Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 2011: Is Sketchbook pro something that might work for me?
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Heather - I just have this ordered myself and although I've never used it I have drawing friends who swear by it. When Amazon had it at 50% I had to jump at it. It was supposed to be here yesterday so hopefully today but I can post my opinion after I've tried it. I can ay all my art friends love it and we all work professionally. I do illustrations and comic books myself. Bt if I were in your shoes I'd spend the 40.00 for it because I've worked with lot of art programs and for 40.00 for something as powerful as this is supposed o be you just can't go wrong. So I'd take the leap.
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Two main issues:1) Space on the SSD2) Poor driver compatibility with N-trig digitizer. When I was looking at tablets, I decided that I could live without that in PhotoShop because I can do any sketches in ArtRage (which is fully compatible with Adobe layers). They may have fixed the drivers by now; I haven't checked recently. Speed has never been an issue.
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I run Corels' Paint Shop Pro X which can use Photoshop plug-ins without problem. You do have room to upgrade the graphics card if you want to.
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If you prefer drawing directly on the screen, you may choose the Huion GT-190; If you prefer a smaller device which is easy to carry around, you may choose the Huion H610 Pro. As for software, there are free drawing programs out there, such as MyPaint, Krita, Fire Alpaca and so on. If you would like to buy a drawing program, we recommend Adobe Suites. Hope this helps.
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I have not tried it with autocad, but I am using it with maya and zbrush (one version back from current on both) and I am very pleased with the results. I have an older machine right now and this was the best it could do. The results have been great. I am also using windows 8 as well.
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Honestly, at first i didn't liked it at all. But now im kind of get used to sketchbook pro, The wacom apps are really awful. (excuse my english, hope you understand me)
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If AutoDesk is ok with Windows 8, I'm sure it would run very well on this computer.
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Onenote, Some Lenovo apps(Support, Kindle, Settings, Quicksnip, app shop, system update), Lenovo driver settings, all the basic windows 8 software, skype, Free trial to office, Evernote free trial(Onenote is far better due to offline availability), and I could go on it's a pretty neat package but there's A LOT of free stuff on the store with upgradability that's well worth it. If you're into sketching I highly recommend getting sketchbook express the stylus that comes with it works well with SE. Also if you do plan to get the tablet make sure to update everything drivers, intel graphics accelerator, and the apps before you go to windows 8.1. It will make your experience with it a whole helluva lot better. Cheers!
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Yep, u have a lot of space in there. U might have space for your surface with cover. Sketchbook, totally! There is a video on youtube u can watch, just search for casecrown
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It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads as well, although that won't help if your existing Photoshop is disc only. Hope that helps. It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads... » Read More It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads as well, although that won't help if your existing Photoshop is disc only. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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It'll definitely run AutoCad Lite, I've used it with Solidworks 2014 and it runs smoothly.
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The Cintiq comes with a bundled software download code on the back of the driver disc. If you go to http://download.wacom.com and register that code with your Cintiq's serial number (located on the back of your Cintiq) you'll get access to Autodesk sketchbook express, anime studio, Corel painter, and NIK software plugins for Photoshop. Pick the ones you want (or all of them ;) because you only get one chance to redeem that bundle.
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definetly an intuos product than graphire or bamboo. 6x8 should be fine and i would highly suggest getting the special edition available on amazon. Some people argued that 6x11 was far better than 6x8 for some reason. Since intuos special edition 6x8 and 6x11 costs the same on amazon ($369), perhaps it would be better to get the 6x11. but that's up to you Summary: 6x8 = for easier portability and ideal for limited desk space 6x11= more accuracy when drawing circles (according to many 6x11 reviews), wider surface to trace art work on, but takes a chunk out of desk space. smaller than 6x8 just don't cut it for professionals, bigger than 6x8 maybe just too big unless you have the desk space to accomodate it. hope this helps!
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Two main issues: 1) Space on the SSD 2) Poor driver compatibility with N-trig digitizer. When I was looking at tablets, I decided that I could live without that in PhotoShop because I can do any sketches in ArtRage (which is fully compatible with Adobe layers). They may have fixed the drivers by now; I haven't checked recently. Speed has never been an issue.
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It works good with the sketchbook for android app that I use on a dragon touch 10.1 inch tablet. I haven't finished complete sketches with it yet because of all the features that comes with it, but am able to color scanned or photographed pencil sketches from my portfolio. The only difference I'm unsure of is that I have a screen protector on my tablet and the pen to screen interaction might be a little off if you don't wipe your screen first since the tip is micro fiber. But all in all I think it's a good pen because it has a sharper and more visible point to allow fine long strokes, but depending on your software that can be easily fixed with zoom and a range of point size features. It works good with the sketchbook for android app that I use on a dragon touch 10.1 inch tablet. I haven't finished complete sketches with it yet because of all the features that comes with it, but am able to color scanned or photographed pencil sketches from my portfolio. The only difference I'm unsure of is that I have a screen protector on my tablet and the pen to screen interaction might be a little off if you don't wipe your screen first since the tip is micro fiber. But all in all I think it's a good pen because it has a sharper and more visible point to allow fine long strokes, but... » Read More It works good with the sketchbook for android app that I use on a dragon touch 10.1 inch tablet. I haven't finished complete sketches with it yet because of all the features that comes with it, but am able to color scanned or photographed pencil sketches from my portfolio. The only difference I'm unsure of is that I have a screen protector on my tablet and the pen to screen interaction might be a little off if you don't wipe your screen first since the tip is micro fiber. But all in all I think it's a good pen because it has a sharper and more visible point to allow fine long strokes, but depending on your software that can be easily fixed with zoom and a range of point size features. « Show Less
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That's weird, it says XP and 7, but not Vista. http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/sketchbook_pro_6_system_requirements_final.pdf. However, Anthony62 does say he's done just that: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/Windows-8-and-Sketchbook-Pro-6/td-p/3678206 Autodesk is rather conservative in their leaps forward. Their releases will be compatable but they're careful about saying so. I've been around Autodesk products for almost 20 years--I'd make the jump. Later, you can upgrade to Win7 64bit and really cruise.
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The software that comes with the machine will get you started, but doesn't offer a lot. I bought the Auto Punch software and it lets you do a lot as far as design and such.