Best Graphic Tablets for Artists

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Wacom Intuos4 PTK640

$356.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had never used a tablet before but after attending a photography workshop where the instructor used the large version of this tablet to demonstrate fine point editing in photoshop i thought i would
from www.amazon.com
the drivers work perfectly with mac os x 10.5, and right out of the box, the product made my workflow with photoshop ten times easier.
from www.amazon.com
i primarily use a tablet with photoshop.
from www.amazon.com
it is very enjoyable and intuitive for use in photoshop, which is my primary use.
from www.amazon.com
i am using it for photoshop and am doing even better with this new tool.

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Positives: Compact, Excellent Sensitivity, Excellent Performance, Connectivity: Cable

2 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for ARTISTS

Wacom Intuos4 PTK-440

$225.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had never used a tablet before but after attending a photography workshop where the instructor used the large version of this tablet to demonstrate fine point editing in photoshop i thought i would
from www.amazon.com
the drivers work perfectly with mac os x 10.5, and right out of the box, the product made my workflow with photoshop ten times easier.
from www.amazon.com
i love it most with photoshop.
from www.amazon.com
although it's great, i found the picture did not tell the truth of it's actual size.
from www.amazon.com
i'm not very demanding in this regard, as i use a tablet mainly for fine control of photoshop editing.

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Positives: Compact, Nice Sensitivity, Great Performance, Connectivity: Cable

3 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for ARTISTS

Wacom Intuos 4 PTK1240

$772.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had never used a tablet before but after attending a photography workshop where the instructor used the large version of this tablet to demonstrate fine point editing in photoshop i thought i would
from www.amazon.com
the drivers work perfectly with mac os x 10.5, and right out of the box, the product made my workflow with photoshop ten times easier.
from www.amazon.com
it's not shown in any of the pictures and so one might think that the pad is something you use when you need it.
from www.amazon.com
although it's great, i found the picture did not tell the truth of it's actual size.
from www.amazon.com
it is very enjoyable and intuitive for use in photoshop, which is my primary use.

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Positives: Compact, Excellent Performance, Nice Sensitivity, Connectivity: Cable

4 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for ARTISTS

Wacom Intuos4 PTK840 Digital Pen

$455.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had never used a tablet before but after attending a photography workshop where the instructor used the large version of this tablet to demonstrate fine point editing in photoshop i thought i would
from www.amazon.com
the drivers work perfectly with mac os x 10.5, and right out of the box, the product made my workflow with photoshop ten times easier.
from www.amazon.com
i am using it for photoshop and am doing even better with this new tool.
from www.amazon.com
although it's great, i found the picture did not tell the truth of it's actual size.
from www.amazon.com
it's not shown in any of the pictures and so one might think that the pad is something you use when you need it.

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Positives: Compact, Excellent Sensitivity, Excellent Performance, Connectivity: Cable

5 RECOMMENDED by 31 people for ARTISTS

Wacom - Bamboo Graphics Tablet 4949268613484

$117.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to use, lightweight, great for drawing on photoshop what's not so great:?pen tends to slip out of hand easy and the button on the pen gets annoying when drawing "this
from www.bestbuy.com
it works beautifully with photoshop, and helps me make great textures for my 3d models.the tablet is very compact, and is lightweight, yet of very high quality.
from www.bestbuy.com
it:?sleek design, price what's not so great:?takes some practice, long installation "i bought this tablet for use online at www.isketch.net playing online pictionary as well as for adobe photoshop.
from Volcomjerko, www.newegg.com
it works well with all programs that i use for texturing (photoshop and bodypaint 3d).
from BZKN, www.newegg.com
works perfectly with photoshop cs4.i used to own a graphire 3 since high school and it eventually stopped working and this is such a great step up.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Compact, Nice Sensitivity, Connectivity: Cable

Wacom Cintiq 21UX

$2,249.00 Est. at Amazon

from David, www.newegg.com
everything about this tablet is what any artists have dreamed of using when it comes to drawing directly on a digital surface.
from www.amazon.com
i'm currently using it to illustrate images in photoshop cs3.
from www.amazon.com
i've mostly been doing artwork using the version of photoshop that came with it.
from www.amazon.com
i use it for commercial art (photoshop, painter) and digital sculpture (maya, zbrush) and its the best money i've ever spent.
from www.amazon.com
when i use photoshop, painter, etc., my canvas is on the cintiq, and the controls are on the other lcd screen.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Compact, Great Performance, Connectivity: Cable

Wacom Intuos4 Medium PTK640AC

$340.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
* corel painter 11 does some really funky stuff when you get a larger brush with a lot of effects on it.
from www.amazon.com
after an intense photoshop job my forearm began to hurt after a thousand mouse clicks.
from www.amazon.com
the bundled software is a bonus (you get wacom brushes, color efex pro 3.0 and your choice of two of the following: sketchbook express 2010, corel sketch pad, adobe photoshop elements for windows or
from www.amazon.com
as for the other perks, i never even bothered to take the mouse out of the box and other than the additional photoshop brushes, i found the free bundled software to be by and large of no use.
from www.amazon.com
photoshop compatibility is great, no problems with illustrator, and indesign works well.

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Positives: Great Sensitivity, Great Performance, Excellent Precision, Connectivity: Cable

Wacom CTE650K Bamboo Fun Medium Black

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

from Adam, www.newegg.com
it takes some time to disable all of this if all you want is just photoshop and illustrator use and leave the tablet invisible to the rest of the system and apps, i still prefer keyboard for writing.
from www.amazon.com
for sizing the medium is great for computer artists(couldn't say for traditional artists wanting to do stuff on the computer), but if your using it just for navigation which it seems like a lot of
from www.amazon.com
of course it is less sensitive than higher grade tablets but 512 levels is adequate for quick sketches and photoshop users who want more accuracy than a mouse can offer.
from www.amazon.com
it did however come with the corel painter essentials 4 software.
from www.amazon.com
it is every bit as good for my purposes as the '2 (photoshop).

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Positives: Compact, Great Affordability, Great Software, Connectivity: Cable

Wacom Bamboo™ MTE450CCS

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Yonkers, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
it really helps with digital picture applications (e.g.
from J Powell from NJ, www.circuitcity.com
as you would expect, it is a great tool for working in photoshop.
from Miroslav from Chicago, IL, clickfrom.buy.com
i've used it to draw in photoshop as well, and its fun (though again a larger writing surface would be better).
from Henry from Hereford MD, clickfrom.buy.com
i honestly don't see how a larger tablet would be better for photoshop.
from Shawn from Sulphur, OK, clickfrom.buy.com
i use it for just playing around in photoshop or as a replacement mouse for when my carpal tunnel starts acting up.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Compact, Nice Performance, Connectivity: Cable

Wacom CTE450S Bamboo Fun Small Silver

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
"this tablet is perfect for begining and experienced artists; anyone can enjoy it.
from www.bestbuy.com
the buttons are very programmable and the tablet works wonders in photoshop.
from Jacob from California, www.circuitcity.com
the price is right.i'm using photoshopcs3 on a vista machine.
from www.zappos.com
its main purpose was to assist in photoshop/lightroom navigation and touchups.
from www.amazon.com
i was interested in this product mainly for the accompanying software bundle, particularly adobe photoshop elements.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Software, Compact, Connectivity: Cable

Genius G-Pen F610 Digital 31100050100

$115.00 Est. at Amazon

from Aubrey from Savannah, GA, clickfrom.buy.com
if you want an everyday, just work on making good pictures for home use, it will do you fine.
from www.amazon.com
for graphics, i use photoshop elements and it reacts quickly.
from www.amazon.com
it is working fine on the desktop and within photoshop, and i am already getting great output and linework with no lag.
from www.amazon.com
if you use it with photoshop it is great.
from www.amazon.com
* it works very well with photoshop, eztoon, google sketchup, and many others.

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Positives: Great Precision, Good Portability, Easy To Use, Connectivity: Cable

Pen Power PenPower TOOYA Digital Graphics

$173.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
i found this tablet to be very easy to use and the size makes it so much easier for me to design and draw larger pictures.
from eionebailey@gmail.com from CA, clickfrom.buy.com
the drawing pad is very sensitive, with larger drawing area makes it so much easier for me to draw larger pictures, very professional look.
from bvrev.compusa.com
works excellent with painter.
from bvrev.compusa.com
works great with corel and photoshop!
from www.amazon.com
the advantage of tooya is the wide range of pressure sensibility, which works wonderfully with brushes and artistic tools like photoshop & others.

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Positives: Nice Precision, Easy To Use, Connectivity: Cable, Platform: PC,Mac

Adder Technology Razer Death 1800 DPI 3G Infrared

Adder Technology Razer Death Adder 1800 DPI 3G Infrared Gaming Mouse (RZ01-00150100-R2M1)

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
in photoshop, brushing (at 900dpi) is almost magical.
from www.amazon.com
i do not like the purple lights on the wheel and on the logo that are always shown in the pictures of the razer mice.
from Tracy, www.newegg.com
the precision is also great when using photoshop and such.
from www.amazon.com
and also note, the lights are a deeper blue than the one pictured.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: * best mouse for fps games i've ever owned* on the fly sensitivity adjustment very handy for fps when switching between long distance and close up shooting* comfortable over long durations with

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Positives: Good Precision, Nice Sensitivity, Compact, Connectivity: Cable

Adesso Cyber M14

$186.00 Est. at Amazon

from Steve from Denver, clickfrom.buy.com
i draw cartoons and do some photoshop editing.
from www.amazon.com
as a graphic designer i use photoshop, illustrator, and indesign and this tablet really does well with them all.
from www.amazon.com
got painter essential 3 and need a tool for input?

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Good Software, Nice Programmability, Connectivity: Cable

6D Art Pen

$79.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from TX, clickfrom.buy.com
barrel rotation function is nice although it only works with artist's oils and realbristle brushes in painter x.
from Robert from Conover NC, clickfrom.buy.com
this takes advantage of the new art brushes in corel painter x, giving increased artistic ability that is not available with the standard wacom pens.
from www.amazon.com
i says some software because not all support this feature, in fact i have found that corel painter is the only one that does it in a meaningful and useful way, and even then you will need to do some
from www.amazon.com
with practice and tweeking brush options in photoshop, illustrator, and especially in correl painter you can come really close.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this pen to use when painting in corel painter x.

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Positives: Excellent Sensitivity, Excellent Affordability, Nice Performance, Platform: PC,Mac

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Graphic Tablets

Best Graphic Tablets for Artists

Wacom Intuos4 PTK640

Wacom Intuos4 PTK-440

Wacom Intuos 4 PTK1240

Wacom Intuos4 PTK840 Digital Pen

Wacom - Bamboo Graphics Tablet 4949268613484

Wacom Cintiq 21UX

Wacom Intuos4 Medium PTK640AC

Wacom CTE650K Bamboo Fun Medium Black

Wacom Bamboo™ MTE450CCS

Wacom CTE450S Bamboo Fun Small Silver

Genius G-Pen F610 Digital 31100050100

Pen Power PenPower TOOYA Digital Graphics

Adder Technology Razer Death 1800 DPI 3G Infrared

Adesso Cyber M14

6D Art Pen

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