pen mouse and tablets?
11.June, 2009
ok might be a silly question but if i dont ask then i wont know will i
so here goes… I am looking for something similar to this product WACOM PEN MOUSE AND TABLET …does anyone out there know of a product that is similar to this product but is durable enough for a child…or is this product durable enough for a child…basically I homeschool and thought it would be a great device for my daughter if i could find compatible educational & drawing software to go with it…. oh well if not someone should really consider putting one together because Im certain it would sell like crazy…
thanks in advance
can anyone give me an idea of what to type in my search bar
I looked at Microcenter but couldnt find one made specifically for kids
also Im wondering if most pc software is compatible with the tablet
such as coral,photoshop,
I have a Wacom Graphire older tablet, and to tell you the truth, this thing is a monster. I've dropped it, scratched it (it has a replaceable shield cover), I've put food and spilled drinks on it, it is just as sensitive as it was when I got it (I don't use it all that much, so most of the time it just sits on my desk covered in junk). The pen on the other hand is the more important part, mine got stepped on and cracked in half, I snapped it back together and it works great. These things are really hard to damage, so I'd say, just get the biggest, cheapest one you can find. As for a kids design, I've seen some in Microcenter, it was the exact same thing, except it had a lot of colors :P. The only reason they're not popular for that use is their price. they usually run at least $100 to $300, so not many parents want to get one. So, get any one you like, just make sure it has a really sturdy pen, that's the key (replacement pens are about $20-$30). If you do have the money to spend though, keep in mind that they're not as easy to adjust to as the mouse. I'd imagine a kid would only like a display tablet and those run in the $2500 range.
Tablets are usually used by professional artists, but if your kid likes art and you get him/her to like using this, the possibilities are endless. Every air brush, every tool of any graphics program you have will change completely, and the artwork does as well.
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Edit: I tried looking around for one, and I really couldn't find anything. What I did find though, is that they market the regular tablets on kids sites, which makes me believe that what I saw might have been the design of the actual box, rather than the tablet. They all seem to be pretty neutral greenish-grey and white.
As for your second question, yeah, they work with all software that supports sensitive brush adjustments (the only one that doesn't that I've used is MS paint).
11.June, 2009 um 7:44 pm
I have a Wacom Graphire older tablet, and to tell you the truth, this thing is a monster. I've dropped it, scratched it (it has a replaceable shield cover), I've put food and spilled drinks on it, it is just as sensitive as it was when I got it (I don't use it all that much, so most of the time it just sits on my desk covered in junk). The pen on the other hand is the more important part, mine got stepped on and cracked in half, I snapped it back together and it works great. These things are really hard to damage, so I'd say, just get the biggest, cheapest one you can find. As for a kids design, I've seen some in Microcenter, it was the exact same thing, except it had a lot of colors :P. The only reason they're not popular for that use is their price. they usually run at least $100 to $300, so not many parents want to get one. So, get any one you like, just make sure it has a really sturdy pen, that's the key (replacement pens are about $20-$30). If you do have the money to spend though, keep in mind that they're not as easy to adjust to as the mouse. I'd imagine a kid would only like a display tablet and those run in the $2500 range.
Tablets are usually used by professional artists, but if your kid likes art and you get him/her to like using this, the possibilities are endless. Every air brush, every tool of any graphics program you have will change completely, and the artwork does as well.
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Edit: I tried looking around for one, and I really couldn't find anything. What I did find though, is that they market the regular tablets on kids sites, which makes me believe that what I saw might have been the design of the actual box, rather than the tablet. They all seem to be pretty neutral greenish-grey and white.
As for your second question, yeah, they work with all software that supports sensitive brush adjustments (the only one that doesn't that I've used is MS paint).
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