Hi Gurus, i need some help picking a tablet!!

[Cronix]

Hello Photoshop and tablet experts,

Like the title of this topic, I need some advice here. First about me, I love drawing and painting and sculpting/converting miniature models. So to turn my hobby into work “slowly off course”, I started with a Photoshop course and soon concept artist course.

What is a good beginner Tablet, the internet screams Wacom, so I suppose they are the best. What is a good model ( Bamboo or Intuos) to start with for drawing, Photoshop and ZBrush? Also the discussion about sizes make my dizzy when reading reviews…. Most people say that drawing on a small is big no… while some say small it is not that limited.

To make it easier with helping to choose a tablet, I have a budget of € 200,00, these are tablets i read reviews about, but cannot decide which on...

· Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch Medium €165,90
· Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch Medium € 81,13
· Wacom Intuos5 Touch S - PTH450 € 189,90
· Wacom Grafische tablet Intuos4 S€129,90

Thanks in advance for all the feedback. Best regard,
Ivo

 

[RTContent]

The bamboo series are a great entry level tablet (however the touch aspect is a bit gimmicky). The Intuos is a more professional series (as you can see by the price) allowing a higher accuracy and better pressure sensitivity. As for the different sizes it's about personal preference. Some like to have a large surface which makes it closer to 1:1 (depending on your monitor size). I personally prefer the medium size tablets as it feels more comfortable than a small and fits on my desk nicely without taking up too much space.

I hope that helps you some what. And in case you were wondering I currently have a Graphire4 but have used the bamboo.