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What type of graphics tablet for ZBrush?

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#1

I can’t find the right place to ask this question but perhaps here will do. I’m about to purchase ZBrush and have gone out looking at tablets. I was looking at a small Wacom Bamboo, primarily my belief is I only need a small tablet as I don’t want a screen 1.1 solution and will/ prefer small hand movements.

Is this a stupid assumption? Should I need the bigger more hi-end tablet to do decent work or is the smaller “Bamboo” product fine for doing good work? This question is not covered anywhere so I’m just asking for some feedback before I buy anything.

#2

intuos 3 or 4. I’m not sure if there is actually another selection. some people don’t like 4 because it wears the nibs out faster, but I love my intuos 4 and I don’t seem to have the nib wear problem as much.

#3

I love my Cintiq 12. I use it attached to my MacBookPro as well as my MacBook. Not too big, not too heavy, nicely portable.

The only thing I dislike about it is the cabling. But I rigged a solution; I twined the USB and Video cords together, and taped the power brick to the junction box for a more compact and transportable solution with a laptop bag. Laptop, cable-’'harness"/junction-box and tablet all fit in my laptop bag. So I can go anywhere within extension-cord reach of a power outlet.

You can also customize the layout to fit across the two screens. Zbrush canvas filling the tablet with the palettes on the laptop screen. Or use a compact minimalist config filling the tablet screen and use the laptop screen for online Docs or Photoshop/other GoZ app.

Am anxious to try it hooked up to a MacBook Air. Those things are incredibly lightweight.:smiley: