Wacom tablet - tips?

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    Byron

    Not sure about tips as the tablets just work right out of the box. For me
    the only thing I was not happy with was that the device didn't feel like I
    was working on paper it was too slippery. So I placed a piece of paper over
    the drawing area and I had a sketch pad. I am told this is hard on the tips
    but so far 2 years of one tip and still going strong.

    Grant


    Grant Dixon Guest

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    Byron, I've discovered this trick, thanks to Grant :

    Sometimes, the surface is too slipery (the pen has no resistance) and it's difficult to do fine touchup. Grant's suggestion was to put a piece of paper over the tablet. And it works just fine!

    Don't forget that many PSE dialog boxes (mainly the brushes) have options for Tablet support. That is, the more you apply pressure, the bigger or darker or colorfull your painting will be. When selecting the paintbrush, you will be able to make a very nice use or Airbrush abilities (by clicking on the icon in the options bar).

    Now, don't apply 30lbs of pressure just yet! It only has 512 pressure so be gentle. Experiment.

    Also, you'll have additional filters if you've installed all softwares that came with your tablet.
    Raymond Robillard Guest

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    One more thing. Some people have encountered strange behavior with PSE when not using the latest drivers. So save yourself the trouble, Byron, and go get the lastest drivers.

    Ray
    Raymond Robillard Guest

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    Thank you all!

    I'm not experiencing any difficulties, other than that expected when learning a new tool... I just wanted to have any "pearls of wisdom" already in my pocket as I progressed.

    I appreciate all of the advice.

    Byron
    Byron Gale Guest

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    Does anybody know how these tablets actually work? I mean, the technology.

    Wacom says that there's no battery in the stylus or mouse. Consequently, I'm puzzled how they communicate with the pad.

    As an experiment, I placed the stylus flat on the pad. This brings the tip close enough that the pad just begins to sense it - can get "wild" cursor movement by wiggling the stylus. Then, with the stylus still prone, with my finger, I pushed in on the tip... it registered.

    It seems clear to me that the stylus emits something which the pad can sense, and I don't know how it can do so without a power source. Unless it works like one of those electronic key-card things... they're passive, and actually get their power from the sensor via inductance, when in proximity. Kind of like an anti-theft foil-sticker-thing in stores.

    Anyway, I'm curious, and thought I'd ask.

    Byron
    Byron Gale Guest

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    Hi Byron,

    I got this info off the Wacom site awhile back when I purchased my Intuos 2.

    *****************
    "Fact Sheet: How a Cordless Batteryless Pen Works with Penabled Tablet PCs.

    A Wacom electronic pen looks and feels like a real pen yet operates without
    batteries or a connecting cord. It does so by taking advantage of the Wacom
    patented Penabled technology developed by Wacom Co. Ltd. in which a signal
    is sent from a sensor board to the pen and returned for position analysis.
    In operation, a grid of wires in the sensor board alternates between
    transmit and receive modes about every 20 microseconds.
    In the transmit mode, the tablet's signal stimulates oscillation in a
    coil-and-capacitor resonant circuit in the pen. In receive mode, the energy
    of the resonant circuit oscillations in the pen is detected by the sensor's
    antenna grid. This is then analyzed to determine position and other
    information including pressure and tilt. Since the grid provides the power
    to the pen through resonant coupling, no batteries are required.

    The advantage of a Wacom Penabled device is that the sensor grid mounts
    behind the LCD, thus providing the best possible display performance.
    Additionally, the pens require no batteries or cord. As the Wacom pen comes
    close to the tablet surface, it begins to resonate, generating its own
    frequency back to the tablet. The pen's location is tracked with very high
    accuracy. The tablet then sends location, up to 256 levels of pressure and
    other information to the computer. The pen also contains a side switch, and
    an optional eraser is available."

    *****************
    SES
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    Hi Byron,

    I got this info off the Wacom site awhile back when I purchased my Intuos 2.

    *****************
    "Fact Sheet: How a Cordless Batteryless Pen Works with Penabled Tablet PCs.

    A Wacom electronic pen looks and feels like a real pen yet operates without
    batteries or a connecting cord. It does so by taking advantage of the Wacom
    patented Penabled technology developed by Wacom Co. Ltd. in which a signal
    is sent from a sensor board to the pen and returned for position analysis.
    In operation, a grid of wires in the sensor board alternates between
    transmit and receive modes about every 20 microseconds.
    In the transmit mode, the tablet's signal stimulates oscillation in a
    coil-and-capacitor resonant circuit in the pen. In receive mode, the energy
    of the resonant circuit oscillations in the pen is detected by the sensor's
    antenna grid. This is then analyzed to determine position and other
    information including pressure and tilt. Since the grid provides the power
    to the pen through resonant coupling, no batteries are required.

    The advantage of a Wacom Penabled device is that the sensor grid mounts
    behind the LCD, thus providing the best possible display performance.
    Additionally, the pens require no batteries or cord. As the Wacom pen comes
    close to the tablet surface, it begins to resonate, generating its own
    frequency back to the tablet. The pen's location is tracked with very high
    accuracy. The tablet then sends location, up to 256 levels of pressure and
    other information to the computer. The pen also contains a side switch, and
    an optional eraser is available."

    *****************
    SES
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    Well I dug around for the info because I initially was hoping that I could
    just use my drafting pencil substituting the Wacom tip instead of the lead.
    This plastic thing is too clunky. I like the feel of the metal one I'm used
    to sketching with but no such luck!
    For some reason this info isn't in their FAQ section. I found it in the PR
    section.

    SES

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    You're welcome! I like to know the WHY of things to.
    Makes it much easier to learn when you do.

    ; )
    SES

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