I have read alll the previous threads. Now I have a few questions.
What is the advantage of 6 x 8 vs 4 x5 ? Would you get the 6 x 8 graphire or the 4 x 5 Intious ??

What I plan on using it for is photo retouching and drawing from my sketches to make designs for rubber stamps. Would there be an advantage to being able to draw directly on the tablet? Can you do this with any of them? I would be using photoshop and corel painter.

I am assuming that to do retouching you zoom in. So, does size of the tablet really matter. Is it little stokes ve big strokes to accomplish the same thing on the different size of tablets?

Now that I have the $ I want one now....lol

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I'm dealing with the same thing right now, but am limited to the 4x5 due to desk space. The Wacom site has a questionaire that might be able to help you decide between the Intuos and the Graphite.

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Nancy Fancy Pants

Hi. I am to this site (it is incredible!!) and was scanning through some of the threads and saw this one. I am a graphic designer (back in art school now to get my B.A. degree in design) and have the 6" x 8" Intous now. I had a smaller Graphire for several years.

The main difference between the Graphire and Intuos is that the Intuos gives you a lot more options as far as your stylus settings. You can adjust how thick or thin your lines are, you can adjust how heavy or light the paint flow is. I personally have not played around a whole lot with the settings on this yet (I've had it for about 3 months), but it does offer some options that the Graphire doesn't have. It also comes with a much nicer ergonomic stylus.

One thing I have found is that I usually change my paint flow and line weight through Photoshop so the settings on the Intuos aren't that important.

Either type of tablet is nice. One thing I do strongly advise is to get the bigger one of either tablet. You have more working room. Size does matter. With my smaller 4x5 Graphire, I was always running out of room. I have the 6x8 Intuos and it is a perfect size for me. It fits nicely on my desk and I have all of the room I need to work on my project.

Hope this helps some.

Judy

well I did it i just bought the graphire 4 x 5 today. I got this size because i don't have a lot of room on my workspace and i typically work zoomed in anyway out of habit. I figure that one day when i have a bigger desk or i can learn to keep this desk clear I will get a bigger one. I 'll let you know from a begginner tablet user how it goes.

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