My point being, how much would it cost me WITHOUT "Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 4.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE"
Because, you see, I don't need them...And I must somehow pay for them along with the tablet, because except for FOSS, there is no free beer...
My point being, how much would it cost me WITHOUT "Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 4.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE"
You wouldn't really pay much less for a tablet if you don't want these programs. Adobe, Corel, and others basically give old versions to hardware makers to try to entice users to upgrade. Look at Photoshop Elements, PE 5 Win/PE 4 Mac comes with a tablet but PE 7 Win as well as PE 5 Mac has been available for a while. I got PE 5 Mac months ago. Painter w
I've thought about getting a Bamboo tablet, and if Wacom makes a larger one I might get it. Outside a tablet, instead of a mouse you want a trackball [amazon.com]. I've got two Logitech Trackman Wheel Opticals [amazon.com], one on my desk and the other in my laptop bag.
Falcon
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An even better way to go... (Score:2)
Drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a brick. You need a graphics tablet.
Just get something like this http://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Small-Tablet-Graphics-Software/dp/B000V9NU2A/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237396057&sr=8-6 [amazon.com] for less than $100 and you get Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 4.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE included for free.
It's not CS4, but much cleaner than the Gimp.
Get the Gimp if you want to program, get some graphics software and a tablet if you need to draw.
Yeah, but I'm cheap... (Score:2)
My point being, how much would it cost me WITHOUT "Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 4.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE"
Because, you see, I don't need them...And I must somehow pay for them along with the tablet, because except for FOSS, there is no free beer...
Re: (Score:2)
My point being, how much would it cost me WITHOUT "Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 4.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE"
You wouldn't really pay much less for a tablet if you don't want these programs. Adobe, Corel, and others basically give old versions to hardware makers to try to entice users to upgrade. Look at Photoshop Elements, PE 5 Win/PE 4 Mac comes with a tablet but PE 7 Win as well as PE 5 Mac has been available for a while. I got PE 5 Mac months ago. Painter w
Drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a brick. (Score:2)
You need a graphics tablet.
I've thought about getting a Bamboo tablet, and if Wacom makes a larger one I might get it. Outside a tablet, instead of a mouse you want a trackball [amazon.com]. I've got two Logitech Trackman Wheel Opticals [amazon.com], one on my desk and the other in my laptop bag.
Falcon