Love My Wacom Tablet!
- Water Lily Sketch
I installed my Bamboo Fun Wacom Tablet last night and have been playing with it today. New toys are sooo much fun! It came bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter Essentials and some other program that I haven’t installed yet. I didn’t install Photoshop Elements since I already have the full blown version, but I did install Corel Painter and it’s pretty neat and very easy to use. My daughter has been bugging me to install the tablet for weeks now and I’ve promised to let her play with it today after school. I can just see -we’re both going to be fighting over it now. 
The pencil tool feels surprisingly like sketching on paper – there’s even an eraser. It takes a little practice getting used to the fact that while I was sketching on the tablet, I was watching my computer monitor. My hand didn’t always do what I wanted it too like I was having a eye/hand coordination issue. At any rate, after a bit more practice, I’m turning some digital sketches into ceramic laser toner decals.
I used the trace function today in Corel to “sketch” an image of a painting I did a few years ago:
Water Lily Painting o/c, 2006
Cartoon Me
Happy Monday,
~Cynthia
Mary T.
February 2, 2009 at 3:18 pm //
It looks like fun, but I’m not acquainted with the job it is supposed to do! So, I’m wondering what is doing for you other than neat sketches!
Cynthia
February 2, 2009 at 7:30 pm //
It’s a digital drawing/painting tool Mary – but I think it can be used in a variety of ways. Here’s a bit from the Wacom website: Now there’s a simple, easy, and fun way to harness your creativity. Bamboo Fun makes your computer your canvas, allowing you to freely express yourself by simply touching the pen tip to the tablet. Touch up digital photos, draw by hand, create artwork and paintings, and even write in your own handwriting. I plan on using it to make drawings for ceramic decals….
Judy Rolevink
February 2, 2009 at 4:27 pm //
I have one too but I find I use it for playing marjong. You are doing much better, using it for the purpose it was meant for, puts me to shame. Great drawings .Judy
Cynthia
February 2, 2009 at 7:31 pm //
Where’s the mahjong game???? Oh wait – you’re using it as a mouse.
Ben Stark
February 2, 2009 at 6:34 pm //
That thing looks like too much fun! Can’t wait to see what kind of decals you are able to make!
Cynthia
February 2, 2009 at 7:32 pm //
As people used to remark in New England, It’s “wicked” cool, Ben!!
Linda Starr
February 2, 2009 at 7:37 pm //
Hi Cynthia, I can feel the sillyness (fun) coming through on this post, how wonderful, looking forward to see what you do with your new tool.
Cynthia
February 2, 2009 at 7:39 pm //
patricia griffin
February 3, 2009 at 7:26 am //
I admire your willingness to continually explore new things… I sometimes feel like I’m treading water over here to keep afloat while all the new technologies, processes, possibilities rush by… I’ve had to kind of limit my palette of possibilities so as not to get overwhelmed! You go girl!
Cynthia
February 3, 2009 at 7:42 am //
LOL, my “willingness to explore new things…” often gets me off track, Patricia!! The truth is that somethings stick and find resonance, and others don’t. I do like the tablet though, since I’ve tried drawing with Photoshop, but it doesn’t work without the ability to have more control over the mouse like the pen gives me. So, I think this has possibilities.
Judi Tavill
February 3, 2009 at 7:36 pm //
Cynthia… very cool! I used to work with w wacom tablet in 1990-1/1994-96 when I was a fashion and print designer… aI am sure they are so much better/natural now!!! Anyway… The steamboat springs show is closed so… no I have nothing out there… I am coming to Beaver Creek this Sat(the 7th- the 14th!) wanna come visit?????
Anne Webb
February 4, 2009 at 1:56 am //
I’ve been waiting for you to install yours. I *must* have one! lol
Maybe after I get my tax back I can treat myself.