So last time we talked about manga, and this time we will talk about using tablets to draw images on your computer. I was going to use the Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet to demonstrate, but I was having a little trouble on the audio for the video I was trying to make, so we will have to make do with the written version. Basically a tablet is like a plug in that hooks up to the USB port on your computer and it is a little screen and a pen in which you draw on and what you draw appears on the screen, and when I mean draw, I mean it moves your mouse because it only will draw if you are in word, power point, or a drawing program. Now I use Corel Painter Essentials 4 (which came with my tablet) for all of my drawings. There are also other programs like this one, for example; Adobe Photoshop, Sketch Pad, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Post Workshop, or Art Rage Deluxe. There are many others, but these are just the few ones. Utilizing these programs and your tablet you can create so many different types of artwork from cartooning to manga to realistic sketches. With the different types of tablets you get you get many different features mine is only a pen version with right and left click but there are some like the Bamboo Fun that have a touch screen and pen. There are also ones like the Intuos 4 line by Wacom that are a professional level of tablet designs giving you easy access to quick and wonderful drawing features that can only come from drawing digitally. Then there are the types of tablets like the Cintiq line from Wacom. These are actually like a computer monitor that you draw strait on. This utilizes the hand eye coordination that some people seem to enjoy better than the traditional tablet version. Although, the only downside to the Cintiq is that the cheapest one is $999. When you can combine these tablets together with great programing, even amateurs can create awesome art. Next time I will get the audio working and post a video detailing how you can draw using your tablet or even with your mouse if you want to try it!
--Jessica--
Thanks for sharing! I must admit, this sounds overwhelming to me. You listed a great many tools, but I'm still needing more information before understanding what it is that you use them for and why you choose the ones you do. (Suggestions: Would love to see a comparison chart, if indeed that was the point of the post. Or a more focused description of one particular tool and how you use it.)
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