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16 years ago
My desk is a frustrating piece of crap and is a large contribution to my insanity. I put up an image of it here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2110661/ and what you can see is that I have too much stuff for too little of a space. The drawers don't even hold letter sized folders. It's a worthless desk, and I'm going to Staples soon to buy something different.
However, I am still not set on my computer. I still want to buy something new as the computer I have is not functional for me to work with.
Here's the list of what is IMPORTANT to me in deciding a computer:
*Able to run Photoshop or any art studio program flawlessly. I want it to render changes within seconds, and not get bogged down when multiple layers are working against each other.
*Large monitor for the coloring phase. I want to be able to stretch the image wide so I have more room to paint and stroke lines.
*Sturdy. I want this computer to last more than two years. After two years I don't want to feel frustrated and constricted.
*Big Brain. I have many images I want to sort through. I love using photo storing programs like iPhoto, and want to be able to flip through images and organize them without threat of the computer crashing on me.
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After that it's just flavoring. It be nice to have other options, but for the most part I want this next computer to be the ultimate ART computer. One that doesn't bog me down or interrupt my creative thought process with lags.
I'm liking more and more the idea of a large screen coupled with a second monitor. The ease of dragging reference material to the small screen as I work on my project in the larger screen is seductive. However, I am not sold on this just yet.
I'm looking at the pros and cons of a Cintiq Wacom vs. a Tablet PC. A Cintiq is very pretty, but I would not be able to run off with it whenever I would like. It's functional and allows me to see what I draw right at my fingertips, but over the last few years I've gotten skilled with my current little blue wacom. I don't need the extra screen to draw.
Tablet PCs are nice, but I can't imagine doing heavy multlple layers on it without it bogging down the processor. I see myself easily buying a large screen computer and transferring sketches and inks that I have made on the Tablet to the larger beast for finishing.
I suppose that that is what I would like best. A large 24 inch flat screen monitor with a fast processor and extra RAM and an external harddrive, all able to render Photoshop effortlessly. A second or third monitor to drag chat rooms and reference material to. And a tablet PC that I can sketch on and ink with at my leisure before bringing it to the large computer for completion.
I don't even need to keep them the same OS. Photoshop documents can open on any machine.
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So that's what I'm working with, and I wanted your opinions. Is there anything you can suggest? Is there anything I should know about Cintiqs, Tablet PCs, iMacs, and Photoshop?
And finally, What would YOUR dream set up be?
However, I am still not set on my computer. I still want to buy something new as the computer I have is not functional for me to work with.
Here's the list of what is IMPORTANT to me in deciding a computer:
*Able to run Photoshop or any art studio program flawlessly. I want it to render changes within seconds, and not get bogged down when multiple layers are working against each other.
*Large monitor for the coloring phase. I want to be able to stretch the image wide so I have more room to paint and stroke lines.
*Sturdy. I want this computer to last more than two years. After two years I don't want to feel frustrated and constricted.
*Big Brain. I have many images I want to sort through. I love using photo storing programs like iPhoto, and want to be able to flip through images and organize them without threat of the computer crashing on me.
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After that it's just flavoring. It be nice to have other options, but for the most part I want this next computer to be the ultimate ART computer. One that doesn't bog me down or interrupt my creative thought process with lags.
I'm liking more and more the idea of a large screen coupled with a second monitor. The ease of dragging reference material to the small screen as I work on my project in the larger screen is seductive. However, I am not sold on this just yet.
I'm looking at the pros and cons of a Cintiq Wacom vs. a Tablet PC. A Cintiq is very pretty, but I would not be able to run off with it whenever I would like. It's functional and allows me to see what I draw right at my fingertips, but over the last few years I've gotten skilled with my current little blue wacom. I don't need the extra screen to draw.
Tablet PCs are nice, but I can't imagine doing heavy multlple layers on it without it bogging down the processor. I see myself easily buying a large screen computer and transferring sketches and inks that I have made on the Tablet to the larger beast for finishing.
I suppose that that is what I would like best. A large 24 inch flat screen monitor with a fast processor and extra RAM and an external harddrive, all able to render Photoshop effortlessly. A second or third monitor to drag chat rooms and reference material to. And a tablet PC that I can sketch on and ink with at my leisure before bringing it to the large computer for completion.
I don't even need to keep them the same OS. Photoshop documents can open on any machine.
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So that's what I'm working with, and I wanted your opinions. Is there anything you can suggest? Is there anything I should know about Cintiqs, Tablet PCs, iMacs, and Photoshop?
And finally, What would YOUR dream set up be?
FoxDude is building a pretty bad ass beast of a computer today :O