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thesayshuh•

Thanks for posting. I'm still on the fence about this and feel like I should wait until there's a "2.0" version, but as a hybrid illustrator/designer, this gadget may really come in handy, and help to spur some creativity and the much needed "shipping" we all need to do in the creative world.

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androidgeniusOP•

Yeah no problem! I have been trying to keep updated with this Inkling; and still want to have it in my hands to tinker with before I discard it. Personally, IMO I would rather just buy a Wacom Clintiq; but those are a little pricey.

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thesayshuh•

Cintiq's are the ideal solution, but you're right, the price isn't something many designers can afford. I may try to use holiday money towards the Inkling though.

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androidgeniusOP•

I really wouldn't mind the Inkling; but I know if I got one, i wouldn't be able to stop complaining about what it DOESN'T do.

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logantauranga•

Wacom's been doing some interesting things. The new 5.3" Samsung phone has a Wacom-driven stylus that apparently doesn't suck.

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androidgeniusOP•

Really? I didn't know that. I have a Wacom tablet that's like 3"x4" or so and is from the early '00s from my guess and it's just as responsive as my Wacom tablet I purchased 3 years ago. Very impressive.

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logantauranga•

I didn't mean to imply that Wacom products suck -- I meant that it's unusual for a phone to integrate a stylus that doesn't suck.

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androidgeniusOP•

I was agreeing with you. Wacom technology.

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Spagneti•

I so want one of these for Christmas. I'm a bit disappointed that the curves didn't end up like they did in the promotional video, see here, but I figured that was a bit of a stretch anyways. As a constant and avid doodler who also wants to get more into digital art, this is a perfect asset for me!

Edit: Link formatting.

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androidgeniusOP•

It's essentially best for sketching purposes, not ultimatiely something you would want to solely use.

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GlaasHart•

Would you recommend this if I'm more of a digital artist? I primarily work with video, but vector art is something I'm getting into. I love to create logos and I enjoy doodling. I'll be honest, I'm not the best drawer, but I'm still on the fence. What do you guys think? :/

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androidgeniusOP•

This isn't for you. It's more of a preface for vector based work. Not something for finalizing work

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GlaasHart•

Well, to be honest, I think that's what I need right now. What happens is I usually sketch a logo out and then try to recreate it in Illustrator. I don't have a scanner or anything of that nature, so I think this would be nice. What I end up doing is conceptualizing it on paper, remaking it in Illustrator by eye, and then finalizing in Illustrator.

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[deleted]•

A scanner is a lot cheaper.

Sure, this would streamline the process a bit - and there's a major cool factor, but you're not going to be using anything from it as final vector output. It's not a matter of simply "cleaning up" the output either - it's basically going to be an entire recreation; in my opinion you may as well scan it anyway because it's going to be a more accurate representation.

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androidgeniusOP•

Hmm; you may want to consider just a regular Wacom Tablet. You'll have much more control as to what you do. I use one for my own work sometimes; and its a lot easier to have the control that Wacom offers with their tablets. The inkling is great, but when it comes down to it, its just an expensive sketchbook. IMO, I think you should just get a Wacom Tablet, don't get a Bamboo, go one step above it.

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GlaasHart•

I find myself doing a lot of my work in classes just randomly. That's why I'd like the Inkling. If I got a tablet I wouldn't be able to do this kind of thing whenever. Plus I don't like to deal with scanners. Don't like 'em. Should I still consider the choice of something above the Bamboo?

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[deleted]•

I would rather Wacom made a mobile tablet with a custom UI for sketchers and designers to manage their creative documents like that Courier tablet concept that Microsoft scrapped.

The inkling is way too silly. Hell even the name is a silly pun and that's no good.

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androidgeniusOP•

With the iPad you can utilize Adobe Applications and have a better output with Vector based files; and even export as PDF. This in my mind makes much more sense than going the route of the Inkling; especially since you can use the iPad for so much more. And they make little caps you can put on a sharpie (or pen or whatever for that matter) and completely dodge having to purchase a stylus.

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[deleted]•

As a designer I see the iPad as a device that is good for entertainment and communication, and cool because it's a highly portable mobile product, but not at all optimized in a way where it would be useful or desirable for me to incorporate it into my creative work, because Apple is all about catering to the huge profitable user groups and doesn't do niche markets very well.

I've got the creative brain that means I need a different UX then the typical Apple user's UX, and that's a market that I think Wacom is positioned to serve well once it stops fucking around with silly pens or whatever.

Although, given the way that Apple wishes to dominate the market, I can imagine that the reason we haven't seen a bunch of really nice niche tablets yet is because Apple's probably got it's lawyers out blocking the proliferation of such products as we speak, which is just a horrible shame.

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