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shoutOut on 11/12/08 by Goggl3boy in peeps

Found this cool vid on YouTube, worth a watch!

sketch to digital

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Yea my line work is shabby currently so it’s nice to keep trying to get the right stroke with UNDO!

shoutBack on 5/2/09 by IntegralApparel

yeah IntegralApparel sometimes i think i can apple z / ctl z everything, so funny

always start on paper, then clean it up in photoshop, make it a light colour depending on the shirt/artwork background, then illustrator

shoutBack on 4/2/09 by bleet

Yo SS

It does take a while before you get use to a tablet. I’m still struggling. But the best way to master it is to use it as a mouse as well. Then you will get the feel for it. Actually, that’s what a friend of mine told me. I still prefer to use the mouse for everything.

shoutBack on 4/2/09 by souf

Hi guys

Just to let you all know I have got my Genius 8×6 tablet :) .

R700 at Computer Mania (as opposed to R5500 for an equivalent wacom), and its a beaut. I have no complaints. It is a bit of a learning curve, but for the price, man wat a pleasure.

Integral, the first piece I’ve done on the tablet is a straight sketch onto the pc, which i am now vectorising. Strangely I find it easier to vector using the standard mouse…does it just take more practice with the tablet?

shoutBack on 4/2/09 by SilverSabre

Does anyone go right to illustrator and start sketching? And then clean the lines up as you go? I think it saves a lot of time if you have a Wacom. I also hate reaching for Ctrl-Z when I am sketching on real paper!

shoutBack on 3/2/09 by IntegralApparel

bingbong where do you buy these tablets?

shoutBack on 3/2/09 by Slakk

V aplogies for the crossing out? wierd… O.o

shoutBack on 27/1/09 by Bingbong

http://www.kalahari.net/electronics/Genius-MousePen-8-x-6-USB-Cordless-Pen-Mouse-Tablet/4585/28158959.aspx > cant see if they have stock #_ but hopefully?

shoutBack on 27/1/09 by Bingbong

Hey guys :)

Awesome links thanks :)

Take2 is out of stock, anywhere else I can look at?

SS

shoutBack on 27/1/09 by SilverSabre

Hey Silver, I got myself the 8×6” MousePen Genius Tablet for about R700 off take2. I chose it because, while it is a bit old, it has 1024 bit pressure sensitivity and a much larger work space than I would otherwise have been able to afford. So far I haven’t had any trouble with it, and it works for both XP and Vista. If you are able to afford a nice Wacom, then I’d say go for it, but if you’re a bit cash strapped like myself, this is really not a bad option. Hope this helps.. =]

shoutBack on 27/1/09 by Bingbong