I have an almost identical sock monkey!

Draw on paper, scan, and rebuild in Illustrator. I can't live without my Wacom.

i'm actually using mine right now

they are popular little critters!

i gotta go to sleep now.

zzzzzz

i hope someone can answer some of my questions....

nitey-nite.

the best tip i can give is just keep using it and playing with the settings until you find the right sensitivities and everything. i just got mine a few weeks ago. it was really weird at first, but i'm pretty used to it by now.

so, andyg, you probably learned to draw the old-fashioned way first?

i just started using it tonight and figured out some cool stuff. it's pretty close to the real thing. i was kinda surprised. it may depend on the type of brushes used.

Yeah, there's nothing like drawing on paper. But I use my Wacom for everything after that. Drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a bar of soap.

werd ^

don't forget that you can adjust settings for both the tablet itself and the individual programs you use. and you can also program the buttons for different programs as well.

i feel like i'm all thumbs.

tracerbullet-- i need to figure that stuff out next. i think i missed something when i installed it.

"Drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a bar of soap."

That's the best way I've ever heard that summarised. Spot on.

should be some tablet stuff in your start menu with those options svet.

i need to get a scanner next...
sorry for the mulitple posts. brain is slow, neurons firing at random... and slowly...

there should be a Wacom folder in your start menu with a Tablet Properties application (that's what mine is called at least)

^ are you on a PC or Mac?

oh wait I found it!

PC

system pref's.


Thanks everyone!! I'm going to sleep now. Feel free to post more tips if you want and i'll check back tomorrow!

^_^

svet

system pref's = where it is on a mac
uh, don't know what happened there...

Does anyone know if the different nibs actually make a difference? I haven't bothered trying any other ones yet :-p

A number of people I've talked to tape a piece of paper over the tablet, that way you have a little resistance like with analog pencil/paper drawing, instead of the slick tablet surface.

Other people hate that, so it's not for everyone, but certainly worth a try.

How much did your tablet cost? And what size do you have. Cause I am trying to save some money for a 6x8 wacom tablet.

Mine's 6x11. I'm not sure how much it was since it was a x-mas gift from my boyfriend, but I have a feeling he got it on eBay. He's an ebayaholic.

I'm going to try the nibs out now. (heh heh, nibs, heh...)

I have the itty-bitty 4x5 one, which is perfect for me since i draw small. I love it to bits. My best tip, in getting used to it quickly is this : hide the mouse that comes with it.

(If that's not already done, of course.)

That way even doing random stuff, you're practicing and getting a better hang of it.

I use wacom intuosn 12x12

I use wacom intuos 12"x12"

kooky im goign to find your house so I can steal your tablet .. man 12x12 ....

hey Pi!
I've been using the mouse... I'm sure you're right so I will put it away now. Still haven't gotten to the nibs.

it attached to my body!

wullagaru .... hehehehehehehehe :)

my doctor says I'm supposed to draw on paper first and then scan it in to ink it...

but my doctor also says if I keep washing down my morning heart medication with a can of pabst blue ribbon then I'm going to die

what a fruit

i'm going to watch this 'cause my parents said they were going to get me a wacom as a christmas present (i just don't have it yet 'cause they don't know which one i'm getting just yet), so if theres any tips on how to use it in here i can look 'em up quickly

Well apparently the extra nibs are just for when your current nib gets worn out... when it's a nubby nib... And if you want to change them out it actually says in the user's manual to use tweezers to pull out the nib and I guess you have to force the other one in somehow?!? Sounds like a frustrating task. I'll pass on all the nibular manipulation, thanks.

But I'm getting better at using this! I wrote this whole thing with the pen! (not.)

Spacesick-- you should drink something better than PBR. Guinness?

I have an intuos2 6x8, but I barely use it because I don't have time, illustrator, or a decent edition of photoshop. I've used it for some freehand stuff and messing with photographs, tho, and it's way better than a mouse.

i like-a to draw witha bar ofa soapa!

i bet you'd like a spicy meatball better. Itsa nice!
[[[with a Borat accent.]]]]

High five! Well, if anyone knows the price of a 6x8 or something close to that size, I'll be watching this ._.