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Post by pavaro on Apr 14, 2020 4:18:18 GMT -9
I have a request for you. Can you recommend which tablet will be better? I'm looking for something to start with. I have my eye on 3.
1. LCD 13,3 CALA WACOM ONE (DTC133) 2. HUION KAMVAS 16 3. HUION KAMVAS 13
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Post by shep on Apr 14, 2020 8:10:28 GMT -9
I don't know the Huion tablets, but from over a decade of experience and working with various Wacom tablets, I'd anyways always go for a Wacom...
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Post by mesper on Apr 14, 2020 9:24:28 GMT -9
There are lots of comparisons and reviews on the web, it's worth spending some time googling and doing research. Just a couple examples: Wacom One - VS - Huion Kamvas 13 - Smackdown!www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_-kE0b8WEWacom One VS Cintiq 16 - Reviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=PrledBSZOXUHuion Kamvas Pro 16 Reviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=CoWmZ2pQ05Qand GRAPHIC TABLET FOR 4.000PLN vs 100PLN(Polish language - Blondynkitezgraja) www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-OHbAv7V4BTW girl is a pro (commissions mostly) and draws mainly traditionally on paper with pencils (browse through her channel on TouTube or Twich), but sometimes uses digital tools and tablet - you can watch step by step how the works are created. Ad. Wacom - it is ALWAYS a safe choice. There was a saying in IT departments: no one can be fired for purchasing IBM equipment - simply choice of a recognized and market established, even if overpriced, brand was just safer... but nowadays - see what we use now - some brand/model names can't be even pronounced:) Well I've been working with Wacoms for many, many years - my first model was tiny Graphire2 (bought somewhere around 2003 or 2004 in bundle with Corel Painter, early version of Adobe Elements and some more software filters and gadgets, they even added... pack of photo paper!), and really can't say a bad word about this brand. But today I would go regardless of brand for the one with the largest(!) possible work surface (IMHO the most important feature) within my budget, and then pick the cheaper one! (obviously it's worth check/compare warranty terms and the availability and price tag of spare accessories, as sometimes the real and main difference lies here). BTW - now I draw mainly in pencil, YES! And then after scanning I make digital linearts, then all the corrections, changes, postprocessing and color stuff - all this mostly with the mouse only. So hmm, looks like I've come full circle... maybe I can't be a good adviser on this topic?
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Post by pavaro on Apr 17, 2020 8:24:27 GMT -9
I don't want to create a new thread. Hence my one question not entirely about tablets, although indirectly referring. What program do you think will be better for designing figurines? Photoshop vs. Procreate (iOS) with Apple Pencil vs. Clip Studio Paint?
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Post by mesper on Apr 17, 2020 10:54:16 GMT -9
I don't want to create a new thread. Hence my one question not entirely about tablets, although indirectly referring. What program do you think will be better for designing figurines? Photoshop vs. Procreate (iOS) with Apple Pencil vs. Clip Studio Paint? I wouldn't bother answer another such an open, general question, but then I think that have something specific that can be really useful to others. You can get with a 50% discount (comes out really cheap, like 30$ or so, check the link below) Affinity Serif (Mac/Windows/iPad) software: affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/#buyWhile Publisher is still not on par with Adobe equivalent, the other two products are at a comparable level and sometimes even better than Ps/Illustrator. They are also less "heavy" and kinda faster, plus permanent internet connection is not required. Photo is really good, proven alternative to Photoshop (and IMHO definitely better than GIMP) - then you are buying a full version (kinda box edition) on your own, without restrictions, always-on-line etc. You pay once, not a monthly subscription! The "operating philosophy", functionality/features and UI, and in general look-and-feel are similar to Adobe, so you can switch from one to the other almost immediately, without any major productivity issues - keeping your work habits and workflow. But there is more - a 90-day FREE full trial is available! affinity.serif.com/en-gb/supporting-the-creative-community/So IMO definitely at least worth trying.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 19, 2020 16:20:49 GMT -9
I don't want to create a new thread. Hence my one question not entirely about tablets, although indirectly referring. What program do you think will be better for designing figurines? Photoshop vs. Procreate (iOS) with Apple Pencil vs. Clip Studio Paint? I wouldn't bother answer another such an open, general question, but then I think that have something specific that can be really useful to others. You can get with a 50% discount (comes out really cheap, like 30$ or so, check the link below) Affinity Serif (Mac/Windows/iPad) software: affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/#buyWhile Publisher is still not on par with Adobe equivalent, the other two products are at a comparable level and sometimes even better than Ps/Illustrator. They are also less "heavy" and kinda faster, plus permanent internet connection is not required. Photo is really good, proven alternative to Photoshop (and IMHO definitely better than GIMP) - then you are buying a full version (kinda box edition) on your own, without restrictions, always-on-line etc. You pay once, not a monthly subscription! The "operating philosophy", functionality/features and UI, and in general look-and-feel are similar to Adobe, so you can switch from one to the other almost immediately, without any major productivity issues - keeping your work habits and workflow. But there is more - a 90-day FREE full trial is available! affinity.serif.com/en-gb/supporting-the-creative-community/So IMO definitely at least worth trying. Thanks for the links and write-up, this looks really good. And it's 1/2 price right now, and 90 day free trial.
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Post by Antohammer on Apr 20, 2020 13:19:28 GMT -9
I suggest a 20' huion
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Post by Bhoritz on Apr 20, 2020 19:26:42 GMT -9
I don't want to create a new thread. Hence my one question not entirely about tablets, although indirectly referring. What program do you think will be better for designing figurines? Photoshop vs. Procreate (iOS) with Apple Pencil vs. Clip Studio Paint? I have been making my own figures for more than 30 years and used Photoshop more than 20, but I must say that using Procreate with an iPen is the best experience I have had for drawing. Something like the full capacities of Photoshop with the sensations of drawing on paper.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 20, 2020 19:47:01 GMT -9
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Post by pavaro on Oct 14, 2020 9:05:49 GMT -9
I don't want to refresh the thread, but again the thought of buying a graphics tablet came back to me. I have a question for you as experienced users. What tablet company do you offer? I mean WACOM, HUION, XP PEN (a new option has come).
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Post by Antohammer on Oct 15, 2020 2:21:38 GMT -9
huion.... good price and good stuff.... sure wacom is better.... but price is too much.... xppen i never tryed it so i cannot say i suggest huion anyway
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Post by jeffgeorge on Oct 22, 2020 8:01:43 GMT -9
I don't want to refresh the thread, but again the thought of buying a graphics tablet came back to me. I have a question for you as experienced users. What tablet company do you offer? I mean WACOM, HUION, XP PEN (a new option has come). I've had fine luck with the bottom-of-the-line Wacom. It was called the Wacom Bamboo when I bought it; the current version is the Intuos, but it's the one that's under $80 US. I used one for several years without issue, until I broke the stylus (user error!), and it was hardly any more money to replace the whole pad than to special-order just a stylus. Been using the second one for at least 4-5 years now. The working surface isn't huge--roughly 4" x 6", or 10 x 15cm--but it's been fine for me (my desk is a bit cramped anyway, so I wouldn't have space for a larger tablet). I'm pretty sure Wacom is the default standard that all the software developers design their programs to use, so it tends to work seamlessly with every graphics app I've thrown at it.
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