With this program, I will also have to purchase a drawing tablet correct? And if so, are there any recommendations
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I have a drawing tablet but have never really needed it with Anime Studio. I guess it could be useful for small details, but the tools in Anime are quite comprehensive so I've always worked with a mouse. I would recommend getting the program, playing around with it until you're familiar with the tools; then decide what additional things you need.
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First, your daughter needs a graphics tablet, such as Wacom Bamboo. I think it's called Intuos (not Intuos Pro) now. The smallest and cheapest one would be fine for beginning artists if you have monitor size of 23in and below. Program is not so complex, it's just about the same complexity as other good graphics programs out there. If your daughter is serious about art, settling for less complexity might do more harm than good. This is a good program to start. It's better than Photoshop if you only want to draw/paint. The strong point of this program is creating comic book pages and single page art. It doesn't have animation capabilities. For animation programs, avoid Anime Studio, since that one is overly complicated to use. Easytoon is a good animation program to start. It's free and it's simple. It will help your daughter to focus only on "traditional animating". If your daughter is interested in 3d animation, Blender is a good choice. It's free and it's powerful. The community surrounding that program is very helpful too.
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No, you have to purchase a program separately. Art programs such Inkscape(OSX, Windows, Linux) Gimp(OSX, Windows), and FireAlpaca( OSX, Windows) are some good free art programs, though.
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I am a cartoonist. I have been drawing on paper, scanning into Corel Draw, manipulating and shading the drawing, export as a Jpeg and e-mail it away. Just went to the "world standard" of Adobe Illustrator and having trouble getting up to speed. However, Amazon does sell "Ai for dummies". I got a used one, great price and brand new, and I am starting to make "some" headway on the learning curve. Hang in there, I'm 82. Now I'm looking for a Huion tablet "Dummies" book. Jerry
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Bamboo Create. It was my first tablet. I got it 5 years ago and it's still fully functional through all the years of wear and tear. It's not a huge one, but it's a nice size for beginners or hobbyists. The pen pressure levels aren't too bad either. It comes with two free art programs for Windows and Mac.
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You can as long as you have another specialized software, the tablet hasi its own software wich can help you, but i rather use it for drawings and design!
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I use this tablet in Photoshop myself, and it does make it a lot easier to do touch ups. You can probably even go with the small tablet if your mainly using it for PS and LR. I don't see this tablet as an overkill, I look at it as another tool to add to my creative flow. If you do decide to purchase the Wacom tablet, I would recommend purchasing the POSRUS surface cover on Amazon. It makes the drawing surface a lot smoother, and it gives it a better feel when it comes in contact with your pen. I hope this helps you out.
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I do not use the tablet for drawing. I use it most always for 3D modeling rather than a mouse. My uneducated guess is that it is an excellent and less expensive choice for graphics/drawing. My only complaint is a lack of a software settable pressure threshold as the pen engages with the slightest touch to the tablet.
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It will only let you draw vector art and then import into illustrator. You want a Wacom tablet.
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This is not a stand-alone tablet. It essentially acts like a monitor you can write on. You will have to install whatever software you want to use on your computer in order to use it. There is another version (Cintiq Companion) that has the android operating system on it. I am not sure if illustrator has an app for android.
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Hi Joshua. This is a Touchscreen Drawing 'tablet' and needs a laptop or a desktop to work. It's basically just a big HD Touchscreen TV that lets you draw right on to it. I love it. B.M.Mahon
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Well any Wacom Tablet can be used, and so can a few non Wacom tablets as well. If you want value the Wacom Bamboo Splash CTL471 is a good fit, however it lacks any customization buttons besides the two pen buttons. the CTL471 will run you around $80 but I got mine for $64.24 here on amazon. Now the next model up, the Wacom Bamboo Capture Pen and Tablet CTH470 will run you about $100 ($83.24 here on amazon at the moment) and it comes with 4 programmable buttons which can help you in the long run. It is also marketed more towards photo editing and comes with Photoshop Elements (its a older version, but Photoshop Elements 11 is $100 by itself so you're getting a deal.) So I would go with the Wacom Bamboo Capture Pen and Tablet CTH470 for the most value and to start you off for what you want to do. I bought the Splash because I want to use it mostly for drawing. Still, any Wacom Product is idea for photographers in my opinion.
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The laptop can have paint programs downloaded, and will work with a drawing tablet, as long as the program and tablet are Windows 7 compatible, and the laptop meets the minimum specifications recommended for the drawing tablet and paint program.
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Lester, the tablet is a pen input device that replaces the mouse on your comptuer. Drawing, colors and any design features come from the program you are using to draw on your comptuer. If you do not have a program the tablet comes with free bundled software which does offer color drawing.
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You will need a program that is designed for digital drawing. Some programs that are compatible are Adobe® Photoshop® or Photoshop® Elements®, Autodesk® SketchBook®, Corel® Painter™, ArtRage® Studio and Anime Studio®, among others.
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If you prefer drawing directly on the screen, you may choose the Huion GT-190; If you prefer a smaller device which is easy to carry around, you may choose the Huion H610 Pro. As for software, there are free drawing programs out there, such as MyPaint, Krita, Fire Alpaca and so on. If you would like to buy a drawing program, we recommend Adobe Suites. Hope this helps.
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Hi Karen, Yes, you would need a drawing tablet. Make sure it is listed within the compatible table list displayed by this device. Otherwise It won´t work.