A matter of practice

You get used to looking at the computer screen but having your hand on Wacom. If the nib is near the tablet but not touching, the screen pointer follows it. So if you just raise the tip a few mm off the surface but are still resting your hand on the it, you can slide your hand over the pad and the pointer follows it on the screen. So moving the pen around without drawing is much like moving a mouse. However, when the nip is touching, I find it much much easier to draw with than a mouse it's much more fine control and more natural.

True, using an ipad/android tablet with a stylus is the mosts natural, but if you want to use a large screen with more resolution, the Wacom is better.

Posted By: fleckmatic on January 20th 2020 at 11:48:37

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Computer advice please (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 10:18:31
- As others have said, Bamboo or wacom (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 20, 11:41:27
  - Thanks cardiff (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:49:15
- Wacom tablet (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 10:23:48
  - Thanks! (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 10:31:13
    - A Wacom tablet is not a ios/android type screen tablet (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 11:05:53
      - Thanks again but seems to be for iPads? (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:11:02
        
        Sorry (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 11:49:51
        
        Great that's brilliant thanks (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:55:07
    - Very much you get what you pay for in this area. (NCFC) - KetteringRyu, Jan 20, 11:00:58
      - Thanks Kett (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:06:01
        
        I have both the Intuos Pro and the cheaper Intuos S (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 20, 11:34:21
        
        Thanks KDDD, further q please... (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:37:27
        
        I did when I first started using it. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 20, 11:42:45
        
        That sounds like definite option to look at then (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:51:13
        
        Issue is without a screen the accuracy is only slightly better than a mouse (NCFC) - KetteringRyu, Jan 20, 11:31:59
        
        Does take quite a while to get use to them. But once you do it can feel pretty natural. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 20, 11:35:27
        
        I suppose with more time it might be easier. I thought 2-3 months (NCFC) - KetteringRyu, Jan 20, 11:48:37
        
        Yes you should definitely be able to master it within 2-3 months. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 20, 11:55:49
        
        That makes sense. (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:35:02
        
        A matter of practice (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 11:48:37
        
        Brilliant thanks again (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 11:54:38
        
        And on final bit of advice... (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 12:05:44
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrQg2lzZ eZM (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Jan 20, 11:58:07
        
        Perfect! Thanks again (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 12:05:50
- Check out products by Bamboo (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 20, 10:22:16
  - Thanks Steve will take a look, much appreciated (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Jan 20, 10:31:38

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