I’m about to order my first tablet(intuos 3 6x8) and I’m curious how well these function with zbrush?
I know a lot of people use them but how much of an advantage do they really have over a mouse in zbrush
I’ve only ever used them in 2d applications
any input is appreciated, i’m very excited to get one of these because i’ve wanted one for years and i finally am getting one
apologies for the double post central kind of sneezed when i posted
You will love it. You will not be able to pull off a lot of effects without a tablet. Like strokes with thickness gradient… The mouse only gives you one depth or intensity for a stroke, the pen gives you control using the pressure… There is no professional use of Zbrush without a tablet.
Lemo
Not to mention that digital painting or post work in Photoshop is improved by at least 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000%. Good choice on getting an Intuos 3 instead of a Bamboo as well. Trust me, you’re going to love everything about it. Mine paid itself off ages ago. 
i know the benefits of using them in photoshop, at one of past jobs I had used a cintiq briefly but those are way out of my price range
i just ordered the intuos 6x8 off amazon about 10 minutes ago, couldn’t wait so i got express shipping :lol:
The intuos will make a huge difference if all you have been using to this point is a mouse. i can’t imaging even doing that…I just tried going back to the mouse for a few minutes to see what that would be like…YIKES. Anyway, having used both the intuos and the cintiq, I must say that working directly on your model or painting with the cintiq is about the same jump as moving from the mouse to the intuos…i.e. worlds of difference when you can work on your surface directly. I used the 12wx cintiq, and decided to sell it and go for the 21ux…funny thing is I am back to using the intuos now, since saving for the cintiq has been more challenging than I thought it would be…TAX returns can’t come fast enough! Have fun and let us know what you think when you get it.
so i got my tablet today and just now got around to [playing with it, but i gotta say i love it
it is going to take some adjusting but i think im going to take to it very well
here is the first sketch i did in PS
about 10 minutes to complete…not a bad result for a first try i don’t think
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once i get the hang of it then i’ll move into zbrush and see where that takes me
I have kind of a bizzare question here.
How do you folks who have a tablet (especially a large one, I have an Intuos II 10x12 which is actually about 13"x17" overall) actually USE it along with the keyboard?
I know this has as much to do with your desk/space as much as anything else but i’m curious. I have not quite mastered it so I go back and forth to my regular mouse and the pen/tablet.
This poses an issue that I cant put the tablet to the side (I’m right handed) as the mouse/pad is there, and it dont work so hot on my lap either.
So just a bit curious as to how different people set up and use these input devices (and maybe how you arrange furniture/desks stands…whatever to facilitate it all…
I have two or three setups, depending on where I am (office, home study, or easy chair)
My “office setup” is big Cintiq and auxiliary 23" LCD display. It’s an ordinary desk, about 54" long and 30" deep top. The mouse and pad is on the right an the keyboard is off to the left and I operate it mostly with my left hand. If I need to type (like now, I pull the keyboard to center. I have handwriting recognition and virtual keyboards on my cintiqs in case I don’t feel like typing on a keyboard.
My easy chair setup is a little more unique. I have a small table that was custom built (actually a modified tray table from Frys) on the right side where I set my laptop and it holds power, network connection, and connector box for my Cintiq 12Wx underneath. My wireleass keyboard is held to the left arm of the easy chair by velcro which is held in place by nylon straps. The keyboard normally rests on the left arm, the 12wx in my lap, and the computer on the table. Most of the time I can hit keys with my left hand as needed without reposition the keyboard, but when I need to type a memo, I just put the keyboard in my lap with small cintiq propped up in my knees. (This is not as uncomfortable as it sounds, the foot rest is supporting my feet.
I actually find that I like being able to work with the smaller cintiq’s in my lap rather than the bigger setup when I’m just free sculpting. The bigger setup is much better for the construction of scenes, surfacing, and working on images. It feels less like “work” when I’m just doodling away with display in my lap. 
-K
since getting my tablet i’ve actually made a makeshift drawing desk using some scrap wood and the keyboard tray of my desk
when i use the tablet i place the apparatus on my keyboard tray and move my keyboard above it
this gives me the angle of a real drawing table and a clear view and reach of my keyboard
it works very well with the extremely limited desk space i have, i plan to move into the modern era soon and lose my gigantic CRT monitor in favor of an LCD display soon and at that point my desk arrangement may change