View unanswered posts | View active topics
Author |
Message |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:14 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Chris
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:50 pm |
|
Joined: | 11 Sep 2006 |
Posts: | 21258 |
|
I have a WACOM tablet that a friend gave me over two years ago. I've tried using it three or four times, but just can't quite get a feel for it. Besides, I draw better with a mouse. See here: viewtopic.php?t=9073Nonetheless, I could certainly stand to read through a few tutorials myself and give it another try.
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:29 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
I've figured out a bit more. The disconnect between drawing on the tablet and following it on the screen isn't as bad as I thought it'd be, but it's definitely going to take some getting used to.
_________________ Daily art blog Very Short Drawings
Pay a visit to The Writers' Block, where writers, uh...write stuff!
Read my comic strip A Boy Called Monk
Read my comic book Town of Shadows
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:31 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Jeff
IMWAN Mod |
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:45 pm |
|
 |
The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
|
Joined: | 05 Oct 2006 |
Posts: | 56209 |
Location: | Under the Iron Bridge |
Bannings: | freely handed out |
|
Wow, me either! I can't draw an even line with the mouse to save my life! It looks like a series of conniption fits when I get done. 
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Chris
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:35 am |
|
Joined: | 11 Sep 2006 |
Posts: | 21258 |
|
Thank you. Thank you.
I played with the tablet a bit tonight, and just got frustrated.
Then I found that I could adjust sensitivity, and that should make a big difference.
But I got bored by then and didn't even bother trying to use it.
And I have never played around in Photoshop either, even though I have Photoshop 7 on my computer.
I have some catching up to do.
_________________ "Ordinarily, I agree with Chris" - Uncle Twitchy
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Dr. Brian Fever
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:00 pm |
|
 |
Go ahead..I dare ya!
|
Joined: | 10 Aug 2004 |
Posts: | 31568 |
Location: | Stately Fever Manor, Newport News, VA, USA!! |
Bannings: | He hung me on a hook once. ONCE! |
|
Chris wrote: Thank you. Thank you.
I played with myself a bit tonight, and just got frustrated.
Then I found that I could adjust sensitivity, and that should make a big difference. Fixed
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:05 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
Finally getting the hang of things. I still have some quirks to work out, like how to get it to work in GIMP, and barring that, how to ink, color, and letter in Corel Painter Essentials 3.
I didn't save my first scribbles, but here are the first few drawings I did today.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
_________________ Daily art blog Very Short Drawings
Pay a visit to The Writers' Block, where writers, uh...write stuff!
Read my comic strip A Boy Called Monk
Read my comic book Town of Shadows
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:06 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
RobertSwanderson
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:15 am |
|
 |
Bigger and Better!
|
Joined: | 01 Jan 2007 |
Posts: | 52207 |
Location: | WGBS |
|
I couldn't live without my Wacom. It's my second (the first one still works fine, but requires an old style mouseport).
I guess you have to fiddle with the settings a bit, but I've never had any problem. My first exposure to computer graphics was on an Aurora Weather Paintbox back in 80's. It had a huge stylus pad and from the second I picked up the stylus I was off and running.
I've had my current Wacom for about 6 years. I've dragged it around with my laptop, used it for work, home, and it's holding up fine. When I hit the lottery it'll be replaced with a Cintiq monitor. Other than that, I don't see a reason for me leaving my Wacom.
And don't feel bad if you don't have the big pad. The tiny pads work just as well.
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Ian Sokoliwski
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:13 pm |
|
 |
King of Goth
|
Joined: | 09 Sep 2004 |
Posts: | 29332 |
Location: | The Sprawl |
Bannings: | I'm judging you. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:15 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
I'm at the point where I'm drawing about 95% as well as I did with a pencil and paper, so I'm happy. Strangely, I find myself doing a lot more underdrawing than I ever did with a pencil. Next step is figuring out how this "digital inking" thing works. And if there's a way to do a comic strip that doesn't require using Corel Painter AND Gimp.
_________________ Daily art blog Very Short Drawings
Pay a visit to The Writers' Block, where writers, uh...write stuff!
Read my comic strip A Boy Called Monk
Read my comic book Town of Shadows
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Uncle Twitchy
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:40 pm |
|
Joined: | 28 Nov 2006 |
Posts: | 30520 |
|
I do all my drawing in pencil, scan it, color that a nice cyan, create a new layer, and "ink" that layer with my Wacom tablet. That's how I got the Chuck and Fritz drawings I use in my avatar. (And they're technically two different files, so I can position them relative to one another how I require). I really wish I'd thought of doing the simple-drawings-in-Illustrator-so-I-could-build-up-a-vocabulary-of-elements thing that Rich Burlew came up with for The Order of the Stick.
|
|
Top |
|
 |
RobertSwanderson
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:03 pm |
|
 |
Bigger and Better!
|
Joined: | 01 Jan 2007 |
Posts: | 52207 |
Location: | WGBS |
|
I pencil, scan, Wacom. I don't see myself pencilling much on the computer until I can get a pad/monitor that allows me to spin the canvas/pad around easily. A lot of times with inking, my hand and arm stay in the same position while I move the paper around.
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Uncle Twitchy
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:38 pm |
|
Joined: | 28 Nov 2006 |
Posts: | 30520 |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Steve Garcia
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:11 pm |
|
Joined: | 27 Dec 2007 |
Posts: | 705 |
Location: | Austin, Texas |
Bannings: | John Byrne robotics (I think It was because I said that I liked him-sigh) |
|
Hiya Matt-
Boy someone must dig ya a'plenty to gitcha a wacom as these are still pretty pricey. Yeah, there are alot of tutorials, but they tend to be more on what and how to use your wacom WITH (Photoshop, painter, etc). I recommend you grab yourself a version of Photoshop. Its a great program with tons of tools to use thats ideal for coloring comic strips. I used traditional for a long time for my stuff. I still do for the pencil drawings, but for the work I do now. But I DO pretty much use all digital for the work. Its just fast and efficient and once you get past the weirdness of looking at a screen instead of at your paper....it'll feel like second nature to ya.
I recommend you mess with your 'opacity' levels and bring it way down to where your line is very light--so that you can get some light sketchy lines. Put another 'layer' down over that layer, and start to put a more cleaned up (DARKER) line, to try and refine your drawing. Your stuff is fine now, so once you get the hang of the tech, Your really going to like where ya go from there.
Cheers!
Steve-
_________________ "Give Peace a chance, ONLY after giving evil a proper ass whuppin."
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Jeff
IMWAN Mod |
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:16 pm |
|
 |
The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
|
Joined: | 05 Oct 2006 |
Posts: | 56209 |
Location: | Under the Iron Bridge |
Bannings: | freely handed out |
|
Welcome to IMWAN, Steve! 
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:43 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Steve Garcia
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:12 am |
|
Joined: | 27 Dec 2007 |
Posts: | 705 |
Location: | Austin, Texas |
Bannings: | John Byrne robotics (I think It was because I said that I liked him-sigh) |
|
Sure thing and Thanks for the welcome fellers. 
_________________ "Give Peace a chance, ONLY after giving evil a proper ass whuppin."
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Judge WAN
IMWAN Mod |
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:33 pm |
|
 |
He Keeps WAN with his BANgiver
|
Joined: | 01 Aug 2005 |
Posts: | 31394 |
Location: | Mega City WAN |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
Monk
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:36 pm |
|
Joined: | 19 Jun 2006 |
Posts: | 35552 |
Location: | Between the thumb and the wrist. |
|
|
Top |
|
 |
RobertSwanderson
|
Post subject: Using a WACOM tablet Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:48 pm |
|
 |
Bigger and Better!
|
Joined: | 01 Jan 2007 |
Posts: | 52207 |
Location: | WGBS |
|
There used to be a great online resource where someone had asked a ton of famous inkers what tools they used. Great answers, some very detailed.
Bolland had a detailed answer about the brushes and pens that he used, then he had an updated answer that was a short phrase, something like, "Photoshop Pencil".
|
|
Top |
|
 |
|
Page 1 of 2
|
[ 40 posts ] |
|
View unanswered posts | View active topics
Who is WANline |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
|
|