Wacom Bamboo?

[Yves]

I've been wanting to get into digital painting for a while now but I'm just wondering: would the Wacom Bamboo be a good tablet to get my feet wet with?

[Balaa]

Absolutely! It's a great tablet, I have one myself and it's a wonderful starter tablet. You can always upgrade later to the intuos series once you get a feel for the tablet and the Bamboo would be a good backup/travel tablet :). Definetly can recommend the wacom, though I had my doubts (ie you get what you pay for) but it was a more then aworthwhile investment IMHO.

[Yves]

Thanks, good to know.

[tesher07]

I also have a question about it. I'm thinking about getting one will it work well with photoshop as a beginner? I would like to paint scenes and people with it in photoshop, is the bamboo series capable of it? Thanks.

[Ghost.X]

I also have a question about it. I'm thinking about getting one will it work well with photoshop as a beginner? I would like to paint scenes and people with it in photoshop, is the bamboo series capable of it? Thanks.

I'm quite a noob myself, but the Bamboo has met all my needs so far. I haven't used any better model, but whenever I'm ready to upgrade, people are talking about the intros a lot. The way I see it, a casual hobby deserves a casual budget until your ready to take it more serious.

Is the bamboo capable of painting scenes and people in photoshop? Certainly! I have no qualms about buying it. It has all the features of any essential board, but on a slightly smaller scale (like Balaa said, you get what you pay for). But the Bamboo is still a tool, it's what you make of it.

[tesher07]

Ok thank you very much, Also are you using a bamboo series at the moment?

[Ghost.X]

Ok thank you very much, Also are you using a bamboo series at the moment?

Yep. Bamboo Fun Small.

[jhgoforth]

Bamboo is still leagues better than some of the cheaper brand (and larger) tablets out there. Granted I will be saving towards an intuos 3 at some point (or if i find a lot money on the street by some happy circumnstance, a cintiq ;P ). But the bamboo (and it's older version graphire) series is very solid. Doesn't have the pressure sensitivity of the higher end models but until you are really proficient you probably won't notice the difference.

[Silverblade]

Is bamboo compatible with Photoshop 7.0?

[Penabled]

All a Wacom tablet of any flavor is....is an input device....ultimately it might be a question of whether or not a program is compatible with the Bamboo....but almost always the answer is yes...just keep in mind...Wacom tablets are not plug-and-play.....you will always need to install the drivers for things to work properly

[Manson]

Is bamboo compatible with Photoshop 7.0?

Yeah, I'm using both together right now.

Bamboo's are for starting out, I thought. It's my first one. I would have gotten a cheaper tablet, but a friend told me if you get any tablet, it has to be a wacom. apparently the others suck?

[slipp3ry]

bamboo is a great tablet for 80 dollars. it was my first tablet, i upgraded after a couple weeks to a intuous3 , and there are honestly some things i miss about the bamboo (bamboo looks cooler, feels better (intuous is more plastic feeling, kind of sticks to your hand), is smaller/fits better in my workspace.) I would definitely recommend the bamboo.

[stgodd]

i was wondering what the diferences were (if any) between the bamboo and the bamboo fun.i think the preasure sensitivity and size is the same, but is there anything else??