Wacom Cintiq, I'm so lucky
So I upgraded from a wacom bamboo to a wacom cintiq, and I must say, working on it is world's apart. I have literally increased efficiency by more than 2x due to the fact that I can actually see what I am drawing.
Here are my first works on my cintiq
http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/344/1/5/first_wacom_cintiq_drawing_by_artistlimited-d34lp83.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/345/8/2/animated_cat_strut_cycle_by_artistlimited-d34n2zs.gif
For some, a cintiq might be overkill, but I am doing a lot of 2d animation. As such, animation requires high accuracy, so while my bamboo sufficed for 3 years, it made animating a long an arduous process. With the cintiq, it still takes a long time to animate, but the walk cycle I did took only an hour and a half of focused work, whereas it would have taken nearly 3 to 4 hours before.
Just wondering folks, but do if you do a lot of digital art with a tablet, do you plan on getting a cintiq?
For cintiq owners, I am just wondering; What are your complaints with your tablet so far? I am fairly new to it, so I don't know what problems I will run into.
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dgaf about tablets
used to be obsessed and wanted a cintiq pretty badly but then I just got an intuos and all my hopes for digital art crashed because I suck
Wow a Cintiq...D: I can barely afford a small sized Intuos.
Lol nice. That cat walk is awesome xD
-rages-
DO WANT.
I will get one when I win the lottery.
[quote=aznpudding03]Wait, so the drawing actually shows up on the tablet?[/quote]
Yep. This is quite an advantage as it provides better hand-eye coordination.
[quote=Icephoenix21]Does the drawing show up on all tablets? Or just the cintiq? Cuz I'll probaly end up getting an Intuous from tax returns..[/quote]
No, the Intuos/Bamboo do not show the drawing on the tablet itself.
[quote=Clulesspony][url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pel2ZB9zs6I/Sw4JIqoJp0I/AAAAAAAAAH4/-hx6iOxzONw/s1600/Wacom-Cintiq-12WX-2-lg.jpg]Yup.[/url]
I really want to upgrade my bamboo, but I still haven't found something I can't do without it. Really, I only use it casually.[/quote]
WOW that's cool. @TS I can see how this would help.
@above no, it doesn't show up on the bamboo fun... I don't think it shows up on the Intuos either.
Does the drawing show up on all tablets? Or just the cintiq? Cuz I'll probaly end up getting an Intuous from tax returns..
[quote=aznpudding03]Wait, so the drawing actually shows up on the tablet?[/quote]
[url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pel2ZB9zs6I/Sw4JIqoJp0I/AAAAAAAAAH4/-hx6iOxzONw/s1600/Wacom-Cintiq-12WX-2-lg.jpg]Yup.[/url]
I really want to upgrade my bamboo, but I still haven't found something I can't do without it. Really, I only use it casually.
Wait, so the drawing actually shows up on the tablet?