Boni Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I don't use a mouse at all. The Bamboo came with a wireless mouse that works only on the active area just like the pen. I don't even use that one. I use the pen, or the touch pad on my laptop. The tablet stays plugged in all the time, unless I'm on the road and it's packed in the briefcase. I've actually sketched while riding in the car, on battery power, the tablet balancing on one knee, computer on the other knee, and pen in hand. Great questions and answers on this thread. Are you getting excited about the possibilities? Linda, I can load pictures in Auto Sketch and doodle on them, save them as jpg and do whatever with them. I'm not familiar with the other programs you mentioned, but it sounds similar. Paint works also and is quicker for me. I'm not really computer literate as much as I'd like to be, and I know this device can do much more than I know how to do. AND there are always shortcuts and quicker ways to skin a quilt. Someday I'll learn them all--if I last that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I have a similar tablet that is part of my embroidery software. It's also by Wacom and looks like the small one on the Apple site. Since I'm a learn by error computer user I haven't had it out of the box except to look at it. Maybe I'll have to tey it out! I know my freind has one and uses it all the time. Nancy Jo sure hope you find yours. BYW did I miss something about you moving..new house on the market? Whats the story? Is it on the forum somewhere? Well, where ever any of us are were only as far as our internet connection:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kijabequilter Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I know what a tablet is, since my DH uses one for his work, but how does it relate to quilting? I am obviously missing something, since you are all so excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 This is a photo of a quilt corner. The quilt is the customers. I wanted to show her what fern feathers would look like on it. So I scribbled ferns meander on it using my Wacom tablet and sent it to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kijabequilter Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I wondered how you did that. Food for thought. Certainly gets your idea to the customer much easier. Hmmmm. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yes, I have a love-the relationship with the internet. Since I still work full-time at my real job, I am gone from home from 5am to 5 or 6 pm. Consultations are done on the fly and using the internet. The customer sent me a photo of the quilt. I sat in my home and drew the design and emailed it to her(along with about 7 more. Actually, now I remeber, that many photos clogged her email so I ended up putting the drawing on my blog for her to see. It saves an appointment but I'm not sure aboutit saving time. I made 3 internet drawings, 8 emails to one customer and 5 to another all in one day. So when do I get to quilt? Hmmmph. I told me DH that I need an agent. LOL. So, like so many folks here have done, I am putting together a portfolio of drawings for potential customers to see. The tablet enables me to draw without using the mouse. It's just another tool to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Linda Just give it a try! Put your customers photograph as a background in Pre-Design and make your design in Pre-Design. I presume you are working in Photoshop Elements right now and draw in Elements as well. By the way the results look good and it shows you are familiar with this concept. May I suggest to give it a try in Pre-Design and take the photograph of your customers quilt as a background image and trace it or draw your design in Pre-Design. I think it will save time and it will be a start of a complete personalised design collection. How often do you restart drawing when working on a design ? How many designs do you offer your customers ? Is there a re-use of previous drawn designs ? Questions like these and others I have as I think you can easily build/keep a larger number of a variety of designs when working in Pre-Design than drawing in other programs as Pre-Design keeps the drawing in combination with the photograph but the drawing can be used in any other quilt and need not to be re-drawn. In this way you can build a personal design collection which you can show to your customers. We will be at MQS next month and I would be more than happy to share our thoughts with you. All the best Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Linda I just bought a bamboo fun tablet, finding it hard to use at the moment. What program are you using it with, I have the corel painter essentral 4 and paint shop elements 5 do you have any quick instruction, to get started with. The programs seen hard Thanks for your help, your drawings are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Well after what everyone said I decided the tablet was a toy I just had to have. I ordered it from Amazon yesterday. I think it will be delivered Monday or Tuesday. You are all a very bad influence on me! Pamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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