Jen
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Post by Jen on Oct 1, 2009 9:51:44 GMT -6
If you aren't familiar with graphic tablets they work like pen and paper. They come with a pen, most commonly wireless, that you use to draw directly on the tablet. You aren't actually putting anything on the tablet since the pen's nibs are made of plastic. Using a tablet allows you to change things like the opacity, size and shape of brushes depending on how much pressure you apply. I currently use a Wacom Intuos 2. I used to have a Graphire as well. Here's a list of some of the other companies that make graphic tablets, DealTime
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Post by Jen on Oct 1, 2009 9:52:11 GMT -6
Whenever I use my tablet with an art program there are a few settings I make to take advantage of the pressure sensitivity.
When I loaded the software for my tablet onto my computer a Wacom tablet button was added to my preferences that allows me to have access to my tablet's settings. Yours might be in a different location.
The first thing I do is set the Tip Double Click Distance to off. The reason I do this is if I don't have it set to off there can be a slight delay when using my pen.
The next setting occurs in Photoshop. I go to my brushes palette and check the box that says Shape Dynamics. If you click on the name it will check the box and take you to the next window. From this window I choose Pen Pressure from the Control pulldown menu.
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