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New Drawing Tablet, Check!

Name:	Jody Byrd
Date Posted:	Sep 22, 2006
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My new AIPTEK Hyper Pen 12000U Drawing Tablet arrive today. Yeah! After using a Creation Station 5x4 for soooo long, this new 12x9 will taken some major adjustment on my part.

I hope to start drawing with it instead of pencil. Now, thats not to say I'm giving up the ole pencil, just trying to make the digital transistion a lot smoother. I'm tired of scanning my pics, then rebuilding the layers 1 at a time. I end up redrawing most of the pic with the mouse. And using the mouse is not the best tool for free hand drawing either. I have a convertable laptop/tablet already. It does decent on the drawing resolution. But it has no pressure levels. Like 4. It was meant to be a mouse, not a pencil.

But, no matter what I got, practice makes perfect.

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Marcus (Sep 22, 2006 at 15:22 GMT)

Let me know how it is. I have a Wacom and I like it. I have heard that only Wacom is worth getting. I would love to find a less expensive alternative. Keep us posted.

Blake Lowry (Sep 22, 2006 at 19:02 GMT)

I used to have that same tablet, the Aiptek. I used it for a few years then tried a Wacom and ended up buying one. There is a difference, the Wacom is much more responsive. When I had the Aiptek though, I loved it, but I wouldnt go back after owning and using a Wacom at work.

Jason Howard (Sep 23, 2006 at 02:15 GMT)

Sounds like you might be interested in the tools at www.garagegames.com/blogs/19818/11307... GIMPshop & that plastic animation paper program for animators. Both begging for tablet enthusiasts to try them out...

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