i'm interested in picking up a tablet for graphic design, but i dont want to buy a whole new tablet pc just so i can sketch on my computer. anyone know of a tablet i can add on to an already existing rig?
graphic design tablets
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When you say tablet, I am assuming your refering to the ability to take a pen-like device and write on a electronic device that would send input into a computer, am I correct?
I've used them for YEARS. They've been around, one way or another, for as long as people have been doing art on computers.
Normal ones (the ones I prefer) use a seperate pad that sensitive to the "pens" that you use. There are others that are clear and can fit over a screen, but I don't like those and they are very expensive.
The best brand and the ones with the best prices are from Wacom
There are others that are cheaper but they have sensitivity issues and it may be tough to draw perfectly straight line or do it accurately. You can get wacom tablets from $75 in some places upwards to several thousand dollars, depending on the size and features you want.
They plug into your computer via USB (like newer mouses) and are good for Macs or PC's.
I've used them for YEARS. They've been around, one way or another, for as long as people have been doing art on computers.
Normal ones (the ones I prefer) use a seperate pad that sensitive to the "pens" that you use. There are others that are clear and can fit over a screen, but I don't like those and they are very expensive.
The best brand and the ones with the best prices are from Wacom
There are others that are cheaper but they have sensitivity issues and it may be tough to draw perfectly straight line or do it accurately. You can get wacom tablets from $75 in some places upwards to several thousand dollars, depending on the size and features you want.
They plug into your computer via USB (like newer mouses) and are good for Macs or PC's.
sorry, i mean something like wacom's cintiq. i want to be able to draw right on the screen. is there a special name for this type of tablet?
I don't know any specific name for it...
They call it a "interactive pen display".
I call it a touch or a pressure or a pen sensitive display.
Most of the time this sort of thing is used for koisks or registers, and that sort of thing. Wacom is the only place that I know of that makes decent things for artistic use.
Either way all that stuff is still way to expensive for me, so I just don't bother.
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