So You want to get a tablet?[read before buying one!]

So before you make a huge investment in a tablet you should know a few things about it. . .

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Things a Tablet can do for you:

1. Pressure Sensing - This allows you to control how thick the line becomes by pressing harder on the tablet. [The harder you press the thicker / darker the line becomes or the softer you press the thinner / lighter the line becomes] When you have this setting on it helps you to control the thickness and the opacity of the line making it easier to draw / enhance. This is very useful for doing hair enhancements or drawing a lineart.

Example;



The one on the left I used a mouse and the one on the right I used a tablet. Notice the difference? I used the exact same brush for each one.

2. Straighter Lines - Notice how jagged the lines become when you use a mouse? With a tablet they can become a lot straighter.

3. Easier to Draw - and it's easier to draw shapes and lines etc.

But remember all of these can be accomplished with a mouse; it's just harder and a bit more time consuming.

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Things that should be noted:

1. It doesn't enhance the picture for you. Meaning, it won't magically make your picture better then it was before. If you suck at drawing you'll continue to suck after getting a tablet.

Example;



If you draw like the picture on the left your skills won't magically get better with a tablet (the picture on the right).
The only thing that has changed is your lines have gotten smoother.

2. People are starting to think that are things that can only be done on the tablet that you can't do with a mouse - this is so wrong! Everything, I seriously mean everything that is done with a tablet can be done with a mouse; it's as simple as that.

3. Other times people are getting this idea that only super talented people use a mouse. It's not true. People who say, "I HAS A MOUSE!!11 sO I cAn’T be as GOuD as Sumz one wit a tabeels!/!1!!" are just using that as an excuse.

4. Lastly that only the best graphic designers deserve the right to buy a tablet. It may seem to you that I am condemning anyone who wants to buy a tablet. What I am trying to say with all this is that you should think twice before you spend a lot of money on one. Graphic Artists at any skill can buy a tablet. Just make sure that if you do want to buy one that doing graphics on the computer is something that you are interested in and you'll get good use our of a tablet if you buy one.

People who gets the idea that I am trying to convince people not to buy tablets. I am not. I am simply stating the truth that tablets will not ever = instant success.

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Tablets are great investments, if you are already a good artist or even a working artist.

I own an intous4 tablet and love it, helps me a lot.

Great post my friend.