Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 20:58 -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I don't have any advice but this is on my wish list: http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/
(The biggest one of course.)
Yeah, that really would be the way to go. Wish I had an extra couple grand lying around. :-)
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Mr. Shawn H. Corey <shawnhcorey@...1487...>wrote:
On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 20:58 -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I don't have any advice but this is on my wish list: http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/
(The biggest one of course.)
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I use a 6x8, as I tend to work close-in anyway. Large tablets tire my arm. If you are used to working on larger conventional media it may not be an issue, as you will use your arm more than your hand when drawing.
-Rob A>
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Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
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Ive had the really little ones, upto stupidly big (really old wacom that I rescued from a junk pile at work not sure what size but bigger than 9x12), I use a 9x12 these days, its a good size if you want to do big strokes, you can always map a smaller area if you find it tiring. You cant map a bigger area if its too small...
2008/8/13 Rob Antonishen <rob.antonishen@...155...>
I use a 6x8, as I tend to work close-in anyway. Large tablets tire my arm. If you are used to working on larger conventional media it may not be an issue, as you will use your arm more than your hand when drawing.
-Rob A>
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Aaron Elmquist <ironranger@...155...>wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
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I didn't really realize that I could map a smaller area if I felt the area was too large which is making me lean towards the 9x12. Plus I'm thinking it might be nice to have the option to trace things from a standard piece of paper if I want to sketch something prior to working on the pc.
Thanks for all the input,
Aaron
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:38 PM, john cliff <john.cliff@...155...> wrote:
Ive had the really little ones, upto stupidly big (really old wacom that I rescued from a junk pile at work not sure what size but bigger than 9x12), I use a 9x12 these days, its a good size if you want to do big strokes, you can always map a smaller area if you find it tiring. You cant map a bigger area if its too small...
2008/8/13 Rob Antonishen <rob.antonishen@...155...>
I use a 6x8, as I tend to work close-in anyway. Large tablets tire my
arm. If you are used to working on larger conventional media it may not be an issue, as you will use your arm more than your hand when drawing.
-Rob A>
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Aaron Elmquist <ironranger@...155...>wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
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On Aug 13, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I'd say that 6x8 is probably the minimum you'd want. (For me it is quite nice).
Also very important are things such as tilt, pressure, etc. The Wacom Intuos line, for example, has better sensitivity and X-tilt, Y-tilt and twist. They also have those handy buttons and touch-strips on the side.
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 08:58:06PM -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I see other people talking about various features you want. Let me simplify that for you.
Buy a wacom. Only a wacom. Nothing else. Now, all you have to worry about is size.
I think bigger is better for drawing. However bigger is worse for mouse replacement, and bigger makes menus and such more irritating. When I used a 4x5 wacom, I used it completely instead of a mouse regular. Now that I have a 6x8 wacom, I find I have to keep a regular mouse attached to use for regular programs.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.
In short, I'd start with a 6x8 or 6x11, and if it feels too big then sell it and get a smaller one. If it feels to small and you can justify it, then upgrade.
This is all good advice. I have the Intuos 3 (it's 6x8) and I find that it's really good for drawing size, but just large enough that it makes menus and interface stuff a little uncomfortable, but not unbearable. There's always going to be a tradeoff between the two, but if you're buying a drawing tablet, I think it might as well be better for drawing than menus, since you can use a mouse for that (and key commands, etc). Also, the buttons and scrollbars help with that stuff.
Definitely stick with Wacom. More expensive but much better, for the reasons mentioned.
JF
Joshua Boyd wrote:
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 08:58:06PM -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I see other people talking about various features you want. Let me simplify that for you.
Buy a wacom. Only a wacom. Nothing else. Now, all you have to worry about is size.
I think bigger is better for drawing. However bigger is worse for mouse replacement, and bigger makes menus and such more irritating. When I used a 4x5 wacom, I used it completely instead of a mouse regular. Now that I have a 6x8 wacom, I find I have to keep a regular mouse attached to use for regular programs.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.
In short, I'd start with a 6x8 or 6x11, and if it feels too big then sell it and get a smaller one. If it feels to small and you can justify it, then upgrade.
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Joshua Facemyer schrieb:
This is all good advice. I have the Intuos 3 (it's 6x8) and I find that it's really good for drawing size, but just large enough that it makes menus and interface stuff a little uncomfortable, but not unbearable. There's always going to be a tradeoff between the two, but if you're buying a drawing tablet, I think it might as well be better for drawing than menus, since you can use a mouse for that (and key commands, etc). Also, the buttons and scrollbars help with that stuff.
Definitely stick with Wacom. More expensive but much better, for the reasons mentioned.
JF
Joshua Boyd wrote:
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 08:58:06PM -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Looking at buying a tablet. How does a 6x8 vs a 6x11 vs a 9x12 compare for ease of use?
I see other people talking about various features you want. Let me simplify that for you.
Buy a wacom. Only a wacom. Nothing else. Now, all you have to worry about is size.
I think bigger is better for drawing. However bigger is worse for mouse replacement, and bigger makes menus and such more irritating. When I used a 4x5 wacom, I used it completely instead of a mouse regular. Now that I have a 6x8 wacom, I find I have to keep a regular mouse attached to use for regular programs.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.
In short, I'd start with a 6x8 or 6x11, and if it feels too big then sell it and get a smaller one. If it feels to small and you can justify it, then upgrade.
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That is a good point.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.
I normally use my tablet on a laptop (1400x1050) with a secondary monitor attached (1280x1024) but set up the tablet area to map to only the one screen. If I set the 6x8 tablet to cover the whole view space across both screens it is quite hard to work with accurately.
-Rob A>
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Rob Antonishen schrieb:
That is a good point.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.I normally use my tablet on a laptop (1400x1050) with a secondary monitor attached (1280x1024) but set up the tablet area to map to only the one screen. If I set the 6x8 tablet to cover the whole view space across both screens it is quite hard to work with accurately.
-Rob A>
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Rob Antonishen schrieb:
That is a good point.
In considering 6x8 versus 6x11, consider your display. If you have a wide screen LCD, you probably want 6x11. If you have a 4:3 LCD or CRT, you probably want a 6x8. If you get a 6x8 (or 4x5 or 9x12) and you have a wide screen, it is possible to configure the driver to only use a 16x9 portion of the tablets active area, which is what I've done since I have a 6x8 and a wide screen LCD.I normally use my tablet on a laptop (1400x1050) with a secondary monitor attached (1280x1024) but set up the tablet area to map to only the one screen. If I set the 6x8 tablet to cover the whole view space across both screens it is quite hard to work with accurately.
-Rob A>
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