[Bougie]

I'm interested in the Intuos3.
Do you think 9"x12" is overkill?
Is 6"x8" plenty in your experience?
Does a graphics tablet help a lot with complex vector drawing like in Adobe Illustrator?

 

[DickTees.net]

If it's in your budget you'll want to go with the 9"x12".
I have a tablet at work an almost never use it when I am working in Illustrator. The strengths, for me anyway, of a tablet lay in what you accomplish in Photoshop with it.

 

[Solmu]

Graphic tablets are something I've always thought of as one of those items that you should buy the biggest one you can afford (like a heat press or a tunnel dryer). You may never need the larger size, but it may be useful and it beats upgrading later.

(admittedly this applies less to graphic tablets as the replacement/upgrade cost is less, and the price of the technology drops more than those other items)

 

[Bougie]

So why is a mouse better than a graphics tablet for Illustrator?

 

[DickTees.net]

So why is a mouse better than a graphics tablet for Illustrator?

Personally... I use the bezier pen tool to draw/model images in Illustrator. It's just easier for me to lay down points with the mouse. That's just the way I learned a decade ago. I do get a lot of use out of my tablet in Photoshop though.

 

[dylan]

I am a digital artist, I do tons of paintings in Photoshop.

I do all my design work in Illustrator. I use a trackpad for vector and the tablet for raster.

I am happy on a 6x8, but in also travel and work in public places. I can't function on anything smaller than 6x8. I like it because I can pack it up and go to a coffee shop or a bar. The next time I budget money for a tablet I'll get a 9x12 or larger and keep my 6x8 for traveling.

Hope this provides some insight.

dylan

 

[junipaire]

I myself are quite happy with my 6x8, its easy to hold in the hands and I've just got used to it, I do find the mouse though as someone said is better for paths clicking the points. but for erasing and colouring nothing better than a tablet especially around curves they are great.

 

[photodiver]

I use the 6x8 as well and have been very happy with it. I use photoshop 99% of the time as well as illustrator and I find it works very well for both..

 

[cameo]

At first I thought you were talking about the canvas, but I now understand what you meant. This stuff is good information especially for someone just starting out. Please join in on more info.

 

[cameo]

Out of curiousity..
How many shirts on the average did you goof up on before you got the hang of it?