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I think it really depends on your background. I'm a much better artist using pencils or even brushes than I am on a computer, but I have been doing some work o
by xiaoma 16y ago
I think it really depends on your background. I'm a much better artist using pencils or even brushes than I am on a computer, but I have been doing some work on a tablet and I find I'm adapting fairly well.
For someone like me, Pixelmator has some serious drawbacks. For one thing the pressure sensitivity curve isn't quite right for the pens. Worse yet, it often interprets rapidly drawn curves as straight lines! It also had some serious UI problems which I understand have improved somewhat in the most recent version. If I had to chose, I'd take Pixelmator over GIMP for simple everyday tasks, but seriously, the only reasonable replacement I've seen for what I want out of Photoshp would be Corel Painter.
I don't think it's an accident that Wacom has worked out a deal with both companies and ships PSE and Painter Essentials with their Bamboo tablets.
- ig1 16y agoHence Sketchbook, I use Sketchbook with my Bamboo tablet (I've heard good thinks about ArtRage). I'm no artist, but Sketchbook feels much more like real drawing than Photoshop/Pixelmator.
- xiaoma 16y agoI've never used Sketchbook, but after reading your post I googled it and it looks really good. Does it support all the standard bamboo productivity features (e.g. the eraser, clicking the lower pencil button to drag, zooming and rotating w/ multi-touch, etc..)? So far, I've been really pleased with the software wacom bundled in, but if there is a weakness it would be a good pencil sketching interface, as opposed to painting. Especially the smudge feature on PSE feels like it's for paints, not pencil. Unfortunately, it looks like Sketchbook licenses are only usable in a single country, which doesn't work for me. Pretty much anything on my laptop is going to get used in China, Taiwan and the US.