March 31st, 2008 Bamboo!

Whoohoo, I received my Wacom Bamboo tablet in the mail today. I must say, I’m really happy with it! I haven’t drawn in a very long time so my drawing skills are far less “pretty” than I would’ve liked or hoped. But eh. With the tablet comes practice and working on my skills!

To be honest I don’t even remember why I stopped drawing. I just know I did and for a very long time. I just didn’t want to draw anymore. But recently I’ve seen reviews on tablets and I thought this would be a great opportunity to start back up again.

A tablet is a pretty neat thing. My twin brother described it quite nicely earlier “Now you have infinite printer paper”. I used to use up like all of our printer paper for drawing, ha! But he’s right, I have unlimited “paper” now and a way to color my paper as well. I was very relieved to find out that Photoshop 7 supports tablets and pen pressure. I had no idea it would, to be honest. I was prepared to have to find some other program (or actually pay for Photoshop CS. no to CS2 or CS3) for my tablet + drawing needs.

I plan to use this tablet to draw my little heart out and have it help me with my web design too. I’m not sure how the web designing bit would work yet, but it works like a dream when it comes to drawing. I had a lot of fun with it earlier. But I haven’t seriously tried anything though, just practicing.

And of course, here are my attempts: Attempt #1 and Attempt #2

I’m no artist but I still have some bite in me. I have full hopes that I can improve in my skills. Any pointers? XD

The tablet works quite well. It’s a lot easier to use than I thought it would be. I especially love the fact that you can use it as a regular mouse for your computer. Now, I’m new to tablets and I don’t know if that’s common. But man. I love it.

Plus it’s gorgeous. Once I get a job I plan to save up for an iMac and then for an Intuos3 6×8. I’m not sure what I’ll do with this tablet. It’s quite lovely and I love the smallness. Hmmm.

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