Do you use a graphics tablet to animate?
Poll: Do you use a graphics tablet to animate? Friday April 11, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Well, this week I finally got the Wacom Cintiq 12WX I’ve been wanting for so long, to replace my old 12×9 Adesso CyberTablet. It’s taking a bit of adjustment; I’m so used to looking at the monitor while drawing on the tablet that being able to look at the display as if drawing on a piece of paper is new, and calibrating the thing just right to work with the way I tend to hold my hand while drawing is turning out to be an interesting process (especially since there’s a slight disconnect between the tip of the stylus and the image on the screen due to the thickness of the LCD panel, so it doesn’t feel exactly like drawing on paper). It’s opening up an interesting new opportunity for me, though: the opportunity to animate right on screen. That’s right, even though I’ve
Poll: Do you use a graphics tablet to animate? Friday April 11, 2008 Well, this week I finally got the Wacom Cintiq 12WX I’ve been wanting for so long, to replace my old 12×9 Adesso CyberTablet. It’s taking a bit of adjustment; I’m so used to looking at the monitor while drawing on the tablet that being able to look at the display as if drawing on a piece of paper is new, and calibrating the thing just right to work with the way I tend to hold my hand while drawing is turning out to be an interesting process (especially since there’s a slight disconnect between the tip of the stylus and the image on the screen due to the thickness of the LCD panel, so it doesn’t feel exactly like drawing on paper). It’s opening up an interesting new opportunity for me, though: the opportunity to animate right on screen. That’s right, even though I’ve been using graphics tablets for years, I’ve never really
