I would think an alternative to Cintiq out there would be a tablet PC , which still cost a bomb and that DIY Cintiq guy -> http://www.bongofish.co.uk/Wacom/wacom_pt1.html

Any other suggestions? I'd really like to draw onscreen. Would make animating in flash that much easier. Heh

u mean like, when u draw on the screen, it will only start detecting the movements after 0.1-0.2 seconds? ya thats irritating.

tablet pc sounds promising

yup. frickin Cintiq costs liek Rm14722 last I saw.

The problem is with tablets, when I need to draw something, and I need to 'turn the paper' to one side, i get disoriented. Especially if you don't have a reference drawing under it.

incidently, how much is an xbox 360?

This post has been edited by NightShadow: Nov 26 2006, 05:20 PM

you know, turning the paper diagonally to draw lines at a certain angle not possible (or possible, but very horribly) from another angle.

i do most my modelling on 3ds max and mainly use zbrush for detailing. a tablet is useful there. My Rm75 tablet has survived for one year plus.

what does mudbox do that zbrush cant?

sensitivity? as in brush size? it doesnt matter for me. im not experienced with brushes anyway. im a pencil/pen manperson

This post has been edited by NightShadow: Nov 27 2006, 12:43 AM

i didnt mean straight lines though. i meant freehand lines. I cant draw certain angles from certain directions. since tablets have no reference points, I have to force myself to draw in these odd angles. so i have to stroke, not good, undo, stroke, not good, undo, stroke, ok better *twitch* crap, undo, stroke. there we go.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43373394/

look at the top right part of the head. some jittery inconsistent lines there.
Maybe, but then again my style mostly has no stroke endings. since i mainly do comic type art and not finearty stuff.

so ive decided to prolly get a lowend tablet pc. its essentially an overpriced lightbox.