Wacom Inkling

luckylace222 · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: Wacom Inkling

Have you seen Wacom's new product? Inkling: You can sketch on ordinary paper with a special Wacom pen, and it will turn digital. I find it interesting.

http://www.wacom.com/Products/Inkling

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unfocused · Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas

Wow. I love my Intuos4 but it just doesn't have that sketch appeal. So I want to sketch out on ordinary paper and then scan my drawings. Which sucks because I'm stuck with a bunch of useless sketches that I don't want to throw away, lol.

This could be the answer! Thanks Smile

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SweetxinsanityxSarah · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject:

Epic.

That I would sell my right boob to get. xP
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CrystalSabre · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:40 am Post subject:

It looks silly to me. I'm sticking with pencil, inks, coloured pencils and good old fashioned sketchbook papers, thanks.

K_Pepper · Very bored Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 156 Location: Here

Silly? No sillier than those of us who use a tablet. *Me.* It's interesting, but I like what I have so much I'm not interesTED. Kinda neat how they combined the two though. But I like the editing capability of drawing it completely digitally. (Hand too small? Head too big? Quick resize! Saves a lot of erasing and redrawing. << )

unfocused · Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas

That's what it needs, an eraser function. And it should take lead, not ink. Lead is alot easier to find, and cheaper.
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Stratadrake · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:16 am Post subject:

Yeah, who does rough compositional sketches in ink? Kinda defeats the purpose of being able to erase/redraw as you go. Precision varies from 2~5 mm depending on position within the drawing area (5mm is about 1/4" -- definitely no fine details here)

It's looks like a neat little thing, and the ability to divide individual sketch lines into separate layers looks interesting, but it serves a completely different purpose than the traditional Wacom tablet. In fact, their own FAQ even recommends having a regular Wacom if you want to polish up and make it a nice digital sketch.
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K_Pepper · Very bored Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 156 Location: Here

I have to chuckle now; "who does rough compositional sketches in ink." *raises hand for ballpoint pen.* But I'm a weirdo and proud of it. Very Happy

CrystalSabre · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:15 am Post subject:

Technically, it's a black marker pen that I use. Berol. And, I sketch out in pencil first when I'm doing colour work. Sorry, it's just my opinion at this new invention here, that's all.

K_Pepper · Very bored Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 156 Location: Here

I think the idea of it is to get a completely accurate "scan," since scanners can be such image-killers.

There's nothing wrong with working in digital media. Razz

Nothing wrong with traditional either. I think both are equal, and depend on skill level.

unfocused · Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas

I think the purpose is just to get that pen-on-paper feeling. That's what Wacom has been about all this time, so I'm kind of surprised they didn't make the Inkling better. They're probably just trying to make a few bucks off this one first.
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luckylace222 · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject:

[quote]I have to chuckle now; "who does rough compositional sketches in ink." *raises hand for ballpoint pen.* But I'm a weirdo and proud of it. [/quote]
Laughing

I sketch with only pen nowadays too. I personally think it beats the constant erasing. Honestly, knowing that I can erase my mistake makes me make mistakes more.
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Which sucks because I'm stuck with a bunch of useless sketches that I don't want to throw away, lol.

This could be the answer! Thanks [/quote]
You would still be left with that puppy-dog eyed traditional sketches. ;-; You'll just have an awesome digital carbon copy!

[b]Inkling Pros:[/b]
-Alternative for scanning that can mess quality of work
-A real-to-digital layer interface for sketching
-High storage for sketches, you do not have to upload them immediately, it is your "sketch" jumpdrive
-Pretty good pen sensory, and your digital sketch comes out clean without any necessary quality editing

[b]Cons:[/b]
-They only have pen...
-Other than making the traditional -> digital process shorter, it really and truly is not something super special awesome. I would just wait for the price to go down if I really wanted it.
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K_Pepper · Very bored Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 156 Location: Here

I actually never checked to see how much the thing really is. Money is a good point. Half this site is made up of kids who wouldn't have the money to get this and would have to beg their parents... And the other half is us workin' people who have bills to pay! Hahaha.

I dunno, I do so much of my sketching right on the computer these days that I wouldn't really use this. My tablet and I are buddies. :B

Stratadrake · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject:

[quote="K_Pepper"]...since scanners can be such image-killers.[/quote]
Once you learn how to adjust your scanner's image settings it will [b]never[/b] kill an image again. I've had my scanner for near 10 years now and if it kills something, it was s my fault for screwing up the settings.
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unfocused · Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas

I've had my scanner for ten years exactly, too. Lmao. But I don't care enough to try and fix the settings, or even clean it. I just use it for the sketches that I want to make digital drawings out of, not my real artwork. So I usually just use them as a base to work on. So the quality doesn't matter.

It's $200, which I think is a little too much for it. But I waited for the Cintiq 12wx price to go down, and it still hasn't. So I might not wait for the Inklings price to drop before I buy it.
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luckylace222 · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:02 am Post subject:

It depends on how popular this Inkling will be. It will come out in about mid-September. Other artists may be wanting this for similar reasons as well, so yeah, it may not drop any time soon. How long have you waited for Cintiq 12wx's price to go down?

I honestly cannot tell if it is going to be popular or not...I am okay with just scanning my pictures and editing them.
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