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Today is the first day of an awesome new era for my art. :D
13 years ago
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Don't wait for the queue to shrink—the commission docket is rarely empty.The Asus tablet PC that Maher sent me is arriving today. Any hour, really. He wouldn't let me save up the $1000 it's worth, but I didn't expect he would. Everyone who helped me, you guys have my undying appreciation and devotion. I hope to be able to do something for each of you very soon!
I am fully behind the notion of making my commission work a mobile process. I love my office, but having the ability to go outside in the sunlight, go with Cory on his band practices, agree to see my friends when they ask if I'm going to emerge from my cave, etc. and be able to simply bring my commission work with me everywhere is a very, very good development that should see my turnaround time picking up IMMENSELY.
Hell, even those "I don't feel so great" sick days will no longer be an excuse, as I can very easily just roll over, pick up the tablet, and work without ever leaving bed.
If it works out, I'd be very happy to maybe see about posting more information for any of you who are considering dropping money on a tablet but could potentially go for a full solution for a little more. I really think it's worth it... the Cintiq 12wx cost me $2400 back in the day, and this tablet PC retails for $1200... you do the math!
So, for those of you who've waited this far, I promise you'll be rewarded with not only the work you paid for, but a much speedier turnaround time and a much cheerier me!
I'll keep you posted. <3
edit: This day just took a turn for the weird. X3 My ex-stepsister (we were siblings from when I was 4 and she was 8 to when I was 13 and she was 17) just commented on the same Facebook thread that I did, a mutual friend (her cousin, my childhood best friend). We're talking in FB chat. So. Weird. So weird that someone can be your sibling, live with you that way for 8 years, and then never see you again.
I am fully behind the notion of making my commission work a mobile process. I love my office, but having the ability to go outside in the sunlight, go with Cory on his band practices, agree to see my friends when they ask if I'm going to emerge from my cave, etc. and be able to simply bring my commission work with me everywhere is a very, very good development that should see my turnaround time picking up IMMENSELY.
Hell, even those "I don't feel so great" sick days will no longer be an excuse, as I can very easily just roll over, pick up the tablet, and work without ever leaving bed.
If it works out, I'd be very happy to maybe see about posting more information for any of you who are considering dropping money on a tablet but could potentially go for a full solution for a little more. I really think it's worth it... the Cintiq 12wx cost me $2400 back in the day, and this tablet PC retails for $1200... you do the math!
So, for those of you who've waited this far, I promise you'll be rewarded with not only the work you paid for, but a much speedier turnaround time and a much cheerier me!
I'll keep you posted. <3
edit: This day just took a turn for the weird. X3 My ex-stepsister (we were siblings from when I was 4 and she was 8 to when I was 13 and she was 17) just commented on the same Facebook thread that I did, a mutual friend (her cousin, my childhood best friend). We're talking in FB chat. So. Weird. So weird that someone can be your sibling, live with you that way for 8 years, and then never see you again.
I hope you will spend some nice time with your friends and I'm glad that everything turned out very well
Mine also wasn't a slate type, so the whole bottom half of the laptop was what made it so heavy. One of the reasons why I told myself I'd never get a cintiq is due to heat/weight issue, but I actually have no idea how heavy they are. They looked very much so in the photos of the older versions, and so I assume they are meant to be put on a desk and not on your lap. Unfortunately I can't draw on anything but my lap :I
Did he test photoshop on the tablet? Because if anything will make it run hot at all, it'll be that.
So far I can say I feel it get a little warm, but a) it has a thick, sturdy leather case, b) I use a lap desk a lot of times anyway, to keep from straining my neck, c) it's barely noticeable. It certainly hasn't gotten as hot as my Cintiq did. So it's definitely not an issue, at least with Sai.
My only complaints so far:
-Yes, the pressure sensitivity is half of the Cintiq, so I am going to need to adjust the way I've been painting... which is totally not an issue, just will require a little time and patience on the part of my clients. I am also going to get a slightly better pen, as the one that comes with it doesn't have any buttons and I think I can improve the sensitivity if I invest in a different one. No big.
-No express keys. I'm seriously suffering for this, because I can't right-click in Sai or use any shortcuts. So I'm having to use the bluetooth keyboard, which is small and cute, but it's not exactly "four buttons right where my thumb hangs out". So I'm not holding the tablet in my lap by my left hand the way I'm used to. so there's a bit of jiggling going on.
Both of these things are fixable and are only an issue for full process painting -- yesterday I was sick and stayed in bed, and I still did three entire commission sketches just while I was getting things set up. I haven't done three sketches in a day in MONTHS! Sketching and inking on this thing is a total blast.