A graphic tablet is a tool designed to manipulate the computer's cursor. That is, this device is on a par with the mouse and touchpad. Despite this, the true purpose of the tablet, as well as its main advantages over these devices, become visible while working with graphic editors. A graphics tablet has another name - a digitizer. To help you choose a drawing tablet, we will describe what tablets and manipulator pens are.
Instructions
Step 1
Let's start with the feathers. Simple models are usually wired and have only a couple of function buttons on the body. They are also pressure insensitive. In fact, such pens are not much different from a regular mouse, although they are in rather high demand.
Step 2
There are more sophisticated nibs that are also cordless. They can fix the force of pressure, transmitting a signal to the graphics system to decrease or increase the thickness of the drawn line. On the other end of such a pen, as a rule, there is a graphic "eraser" with which you can delete any part of the image.
Step 3
Professional pens perform all of the above functions and are also tilt-sensitive. The pen can also contain keys that switch between drawing modes. With their help, you can quickly switch from "brush" to "pencil" or "spray". This is very convenient because you can completely hide all editor panels from the screen and expand the canvas to fill the entire monitor display.
Step 4
In addition to drawing pens, there are also so-called "engineering mice". They are literally crammed with all sorts of buttons, and also have a "sight" in the form of a crosshair, which helps to achieve greater clarity of drawing.
Step 5
When choosing a digitizer for yourself, also keep in mind that they are divided into amateur and professional according to the performance of the graphic field. Amateur drawing tablets have low definition (1000 dpi and less), as well as a small number of pressure gradations and insensitivity to tilt. They are quite cheap, a little more than an expensive good mouse.
Step 6
Professional digitizers are intended primarily for professional work. They have high definition (2000 dpi and more), a large number of pressure gradations. This allows you to use them to create, as well as copy and edit any images.
