Hey? What is a digital board? ------- I'll be damned! First of all, a little bit of science.
If you want to draw on a computer, then you have to buy a real-world paintbrush and drawing board, this handwriting input device is called a "digital pad". It's also called a "stylus" by some, an "electric pen" by the Taiwanese, and the long-forgotten official name of a "digitizing handwriting input device".
Electronic pen can not only write words like a stylus, and the pen has a pressure-sensitive, according to the size of your force, imitating the image written and drawn with different pressures, so that you can imitate the brush and other drawings layered ink drawings, etc., the price of a few hundred to a few thousand, or even a few tens of thousands of ranging. So the choice is very rich!
Second? Having a digital pad is just the foundation, knowing what direction you should go is the key.? A lot of small partners brain fever, see others have a digital board to draw quite good, they are also confused the whole one, they are vague do not know what this thing can actually do, on the hand, after buying, a blank look, this thing how to do? Perhaps a little bit of understanding of this is actually half a catty to understand, but also really can not play, digital board this thing first of all we have to understand that it is a tool, the tool is to be used to do things, and how to do things, if you are blindfolded, then you have to learn, or the whole will not be able to use it, and that more than the nest ah.
At present, the design of the digital board to the design industry illustration, original painting, animation, etc., I personally based on many years of experience, we can go in the direction of the original game board painting, this direction is currently the demand for talent is still very high, because the game industry is now very developed. Secondly, in the middle of a group of numbers is: eight six nine, the last tail of the number is: 377, the above three groups of numbers in accordance with the order of the combination can be. People can not always wait for the opportunity, but should go to create opportunities, and learning is to create the opportunity to create a weapon, there is no need to feel that they can not, there is no need to think that they are not, down to earth to learn something, in order to be very good in the jungle to settle down, there is no point of real skill, how can it be done?
Third? Select some parameters of the digital board to understand.Core parameters of the digital board: pressure level, resolution, reading speed, the size of the drawing area
(1) pressure level.
It is the number of pressure levels that the board can sense. The higher the pressure level, the higher the resolution of the pressure, and the more detailed the strokes can be.
There are now three levels of pressure sensing: 512 (entry), 1024 (advanced), and 2048 (expert)
The 512 pressure-sensitive boards on the market are now basically obsolete, and there are already super-professional boards with 8192 pressure sensing!
Novice beginner, choose 1024 enough, if not veteran, 1024 and 2048 basically do not feel out.
Of course, if you need to draw detailed works, you need more than 2048 pressure.
(2) Resolution.
Common resolutions are 2540, 3048, 4000, and 5080. the higher the resolution, the more accurate the board is for painting, the better the detail comes through, and the less jagged the image. If you're not a professional painter, then the resolution doesn't need to be too elaborate, 2540 is good enough.
(3) Read speed.
It is the synchronization rate between the pen and the screen display. The read speed of the digitizer board is generally above 133. Due to the limit of the arm speed, the read speed of the high and low on the drawing of the impact is not obvious, the current products as low as 133, the highest 230, 100 points above the general will not appear obvious delay phenomenon, 200 points basically no delay.
(4) the size of the painting area:
Very important parameter, determines the actual scope of your painting. Generally the effective use of the digital board area can be generalized into three sizes, large, medium and small. The small size is about half of an A5 sheet of paper; the medium size is about half of an a4 sheet of paper; and the large size is about an a4 sheet of paper.
The larger the area, the more expensive it is!
It is generally recommended to go for at least a medium sized digital pad, just so it's easy to carry around. If you only keep it in your studio or at home and you have a particularly large computer screen it is recommended to go for a large size.
Fourth What brands of digital pads are available.Don't get hung up on all the brands on the internet, there are very few brands of digital tablets:
(1) Wacom
The oldest and most popular brand in the world of digital tablets, Wacom, is the most popular brand in the world. I believe it is also a novice usually hear the most brands. In addition to the price explosion of other brands, generally this is also the first choice. WACOM this company, in fact, from the 1990s on the last century began to give the Americans OEM handwriting input devices. Many of the patented technology of the digital board is his invention, so he is currently the most mature technology, the most product line of the brand. It is also the brand that I use myself. (To be honest, there are domestic manufacturers in the field of technology breakthroughs, to make more than WACOM products I think it is only a matter of time). But for now, there is no one can do WACOM so strong.
The circuit design of Wacom's digital pads is carried out in the Japanese headquarters, and the key components are produced in Japan; Wacom's drivers are designed in the U.S. branch, and the design of Wacom's digital pads is done in the European branch. The factory in China is responsible for the final product assembly and packaging. According to international practice, the manufacturing address on the packaging usually indicates where the final product is assembled, so the packaging is labeled Made in China. That's pretty good when you think about it.
A: Low-end
Product line contains low-end bamboo (400-2000 or so): relatively cheap, mainly positioned for young users to experience a simpler, more natural way of working. It is more suitable for webpage, package design, VI, LOGO, design, advertisement poster
B: Interrupted
Mid-end shadowtop (2000+): It is the first choice for professional painters and designers, with a number of built-in innovations for accuracy and control, and it is more suitable for product design, decorative design, automotive styling, advertisement creativity and UI design.
C: High-end
High-end new emperor (7,000-30,000 more): god level equipment is also the only one with LCD digital screen series, can be directly on the digital board painting for designers is undoubtedly a great experience, more to achieve a sense of realism of the hand-drawn, can be regarded as the most powerful design tools, but relatively speaking the price is also more expensive, more suitable for 2D and 3D modeling, architectural work, and industrial modeling.
(2) domestic better brand
1. Friends of the base: If you are still in the board drawing just beginner stage, and do not have enough money the whole WACOM, then Friends of the base is a good choice. The price is affordable, high usage in the student party. A part of the model of the electromagnetic pen needs to be on the battery, the corresponding impact of reference to the above said. The quality is proportional to the price, and the after-sales service is better.
2. Han Wang / Vanto: these two are more formal manufacturers, suitable for amateur play and so on
3. In addition, such as: the king of painting and high diffuse and so on. The price is friendly, for students who have little money, buy to practice is the most appropriate.
Fifth? Digital board can be selected according to their own reality.The comparison of brands is mainly based on general feedback, in the selection of digital boards, I personally feel that it is advisable to try their own personal try, according to their actual situation to choose.
(1) just contact with the board drawing newcomers, students, etc.:
right as painting is weekday entertainment, if the funds are relatively tight, then you can choose the domestic brand, in fact, can also be very good practice to take you to the beginning. But it is not recommended that the starting board is too bad and too cheap, it will make you not be able to tell whether you are not strong enough or the board is not powerful. If the budget is more than 500, it is recommended to get wacom's boards, such as wacom's bamboo II, performance is absolutely enough, cost-effective super high. The above mentioned boards are basically economical and practical and enough to cope with a variety of daily needs, the appearance is also more sophisticated, there are a variety of colors to choose from. If you have good financial situation, you can use WACOM's bamboo III. Of course, you have enough money, want to engage in the painting industry, you can directly get the shadow top series, can take you from novice to professional.
(2) the creation of illustration original drawings / comics / animation and other professional level:
The first Wacom's shadow top (Intuos) series. The pressure-sensitive sensitivity of the Shadowtron 4 and onward has been all the way up to 2048+. If you're an illustrator who's careful with your money, buying an S or M Size Intuos 4 will suffice. If the requirements of a little higher funds do not need to worry about if you can choose Shadowtop 5, Shadowtop 5 analog drawing paper operation texture is a little stronger than 4. Many of Blue Pencil's teachers love this series.
(3) Designer drawing:
Designer's work is similar to the illustrator, but the digital board can be very good to the designers from the mouse out of the designers, especially in doing some of the key or vector design will be a lot more convenient, but the pure graphic design on the pressure is not high, as a substitute for the mouse is probably the entry level. The other boards are perfectly adequate.
(4) Post-photography retouching:
Retouching most of the painting, especially in the keying synthesis and other parts, based on the retouching of the board's wear and tear rate of the board is larger and also need to be very accurate, so we recommend that the retouching partners can consider buying a durable, such as bamboo's high-end models of boards, or Shadowtouch 4 of the S board.
(5) tycoon level:
If you want to pursue excellent picture quality and extraordinary experience (mainly you are very rich). Recommended digital screen series, whether you are painting or pretending to play games, digital screen is the best choice. Its hand-eye integrated work mode is very efficient, such as drawing on paper, high configuration of the digital screen can definitely draw a rich line performance and exquisite color matching.