil feel, and a spring nib which feels nice. You really gotta push down on that sucker to feel the affect but its still nice. Theres also the standard nibs and one other type I'm not sure what it is yet, its not even offered on the Wacom website.
-Mouse: Not sure yet, havent used it, but chances are its better then this Dell one I have haha
-Accessories: Cus' what fag doesn't like the accessorize! 8D Theres tons of stuff you can get for this thing. Their not cheap, but its cool to know you can pretty much make this thing replace any traditional hand paint tool with airbrushes, pen types and colors, and nib styles. You also get free software to use, which I still need to look into.

Now for the cons:
-Nib Wear: Since the tablet surface has a more paper rough eel to it, the nibs do wear down pretty fast. One up side to the plastic covering on my old tablet was the fact the nib never worn down. So its a trade off. Do you want to feel like you're drawing on paper or a hard piece of plastic?
-Size: This doesn't bother me a lot, in fact I like how it does have a good amount of extra space on the side to rest my hand here and there, but I do know for some it could be a issues. Bsascily take the 13 by 8 drawing space and add 2+ inches above and on the sides of tablet.
-Price: Since I am in school, I was able to get $100 taken off and didnt have to pay sales tax, but $400 is a big bang none the less. Even at full price, its still a pretty good deal for what you are getting, but had I not been able to get some much taken off I would have needed to wait awhile longer while I saved up.

Bottom line: Its great for any artist using digital media. Make you next tablet purchase this!


Also, if you haven't gotten Portal 2 (For the PC of course, or PS3 if you really HAVE to do console) its awesome! so get it asap haha I had my doubts of the game tbh, but after playing through it they pulled it off really well. Looking forward to the 3erd where you get to play as that scientist guy. Perhaps a prequel as well? We'll see.

Art wise I am working on a few things here and there, I hope to have them posted soon.

See you guys later! :D