Reddit reviews Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet
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Powerful tablet helps you create digital art, embellish photos, draw by hand, and moreIntuitive Multi-Touch system lets you navigate your computer using just your fingertipsIncluded stylus features 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity; provides a pen-on-paper feelCompatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (Service Pack 2), and Mac OS X (10.4.8 or higher)Backed by Wacom's 1-year manufacturer?s warranty
Wait, what? I use a bamboo fun daily, but it's useless without either the mouse or pen.
edit: the version I have vs. the completely different version of what they're selling now
I own and recommend this one. It's a great tablet for the price. My one complaint is that it feels a little flimsy compared to the one I owned previously, but it's always resting on a table so that's not really a problem.
I was actually referring to the Bamboo Fun which is essentially a larger version of the Bamboo Pen and Touch
It's a Wacom Bamboo Fun with Manga Studio/Photoshop. The tablet is kinda old but does everything I need it to do (not to mention i got it for free). You can get one for about $150 on amazon, which is still a pretty penny but if you like drawing and want the complete freedom of digital art. It's worth it.
EDIT: I had more to say than I thought, and it reads like a crazy man's ramble. Enjoyyyy.
Here are my thoughts. While I like my tablet, I think paper is better. Why? Tactile feedback from the paper, and the grip it has on a drawing instrument, not to mention the ability to instantly see where a line is going. Newer tablets have a more paper-like surface, and you do have the option of taping a piece of paper over the tablet, so maybe it's just the traditional aspect of putting real lines down that gets me. I will not stop using my tablet, because it is a far more intuitive interface for even just coloring, and it is seriously fun to use, and Wacom products are just amazing, but when I'm being Mr. Serious Artist Fancypants, and practicing, that practice I do with charcoal or pencil on newsprint. Consider buying yourself some newsprint. Cheap, for learning/sketching, and you'll still have enough scratch to buy your tablet. You definitely shouldn't just choose digital over traditional. You can, and should do both. WE ARE NOT TRADITIONAL, NOR ARE WE DIGITAL. WE ARE ... THE MODERN.
I also think I prefer actual ink to digital when working with comics, for instance. There's just more emotion and movement in your lines, no matter how much you can control brush dynamics in PS. Plus, inking is zen-like once you get down to business. I've never felt so entranced by drawing than when I was inking.
TABLETS! Always go for a medium size and larger. Usually about 6 inches by 8 inches, or thereabouts. I am working on a small one, and it works, but I'm just waiting for my 6 x 11 to get here. Keep in mind that when going increasingly bigger, you must use more of your arm to cover the tablet. If you prefer drawing with your wrist, stick to a medium-sized tablet. If you're working with two monitors all the time, you may want a larger tablet so the drawing surface is divided. If you've traditionally used a lot of arm movement, as many painters have, consider going bigger. There is a 9 x 12 inch (bigger than a piece of A4 paper!) Intuos3, and they go for about $250 on Amazon and eBay.
The Bamboos work well, especially if you're not looking to drop a lot of money on your first tablet (which is a good choice, imo), and my only gripe about them is re: the drawing surface. Older Wacoms have a plastic sheet that lays on top of the active surface, so you don't scratch it and/or wear it away. The Bamboo does not, and that's not even a side effect of it being the lower end in Wacom's lineup. Even the Intuos line dropped the sheet, and I think it's due to the new more paper-like drawing surface.
The Bamboo you've selected is a small size, and I am fairly certain you will not be happy with it in the long run. Just too small of a drawing area, especially for those times you're zoomed in and you want a smooth, sweeping stroke to lay down a clean a line as possible. By the way, you may not be able to see them, but there are four little corners etched into the tablet which outline the active area/drawing space. The active space is 3.6 x 5.8 inches. It is a tablet meant more for writing than drawing, in other words.
I recommend this one: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTH661-Bamboo-Fun-Tablet/dp/B002OOWC4C/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334763390&sr=1-8&tag=acleint-20
The active area is about 6 x 8 inches, so you have a much broader surface to draw on, and it's still pretty cheap (as tablets go) at $110. You will enjoy the experience a hell of a lot more, I can guarantee it.
I've had this one for a few years. The nubs in the pen ware down after a while,(took mine almost a year) but they're cheap and easy to replace. I've had mine for three years and haven't had any trouble with it.
(blatant plug because I love my tablet--[here it is on Amazon at 59.99, a steal, I paid 100 for mine like five years ago](
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTH661-Bamboo-Fun-Tablet/dp/B002OOWC4C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469997709&sr=8-1&keywords=bamboo+fun+tablet) ) --- I'm not gonna tell you how to do it but I'll give you some tips! I took an animation class one time! Wow! You're gonna want a pegboard, and if you have a glass-topped desk or something you could jury-rig it into a light table. Those things are super duper helpful for traditional hand drawn animation. I have no experience with Toonz. (opentoonz?) I opened it once and couldn't figure it out after three minutes. Time for me to go try it again.
If you animate an SU thing, you should post it! Have a good time!!
edit--hecked up the formatting