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I'm trying to get into drawing on my computer and I'm having a tough time on deciding which one is best for my very first one. I have small budget which is between $15-$25. I've found some on Facebook Marketplace and I need help on which one is better. These are my options: XP-Pen StarG640 ($15) Wacom Intuos 4 Professional Pen Tablet PTK-440 ($25) HUION inspirory H1060P artist tablet ($25) Veikk A15 Digital Pen Tablet ($25) Thanks advance for any advice!
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In the world of computer peripherals that allow us to utilise our skills and optimise our workflow to the best of our abilities, such as keyboards, mice, and more esoteric pieces of equipment such as external keypads and trackpads. One quality-of-life peripheral that has come to light in recent modern times, the drawing tablet. A hard, capacitive sheet that accepts input, and can even substitute as a mouse. Today's subject is the Veikk S640, which I bought last year for £25.99, at the time, and to an extent, today, one of if not the cheapest drawing tablets available on the market. This tablet was marketed as an osu! tablet, and I spoiler alert, it is a damn good one. The tablet itself is fairly standard-looking, it is 6" by 4" in dimensions for the working surface area. The tablet also uses a non-detachable USB-A cable. It looks very basic, but that's what you get when you buy a tablet that is under £40. The pen is also fairly minimal, it has an understated design that I would bet would not look out of place in any work environment, apart from the two additional buttons near the tip. The tips are removable, but after a week of usage, I have not needed to swap out the tips. From tip to butt, the pen is 6" long. It also has the weight of a regular pen too, it's a well-built pen overall. For the drivers, I personally think the Veikk drivers are trash and thus refuse to use them. I instead use Hawku drivers, which are drivers that are optimized for low-latency input, designed for osu! gameplay. Inside these drviers, there are options such as setting the tablet area, buttons, and also enabling different polling rates. I personally have set my tablet area to be restricted to 1920x1080 on my 2560x1080 monitor, using the whole tablet area, and 1000Hz polling rate. My osu! sensitivity however is much higher and I never really find myself using the entirety of the tablet area anyway. First is a beatmap of Dragonforce's 'Ashes of The Dawn', one of the most crowded beatmaps I have played so far in my time picking up osu! You can see how accurate I am at utilising the pen's sensitivity to transfer between circles. I find the weight of the pen integral to the fast pace of the motions. 1.mp4 Second piece is the chorus for a beatmap of LOONA's 'Hi High', which is one of my favorite beatmaps that I have played over fifty times. I find the tablet extra responsive to where I need the cursor to go. 2.mp4 This last piece of gameplay, one of Dreamcatcher's 'Chase Me' is easily one of the fastest beatmaps I have played so far, it is super quick and requires a lot of jumping. You can see in the latter half of the clip below that I have to make some long jumps across, this is where those Hawku drivers come in clutch to help me aim where I need to. 4.mp4 This tablet is great, there's honestly nothing really bad about it, if anything. It's amazing value, the tablet and the pen are fairly robust in build quality, and the input for gameplay and drawing is immaculate. For the price, it's hard to reject it as a budget tablet. There's honestly not too much to point out in terms of bad things for this tablet. If I had to point a finger at one gripe, it would probably be the non-removable cable. Because of this cable, if it dies, the whole tablet goes down with it. It would have been amazing especially at this price to include a removable cable. But I do understand for this price why it was an omission, and honestly the price is enough of a pass for the cable. I highly recommend this tablet for any digital artists, osu! players, or anybody who needs/wants a more eccentric mouse input option. The price is right, the build is basic but decent, and the pen has a nice minimal design.
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I'm searching for the dimensions and hole positions of the NZXT H7 Flow panels (left, right, top and front) to apply a Vinyl Wrap Skin to the case. Do you know where I can find the drawings of the case panels? The manual of the case on the official site doesn't have detailed dimensions, and I wasn't able to find additional resources. https://www.datocms-assets.com/34299/1653378210-case_h7-flow_digital-manual-en_pdf_2203.pdf
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So I'm trying to find an alternative to the built in Sketchpad app that came with windows 10 until 1809 (this:) Problem is they removed it if favour of Microsoft Whiteboard requires a microsoft account to use at all... I'm looking for a simple drawing app that has support for the surface pen (and eraser). Problem is every app I find either doesn't support the pen/eraser or has the most needlessly overcomplicated interface and 12,000 (/s) different pen types etc. I literally just want something I can draw on occasionally to make notes of something or keep score for a card game.... Alternatively if someone know how I could try and transfer the old sketchpad app from 1809 to modern versions of windows. But I doubt it'll work properly as I think it's part of the ink workspace app.
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So I need an on-the-go computer/tablet for notes and drawing, I'm not a fan of stand alone graphics tablets, and carrying one device is so much easier when sketching and note taking on the go. I'm currently using an i5 x220 tablet and it's decent, but it's heavy as can be as a tablet, gets really hot (around 90c w/ fresh thermal paste), 3.5 hour battery life on power saver (can't actually easily do work when enabled), chugs in basic Photoshop and larger clip studio tasks, and the motherboard has had some issues and I'm ready to retire the thing. With a budget of around $450-$500 (trying to come as low under that as possible), I'm trying to find something with a 1080p or better display, Wacom digitizer (n-trig digitizers, like on the surface pro 3 and dell tablets, have a fair number of issues like odd pressure curves, non-smooth wobbly lines, etc), and is able to run Photoshop CC nicely. Right now I'm looking at the Surface Pro 2 (around $250 on eBay) or a thinkpad helix (prices vary), they're reasonably priced and use Wacom digitizers, but the size and lack of repairability of the SP2 and the performance of the helix concern me. Anyone know of any better devices with built-in digitizers that meet these criteria without being TOO cheap? The Cube i7 is also out of the equation since it's a non-serviceable tablet with almost no company support, so if something happens, there's not a lot that can be done. TL:DR With a budget of $450-$500, what are some good Wacom pen enabled devices that has a minimum of a 1080p display and can easily run Photoshop and programs alike? (I'm also willing to buy older used or refurbished devices if the price is good)
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Hello, everyone im looking to buy really good drawing pad for osu any suggestions?
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Hey guys, I know win10 has an official stickey notes app that can draw if you have a touch screen, but since I don't have one, are there any apps that would allow me to draw very simple sketches and pin them to the desktop? Thanks in advance!
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question is in the title, just has to be compatible with windows and not too big or unconventional. preferable something that is not too heavy since my guess is that it will be used with a laptop, but its no must by any means.
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Just bought a new laptop for school and it has a touchscreen and can fold completely back. I thought I'd get into drawing as I always have wanted to. I bought a stylus from Meko. I thought photoshop had support for touchscreens, but it only has tablet support. Same this with Krita, unless I want to spend $10 on steam to get a older version that supports touchscreens. What is the best drawing software that will work with touchscreens?
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Hey, me again, can someone suggest to me a laptop that's around $350 (Hopefully much less) that will allow me to download Krita software and the like for digitally drawing with a 13 inch Wacom Cintiq Pro? I would really like one to use in school when I don't have time elsewhere. The only thing that really matters would be a color accurate screen (maybe IPS) ((but even then, the tablet I have has a screen)) and -- most importantly -- enough processing power to keep up with my brush strokes so they don't lag too much behind the pen. Oh, and I should add that I don't want anything related to Apple. As if they could make a $350 laptop anyway lol.
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Hey guys, I couldn't figure if this belongs here, but anyway. I am searching for a "tablet arm" or similar for my wacom intuos 4 drawing tablet, do you know if this kind of stuff exists? I don't like when I have to move my tablet awkwardly around my keyboard at my too small desk, and also as a leftie the tablet placement is kind of problematic when doing mockups/drawing/editing etc. Some notebook "cooling stands" are a known fix for the angle of the device, like in this reddit thread about drawing tablet stands I am living on a limited deskspace currently, due to the number of peripherals I have on my desk. Please help a sad UX designer out. Thank you. Is this kind of a solution sturdy enough to work on the tablet?
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Hi all! I'm an architect in training who's thinking about how to incorporate my tech skills with my career. Right now I'm doing IT work for my architect boss, but I'd like to kick it up a notch. Does anyone know of any companies that regularly recruit draftsmen, architects, etc. to design their components? I'm mostly interested in case design, but I also love putting together parts lists and assembling computers.
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Not interesting in the surface or a tablet with screen would be cool but is not a must. I want something I can plug into over usb to my desktop and draw in my lap while I see my work on my monitors come to life. Also any suggestions on drawing software too? I want to draw in my free time more, stuff like the attached This one was recommended to me (wacom cintiq 13, 2014), but not sure what others I should look into (this is one looks very expensive).
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I am looking for a way to draw 25 stars all with a different number of spikes and different levels of spikiness based on what I have so far in my program. I've tried looping through it with no luck (probably because I doing it wrong). I suppose you could say I would want to randomly generate the values? I would really appreciate the help on this. I am using DrawingPanel.java for this My code: My output: Goal output:
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Christmas is coming along and I need to get the cheapest (under $350CAD) screened drawing tablet for a family member. Please put your suggestions below if you have something that can interest me.
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Greetings, I'm having trouble creating the spikiness (to turn the circle created via polygon into a star). Basically I want to add points out of the circle to turn it into a star. I don't know how to go about creating the code for the spikiness (turning the circle polygon into a star). I believe the error is with drawing the final polygon and casting but I am not quite sure. Notes: The spikiness parameter can range from 0.0 to 1.0 with 0.0 being not spikey (like a soccer ball) and 1.0 being extremely spikey (like a sea urchin). The spikiness parameter determines the radius of the inner circle using the formula: innerRadius = radius * (1.0 - spikiness) (An example formula I tried implementing but with no success) I'd appreciate the help! My code: import java.awt.*; public class StarSampler { public static void main(String[] args) { DrawingPanel panel = new DrawingPanel(500, 500); Graphics2D g = panel.getGraphics(); g.setColor(Color.YELLOW); fillStar(g, 250, 250, 100, 36, 1); } public static void fillStar(Graphics2D g, int ctrX, int ctrY, int radius, int nPoints, double spikiness) { double xDouble[] = new double[2*nPoints]; double yDouble[] = new double[2*nPoints]; for (int i = 0; i < 2*nPoints; i++) { double iRadius = (i % 2 == 0) ? radius : (radius * spikiness); double angle = i * 360.0 / (2*nPoints); xDouble[i] = ctrX + iRadius * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(angle)); yDouble[i] = ctrY + iRadius * Math.sin(Math.toRadians(angle)); for (int j = 0; j < nPoints; j++) // Casts for ints and doubles { int xPoint[]; int yPoint[]; xPoint[j] = (int) xDouble[j]; yPoint[j] = (int) yDouble[j]; } } g.fillPolygon(xPoint, yPoint, nPoints); // Creates polygon } }
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So I’m sick of using my iPad for drawing and animation. I want a portable laptop with a touchscreen that’ll draw nicely and run 2D animation software. I don’t know a ton about PCs, but I generally know what kinda processor and stuff I’ll need. Price isn’t too much of an issue for me, but I’d rather not go too far over $1000. I’d even get something used. Any suggestions?
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Sorry for dumping this in General discussion. There is not enough substance for Tech News and this doesn't quite fit the peripherals section, as it is more about the review practices, not the actual product category. TL;DR: It is pretty well known that companies send out free products to YouTuber to review, some companies are very shady about their practices with it though, like for example asking reviewers to cut out negative parts. Giving a negative review may also mean these channels wont receive products from these companies, making it so some YouTuber reviewers will actually comply. This is by the way more of a text version of the videos linked below, I will give a bit more context, but watching these two videos will also give you the full story. Also, I understand business is business, but when YouTubers often don't disclose how they got the product, it's hard to gauge the accuracy/bias of a review. Some context: Drawing tablets are peripherals for desktop/laptop computers to better interface with drawing programs (and used for photo editing.. 3D modeling.. etc. too). These devices are connected via USB (typically) and use a pen to draw. These pens simulate a mouse, but with a pen. These can be a tablet or a screen you draw on (the latter being a lot more expensive). The biggest brand in this spectrum (with like 90% market control) has been Wacom. As with any product category, if you have one particular brand that does particularly well, there will be a lot of companies trying to do a similar thing. That is good, competition will only evolve the market further and will lead to good options existing. A lot of the 'Chinese brands' have in the last years used a lot of YouTubers to review their products, but apparently these companies have had some reasonably questionable practices with these reviews (in terms of censoring opinions). Video I will talk about: Professional digital painter Aaron Rutten (with a rather large YouTube channel in the artist community) has recently published a video called 'The Painful Truth About Drawing Tablet Reviews', where he shares his personal experiences in dealing with these companies. In his video, he talked about how companies would send 'art YouTubers' a drawing tablet/screen for free* and they just had to make a review on it. Simple enough, this happens in the entire tech review community. These companies would however require these YouTubers to show the review of their product to the company first, before publishing it. They would 'suggest' tweak in the review to make it appear less negative (sometimes also telling these YouTubers to give excuses for certain design flaws like a bad stand on a screen). Some reviewers might be inclined to do that, because otherwise they might not get products from said company again.. Apparently sometimes these companies would send out products for 'review', only to require the YouTuber to give it a '5 star review', which some of these people might be inclined to do because they got a free product (and the potential of more free products).. He later also pointed out he does reviews for Wacom products, which he also gets those for free, yet he doesn't need to censor/lighten his opinion upon their request. You could see this as 2 problems: - These (unnamed I might add) companies are trying to skew public opinion on their products - Reviews in this field are not as creditable anymore. You could add 'integrity of YouTube reviewers in this spectrum is going down', but the people that reviews these products often don't make a living reviewing stuff; they are usually creating different content that happens to make use of these drawing tablets. Other YouTuber opinions: This video will probably be seen by a lot more people in the coming days I suspect (being at 7331 views, 280 comments now), but at the moment some other YouTubers who reviews these items have already commented on the situation. Brad Colbow (Visual designer/artist, who also does many reviews on this stuff, including Wacom and other brand stuff): Brad has also done a response video today: He added some examples from own experience too. Some company sent him a drawing display to review, he noticed ghosting on the display and mentioned that in the video, this company later emailed him and asked him to remove that part from the video because they had tested their units of that product and had not experienced those troubles.. So their experiences apparently invalidate his experience - which means he should cut it from his own review.. in the company's opinion of course. He also talked a bit about receiving products for free while remaining unbiased and also about review embargo stuff - that of course also plays a role in a successful YouTube review channel. Crowne Prince (Animator, who has done a ton of reviews too): Of course the latter part of this comment is speculation, but the first part of it shows some shadiness around this. Conclusion: Seeing things like this going on, makes me appreciate how Linus says he reviews items from all companies, it also makes me appreciate how these companies don't try to censor the reviews. Reviews are there for a consumer to make an accurate choice in the products they want to buy, making your item appear a lot better in reviews will sadly help the product sell a lot better. The way these companies are treating 'reviews' make them seem a lot more like product showcases, where the 'reviewer' can only share their positive opinions on the products. When you Google a drawing tablet/screen that is not from Wacom, see it's half the price, see it has the same specs (these specs often are not the full truth) and only see reviews from people who got one for free giving it a glowing review.. That creates a bad spot to be in as a consumer. Sorry for the longer post, just had a feeling this has been going on for the longest time and I am so glad two of the larger drawing tablet/screen YouTubers have voiced their opinion on this matter. Just goes to show how critical you might have to be for some reviews.
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My friends laptop screen just broke and I was hoping to buy him a new one he only used it for drawing and Minecraft and he has a drawing tablet but needs a new laptop it doesn't need to look Fancy or anything just needs to be able to run Minecraft and some drawing programs, he said he uses "SAI" but I'm not really sure what that is, (Hopefully under $500) thank you in advance.
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Click here to view my build. This is my first personal build, I've built 2 PC's before but I only put the parts together not chosen them. My budget is $1500 $USD(don't worry about a copy of windows already have one, and I don't need peripherals I already have those) I'm fine with going up to $1800 but I would like to keep it as close to the $1500 as possible. I'm going to be using this rig for gaming (almost everything from Minecraft to Farcry 5 and Doom) and running servers(gaming and non-gaming) for my friends along with VR for myself later, and for my girlfriend she likes to draw and do photo editing (photoshop) she has a Bamboo pad she uses to do so. I am planning on purchasing more ram later on to get a total of 32gb but I'm sticking with 16gb right now to see if I need more or if I'll be happy with the 16gb. Also I'm only doing a single monitor for this setup but I do want to run VR games at a later date. I Do need a wifi card. Last thing is my case I like that when I get this Corsair case it comes with 3 fans and all the intakes (front, top, and PSU) are filtered. I Thank you guys for any help with recommending parts or changes! Key points Filtered case Overclockable (if I choose to do so) RAM? (Do I need more or should I be fine?) PSU? (Is it good enough?)
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I made my account here several years ago and from what I remember there is a group of people on here that like anime so I thought I'd share it here. I made a fan animation for Cowboy Bebop, working on a much longer one (more then one scene) but decided to finish just one scene to get a feel for it.
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Hey guys I would like to get your suggestions with graphic tablet would be a good coice for non-professional usage. Recently there are a lot of people using Surface notebooks around me, but I wonder if they can be compared to a "good graphic tablet" at all? Is the display similar or not that goo for drawing? Thanks in advance!
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So me and my friends are working on creating a game and my job is creating the backgrounds. So i've made some sketches but i don't know how ill get them onto my pc to edit (they are hand drawn). Do you guys know any FREE apps that automatically trace what i've drawn and change them into digital images? Thx
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a piece of software, with which I can easily write down notes and draw sketches. It doesn't need to have a ton of functionality, but should be free or at least come at a low price. WordPad, for example, works just fine when it comes to writing, but there is no functionality for drawing sketches of course. It would be a big plus if I can also read, edit and save files in PDF.