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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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The same old 'Keep on Practicing' 
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nuuuu.. any tips on what to paint... start out with and what should i set my brushes to? and do ijust use default O circle brush?
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Thank you so much for making this. It's offers a great amount of knowledge and was very helpful in making my decision!
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I bought a friend a Volito once, it never worked. =/
However my graphire 3 is the shit.
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I hope that's a PC then... because the volito is PC only... it even has two !!'s XD
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Hmm, Can't help you with that 
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Yeah it was tested on two PCs. I contacted wacom and they said they'd fix it - but i had to send it to germany. That was years ago lol.
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No i didn't send it to Germany
In retrospect, i wish i had,
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Love it. Thanks! Surely helped me with picking the right tablet.. Now I just need to get my payment and order the damn thing.
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Good guide. I would choose an Intuos, of course, but these are so expensive! A Graphire seems OK to start. I can't even afford that, but at least I can dream on solid basis. Hey, I can put one in my Amazon Wish List...
Obviously Trust has to be avoided...
I see there is also Genius and Adesso (never heard of the later). And UC-logic (xfc), DigiPro, Hanson...
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whoa, thanks dude, uv probly answerd all my tablet questions now
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Thank you soo much for putting this up!! it is so helpful!!!
Thank you!
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that's a mistake.. It should be 3. I copied the Graphire title to change, but forgot to change the number.
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Love this post! I upgraded to a new Wacom Graphire in December and plan on learning the basics of digital painting on it for now until I can purchase a Intuos. I hope you don't mind, but soon I am going to message you with a couple of questions about digital painting. Let me know if that is okay.
-Scarlett
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Mah! I am looking to be a digit painter and alike, but I got a graphire...
Works good though. Not being ungreatful.
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thanks maat
dit had ik zoo nodig!!
groetjes,
misschien tot om een sketchcrawl samen met la-ela!
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thank youu! my tablet gets here tomorrow. D
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cool but, theres no intous 4... lol i was gettin mad at myself because i bout the intous 3 a month and a half ago. Oh and bout your drawing do you do a low res color block?
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I start small for sketch and upres once I'm happy with those... Intuos 4 should be Intuos 3, I forgot to change the number. Thx for you comment...
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I've Volito2....well I got it week ago. It works ok... the pen is very light weight. I think it is best for beginner to start with, before moving into advanced version e.g. Wacom Intous3. I want the Intous 3 though, so I'm waiting for it as well...
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Hola aloha
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Great job, though I don't agree with you on the Volito 2, which is what I use. 
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Well... I had to make differences in them.. I'm using the Graphire, and in the tutorial I say that's not for painters... Of course the Volito works just fine, but professional painters won't buy the Volito, if you know what I mean.
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Yeah, I know what you mean, man. I would certainly buy a more expensive model if I could afford, the Volito's a bit tiny.
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NIce tutorial.;D
Wow...I want a freakin tablet!!
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Great article!
I own an old 4x5 Wacom Intuos 2, and I've been very happy with it, but I REALLY would like to have a Cintiq!
Have ever tried one of those?
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Yeah, I was able to test a Cintiq one a large screen on the Adobe Con...
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grt tutorial budy ! a lot of the things got cleared due to this..keep up the gud work
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really nice tut it helps a lot to clear out some of my doubs..... great work...
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Yay! for Wacom.
My first tablet was an Intuous, which I had for 7 years before it went to the asylum for old tablets. I bought a newer one to replace it and went for Wacom again.
They are so worth it as an investment I think. Though they have still to create the tablet that I can use to throw my body against to end up with the usual kind of art I produce
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Yea, I use the Graphire 4 series. 6x8 size. Great for photography like you said.
Anyone that wants to do serious editing, manipulation or even painting can use one of these.
Hehe... now everyone knows what to do with their tax return!
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good stuff, but i believe you missed an important ingredient: a Tablet PC.
Try looking at one of those bad boys.
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Same as the Cintiq... you don't want to know it, unless you really need it... :B
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On the contrary. The school i go to has a Cintiq that noone uses (cause they just cannot grasp the concept or something, i dunno). I used it on my first painting (my only one actually. I guess its ok for a first one) and it is absouloutly fantastic to use. Just a magnificent piece of machine.
Tablet PC's are an affordable portable solution to many problems and requre no learning curve cause your just drawing on the screen!
Oh, by the way, I didnt think you checked all your mail. hm.
You are an absouloutly fantastic painter and I really love your style. Ive read all of your tuts and found them very informative. You should really teach a class on this or something 'cause you know how to explain the most advanced concepts to everyone while still keeping the basics down pat. You and should do a combined tutorial (cause he doesnt speak english very well).
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there isn't any intuos 4 yet. as far as i know they are still using the basic intuos three platform. its just bigger now.
ref:
[link]
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Yeah, correct... Should be Intuos 3... I just copied the group and didn't change the number...
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Intuos 3 here. Love it, still works the same after nearly two years.
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I have my Graphire 3 for 1 year now... ^^ I'll only replace it by the Cintiq then...
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I have no experience with any kind of tablet. ...nor what programs to use for digi painting. I am looking to start (hopefully soon) and don't have a big budget what so ever. I don't know if you know Justin Sweet's illustrations, but those are the effects I'm looking to go for. The look and ability to do work similar to oil paintings, as well as simply comic coloring. It looks like the Intuous is best, right? But are there any that you know of that are similar or equal quality for cheaper? I suppose my max price would be 3-400, but would prefer spending far less. What are some of the easiest progs to learn using these as well (getting the best effects - photoshop, painter etc?)
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I really would advice you to go for Painter 9.5. This allows you to make digital oils and watercolors. It's really the best option to achieve such effects. Justin Sweets has that kind of oily feeling indeed. Apart from the program you use, you do need a penpressure tablet. If you really are into painting and you don't want to be to limited, then you'll have to go for intuos. That is the most useful one. [Cintiq is much better but that's more then 5 times the money you want to spend on it]
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This is awesome! A clear fav from me. I myself am using a Graphire III, which is awesome. My girlfriend is thinking of buying a tablet too soon, should she buy a Volito or a Graphire? She only draws as a hobby and she is a hobby photographer.
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