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Small tutorial for beginners on there choose of a Wacom Tablet._______________
Check out how to optimize Photoshop for painting here: [link]
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I purchased my intuos4 after reading this 
Thank you for all the help
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Funny... 3 years ago when I bought my graphire, the Intuos was 800 euros not 300 dollars like you say here. Dayum...
Nice tut.
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This goes beyond just being a hobbyist. I mixed music with our mods, use fingers to touch, touch screen, wireless, mobile batteries, massive surface sensitivity n waterproof. Well of course all in one.
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its going to help me decide on which one to buy. grapphire 4 maybe 
I just checked. wacom site says graphire 4 is replaced by bamboo and bamboo fun
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Intuos for Christmas = Best Christmas Ever. Though I wish I was good enough to do the lovely tablet justice...
This is a nice walkthrough! It definately helps narrow down the choices at Wacom.
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What's usually the best size if you're just starting? (A6, A5, A4, etc. etc.)
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Take a big piece of paper and sketch on it. Try to feel what's the best size to draw on. If you make small sketches, then a small tablet will work. If you really need to draw big, then take a bigger one
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Aw.. I wish I had a Wacom Intuos, used them when I was an intern. I can't afford even a Graphire. My Genius Mousepen is really good, 1024 points of pressure and a 8x6'' area, but the pen is too bulky because of the battery and my can gets tired sometimes.
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Intuos4 ???
according to the wacom website, It isn't out yet !
Any help here ???
PLEASEE.
because i'm thinking of investing in a intuos
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I know, I mistyped it
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Oooohh. Do you have any idea when Intuos4 is coming out thoughh ?
I'd like to know, so if i bought intuos3. and intuos4 came out a while laterr. that'd suckk
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No, I don't know. Sorry :sad:
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I've owned my Graphire for over 5 years... LOL... best darn thing i ever invested into.... plan on getting an Intuos in the future though
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THANK YOU!
I've been trying to single out which tablet would suit me best for a long time now.
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Very cool.. im thinking of getting a Graphire for my computer away from home, so I can work while away too.
I have the Cintiq 12WX as my main tablet right now, it is amazing. A good sixe, fits on my lap, and its the most affordable of the Cintiq series.. only $900 USD.
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I believe Wacom has discontinued the Graphire series and replaced them with the Bamboo and Bamboo Fun tablets.
From what I've seen, they're better, and cheaper, than Graphire tablets, they have two extra hotkeys on them, a Touch-ring, and better resolution.
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oh nice, thanks for the info
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i really liked this tutorial, I was doing some research and I wasn't sure if I should buy the graphire wireless 6x8 or the Intuous 6x8.
I was looking for a tablet to do my hobby, although in a future it might be useful in my studies. I read in your tutorial the graphire is more for photo manipulation, although I would pretty much use it as to paint and use it in pixel art I wasn't really shure if you would recommend me the Intuos for that. I'm leaning towards the Graphire because of the wireless thing, but at the end i just want something that will last in time.
Could you help me decide? I'm very afraid to buy the wrong one.
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If it helps, I'm using a Graphire, so you can paint with it. But the Intuos is made for painters
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So you would say that in quality they are pretty much the same...?
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No, the Intuos is way better.
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Very useful! Thanks so much for sharing!
What do you think about the smallest Wacom Cintiq, wich has 12 inches of active field? Is it enought?
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Great to share this info
Although I did not knew very much about the different types at the time, Intuos 3 has never let me down (except for accidentally touching the touchstrips while drawing). Nevertheless I'm still lovin' it <3
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Thanks, this is very helpful.
This will help making a decision.
At our country they sell the Cintiq for 1700 $
(hmmm...the temptation 
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I have read a great review to Cintiq.
It says there are still some things to mention. For example it is very heavy, so you can't put it on your lap and simply paint (often done with former series tablets).
I own a Wacom Intuos3 A4, so I cannot tell you sth. about cintiq resulting from my own experience. In my mind, it's tomorrow's tablet.
I dunno why Intuos only got 7/10, you simply can't compare cintiq and intuos. As you said, it's the perfect buddy for d-painters.
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That is what I was looking for!! Helped me a lot³²!!
Thank you!
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You get to use all that stuff? You lucky dawg... I got a Intuos 3, but it was more like $500... and actually worth it. 
I checked it out, but... was like overkill.
Good article.
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I have an intuos 3 and it is glorious. I've had it for about a year and a half now, and I'm so glad I asked for it for christmas 
That cintiq looks so pretty though...but i'm not up to the level where I would possibly need one.
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I'm not ether... but when I start my own business, that's the first thing I will get.
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Wow, thanks alot for this tutorial, I really needed it!
I've been thinking about getting a Wacom, but had no idea wich one...
But the nr. 4 sounded great!
Thanks!
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Although I already have a tablet, this tutorial is really good! 
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I've heard.... I'm so jaleous! 
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there are some issues: slight delay in pen/cursor responce, and it gets quite warm as you use it. it';s much easier to draw on since you get lots of arm movement
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I know, I've painted on the Cintiq a few times... I needed some time to get used to it... but that doesn't stop me from wanting one... It was just so much better to paint on.
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Wow thanks! This is great. I appreciate the link to it. ^^
It helps a lot. Thank you.
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Oh uh.. is that why my paintings done with Graphire 4 are bad or di u just suck?
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I paint with Graphire 3... so it's not the tablet.
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gah..i keep trying to paint digitally ... never can get it to work (see one of my scraps).. any advice
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