![]() ![]() ![]() It really felt like a digital sketchbook. The drawing tools were a breeze to use and immediately yielded great results. Just a small little nub in the bottom corner of the screen suffices as a portal to all of the tools in the package. The interface has been equally simplified. All of the extra selection tools, filters, complex alpha channels, etc are nowhere to be seen. Alias did an amazing job at getting rid of all of the junk and left only the most important tools for drawing. Well, that is correct, but in a good way. Later, I will talk more about the weight, but as a note, that is basically the only major drawback of this Wacom.Īt first glance, one might think that Sketchbook Pro is just a simple drawing program with a lightweight interface. and its dimensions are 18.4"x16.0"x2.8." On top of that is a really thick cable that adds a pound or two and then there is the metal stand. Now with the invention of the Cintiq series, the tablet is once again a huge monster but it is worth it. As the years passed, my tablets got smaller, lighter, more comfortable and pressure sensitive. Learning to use a tablet took time since you had to become accustomed to drawing in one place and looking at another. It was heavy like you would not believe with a bunch of thick cables connecting it to my computer. It was a huge, non-pressure sensitive monster. I remember back in 1990 when I got my first Wacom tablet. I would like to take this opportunity to review the two tools independently and also as a working pair. I was lucky enough not only to try it back then, but again this past month. These two tools just immediately felt like the next generation. Without even trying it I knew that this was huge. At the Alias booth, they were running a copy of their then brand new software Alias Sketchbook Pro on Wacoms also new 18 Cintiq LCD tablet. © Alias.Īt the 2003 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose, California I came across what I believed to be the next big thing for computer artists. The Wacom Cintiq 18sx tablet and a screenshot from Sketchbook. ![]()
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