[fetusface]

Im thinking about getting a Tablet for my pc since apparently ive been told they are crucial to designing. Im looking to see if anyone out there has any advice for me on the matter. What do you use? Do you find it helpful in your design process? If so what area does it help the most?

prices? brands? ones to avoid for sure.

Thanks in advance

[cocknose]

I used to use a A4 wacom one... well good!... lifewas so much faster then...A3 is to big... but depends on what you wanna use it for!

I used it for speed editing photo's and illustration..
be careful of cheaper one cause they are shit....

oh i found A5 a little too small but alot of people say its fine..
don't know if i'm bein much help...

[ryanarts]

It's definitely not crucial to design. If your going to use it for illustrating, painting etc then yes it would be a good buy. You don't need one to be a designer.

Speaking from experience, I'd say don't buy anything less than a wacom when it comes to tablet's. Stay away from Trust. The tablet's they make are pretty rubbish in my opinion.
I'd say go for a Wacom Intious. The Intious 2 seems to be pretty popular, and is definitely a good tablet. Plug and play, no plugins required, and no batteries required for the pen.

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For a decent Wacom, your looking at around 300 quid. It's pretty dear, but if your going to make good use of it, then it's worth the money.

Check out the wacom site and store for more details

[pgo]

They're fun. Only useful really for illustration.

[fetusface]

Cool thanks so much for all the info..........i hear its good for concept art and drawing scratch from hand. Im on the fence about getting one since im trying to get better at illustrator, motion graphics and general photoshop skills.

[ryanarts]

Can you draw using a pencil?

[stylin328]

Def buy wacom. I have 2, one for work, one for home. They are tough to get used to in the beginning but once you get used to it, you will love it. Makes me design faster for some reason. I reccommend them highly

[fetusface]

Can you draw using a pencil?

not as well as I would like.......thats part of the motivation. I would like to practice more but often i feel really frustrated by trying to get ideas out that look right in my head.