Poll: Are tablet PCs a viable alternative to graphics tablets for art / animation?
Wednesday April 23, 2008
Last week, in response to the poll on graphics tablets, Sumia asked about using a tablet PC instead. My recommendation was generally against it, because tablet PCs generally don't have the level of sophistication required for art and animation in terms of pressure sensitivity, specific graphics functions, etc. I've tried drawing on-screen using a friend's tablet PC, and I didn't find it to be a very comfortable experience. What do you think?
Are tablet PCs a viable alternative to graphics tablets for art / animation?
- Yes; I haven't tried it but they draw on screen, and that's all that matters.
- Yes; I use or have used a tablet PC for my art and animation needs already.
- No; the touch-sensitive technology isn't as sophisticated as graphics tablets.
- No; the graphics features aren't as advanced.
- Yes, for some other reason / will explain in comments.
- No, for some other reason / will explain in comments.
Have you voted in last week's poll? Why did you get into animation?
Comments
Well it obviously depends on the amount of sophistication you need. For a professional maybe not, but for a casual drawer or animator, it should be enough.
Especially these days where tablet-pcs have active wacom digitizers, on par with the Graphire/Bamboo series of Graphics tablets (512 levels of pressure sensitivity).
Thank you for the response.