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Wacom Graphics Tablets
Wacom graphics tablets (which includes a flat tablet and a pen - Bamboo
Pen and Touch or Intuos4) truly are an
indispensable addition to your digital darkroom (that is digital
editing, digital art and digital scrapbooking) with the Wacom
product line being the very best in the market.
The original intent of this
site was to provide some basic tablet
set-up information because I found that users were not taking full
advantage of the wide range of features available with their
software/tablet configurations.
Well, you know how things go - somehow they expand beyond the original
boundaries, don't they?
What started as a simple two or three page site has expanded to well
over 200 pages and 70 videos and continues to grow (hey - it's way too much fun to
stop)!
It just seemed reasonable to demonstrate the power and versatility of
graphics tablets by writing a tutorial and then another one and then -
well you get the idea ...
If you're interested (and I can't imagine why you wouldn't be) then
here is a link to a full explanation and overview of the benefits of graphics tablets.
Software
The first thing to know is that the major digital editing software
companies have
gone to great lengths and expense to insure that their products
(Photoshop, Photoshop
Elements, Painter and Paint Shop Pro) work
seamlessly with the Wacom graphics tablets, taking full advantage of
the built in pressure sensitivity and high resolution to create
wonderful photo effects.
Normal every day digital editing tasks become much easier and way more
accurate with a pen and tablet. Tasks such as ...
- Selecting
- Painting
- Working with menus
- Using the tools
- Drawing
- Dragging
- Adjustments in dialogue boxes
all become easier and quicker with a Wacom pen and tablet.
Tutorials
The tutorials cover how the Bamboo and Intuos graphics tablets
work with the most
widely used software packages ...
- Photoshop
- Photoshop Elements
- Paint Shop Pro
- Painter Essentials
as well as some special applications such as ...
- Scrapbooking
- Photo Restoration
- Black and White Conversion
and, of course, how to set up and use your Wacom tablet, be it Bamboo
or Intuos.
Most of the tutorials include a video in addition to the written
instructions.
So - check out the tablets and then find the link to your digital
editor of choice and have some fun which we should all do anyway!
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Graphics Tablet Users
- Pro Photographers
- Graphics Designers
- Industrial Designers
- Scrapbookers
- Crafters
- Animators
- Illustrators
- Medical
- Health Care Workers
- Educators
- Mapping
- Office Workers
- Control Systems
- Scrapbookers
- Presentations
- Families
- Amateur Photographers
- Students
- Video and Audio Pros
My point of view
about the value of a graphics tablet is this - no
matter what you are doing in your digital editing, a pen and tablet
will
out perform a mouse every time.
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