What graphics pad do you use?

jtk · Mar 4, 2019

I use PS / NIK ... I navigate with a mouse to define dodging/burning/local contrast etc... effective but awkward.

What graphics pad/pen do you like? My old Wacom died a few years ago and I didn't bother to replace it...

winger · Mar 4, 2019

jtk said:
What graphics pad/pen do you like? My old Wacom died a few years ago and I didn't bother to replace it...

I still use a Wacom that's probably about 14 years old. If it dies, I'd buy another Wacom with little hesitation.

Kevin Caulfield · Mar 4, 2019

We just bought our twelve year old son a Wacom. He loves it and it looks to have pretty good features .

Luckless · Mar 4, 2019

I use a Wacom Intuos Touch, would have to dig it out from under paperwork to double check if it was actually the large or medium model, but it is honestly bigger than I really need for photo work.

Several of my friends have Huion tablets that they're exceedingly happy with, and very happy with the extra cash left in their wallet over the premium paid for a Wacom. If my Wacom dies, I expect I will likely replace it with a less expensive competitor as I don't really get enough daily use out of it to justify the premium price.

jtk · Mar 4, 2019

Luckless said:
I use a Wacom Intuos Touch, would have to dig it out from under paperwork to double check if it was actually the large or medium model, but it is honestly bigger than I really need for photo work.

Several of my friends have Huion tablets that they're exceedingly happy with, and very happy with the extra cash left in their wallet over the premium paid for a Wacom. If my Wacom dies, I expect I will likely replace it with a less expensive competitor as I don't really get enough daily use out of it to justify the premium price.

Sounds sensible.

GLS · Mar 10, 2019

I have an Intuos Pro S, but truth be told I don't use it all that much since discovering luminosity masking. As they are inherently & perfectly feathered/gradated to your image tones, you can easily use a mouse to make your local adjustments by gradually brushing in more or less of the luminosity masked adjustment with a secondary group mask. It is rare that I need the precise control of the Wacom in this process.

nmp · Mar 10, 2019

Wacom that came with a mouse, about 10 years old. Apparently the new ones don't come with a mouse, if I am not wrong. Which is a bummer. If the one I have dies, I will probably first look on eBay to find a similar one.

Pavithra Ramesh · Apr 26, 2019

Wacom. It's the best..

RalphLambrecht · Feb 11, 2020

jtk said:
I use PS / NIK ... I navigate with a mouse to define dodging/burning/local contrast etc... effective but awkward.

What graphics pad/pen do you like? My old Wacom died a few years ago and I didn't bother to replace it...

None; I tried two Wacoms but, unless the screen itself would be the pad, I find it impossible to align pen position on the pad with here I want to. Iedwentback to the good-old mouse.

warden · Feb 12, 2020

RalphLambrecht said:
None; I tried two Wacoms but, unless the screen itself would be the pad, I find it impossible to align pen position on the pad with here I want to. Iedwentback to the good-old mouse.

I found that too, and now use a Wacom where you draw directly on the screen. It makes everything easier and faster in Photoshop.

jim10219 · Feb 12, 2020

RalphLambrecht said:
None; I tried two Wacoms but, unless the screen itself would be the pad, I find it impossible to align pen position on the pad with here I want to. Iedwentback to the good-old mouse.

I'm in the same boat. I've been through a couple of Wacom tablets over the years. Still have an Intuos of some kind, that I rarely use. But I find a good mouse is easier to use, so it mostly just sits unused.

jawarden said:
I found that too, and now use a Wacom where you draw directly on the screen. It makes everything easier and faster in Photoshop.

I've been eyeing one of those for years. They certainly do look helpful, but the price has always scared me off. And since I've managed to get by with the mouse so well for close to 20 years now, I'd going to be hard to justify that price until they come down quite a bit.

warden · Feb 12, 2020

jim10219 said:
I've been eyeing one of those for years. They certainly do look helpful, but the price has always scared me off.

Yep, I wouldn't have one if I didn't also use it for non-photography work. It's an expensive tool.

I visited my printer a few weeks back and they use a mouse. Watching them work was frustrating - it was pretty slow and imprecise relative to pressure sensitive controls on the Wacom.

What graphics pad do you use?

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