Just bought Graphire2...

Hey, I just bought a Graphire2 today and was just wondering if any of you had any tips for using it?? So far I seem to have no real problems with it but was wondering if any of you had any tips for me.

Thanks.

Don't use It.

They're Junk.

Give it to me.


Actually I'm planning on getting an Intous2.

Give it to me.:p

This is the best and only tip you all can give?!?!?

Actually, I haven't ever used one. Only thing I could recommend is practice.

Sounds like a question for Vida. Check out his art on the art showcase.

That last post was supposed to be sort of a joke. Just the mood I was in I guess. I apologize if it offended you.

No wasn't offended just suprised that no one around here responded that's all.

So how do you like the graphire2 anyway?
Pretty cool?
Is it pretty sensitive?


I really want to get my hands on an intuos2 9x12. I have an airbrush, and I would love to be able to do it on the computer. Plus, with photoshop's pressure sensitive tools, wooee!

Graphics tablets are great tools, but don't expect them to be exactly like a pencil to paper. I've got a 9x12 Intuos I use at home and a 12x12 Art-Z II at work.

From my experience, Graphics tablets require a lot of practice to use truly effectively. Right off the bat, they are great for some tasks, such as airbrushing and photo touch-ups, but its more clumsy than using a pencil and paper. I guess its because you can't look at the tablet to see what you're drawing. Anyway, it does have a learning curve to get used to drawing with one. Airbrushing is the first and easiest thing to do with one, and I suggest at least working with that to get an idea of how pressure sensitivity works in Photoshop.

Inking/drawing with a tablet is a whole different matter. If you keep the pressure sensitivity on when you draw, don't expect fluid results, at least not at first. Its also very disconcerting to be drawing and not looking at the pen/tablet when you draw. So your results that you see on screen will probably not look like how you normally draw. Though eventually, you can compensate for this, with practice, of course.