graphics tablet recommendations?

[Martin Owens]

What distro are you using? Ubuntu Hardy has all their Wacom support
ripped out by some _really_ stupid bug report and now Bryce is
scrambling to get some support back in for Ibex.

So if your an ubuntu user at least the Wacom stuff will work after
custom configuration in xorg conf. otherwise if your a Fedora or
Debian user, quite a lot of tablets work (when configured correctly)
including most from Wacom. I have a Wacom Intuos3 which is lovely.

A trick I picked up is to cover the surface of the tablet with paper,
that way drawing has texture and you feel like your drawing on paper
with resistance.

Got that one from a DeviantArt guy, I recommend getting a deviantart
account and showing off your work when you get your tablet. Me:
http://doctormo.deviantart.com

Best Regards, Martin Owens

2008/9/29 Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>:
> For a while I've wanted to get a graphics tablet, because
>
> (a) there are times when it's easier for me to express myself with
> diagrams than with words, and drawing diagrams with a mouse is teh suck;
>
> (b) I did some cartooning back when I was a kid and thought it might be
> nice to take it up again in my Copious Free Time.
>
> Now I have a little birthday money and I could actually afford to
> indulge myself.
>
> Regarding (a), any recommendations for small Linux-compatible graphics
> tablets?  Newegg.com is running a special on the Wacom MTE450 which, at
> least from the specs, looks adequate for my needs.
>
> Regarding (b), are there any good books or Web-based tutorials on
> drawing for the computer that don't assume the student has expensive
> hardware or proprietary software?
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