what drawing programs would be best to use with this tablet, especially for a young drawer?
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Paint tool SAI is a great program in my opinion, But unless you torrent it it would cost you 50$. Firealpaca is based off paint tool SAI so that would be your best bet.
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I would recomend Paint.Net or Gimp. Paint.Net I believe supports tablets and is basically a cross between MS Paint and Photoshop tools, Gimp I've never used but I've heard good things about plus I believe both of them are free.
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Firealpaca is a new, free drawing program that is updated regularly! It's fairly simple, even if it's not as versatile as SAI (For example, no vectorize tool yet). Otherwise, I'd suggest torrenting Photoshop CS5 and looking up tutorials.
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Dear Sharmaine. Sorry, I really don't know scrapbooking. The tablet is used with the program Photoshop. I suggest that you read about the many possibilities in Photoshop on the internet. You can use your own photos, make your own images/drawings, or re-use already made pictures and compose your unique patchwork or image. You assembles everything in one file. Or you could print and glue the old-fashioned way?Good luck with your scrapbooking.I use my Wacom tablet to draw, paint, edit photos, and as a navigation helper instead of the mouse on my laptop, to awoid shoulder and arm pains - what we call 'mouse-arm' here in Denmark.Dorthe Dear Sharmaine. Sorry, I really don't know scrapbooking. The tablet is used with the program Photoshop. I suggest that you read about the many possibilities in Photoshop on the internet. You can use your own photos, make your own images/drawings, or re-use already made pictures and compose your unique patchwork or image. You assembles everything in one file. Or you could print and glue the old-fashioned way?Good luck with your scrapbooking.I use my Wacom tablet to draw, paint, edit photos, and as a navigation helper instead of the mouse on my laptop, to awoid shoulder and... » Read More Dear Sharmaine. Sorry, I really don't know scrapbooking. The tablet is used with the program Photoshop. I suggest that you read about the many possibilities in Photoshop on the internet. You can use your own photos, make your own images/drawings, or re-use already made pictures and compose your unique patchwork or image. You assembles everything in one file. Or you could print and glue the old-fashioned way?Good luck with your scrapbooking.I use my Wacom tablet to draw, paint, edit photos, and as a navigation helper instead of the mouse on my laptop, to awoid shoulder and arm pains - what we call 'mouse-arm' here in Denmark.Dorthe « Show Less
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The basic small is what you need. Optionally, you could spring for the eraser version. It comes down to personal preference on surface area for drawing...tablets take a bit of getting used to. Hope this helps.
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The companion comes with infinite canvas and manga canvas and stuff like that and you can use programs like Sketchbook pro and flipbook and photoshop touch, but to use your other Adobe programs, you would need to connect it to a computer. I like to use it for basic planning and sketching to then move to my computer and work with in Adobe programs, or do full, smaller sized drawings in Sketchbook Pro.
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I would agree with Chris Frenzy. Great to introduce you to a graphic pen/tablet. I also mainly use with Photoshop, but so far with Illustrator we haven't experienced any problems. It definitely does the job!
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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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Yes. Make sure you install the drivers from the CD or website before you plug in the tablet or windows will install the incorrect drivers. Other than that it's a very nice drawing tablet!
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Intuos is a highly pressure sensitive tablet. If you're just doing mid level work you're probably better of using a graphire instead. I find intuos to be more of an illustrator's tablet than a digital touch up.
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Yes, I got it to draw with on the draw something 2 app and a couple others and I think it does very well.
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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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I own an older Wacom, the Intuos 2. It's over a decade old but works wonderfully with Manga Studio 4 EX.
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Several actually (by bundle download/registration), might be a different bundle depending on the tablet you get, but mine: *Autodesk® SketchBook® Express*Nik® Software Color Effects Pro™ 4 Select Edition*Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 12*Corel® Painter™ X3 - 90 day trial*Anime Studio® Debut 9
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Yes. My daughter got this to draw pictures and is able to use the pen and tablet to navigate her computer screen as well
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I would suggest getting her the bamboo to start, as it is cheaper and if she really enjoys it it will teach her the small learning curve as well as the care for a tablet. If she keeps up with it, the investment of only about a hundred bucks (which is still a lot to me, mind you) will seem small, and when next birthday comes around, you could grab her a bigger better version. Truly, if she does spend a lot of time doing it, this is completely preference here, I would maybe get her the intuos 4 and let her really step into the world of using an intuos. That is from the point of view of someone who was a 13 year old who would love to have had the "big guns" to play with. It may not be ery realistic, though. Something to note is that the pen tips, the "nibs" on the new intuos, are made of a black plastic material that wears down. The new drawing surface of the intuos 4 is slightly rough, so that it feels like paper. When you use the nibs on this surface, it grinds them down quickly, and you are stuck buying replacements like blades for shavers. The previous intuos 3 versions did not have this problem. The intuos 3 surface is smooth, and the tips last forever. A thirteen year old may not be quite ready for an intuos 4 that requires a bit of finesse to use in said circumstance, as worn down nibs apparently can damage your drawing surface, leading to buying replacements for that. Get her a decent bamboo and if she sticks with it, upgra
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The Intuos3 should work fine with PS Element and as Jhay stated, make sure to download the latest drivers from Wacoms website.Tablets tend to feel more natural to draw with and are usually easier/faster compared to doing digital art/etc with a mouse, if that is what you are asking.
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I do not use the tablet for drawing. I use it most always for 3D modeling rather than a mouse. My uneducated guess is that it is an excellent and less expensive choice for graphics/drawing. My only complaint is a lack of a software settable pressure threshold as the pen engages with the slightest touch to the tablet.
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This really doesn't compare.. it's way better! My daugther can actual draw "real pictures" on this thing that look like she used a marker\pen. We often take pictures of the images she makes because the Tomy Megasketcher workes so well. If your looking for something that produces realistic images and is fairly responsive, this is your ticket! Other sketchers look like 8-bit old computer images compared to this.