Wacom Cintiq Tablets

I touched on these using these nice wacom tablets briefly last month, in an introductory session, but yesterday afternoon with the technician Graeme, I opened CS6 (photoshop) and tried experimenting, with his pointers and useful tips at my side. I thought it would be uncomfortable to draw on the tablets while at a horizontal angle, but it turned out to not be an issue, after getting used to the feel of the brush.

(iMac with wacom Cintiq)

I began trying to draw a coloured cartoon wolf, just as a photoshop tester, and after practising with several brushes, and styles, I got the hang of pulling up the brush menu, and being able to tweak the size, angle, and colour of the selected brush.

I really would love a copy of photoshop to work with personally, so in the new year I will be attempting to purchase a copy of photoshop, either CS5 or Elements. For now, I may download the trial, just to practise more, when I cannot access the macs at uni.

Thomas.