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wirefree	May 28 2009, 3:10am Anchor
I write with regards to the 'Felt' nib designed for a pencil-on-paper feel on the Wacom Intuos and would appreciate comments on your experience with the same. To what extent does the functionality satisfy you? In other words, does using it really not feel like a wet fingertip on glass? Look forward to your responses. Best, wirefree P.S. I last experimented with tablets for digital artwork back in 2002.
SinKing bumps me thread	May 28 2009, 7:13am Anchor
I didn't try mounting any other pen tips yet, and the ones I got with the grip pen are all plastic. How on earth do you exchange these tips anyway? I can't see how you are supposed to get the tip of the pen open. However, I have been using my pen for a year now and it's still perfect. What do you use these felt nibs for anyway? Are they supposed to help simulating a wet-in-wet painting feel, perhaps? --
Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer	May 29 2009, 4:35am Anchor
I bought some new nibs for my Cintiq, the felt ones just give you a bit more grip, the standard ones feel slippery, the spring ones are marketed as "brush" nibs but they feel more like a Ball Point pen and glide over the tablet much more loosely than the standard nibs. I prefer the standard ones the most though. It really comes down to the type of work you're doing that justifies which Nib you should use. Someone wrote:How on earth do you exchange these tips anyway? I can't see how you are supposed to get the tip of the pen open. You pull them out, there's a tool for it but you can just use your teeth if you don't mind damaging the nib (which I've done with my Graphire pens .) they come out really easy once you know where to pull. --
SinKing bumps me thread	May 29 2009, 7:49am Anchor
There's a tool? Why the hell don't they send that with the Tablets? I don't want to pull it out with my teeth, if I can't reuse them/damage them. Most likely that would happen, because onyl 3-4 mm of the tip stick out from the pen. You unscrew the top part to remove the nib? That's the only part I found I could remove from the pen. (sorry, could probably google it, but didn't feel the necessity to change the tip of my pen yet). Taking precautions here Edited by: SinKing
Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer	May 29 2009, 4:58pm Anchor
Someone wrote:There's a tool? Why the hell don't they send that with the Tablets? They only include it in the Nib Pack, you can get it directly from Wacom's shop if you're in the US, if you're in Australia then you can use their online shop which is third party owned. They are very cheap so don't worry and its always good to have spares. I do agree though that they should come with the tablet, My Cintiq didn't even have it and I paid 3k for it. The tool cost a measly $5 from the wholesaler (which is about $20 retail) and came with additional attachements for the stylis such as a new rubber casing for it with the 2nd button removed (very helpful but its impossible to get on). Direct.wacom.com That's the one right there- and it shows the tool you use. An easier and more cheaper method is Tweasers. Edited by: Mr_Cyberpunk
SinKing bumps me thread	May 29 2009, 5:58pm Anchor
Thanks Mr. C, much appreciated info that is! I give you a hint on how to get the rubber casing on the stylus: put it on the heater. Find a way to heat it without melting it and it will probably slip across the pen easily. I have no idea how to get off the old rubber casing, though . That's fucking stupid though, I pay 8,90 for mail and 5bucks for the nibs and the tool... How is a Cintiq, except expensive? I very often get annoyed that I can't turn the Wacom like a piece of paper. You can turn the canvas in some programs, but that's not the same. I guess the additional trouble with thumbnailing and scanning doesn't make it necessary to buy a Cintiq, though. So, compared to the Wacom Intuos what other advantages does it have? A Cintique screen is probably pre-calibrated, so the colors are better? --
Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer	May 29 2009, 8:25pm Anchor
The cintiq no longer turns because of a OH&S issue, which I was really annoyed with as they still advertise it does that, but when I got the manual it said "due to concerns the Cintiq no longer rotates on an axis." Being able to draw on a screen however is AWESOME and better than doing it on a tablet, simply because you have excessive amounts of control over how you draw, it feels very much like paper, but the only problem is that you need the skill in order to make the most of it, whilst I do have skill I'm still learning. The Cintiq can be callibrated, the colors aren't better, they're on par with an iMac monitor- I have another monitor here that suparses it. The advantages though are just the increase speed in workflow, what would usually take days on an Intous takes barely an hour, the work looks more clean and less "machined"- I don't regret the purchase at all but my advice would be get the cheaper one because I've noticed the screensize really doesn't matter unless you're working on A3- which I have done hence why its useful for me to have it. The smaller models are more than ample and the starting one is the same price as the Intous. --
willy-wilson	Jun 28 2009, 11:16pm Anchor
intous 4 (med-large size) would be best buy imo --

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wirefree

May 28 2009, 3:10am Anchor

I write with regards to the 'Felt' nib designed for a pencil-on-paper feel on the Wacom Intuos and would appreciate comments on your experience with the same. To what extent does the functionality satisfy you? In other words, does using it really not feel like a wet fingertip on glass?

Look forward to your responses.

Best,
wirefree

P.S. I last experimented with tablets for digital artwork back in 2002.

SinKing bumps me thread

May 28 2009, 7:13am Anchor

I didn't try mounting any other pen tips yet, and the ones I got with the grip pen are all plastic. How on earth do you exchange these tips anyway? I can't see how you are supposed to get the tip of the pen open. However, I have been using my pen for a year now and it's still perfect. What do you use these felt nibs for anyway? Are they supposed to help simulating a wet-in-wet painting feel, perhaps?

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Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer

May 29 2009, 4:35am Anchor

I bought some new nibs for my Cintiq, the felt ones just give you a bit more grip, the standard ones feel slippery, the spring ones are marketed as "brush" nibs but they feel more like a Ball Point pen and glide over the tablet much more loosely than the standard nibs. I prefer the standard ones the most though. It really comes down to the type of work you're doing that justifies which Nib you should use.

Someone wrote:How on earth do you exchange these tips anyway? I can't see how you are supposed to get the tip of the pen open.

You pull them out, there's a tool for it but you can just use your teeth if you don't mind damaging the nib (which I've done with my Graphire pens .) they come out really easy once you know where to pull.

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SinKing bumps me thread

May 29 2009, 7:49am Anchor

There's a tool? Why the hell don't they send that with the Tablets? I don't want to pull it out with my teeth, if I can't reuse them/damage them. Most likely that would happen, because onyl 3-4 mm of the tip stick out from the pen.
You unscrew the top part to remove the nib? That's the only part I found I could remove from the pen. (sorry, could probably google it, but didn't feel the necessity to change the tip of my pen yet). Taking precautions here

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Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer

May 29 2009, 4:58pm Anchor

Someone wrote:There's a tool? Why the hell don't they send that with the Tablets?

They only include it in the Nib Pack, you can get it directly from Wacom's shop if you're in the US, if you're in Australia then you can use their online shop which is third party owned. They are very cheap so don't worry and its always good to have spares. I do agree though that they should come with the tablet, My Cintiq didn't even have it and I paid 3k for it. The tool cost a measly $5 from the wholesaler (which is about $20 retail) and came with additional attachements for the stylis such as a new rubber casing for it with the 2nd button removed (very helpful but its impossible to get on).

Direct.wacom.com

That's the one right there- and it shows the tool you use.

An easier and more cheaper method is Tweasers.

Edited by: Mr_Cyberpunk

SinKing bumps me thread

May 29 2009, 5:58pm Anchor

Thanks Mr. C, much appreciated info that is! I give you a hint on how to get the rubber casing on the stylus: put it on the heater. Find a way to heat it without melting it and it will probably slip across the pen easily. I have no idea how to get off the old rubber casing, though .
That's fucking stupid though, I pay 8,90 for mail and 5bucks for the nibs and the tool...

How is a Cintiq, except expensive? I very often get annoyed that I can't turn the Wacom like a piece of paper. You can turn the canvas in some programs, but that's not the same. I guess the additional trouble with thumbnailing and scanning doesn't make it necessary to buy a Cintiq, though. So, compared to the Wacom Intuos what other advantages does it have? A Cintique screen is probably pre-calibrated, so the colors are better?

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Mr_Cyberpunk Game Developer

May 29 2009, 8:25pm Anchor

The cintiq no longer turns because of a OH&S issue, which I was really annoyed with as they still advertise it does that, but when I got the manual it said "due to concerns the Cintiq no longer rotates on an axis." Being able to draw on a screen however is AWESOME and better than doing it on a tablet, simply because you have excessive amounts of control over how you draw, it feels very much like paper, but the only problem is that you need the skill in order to make the most of it, whilst I do have skill I'm still learning.

The Cintiq can be callibrated, the colors aren't better, they're on par with an iMac monitor- I have another monitor here that suparses it.

The advantages though are just the increase speed in workflow, what would usually take days on an Intous takes barely an hour, the work looks more clean and less "machined"- I don't regret the purchase at all but my advice would be get the cheaper one because I've noticed the screensize really doesn't matter unless you're working on A3- which I have done hence why its useful for me to have it. The smaller models are more than ample and the starting one is the same price as the Intous.

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willy-wilson

Jun 28 2009, 11:16pm Anchor

intous 4 (med-large size) would be best buy imo

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