What size Wacom for 13" MBP?

Hi,

Saw a pretty good add for Small Intuos 4 tablets on eBay (80$), but was wondering if that would be too small for the 13" screen? I'm not familiar, but more-and-more often I find myself getting annoyed because making selections takes long and it isn't very accurate with my mouse (altough I have a pretty good one).
The size of your tablet should be somewhat relevant to the size of your screen, right?

EDIT: Also, can I use the Intuos4 as a lefty?

Regards

TijmenDal wrote in post #14956903
Hi,

Saw a pretty good add for Small Intuos 4 tablets on eBay (80$), but was wondering if that would be too small for the 13" screen? I'm not familiar, but more-and-more often I find myself getting annoyed because making selections takes long and it isn't very accurate with my mouse (altough I have a pretty good one).
The size of your tablet should be somewhat relevant to the size of your screen, right?

EDIT: Also, can I use the Intuos4 as a lefty?

Regards

I had a 22 in iMac and got an A5 wacom - and wished I had got an A6.

The bigger the tablet, the further you have to move your 'pen' on the tablet to draw an image/ selection on the screen. With a smaller tablet, you only need to make tiny movements on the tablet.

Anyway, that's what I feel, others feel free to disagree.

Can't see there being any problem using it left handed.

What size monitor you have I find is a moot point. It is all in how you like to work with your hand. Some people like making big sweeping strokes. Others try to not move their hand at all. So, get the one for the style of movement you prefer to work in. Not what size screen you have.

Ok, thanks for the responses! Sure I'm getting a Small now!

Does anyone have experience with buying a second hand one? Do they get much worse after a lot of use?

I have never heard of one "wearing out" . They have no moving parts. I have never heard of one burning out electronically either. Used ones are usually available because people upgrade, or find they don't like it as an interface and never use it. Mine is about 6 years old and operates as new with zero problems.

I've not seen one wear out. A few years ago I sold a friend my Intuos USB (that's Intuos 1 in other words) when I upgraded to an Intuos 3. As far as I'm aware it's still working.

The surface and the pen tips are wear items and need to be replaced if used heavily but they can and do last a while I find.

Anyway, I've owned two tablets. The 6x8 Intuos USB and the 6x11 Intuos 3. I'm honestly not sure I need such a big tablet if/when I replace the Intuos 3. I generally work in modest to small hand motions and I tend to control them with my wrist. I zoom in and out of the photo I'm working with a lot and change brush size to control the actual side of area I'm working on.

Thanks guys!
I'll keep my eye out on a Small Intuos 4 then. Seems like a nice way to get into tablets!

As said by the others, display size does not relate to tablet size, but to intended hand movements.

Digital painters often prefer larger tablets that allow them to "stroke from the shoulder" as they would with pigments and brush. Most photo editing is done with pencil-like movements from the wrist and fingers--having to move the entire hand or arm can get tiring and less precise.

I bought a the large bamboo, I think its the create, which I think equates to the size larger than small in the intuous. I think its the perfect size, I believe the small would have left me wanting for more space. I prefer the "pencil like movements" and do everything from the wrist, and would think a larger surface would suck getting to various points on screen .

TijmenDal wrote in post #14956903
EDIT: Also, can I use the Intuos4 as a lefty?

Yes they can be turned around and used as a left hand device. It is one of the few advantages for a lefty. The tablet on one hand and the mouse in the other is very effecient.

I just bought myself a medium size bamboo tablet, I like it. Smaller would be too small for me. This size lets me be quite precise with small detail editing.

Mark1 wrote in post #14988343
Yes they can be turned around and used as a left hand device. It is one of the few advantages for a lefty. The tablet on one hand and the mouse in the other is very effecient.

Haha, yes! I love being a lefty Especially because I handle the mouse with my right hand

I don't even bother turning my Intuos 3 around. It is great in Lr because you can adjust the brush size via the scroll wheel on the mouse as you're brushing with the pen and tablet. Take that righties!

Scatterbrained wrote in post #14988629
I don't even bother turning my Intuos 3 around. It is great in Lr because you can adjust the brush size via the scroll wheel on the mouse as you're brushing with the pen and tablet. Take that righties!

Hey, its a small price to pay to be able to use any pair of scissors I pick up.