FMA: The Sacred Star of Milos
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FMA: The Sacred Star of Milos
7:00 AM on 07.13.2010
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yeah, I heard that about Ipads. I hoping to buy a tablet for drawing soon, so I hope they aren't the same.. anyone recommend one in particular? Or should I bother at all and just stick with good ol' pencil and paper?
Think about it. The iPad is similarly named to the pads that cover the vagina. Touching it in normal operation is akin to rubbing it in a way that would effectively stimulate it to constitute masturbation. Although the form factor is non-standard, the spirit is definitely there. Apple planned this all along. It's why they have such a large customer base.
@Dliessmgg
wow, you have draw and look at a separate the screen at the same time? Hmm. I'll just keep using my scanner. But if I ever do try one, I'll probably just get a cheap one... its kindof a turn off to buy the thing if you have to teach yourself how to draw... AGAIN.
wow, you have draw and look at a separate the screen at the same time? Hmm. I'll just keep using my scanner. But if I ever do try one, I'll probably just get a cheap one... its kindof a turn off to buy the thing if you have to teach yourself how to draw... AGAIN.
@Mari Hikiko I have a Tablet PC, which is probably what you want. I got mine, second hand, for about £700.
Basically, they're laptops where the screen also works as tablet.
If you're thinking of getting one, one important thing to consider is, I think the term is, active or passive sensoring tablet. I don't think I have the term quite right, but basically, you can have passive ones, that you can use anything to draw with: stylis, fingers, twig.
Then you can also get active ones, which is what I have. You can only use Wacom (or whever make) pens with it, but it tends to be closer to an actual tablet.
Active, I believe, doesn't allow for multiple inputs, but does have pressure sensitivity ( I think Passive ones probably have a bit of pressure sensitivity too, but not to the same degree I think).
.... That's most of my knowledge...
Basically, they're laptops where the screen also works as tablet.
If you're thinking of getting one, one important thing to consider is, I think the term is, active or passive sensoring tablet. I don't think I have the term quite right, but basically, you can have passive ones, that you can use anything to draw with: stylis, fingers, twig.
Then you can also get active ones, which is what I have. You can only use Wacom (or whever make) pens with it, but it tends to be closer to an actual tablet.
Active, I believe, doesn't allow for multiple inputs, but does have pressure sensitivity ( I think Passive ones probably have a bit of pressure sensitivity too, but not to the same degree I think).
.... That's most of my knowledge...
@KagatoTEG
I checked out the tablet PCs- the price you paid was a pretty good deal.
I'm still not sure if I should bother purchasing one, but TB-PCs seem better than just a tablet. I've seen so many tutorials of ppl drawing manga on them, and they make it look so easy. I guess I'm just curious if I actually need it to make my work look more professional.
I checked out the tablet PCs- the price you paid was a pretty good deal.
I'm still not sure if I should bother purchasing one, but TB-PCs seem better than just a tablet. I've seen so many tutorials of ppl drawing manga on them, and they make it look so easy. I guess I'm just curious if I actually need it to make my work look more professional.
These days I tend to draw images by photographing some posed toys (Figma usually) and tracing over it. Tracing is so much easier with a tablet PC....
@Mari Hikiko
Having a tablet won't make you any better... They are a bit harder to draw with, but it's not the hand-eye thing... That part is easy. It's the feel of the tablet that you have to get used to. It doesn't have the same "pull" as pencil on paper. On the other hand they are fantastic for editing with as well as manipulating paintbrush type tools if you do anything in color. I find that it's best to sketch on paper, scan it in, and "ink" with the tablet. It becomes well worth the cost just for the ability to correct mistakes easily.
BTW... I don't think Miyazaki is "anti-Apple" as much as it sounded like he is altogether "anti-technology". The fact that we are commenting on this on the web means we are the people he probably hates.
Having a tablet won't make you any better... They are a bit harder to draw with, but it's not the hand-eye thing... That part is easy. It's the feel of the tablet that you have to get used to. It doesn't have the same "pull" as pencil on paper. On the other hand they are fantastic for editing with as well as manipulating paintbrush type tools if you do anything in color. I find that it's best to sketch on paper, scan it in, and "ink" with the tablet. It becomes well worth the cost just for the ability to correct mistakes easily.
BTW... I don't think Miyazaki is "anti-Apple" as much as it sounded like he is altogether "anti-technology". The fact that we are commenting on this on the web means we are the people he probably hates.
I concur with everything Girochin said, except for the fact that Miyazaki hates us; I like to think he loves me like a daughter.
@Mari Hikiko
First, like Girochin said, having a tablet will do nothing to make you better. Believe me, that's what I thought when I bought my first one. Sure my lineart got cleaner but nothing changed on a technical level. That took practice.
To be honest, whether you like it or not, drawing with a tablet is probably the way to go if you're looking for a relatively cheap way to draw digitally. Most tablets go between $50 and $400, much cheaper than a tablet PC. I know some people can't make that jump from tablet to screen input, but if you get the hang of it, you can work wonders.
If you insist on a tablet PC though, be sure to go with a good one and don't cut any corners on features. A tablet PC is one piece of hardware where there truly is a difference between the low-end and the high-end. Not like a tablet where a skilled artist can do amazing things whether its a Bamboo or an Intuos 4 or a 21ux.
First, like Girochin said, having a tablet will do nothing to make you better. Believe me, that's what I thought when I bought my first one. Sure my lineart got cleaner but nothing changed on a technical level. That took practice.
To be honest, whether you like it or not, drawing with a tablet is probably the way to go if you're looking for a relatively cheap way to draw digitally. Most tablets go between $50 and $400, much cheaper than a tablet PC. I know some people can't make that jump from tablet to screen input, but if you get the hang of it, you can work wonders.
If you insist on a tablet PC though, be sure to go with a good one and don't cut any corners on features. A tablet PC is one piece of hardware where there truly is a difference between the low-end and the high-end. Not like a tablet where a skilled artist can do amazing things whether its a Bamboo or an Intuos 4 or a 21ux.
thanks guys.
After weighing everything out, I'll probably get a tablet not for sketching, but probably for editing my scans.
After weighing everything out, I'll probably get a tablet not for sketching, but probably for editing my scans.
@Girochin and Gee-Man: Agree with both of you...and this is coming from personal experience.
A couple years ago, I worked at an animation studio where I had to get a tablet to work--I worked doing keyframes and character layouts, and it was all done on the computer. Now, I still use the pad, and computer software...but I still draw EVERYTHING by hand now.
Believe me, after a day spent in front of a computer drawing on a tablet, it was such a relief to go home and draw on paper, to feel the paper and to just go nuts. No matter how hard they try, technology cannot replicate this. Yes, it is nice to use the tech, but it is the artists who have strong traditional skills and have a solid grasp of the fundamentals that end up creating better work, with or without the tech.
Besides, a sketchbook will never break, will never run out of power, will never get hacked or get a virus, doesn't need upgrades, and doesn't need time to boot up...and does not cost a fortune.
But I'm not too sure that Miyazaki hates technology. It seems to me that he doesn't hate it, he just hates how it is used, how people glom onto it and refuse to engage their own creative abilities.
At least, that's how I read it. But I could be wrong...
A couple years ago, I worked at an animation studio where I had to get a tablet to work--I worked doing keyframes and character layouts, and it was all done on the computer. Now, I still use the pad, and computer software...but I still draw EVERYTHING by hand now.
Believe me, after a day spent in front of a computer drawing on a tablet, it was such a relief to go home and draw on paper, to feel the paper and to just go nuts. No matter how hard they try, technology cannot replicate this. Yes, it is nice to use the tech, but it is the artists who have strong traditional skills and have a solid grasp of the fundamentals that end up creating better work, with or without the tech.
Besides, a sketchbook will never break, will never run out of power, will never get hacked or get a virus, doesn't need upgrades, and doesn't need time to boot up...and does not cost a fortune.
But I'm not too sure that Miyazaki hates technology. It seems to me that he doesn't hate it, he just hates how it is used, how people glom onto it and refuse to engage their own creative abilities.
At least, that's how I read it. But I could be wrong...
