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9 years ago
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Well, I'm always looking for tips and advice from artists on workflow and tools. Currently, I'm questioning what tools to use!
I have a Wacom Bamboo Tablet, the CTH-670, which is dated, but still works really well for what I need. I find I usually can do the best drawings and sketches on this guy. It's not the most convenient, as I do not have the Bluetooth package, and it requires a physical connection to the computer. Still, good art on this one..
I used to use and still have a Wacom Creative Stylus 2, and recently upgraded to a Wacom Fineline 3rd generation. I use these with an iPad Air 2, and I really, REALLY love the convenience and the results with the Fineline 3rd gen. The Creative Stylus had too broad a tip to really get in those details, and most of the time I felt I got poor results, especially when compared to my CTH-670.. The Fineline fixes this probably to some degree, and I find is much more precise. The iPad is good for quite a few things, drawing may not be one of them though, but the Fineline is with out a doubt an improvement, for me.
I also have a old "convertible" tablet PC, probably from around 2010. Maybe it's a poor man's Cintiq? I don't know.. It's the kind that can be a laptop or a tablet, when rotating the screen. It comes with a Wacom "Penabled" Pen, and that works OK too, but lacks accuracy at the extremities of the screen.. So on the edges of the screen, it is not accurate..
What do you think of these different drawing tools? What do you find works best for you?
I have a Wacom Bamboo Tablet, the CTH-670, which is dated, but still works really well for what I need. I find I usually can do the best drawings and sketches on this guy. It's not the most convenient, as I do not have the Bluetooth package, and it requires a physical connection to the computer. Still, good art on this one..
I used to use and still have a Wacom Creative Stylus 2, and recently upgraded to a Wacom Fineline 3rd generation. I use these with an iPad Air 2, and I really, REALLY love the convenience and the results with the Fineline 3rd gen. The Creative Stylus had too broad a tip to really get in those details, and most of the time I felt I got poor results, especially when compared to my CTH-670.. The Fineline fixes this probably to some degree, and I find is much more precise. The iPad is good for quite a few things, drawing may not be one of them though, but the Fineline is with out a doubt an improvement, for me.
I also have a old "convertible" tablet PC, probably from around 2010. Maybe it's a poor man's Cintiq? I don't know.. It's the kind that can be a laptop or a tablet, when rotating the screen. It comes with a Wacom "Penabled" Pen, and that works OK too, but lacks accuracy at the extremities of the screen.. So on the edges of the screen, it is not accurate..
What do you think of these different drawing tools? What do you find works best for you?
