Wacom Tablet Illustration Advice/Tutorials

[Skittles]

I purchased myself a new Wacom Bamboo Manga a couple weeks ago, and was wondering if anyone knows of any good tutorials for illustrating in Photoshop/Illustrator, or if anyone had personal advice? I seem to be having the most trouble trying to get a smooth line - mine seem to come out quite squiggly.

[Synopix]

i have a wacom intuos 4, my lines seem to go straight just fine.

[sepht]

Originally Posted by Skittles

I purchased myself a new Wacom Bamboo Manga a couple weeks ago, and was wondering if anyone knows of any good tutorials for illustrating in Photoshop/Illustrator, or if anyone had personal advice? I seem to be having the most trouble trying to get a smooth line - mine seem to come out quite squiggly.

The squiggly line is because the resolution of the tablet is so low you're pretty much painting with blocks that are trying to be lines. You got a shitty tablet that will never be good at anything.

[sepht]

Originally Posted by Synopix

i have a wacom intuos 4, my lines seem to go straight just fine.

only buy intuos tablets

all the other tablets are fake knockoffs that want to scam you out of money

[Taco]

Originally Posted by sepht

The squiggly line is because the resolution of the tablet is so low you're pretty much painting with blocks that are trying to be lines. You got a shitty tablet that will never be good at anything.

I'm sure my Wacom Bamboo is older, shittier and cheaper than yours and it works and creates just like any other Tablet, troll on sir, troll on



.....Maybe you should redownload your driver and adjust your pressure sensitivity? Also maybe download a different brush
?

[sepht]

Originally Posted by Taco

troll

You're full of shit if you think bamboo can out perform intuos tablets. Just look at the hard facts.

Bamboo Resolution: 2540lpi
http://www.nextag.com/Wacom-CTH460-B...tap/specs-html

Intuos Resolution: 5080lpi
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Intuos/Compare.aspx

[Taco]

Originally Posted by sepht

You're full of shit if you think bamboo can out perform intuos tablets. Just look at the hard facts.

Bamboo Resolution: 2540lpi
http://www.nextag.com/Wacom-CTH460-B...tap/specs-html

Intuos Resolution: 5080lpi
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Intuos/Compare.aspx

I'm not saying the Bamboo is better or in equivalence to the Intuos, all I'm saying is, if he is a casual illustrator/hobbyist a Bamboo would do the same damn thing...DRAW!andorWRITE!..Im sure if he was earning commisson he would want to upgrade, but who gives a fuck.

[sepht]

Originally Posted by Taco

WRITE!

no you cannot write with a shitty $30 tablet. The letters come out blocky as hell like trying to write in MS paint with a mouse.

I used to have a $120 graphire from computer city and it made me question my art skills because the stuff I was making was terrible compared to other people.

I was about to give up until someone told me to get a real tablet instead. The difference was glorious because instead of scribbly lines I was actually making legitimate strokes like a regular pencil.

The only use I can see from a cheap tablet is making the lineart without the tablet at all, scanning it into the computer, and using it for coloring only. Even then it's nearly impossible to make any decent detailed texturing with it.

to be fair I'm comparing modern tech to stuff I struggled with 8 years ago when tablets were still a new thing. I haven't experimented with bamboo at all but OPs complaint about jagged lines is something I hated with a passion almost a decade ago.

[Taco]

Originally Posted by sepht

no you cannot write with a shitty $30 tablet. The letters come out blocky as hell like trying to write in MS paint with a mouse.

I used to have a $120 graphire from computer city and it made me question my art skills because the stuff I was making was terrible compared to other people.

I was about to give up until someone told me to get a real tablet instead. The difference was glorious because instead of scribbly lines I was actually making legitimate strokes like a regular pencil.

The only use I can see from a cheap tablet is making the lineart without the tablet at all, scanning it into the computer, and using it for coloring only. Even then it's nearly impossible to make any decent detailed texturing with it.

to be fair I'm comparing modern tech to stuff I struggled with 8 years ago when tablets were still a new thing. I haven't experimented with bamboo at all but OPs complaint about jagged lines is something I hated with a passion almost a decade ago.

I'd expect for those tablets of 10YEARS ago, to be of newcomer quality, but ummm, as far as the newer lesser value tablets, I've seen some amazing shit come from them on DeviantART, and for his rather new tablet to have jagged lines, it's either the manufacturer faults of the tablet, or his program, my cheap ass Wacom Bamboo never has made a "jagged" line, unless made to do so...

[chilldo]

Originally Posted by sepht

You're full of shit if you think bamboo can out perform intuos tablets. Just look at the hard facts.

Bamboo Resolution: 2540lpi
http://www.nextag.com/Wacom-CTH460-B...tap/specs-html

Intuos Resolution: 5080lpi
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Intuos/Compare.aspx

this is a buddy of mine
http://www.ufunk.net/en/illustration...-de-ty-dunitz/

his graphire works just fine

all you need is practice OP

[Taco]

Originally Posted by chilldo

this is a buddy of mine
http://www.ufunk.net/en/illustration...-de-ty-dunitz/

his graphire works just fine

all you need is practice OP

This. & People still think the medium makes the artist.

[sepht]

stuff done with professional tools

http://cghub.com/images/view/260269/

http://cghub.com/images/view/259334/

a cheap tablet will only bring your stuff so far until you need to move on to better tools

[chilldo]

Originally Posted by sepht

stuff done with professional tools

http://cghub.com/images/view/260269/

http://cghub.com/images/view/259334/

a cheap tablet will only bring your stuff so far until you need to move on to better tools

according to the artists captions:

1st one is a 3d rendering with a bit of touching up in photoshop
the 2nd one is oil on board, its not even digital

im not saying a professional wont eventually need an intuos, but i think an entry level tablet is more than good enough for a beginner

[ratfrink]

I'm not a professional illustrator, but I am a professional industrial designer, and I do use my tablet for professional work; here's my opinion:

I have an Intuos 4, my friend has a Bamboo; I've used both and on renders of a normal scale and print quality, I can't see any difference. I wish I'd saved my money and bought a Bamboo, it's perfectly adequate for what I use it for.

I would say to stick with a Bamboo until you really, honestly need to upgrade. You may never need to. I sketch on paper and only use the tablet for renders, so perhaps I don't need such a high resolution.

[chilldo]

Originally Posted by ratfrink

I'm not a professional illustrator, but I am a professional industrial designer,

hey, me too

what do you design?

[sepht]

here is a great tutorial on how to draw in photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/user/idrawgirls

[ratfrink]

Originally Posted by chilldo

hey, me too

what do you design?

My degree was in automotive design, but I fell into designing medical products (an interest in ergonomics), and now I'm doing contract work designing a super-trendy-mobile-eco-travel-pod (a posh caravan by any other name, but god, don't let the people in marketing hear you call it that). I'm going back to do a master's degree in September.

What about you?

[Skittles]

Thanks for the replies guys. Nice link too sepht, I was actually already following that one through. Way more informative than all the speed painting vids

Here's my first ill!

[sepht]

Originally Posted by Skittles

Thanks for the replies guys. Nice link too sepht, I was actually already following that one through. Way more informative than all the speed painting vids

Here's my first ill!

Cool colors. It looks like invader zim with orange skin!

Try painting without lines. As you can see in this simulation there are no lines.

Hair, fur, and cloth in 3ds Max 9 - YouTube

Hair, fur, and cloth in 3ds Max 9 - YouTube
Video: click to display