Re: FLASH: Wacom size

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 04:06 PM 2/16/00 , you wrote:


>I'm new to this whole Wacom thing, never used one actually but am looking at

>getting one. What are the benefits to getting the biggest pad you can

>afford?  I mean I understand you have more area to work with, but say for

>instance 12"x12"...what can you do on it that you can't (or have a hard time

>doing) on the 6"x8"?  Would I have to drag over and scroll the page to get

>more area or how does that work?

>

>TIA,

>Tyson



Ken's response is one I would second. Really think about where you'd put 

that 12x12 -- they're HUGE! The cartoonist James Thurber was legally blind 

and used to draw on wall-sized pieces of paper. But short of that, I cannot 

really see the need for so large a drawing surface. I have the 6x8 and it's 

quite large enough. I also have a 3-1/2 x 5 and sometimes it's nice to draw 

that small. Regardless, you can set the tablet area to match the screen 

area. It even works with dual monitors. Newer Wacoms have a liftable 

transparency so you can slip a drawing underneath and trace it, so I 

suppose that's another advantage of the 12x12. I just can't imagine using 

it. Also know that the resolution on a Wacom is a lot higher than a regular 

mouse, so you can get precision even on a smaller tablet. So I would base 

the size decision on how big you like to draw (hand movement), how much 

desk space you can spare, and your budget.


Marc Hoffman


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