How to position the wacom

[glögg]

I am an illustrator student from Sweden who has almost only been working with real paper and pens. Now I have just acquired a wacom graphire3 a5 board to do some sketching through the computer.

My question is this:

How do I position the board for the best results? When I draw with it, the lines i draw have a tendency to be straight in the beginning but they become curved at the end because i dont have enough coordination hand-to-screen. Is this just a training matter or is there something I should think about when I put the board on the desk?

Thanks
//Joel

[Fozzybar]

nothing to think about...just position it the way you fell comfortable...you can even put it on your nape if you'll get better results drawing in this pose...just try out...

[glögg]

I guess I'll just be sketchin as much as I can then :)

Thanks

[puffin]

I lean the upper edge of the wacom against the desk and rest the lower right on my chairs armrest. I feel it's more comfortable to sit upright instead of hunched over your desk. There is a picture of Ryan Church doing this on his website:

http://www.ryanchurch.com/06Q&A.htm

I hope this helps a fellow Illustration student. :)

[glögg]

hm yeah that seems to be an ok method to use. Too bad I forgot my real chair for the desk when I moved to school. Now all I have is a shitty IKEA chair without armrests and wheels. Yay!


Thanks for the tip though, I'll try it out as soon as I get an armrest :)