Wacom Inkling

[radiator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXbBA1DRE84&feature=youtu.be

Looks pretty interesting... Not sure how practically useful it will be though.

[Steve Green]

Was just going to post this...

You wouldn't want the sensor to slip. Could be really crap or really good. Interesting idea anyway.

[radiator]

I suppose what it is really geared towards is designers being able to quickly sketch a logo by hand, and then tweak and refine it in Illustrator. I'm not sure how much use it will be for comic book inking.

Wonder how much the ink refills will cost....

[Steve Green]

I guess it's just aimed as a budget alternative to a cintiq or ipad - will be interested to see if it works as advertised, the amount the sensor moved on a pad looked a bit dubious.

And yeah, the refills could be a killer if they're not standard ones.

[radiator]

And yeah, the refills could be a killer if they're not standard ones.

The cynic in me suggests that this is yet another attempt by Wacom to create a revenue stream for a line of products where there is little reason to upgrade unless they break.

I refer you to the Intuous4, which came with a rougher surface texture that wears down the pen nibs ridiculously quickly, the result being that customers have to start buying replacement nibs at insanely inflated prices.

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Certainly an amazing product if it works as advertised. Still I'm hanging on to my old Intous3. You have to download the drivers every month which is a pain but it still does the job so I won't buy a new one till Doomsday.

[johnnystress]

I use an Intuous 3 and I haven't had downloaded drivers in years(?)

I like the look of the Inkling, handy sketch tool. I don't think its meant for finished artwork like comic inking etc

[radiator]

If it's just for sketching, then I don't really see many practical uses for it...

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

I use an Intuous 3 and I haven't had downloaded drivers in years(?)

Oh dear I might have to buy an Intuous 4 after all.

[DoomBot]

I use an Intuous 3 and I haven't had downloaded drivers in years(?)

Oh dear I might have to buy an Intuous 4 after all.

I've got an intuos 3 and find I need to reinstall the drivers once in a while. A bit of a hassle but wouldn't make me dash out and buy the intuos 4. Replacing the stupid operating system would be a better solution.

The inkling thing looks interesting but I'll stick to my scanner.

[Bhuna]

I've been thinking of upgrading my bamboo fun (don't laugh) to an Intuos but on a very small budget (ebay here I come!). Has anyone ever used the Intuos2 and if so are they any good.

Cheers
Bhuna

[The Legendary Shark]

I bought my Wacom Intuos GD-1212-R in 2000 and it's still going strong (touch wood). I've never even had to replace a nib, yet. Very occasionally it fails to boot up with the O/S but a quick flick of the tablet's on-off switch usually sorts that out. I love my old Wacom

[JOE SOAP]

And yeah, the refills could be a killer if they're not standard ones.

The cynic in me suggests that this is yet another attempt by Wacom to create a revenue stream for a line of products where there is little reason to upgrade unless they break.

I refer you to the Intuous4, which came with a rougher surface texture that wears down the pen nibs ridiculously quickly, the result being that customers have to start buying replacement nibs at insanely inflated prices.

Inkling Pen takes bog-standard Mini Ballpoint refill cartridges.

[radiator]

Inkling Pen takes bog-standard Mini Ballpoint refill cartridges.

Cool. Apparently it imports as bitmaps as well as vectors, which makes me much more interested as I don't work with vectors. If the translated drawing is accurate enough it could really speed up my working process by effectively allowing me to skip the inking stage entirely. The ability to create layered drawings is also very appealing, as it would speed up the colouring process...

Will wait for the early reviews before deciding whether to get one though.

[Jon]

I've been thinking of upgrading my bamboo fun (don't laugh) to an Intuos but on a very small budget (ebay here I come!). Has anyone ever used the Intuos2 and if so are they any good.

I have an Intuous 2 and 3 and, except for the buttons and slider on the latter (which I disabled anyway), there's no difference I could discern. So yeah, very good.