| Oct192008 | I got a Wacom Tablet |
I picked up a Wacom Tablet about a month ago. I got the cheapest one available, the Bamboo. It’s entry-level, it’s not for serious artists but it’s a very sleek package for a beginner. I don’t feel like I’ve compromised in anyway for this tablet. The size is good and the responsiveness is perfect.
I was inspired by Nedroid.com and his 200 Comics In Under 12 Hours. I don’t have any aspirations to be a great artist but sometimes the keyboard is too restrictive; pen and paper is too limited. So it would be nice to doodle, just like when I was stuck in boring university lectures. I’d draw something ridiculous and show it to Lachlan. Then he’d draw something ridiculous and I was grab his book and improve it. Because I know better.
Anyway, getting a tablet to draw on is great but that’s only the half of it. You need drawing software. Well ok, you don’t really but computers and their strict pixel systems tend to lend a special kind of uglyness to handwriting. Nothing like the soft caress of paper fibers.
Here’s what I found:
- Adobe Photoshop – Very good but severe overkill for me
- Autodesk Sketchbook Pro – Awesome piece of software just made for a tablet
- ArtRage – Very cool for simulating brushes and paper
- Adobe Flash – Overkill and completely inappropriate for drawing BUT it does something magical to the lines that you draw and it gives it this cool inky, comicky affect.
Witness:
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