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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2015
Disclaimer: I'm an oils and traditional painter at heart, so my approach to digital art is pretty straightforward (one layer and all that)
pros: huge active area for the price, sturdy high-quality build, comes with extra nibs
cons: software is annoying
I was amazed that there exists a tablet this size for $120! The extra space is super nice for detailing, and just everything involving smooth lines and curves. Pressure sensitivity doesn't measure up to wacom's higher-end tablets, but as a heavy user of photoshop's hard round brush that isn't missed. Another feature I can't say much for is touch functionality-- maybe that's also my preference, but it's not worth the effort. Too many accidental activations and whoops, I've rotated the canvas and have to save/close/reopen the document to set it straight again. The hotkeys though are pretty nice. I find it more comfortable to hit the one-key (like i for eyedropper and b for brush) shortcuts on my keyboard, but for stuff like ctrl+s it's worth reaching for the hard button.
However, I do have to complain about the drivers a bit-- they're very ornery, requiring fresh installation every time I reboot my computer or even sometimes unplug the tablet. I just keep the pentablet.dmg on my desktop at this point! This also resets my preferences for Bamboo Dock (do not open on startup!!) so I have to deal with closing that constantly. I find the dock entirely useless, so maybe a pure driver would be better. Of course the issue is one I can probably solve more permanently if I just sit down and mess with it, but that shouldn't be necessary.
Still, this tablet meets expectations for painting, and the larger size even makes it easier to lay down sketches (usually non-touchscreen tablets can't match up to just drawing on paper), so I'm very happy. Wish I could have started on this tablet!
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By Amazon Customer on August 12, 2015
After using a teeny 4x6 Bamboo pen to do digital art for five years, I felt I deserved an upgrade. For that this doesn't disappoint.By Amazon Customer on August 12, 2015
Disclaimer: I'm an oils and traditional painter at heart, so my approach to digital art is pretty straightforward (one layer and all that)
pros: huge active area for the price, sturdy high-quality build, comes with extra nibs
cons: software is annoying
I was amazed that there exists a tablet this size for $120! The extra space is super nice for detailing, and just everything involving smooth lines and curves. Pressure sensitivity doesn't measure up to wacom's higher-end tablets, but as a heavy user of photoshop's hard round brush that isn't missed. Another feature I can't say much for is touch functionality-- maybe that's also my preference, but it's not worth the effort. Too many accidental activations and whoops, I've rotated the canvas and have to save/close/reopen the document to set it straight again. The hotkeys though are pretty nice. I find it more comfortable to hit the one-key (like i for eyedropper and b for brush) shortcuts on my keyboard, but for stuff like ctrl+s it's worth reaching for the hard button.
However, I do have to complain about the drivers a bit-- they're very ornery, requiring fresh installation every time I reboot my computer or even sometimes unplug the tablet. I just keep the pentablet.dmg on my desktop at this point! This also resets my preferences for Bamboo Dock (do not open on startup!!) so I have to deal with closing that constantly. I find the dock entirely useless, so maybe a pure driver would be better. Of course the issue is one I can probably solve more permanently if I just sit down and mess with it, but that shouldn't be necessary.
Still, this tablet meets expectations for painting, and the larger size even makes it easier to lay down sketches (usually non-touchscreen tablets can't match up to just drawing on paper), so I'm very happy. Wish I could have started on this tablet!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018
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