Flu and Cintiq Pro review
Hi everyone! I'm stuck at home with the flu, so I've decided to try to distract myself from being sick by writing about my new drawing tablet, a Wacom Cintiq Pro which, it turns out, really saved me this week.
For years, I've worked on a Wacom Cintiq 24 HD. I love that tablet, but it's huge. It's literally 80 pounds, and it takes two people to move it. It's great for working in my art studio, but I wanted something more mobile, as well, so I bought a 16 inch Cintiq Pro. Mostly I've used it for sketching in front of the tv. Also, the color on the Cintiq Pro is more accurate than on the older 24 HD, so I use it for color illustrations, too. But I found another use for my new tablet... I can work from bed when I'm sick!
I was working on a contest entry for Shonen Sirius magazine when I came down with the flu. I'd already put so much work into it that I was determined to finish, but I couldn't sit upright for very long and the deadline was fast approaching. Then I got the idea to set up my laptop computer and the little Cintiq in bed. I could still work comfortably while lying on my side, and the work was a nice distraction from the illness. It's pretty exciting how fast technology has progressed in such a short time that I could work from a sickbed! My only complaint is that I wish I had gone a size up and gotten the 24 inch model, since it was more difficult to get nice smooth lines on the smaller workspace. I still prefer my old Cintiq 24 HD, partly because of the larger screen and partly because the screen is less smooth so the pen is easier to control, but it's been great to have a more mobile option for special cases like this.
For years, I've worked on a Wacom Cintiq 24 HD. I love that tablet, but it's huge. It's literally 80 pounds, and it takes two people to move it. It's great for working in my art studio, but I wanted something more mobile, as well, so I bought a 16 inch Cintiq Pro. Mostly I've used it for sketching in front of the tv. Also, the color on the Cintiq Pro is more accurate than on the older 24 HD, so I use it for color illustrations, too. But I found another use for my new tablet... I can work from bed when I'm sick!
I was working on a contest entry for Shonen Sirius magazine when I came down with the flu. I'd already put so much work into it that I was determined to finish, but I couldn't sit upright for very long and the deadline was fast approaching. Then I got the idea to set up my laptop computer and the little Cintiq in bed. I could still work comfortably while lying on my side, and the work was a nice distraction from the illness. It's pretty exciting how fast technology has progressed in such a short time that I could work from a sickbed! My only complaint is that I wish I had gone a size up and gotten the 24 inch model, since it was more difficult to get nice smooth lines on the smaller workspace. I still prefer my old Cintiq 24 HD, partly because of the larger screen and partly because the screen is less smooth so the pen is easier to control, but it's been great to have a more mobile option for special cases like this.
