i’m just wacko for wacom

// July 31st, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Design, Geekery

Quite a while back, I purchased a Bamboo Fun (Medium) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software to see what all the fuss about using a graphic tablet was about.  I admit that I tinkered with it briefly and stuck it back in the box for several months.  I have a designer friend who swears by tablets and even uses hers for basic computer operation,  OS navigation and such – not just for doing things in graphics applications.  She told me to just keep using the tablet and soon I’d get the hang of it.

So I did, and I liked it.  I was certainly no pro, but after learning to use the pen/tablet and seeing what I could do with it, I wanted to do more…so I decided to upgrade to the Intuos4 and have a little more power and flexibility.

Man, am I ever glad that I did.  I bought the Wacom Intuos4 Medium Pen Tablet from Amazon (best price!) and have to say it’s one of the best hardware investments I’ve ever made.  The additional levels of pressure sensitivity, comfort of the pen, and customizable buttons and stuff are just…like butter.

Or honey.  Or anything you love that’s sweet and delightful.

At any rate, this thing totally ROCKS, and if you do any sort of photo manipulating, design, or especially illustration (which I am just dabbling in but hoping to learn more) I highly recommend that you add a Wacom Intuos4 to your tool arsenal.