(Part 2) Best artist light boxes according to redditors
We found 82 Reddit comments discussing the best artist light boxes. We ranked the 28 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I use a 12" VisTablet (simular to Wacom) pretty extensively during the conceptual and schematic phases of a project. I don't use this with any CAD software, rather, I use it mostly with photoshop in editing hand renderings that I've scanned in. This sorts of tablets can be pretty cheap, so if you have the money for it, combine it with a good thin light table like this one.
I've used my Surface Pro 3 for sketching, and while some people really like it, I prefer drawing on paper and scanning. At any rate, good touchscreens that are great for drawing would be over $800. However, having said that, my favorite drawing software is Manga Studio, now called Clip Studio Paint, if that is an option. It's marketed toward comic/anime artists, but I have found it is the best software that replicates the way pens, pencils and brushes actually work.
I use this
https://www.adorama.com/ipifhpf7200.html
and something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Newcomdigi-Aniamtion-Sketching-Designing-Stencilling/dp/B01K4ES2YC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504316512&sr=8-1&keywords=Tracings+tablet
I no longer use a tripod because realistically you only need a certain height above the neg to fill your dslr's frame so I made a jig to hold the camera at a specific height. To be fancy I bought a tripod head that mounts to the jig. Picture a copy stand made of wood with a tripod head. Nothing janky but then again I'm a mechanical engineer that used to do opto-mechanical engineering for aerial cameras.
In any case, yes you can walk away with a flatbed but in less than 15 minutes, I'll have an entire roll of 36 exposures scanned at 12mp per image that I just need 5 minutes to run the photoshop action and it'll batch color correct the entire roll. It's more impressive when I dslr scan like 4 rolls at once and run the color correct photoshop action once, the time savings really adds up. Realistically, it takes 1.3 seconds per image to dslr scan but the what takes up the most time is the cutting of the negative to strips of 6, putting them in the film holder, rocket blowing the dust off, and then PrintFile sleeving them after scanning but this is stuff that you should be doing anyways if you scan the conventional way.
I'll have to take a picture of my setup one day. Hope this helps maybe explain some of how the efficiencies can be achieved.
LED tracing tablet: https://www.amazon.com/Huion-26-77-Inches-LED-Light/dp/B00D3YE4GQ
I've been fielding so many inquiries about them--makes me think I need to get in the business!
I have an older version of this one which does the job quite well. Plus it's easy to wipe down, which it sounds like you may need.
I bought this thing. It's USB powered, so you can plug it into the laptop with a long cord so you're not holding your laptop up in the air in the dark. I happen to have a field battery setup with USB ports so I don't even need to mess with the laptop, and I can take flats without moving the scope :)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014ST6IBS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
I'm looking for a photography setup like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017SQL782 is there anything I should pay attention to when buying one? This will be for product and model photography, I have a Nikon d5100.
https://smile.amazon.com/XP-PEN-Tracing-Light-Table-Anti-fouling/dp/B015FQHGQ4?sa-no-redirect=1
Works great
When using a Surface device, it is nice to have a small bluetooth keyboard with a numberpad. I set it angled to the side of the device. I would also use software like autohotkey or radialmenu to remap the pen buttons so that you have access to the MMB from the pen.
In terms of easily moving objects, you're just going to have to practice a lot. It becomes just as easy as a mouse after awhile. If you end up really enjoying the pen over the mouse, I would also pick up an artist glove: https://www.amazon.com/LaughingPaw-Anti-fouling-Drawing-Display-Tracing/dp/B01CX0AIUG/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=artist%20glove&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&qid=1500645199&ref_=mp_s_a_1_15&sr=8-15
The glove will protect your hand from the tablet's heat and will also allow you to slide your hand across the glass more easily.