Member Voxelman Posted February 7, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I am really floored by it! Got a BAMBOO PEN. It's like the difference between drinking water from a puddle on the ground and drinking from a glass...lol Probably nothing new to most here, but I just could not contain myself and had to mention it. It is absolutely amazing!!! 3DCOAT and a Graphics Pen Pad go together like peanut butter and chocolate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dreamcube017 Posted February 8, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks for posting this. I was thinking of getting one. I was looking for videos of use with 3D Coat. Glad to hear it's working great. Does it work good in the voxel room with sculpting as well as painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 It's almost mandatory to use a graphics tablet, I wouldn't even consider doing anything in the voxel room without one. I have a large Intuos 3 on my desk and a smaller Graphire (predecessor to the Bamboo) that I keep in my laptop bag. I even have an older Intuos 1 that I bought around the year 2000 that doesn't work anymore (actually it does, Wacom just stopped making drivers for it) I think my avatar orc would have been impossible without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Sandro Borg Posted February 8, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I also use the Bamboo,and it works great with 3DCoat. Prior to this,I also used a Graphire,and for years before that an Intuos (until it died on me),and I have to say the Bamboo works as well as any,great price too. Absolutely essential for voxel sculpting and the like. You've made a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member JimB Posted February 8, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I am really floored by it! Got a BAMBOO PEN. It's like the difference between drinking water from a puddle on the ground and drinking from a glass...lol Probably nothing new to most here, but I just could not contain myself and had to mention it. It is absolutely amazing!!! 3DCOAT and a Graphics Pen Pad go together like peanut butter and chocolate... I know what you mean I have tried drinking water from a puddle (mouse) and I definitely do not recomend it ha_ha! I got the BAMBOO PEN & TOUCH FUN last year, the FUN bit is where you get the bundled software ArtRage 2.6, Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 in my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dreamcube017 Posted February 8, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Ok I was thinking "meh, why get a graphics tablet, I can just sketch it out on paper and make it on the computer."... right... I'm sold. Getting a tablet. Although it would be nice to test or at least see a demo of someone using it with 3D Coat. Also which bamboo do you guys have? I can only afford the small one? Will that be good enough or do I need one of the big ones that are like 250 dollars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 8, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Ok I was thinking "meh, why get a graphics tablet, I can just sketch it out on paper and make it on the computer."... right... I'm sold. Getting a tablet. Although it would be nice to test or at least see a demo of someone using it with 3D Coat. Also which bamboo do you guys have? I can only afford the small one? Will that be good enough or do I need one of the big ones that are like 250 dollars? Using a mouse is like drying to draw/sculpt with a brick, while a stylus is obviously like drawing with a pen. I never use a mouse anymore. I think the 6x8 size is perfect. Not too large or small. I bought an offbrand tablet years ago and went for the big one. You have to move you hand too far with those things, so bigger is not always better in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member JimB Posted February 8, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I got the Wacom BAMBOO PEN & TOUCH FUN SMALL CTH460 http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/ If you get one you might be better getting from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_84515931_12?ie=UTF8&node=16034531&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-2&pf_rd_r=0X7GY6Q391053TC91SNY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1282291142&pf_rd_i=172456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dreamcube017 Posted February 8, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Ah ok. The Bamboo PEN one is like 70 dollars and I have some points at Best Buy I can use to get one. Thanks. I'm not REALLY good at drawing, but this should be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3dCoatWannabe Posted February 9, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Using a mouse is like drying to draw/sculpt with a brick, while a stylus is obviously like drawing with a pen. I never use a mouse anymore. I think the 6x8 size is perfect. Not too large or small. I bought an offbrand tablet years ago and went for the big one. You have to move you hand too far with those things, so bigger is not always better in this case. Is '6x8' the desirable 'active' area, or the full size of the tablet? Are the 'touch' features desirable, or is the pen the real goal of the tablet? I notice that the Pen without touch has a resolution of 1270 lpi, while the slightly more expensive one with the touch has a 2540 lpi resolution. Is this a consideration? Both seem to have the same accuracy of +/- .02 in. BTW - at buy.com, it's 90.86 including shipping: http://www.buy.com/prod/bamboo-pen-touch-tablet/q/loc/101/211998016.html Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 9, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Is '6x8' the desirable 'active' area, or the full size of the tablet? Are the 'touch' features desirable, or is the pen the real goal of the tablet? I notice that the Pen without touch has a resolution of 1270 lpi, while the slightly more expensive one with the touch has a 2540 lpi resolution. Is this a consideration? Both seem to have the same accuracy of +/- .02 in. BTW - at buy.com, it's 90.86 including shipping: http://www.buy.com/prod/bamboo-pen-touch-tablet/q/loc/101/211998016.html Thanks! 6x8 is the active area. It's considered the Medium-sized tablet. I have an Intuous 3, an I use the buttons and touch strips often as well. That way, between it and the Space Pilot, I rarely have to reach for the keyboard for hotkey commands. I don't know what the added value of the slightly more expensive Bamboo model is, but it's really handy to have an UNDO or SAVE command right there at your finger tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3dCoatWannabe Posted February 9, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 6x8 is the active area. It's considered the Medium-sized tablet. I have an Intuous 3, an I use the buttons and touch strips often as well. That way, between it and the Space Pilot, I rarely have to reach for the keyboard for hotkey commands. I don't know what the added value of the slightly more expensive Bamboo model is, but it's really handy to have an UNDO or SAVE command right there at your finger tips. The bamboo's active areas for the pen is 5.8" x 3.6". That's less than 1/2 the size you recommended. Will that be enough? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 The Bamboo's size is plenty, especially for getting started. Like I said I use a Graphire that's the same size whenever I'm working on my laptop. When I was in school back in 2002 tjhey had a Graphire on every desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dreamcube017 Posted February 9, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 So then the 5x3 will be enough then? The reason I'm asking this over is because you just said the Bamboo will have plenty of size... but it comes in I think 3 different sizes... I can only get the 5x3 now s I'm really hoping that'll be good. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I just measured my Graphire, it's about 3.75 x 4. Just for comparison the Intuos 3 on my desk is 8.25 x 6.5. Even though the Intuos has higher pressure sensitivity it's still not hugely noticeable IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dreamcube017 Posted February 9, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Oh ok. So then I should be ok with the 5x3 one. Cool thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member JimB Posted February 9, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I measured my Wacom BAMBOO PEN & TOUCH FUN SMALL CTH460 the area shown relates direcly to my desktop so to me that would be the active area which I found to be plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Voxelman Posted February 9, 2011 Author Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ok I was thinking "meh, why get a graphics tablet, I can just sketch it out on paper and make it on the computer."... right... I'm sold. Getting a tablet. Although it would be nice to test or at least see a demo of someone using it with 3D Coat. Also which bamboo do you guys have? I can only afford the small one? Will that be good enough or do I need one of the big ones that are like 250 dollars? LOL...AbnRanger said it best. "Using a mouse is like trying to draw/sculpt with a brick." I got the BAMBOO PEN. $69.99 at BEST BUY. It is worth every penny. Was thinking of the PEN with TOUCH but heard it really was not needed. The biggest thing about using it over the mouse is your sculpting is now "Pressure Sensitive"...meaning you can now manually adjust the brush DEPTH as you sculpt, on the fly. It feels like a combination of Sculpting and Drawing at the same time...It's incredable! And the PEN is much more intuitive to use than the MOUSE. Also, your ZOOM/ PAN/ and MOVE features in the VOXEL WINDOW are now through the PEN and it is really nice to use. It does take alittle getting used to over using a MOUSE, because now you are using a PEN...just like a PEN, and point and clicking admitedly is abit easier with a mouse possibly, but after getting used to the PEN, I find it more to my liking. As far as size,the BAMBOO PEN I got has about a 6"x 3 1/2" active PAD area. The area of the PAD translates exactly to the total area of your PC screen size. I have not tried any of the larger size PADS (this is my first GRAPHICS PEN PAD buy), but this size seems best, as your not moving so much to get the same effect a larger one would give. I cannot recommend a GRAPHICS PEN PAD enough. There may be other brands out there, but I'm happy with my BAMBOO PEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member michalis Posted February 9, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 About the size of the tablet. Think like this: You need something as close as possible to the "projection" of your screen, not as close to the screen itself. A same size like your screen wont make you happy. A wide tablet for a wide screen of course. I use the wide bamboo for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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