But, I have no idea where to start. Any advice will be most appreciated. Budget is around $400, but I'm willing to go higher if it means getting a way better product.
brother (aspiring comic artist) swears by this tablet. It's the perfect size to work with, and there's some incredible technology behind wacom. your boyfriends a lucky guy to get a present like this!
I have the smallest size Intuos, but I tend to draw small, and don't use my arm to draw a whole lot, so it seemed the most natural-feeling size to work with. Unless he typically draws very small or very large, I think that'd be a great size to get.
You can get an "academic" version of the large Intuos4 for around $396. The academic version is completely identical to the "regular" The only deference is that it says academic on Amazon's website.
It's a little more expensive, but I feel it's justified. Or if a large would be way to big for him there's the medium size academic version as well.
Thanks for the help, guys. Additional question: are there any particular programs for drawing/design that I should buy to go with it? I can do a little computer-snooping to see what he already has, but not being an artist myself I don't know which programs are best for that sort of thing.
Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter are the big 2 that come to my mind.
Most people probably have a non-legit Photoshop, or an out of date version. The current version is CS5, so if he has a legit earlier version you can buy the upgrade for $200. Honestly though, if he has Photoshop or Painter he probably doesn't need the the upgrade unless he's askin' for it.
Although I think you get a free lite version of one of the programs with an Intuos..been a while.
Jumping in real quick, does anyone have some simple instruction on how to get a bamboo pen and touch to work with gimp, I can't get the eraser and to work or the lines to be smooth.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823100052&cm_re=wacom_intuos_4-_-23-100-052-_-Product
you can't go wrong with a mid-size wacom
brother (aspiring comic artist) swears by this tablet. It's the perfect size to work with, and there's some incredible technology behind wacom. your boyfriends a lucky guy to get a present like this!
I have the smallest size Intuos, but I tend to draw small, and don't use my arm to draw a whole lot, so it seemed the most natural-feeling size to work with. Unless he typically draws very small or very large, I think that'd be a great size to get.
You can get an "academic" version of the large Intuos4 for around $396. The academic version is completely identical to the "regular" The only deference is that it says academic on Amazon's website.
It's a little more expensive, but I feel it's justified. Or if a large would be way to big for him there's the medium size academic version as well.
Most people probably have a non-legit Photoshop, or an out of date version. The current version is CS5, so if he has a legit earlier version you can buy the upgrade for $200. Honestly though, if he has Photoshop or Painter he probably doesn't need the the upgrade unless he's askin' for it.
Although I think you get a free lite version of one of the programs with an Intuos..been a while.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
that works for me
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534