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serenity47 aka Amanda is 29.32 years old, has been a member since February 15, 2008, has scored 50 submissions, giving an average score of 4.26, helping 0 designs get printed.

Sep 02 '08 by serenity47
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Wacom?

So I have finally aquired a Wacom tablet. Bamboo Fun. I have not, however, figured out quite how to make this product be the most effective it can be. For example...smoothing edges. I intended for my first critique to be a bit...rough..because I thought that the design itself looked quite decent without all of the perfect edges. But as far as effects...
Could anyone who reads this advise me of a good program to use? I have Corel Painter Essentials, for now, because it came with the tablet. But it doesn't do all of the effects that I would like it to do, and I'm really most comfortable with Adobe Photoshop, but I know that isn't really for anything but...photos.

Madshadow on Sep 02 '08 at 1:19pm

People like Adobe Illustrator.

tracerbullet on Sep 02 '08 at 1:19pm

erm...photoshop is for much more than photos. you can, like...draw with it, too. ya know?

Torakamikaze on Sep 02 '08 at 1:20pm

i do everything in photoshop

SoldierofGondor on Sep 02 '08 at 4:23pm

Photoshop, Illustrator, Inkscape, Gimp.

Wa5hwa5h on Sep 02 '08 at 11:12pm

I got the Bamboo (not fun) a couplea weeks ago, I love it. Works wonders in both Illy and Photoshop, although the pressure settings work better with Pshop, in my opinion.

Also, check out OpenCanvas if you can, it was made specifically for use with pressure sensitive tablets. Current version is paid, but previous versions are (were? ) free.

Totally awesome program, and it clocks in at like 2 MB.

ISABOA on Sep 02 '08 at 11:14pm

Torakamikaze on Sep 02 '08 at 1:20pm

i do everything nude and in photoshop

same here

Jellyes on Sep 02 '08 at 11:15pm

Illustrator is best for smooth edges! Or even just drawing directly into photoshop with the right brush should produce the results you want.

Goldendust on Sep 02 '08 at 11:44pm

If you have Adobe Photoshop, go to the brushes tab and play around with the settings. You can get all sorts of effects. If you're looking for an unvaried line width, turn pressure sensitivity off. Airbrush can be a fun setting, too.

serenity47 on Sep 03 '08 at 2:02am

Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the help! Hopefully I can churn out some good designs with your suggestions!

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