Reddit Reddit reviews Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet (CTL471)

We found 35 Reddit comments about Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet (CTL471). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet (CTL471)
Lite art creation. Painting, drawing, sketching or document mark-upFree downloadable creative software included: Autodesk Sketchbook Express and ArtRage Studio. To obtain the software, register the item with the included installation CD, which will take you to download.wacom.comErgonomically designed battery free pen that give you comfort and precise control to paint, draw and sketchActive Area: 5.8 inch x 3.6 inchProduct not compatible with the Wacom Wireless Accessory Kit for Bamboo Capture/Bamboo Create/Intuos5 Models (ACK40401)
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35 Reddit comments about Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet (CTL471):

u/saggybolsack · 9 pointsr/networking
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  • And I need an Air Console, because screw sitting on the floor in the cold aisle of a coloc center.

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    Edit :

  • Wolf Wifi Pro, an android wireless survey app, it's basic but a fraction of the cost of more professional tools and still allows me to make signal strength and snr heatmaps over a floor plan. It's good enough for my needs, in fact it's awesome.

  • Wacom Bamboo Graphic Tablet to draw crude diagrams or dicks or dick shaped OSPF areas I can paste in an email.

  • BIC 4 color pens because they blow my mind and are really useful for hand drawn diagrams.
u/vvithout · 6 pointsr/conceptart

There is a difference between a tablet (like an iPad or Surface, etc) and a drawing tablet. Cintiqs are really the pro level hardware from the company Wacom. I'd look into Wacom's other options. Bamboos are the cheapest and many people love them for hobby level work, and a step above them in both price and quality are the Intuos products. I've had my large Intuos4 for years, it has held up really well and was a great investment, I absolutely love it.

Edit: And here's two good posts about graphics tablets :].

The New Buyers' Guide To Graphics Tablets

How to choose the best Wacom pen tablet for your needs

u/Dissonancesc2 · 3 pointsr/osugame

I have the CTL471 (http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377354261&sr=8-1&keywords=ctl471)

It seems to be the most popular choice at the moment, and works perfectly fine.

u/Mabbubupu · 3 pointsr/buildapc

Thanks for the thoughts, although im pretty sure i'll need the optical drive for my drivers for my mouse and tablet

u/gabezermeno · 2 pointsr/photoshop

Its funny because I was just thinking about buying one a couple of minutes ago. I have fallen in love with the Wacom Bamboo Splash. It's 60$ from amazon and I think if you go into Best Buy they will price match it.

u/lead-holder · 2 pointsr/learnanimation

I picked up this Monoprice tablet yesterday after owning this Wacom tablet. I'm already convinced that the Monoprice tablet is all around better than the other in price, drawing area, and it also has programmable buttons that I use to replace keyboard shortcuts in photoshop. Best $60 I ever put into anything art-wise.

u/spasterz · 2 pointsr/graphic_design

People have said that the Bamboo is a good tablet and priced well at $59.99.

I personally use the Intuos 4 and I love it. I find the size of the tablet to be fine to work with and the size allows me to throw it in my bag along with my laptop.

u/alkola · 2 pointsr/Design

Wacom bamboo tablets are right in your price range and work pretty well:

https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII

u/lmyes · 2 pointsr/Advice

I've always just called them 'tablets' or 'drawing tablets'. If you search Amazon you can get a pretty nice one for less than $100- I've seen a few as low as $30. I've been using the Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet CTL471 for a while now and I have no complaints.

As far as the computer programs go, I would check some of these out.

u/joyproject · 2 pointsr/redditgetsdrawn

Thank you. Haha, I've been looking into do that soon (Making tutorials and classes of some sort)

I bought my daughter [this tablet] (http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370074959&sr=8-1&keywords=wacom+bamboo). SHe loves it, but she's 6. I am not sure her review of how awesome it is counts. Other friends have it though and say it gets the job done but if you want to be more serious go with Intous.

u/ThatWhiteMexican · 2 pointsr/MLPdrawingschool

Here's an example of what you could do with SAI, a Wacom drawing tablet, and 5-10 minutes. If you have the money, you could get a basic Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablet. I would definitely recommend one especially over a mouse.

u/sirblastalot · 2 pointsr/boop

Ah, sorry. Try this link instead. Amazon seems to be selling them for a lot more for some reason- you should be able to find them for $65-$80 if you look around.

u/TheAlux3 · 1 pointr/tf2

I have a drawing tablet too!

Also, instead of using MSpaint, you should use gimp. Its free and its almost like photoshop! I've used it
ALOT when I did digital art. You should try it!

u/Mr_Minionman · 1 pointr/ArtistLounge

...so are you referring to this one when you when you mention a tablet unsuitable for drawing?

Also, how do you bring yourself to draw people at Starbucks? I'd think people would notice you drawing them, and it doesn't seem like drawing them as they walk in would give you a whole lot of time.

u/PenPenGuin · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

Hey OP, I'm probably late to the game, but figured I'd share some of my experiences. You can draw on a computer using a mouse - in fact I have known a few graphic artists who swore by the mouse, but they are few and far between. By far the preferred method is by way of graphic tablet.

Wacom is still the reigning king in the tablet world - their Intuos line is what you will usually see in most professional offices. They are a pretty serious investment though, usually starting around $300-400+. When you're getting started, look for a used Intuos or pick up something from their much more affordable Bamboo line.

The biggest hurdle when drawing on computer is disconnecting what your hand is doing and what your eye is seeing. Most traditional artists are used to drawing directly on their media - unless you have a Cintiq or monitor graphic tablet, that will not be the case in your situation.

The next step is learning your software. Like others have mentioned, GIMP is a great starting point because it's free - however if you are thinking about making a living out of graphic design/artistry in an office setting, you will eventually have to learn the Adobe suite. While many people use Photoshop to draw from scratch, their official product for this purpose is Adobe Illustrator. Once you get used to what Illustrator offers, you will see why people separate the two products (vector art is just the start). Ideally though, you will want to learn both Illustrator and Photoshop.

u/Rilotia · 1 pointr/hardware

Thanks I've decided to go with the Bamboo Splash

u/MCubb · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I've still got my eye on this bad boy! Graphics Tablet!


Hello, Goodbye~.

u/incandescance · 1 pointr/drawing
u/Nunire · 1 pointr/leagueoflegends

Most likely during spring break (so like in 2 weeks or so), if my toaster laptop can behaves.

For now you can have this:

I use Paint Tool Sai to sketch/outline/coloring the comics and I do the editing and arrangements in Photoshop. For sketching I use the airbrush tool and for the outlines and coloring I use the pen tool. I also use this thing to draw everything.
ALSO, if you really want to get into drawing with Paint Tool SAI, check out this guy , he has great drawing tutorials, all on SAI

u/Heat55wade · 1 pointr/heat

I got this for Christmas since a friend who does professional art stuff recommended it to me and it's been pretty great.

u/Qu1nlan · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This drawing tablet is pretty damn fancy, but I don't see me buying it for myself. I have other hobbies and whatnot... but I really do want to get into drawing more! I want to do comics.

u/Etorphine · 1 pointr/Illustration

That's great! Please show us when you have it all done. :)

If you eventually decide to dabble in more digital art, I'd recommend getting a Wacom Bamboo tablet. It's pretty inexpensive (as far as tablets go, anyway), and that way you can experiment in Photoshop more. :) What I usually do is scan a drawing in, do the lineart in PS, and then color from there.

u/zombieroadie · 1 pointr/TagPro

forgot about the Bamboo for graphics editing

u/JTorres87 · 1 pointr/digital_art

I have used wacom products for a while and I love them. I used a wacom bamboo for a LONG time and it worked well enought (though small) for a long time.
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII

Right now I use a wacom cintiq 13HD and I love it. It works almost flawlessly for me and I can't imagine switching back to something else.
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Cintiq-Interactive-Display-DTK1300/dp/B00BSOSCNE/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451245108&sr=1-1&keywords=wacom+cintiq+13hd

I used some wacom knock offs too. They work rather well and the prices are really competitive like the one for the yiynovia brands.
http://www.amazon.com/Yiynova-MSP19U-Monitor-Windows-Solution/dp/B009QQ7BG0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451245197&sr=1-1&keywords=yiynova+tablet

I had an older version of the above tablet for a while and it lasted about 6 months before it just stopped working for me. It kind of turned me off to those knock off brands but other people have had great things to say about them so I don't know for sure. Good luck in your search.

u/z3rokarisma · 1 pointr/photoshop

This one is great. You can also find Wacoms for as low as $50
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII

u/ShawnDaley · 1 pointr/comicbookart

So this should give you a good introductory to PS colouring while also moving up to some basic professional techniques, and I use one of these for my tablet.

The Wacom Bamboo series is affordable and really great to start with. There's a learning curve if you're coming from tangible media, but it's something you get used to.

u/CantFindMyChandelier · 1 pointr/ArtistLounge

I don't know how decent it is compared to other tablets since I've only ever used this one, but I have the Wacom Bamboo tablet and have been using it for years. It's a pretty small tablet and it might be discontinued at this point, but you can get one on Amazon for about $100 if you don't mind buying second-hand (or $259 new).

u/Randyotter · 1 pointr/Illustration

Ahh thanks a lot man, appreciate it! Perhaps this shows the difference a little better? https://i.imgur.com/J6FUlZi.jpg I have always just used this or something similar until it breaks https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII

u/feureau · 1 pointr/drawing

You should be worried. It's too expensive. Only $55 on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Splash-Tablet-CTL471/dp/B0089VGPII

Also: You shouldn't be worried that this one is so cheap. It's miles better than what I had when I started (Graphire 2).

Plus: It's going to last for years. For instance: When I got the Graphire 2, Macs were still running on PowerPC. They updated the driver every so often. I'm running Graphire 2 on the latest macbook.

These things are built to last. You're gonna drool over some upgrades long before the one you buy dies. Don't get that anxiety to upgrade to more expensive models. It's not going to make your drawing any better. Trust me. I was there. It's my one mistake.

You can only go wrong by buying non-wacom tablet.

u/timothyb89 · 1 pointr/Android

For something a little different, there are a ton of very good notetaking apps on Ubuntu that (I think) are substantially better than what's available on Android. Xournal, BasKet, and Zim are a few that I've really come to like.

I took most of my class notes this past semester using Xournal on my TF300 (running xubuntu) with a cheap Wacom tablet, which worked surprisingly well for taking handwritten notes.

For typed notes, BasKet is great and lets you insert quite a few different file types in addition to normal text (images, screenshots, etc). Zim is similar, but uses wiki syntax. I actually came to prefer it for the awesome plugins that let you insert various things (GraphViz diagrams, calculators, even sheet music).

Android apps like Evernote and Keep are pretty good, but I've always been pretty disappointed in the lack of formatting options and how inefficient they are. They all really felt like they were getting in my way and I'd always end up going back to using pen + paper until I found Xournal.

As for good pens, I never found one that worked, at least using the device's touchscreen. Even with a stylus (most of which are terrible for handwriting things) you'll never come close to beating pen + paper. I've heard hard-tipped active styluses are better but I think you'll still run into issues with the digitizer not having high enough resolution for decent-looking handwritten text. Even then, you'll have problems dragging your palm across the screen.

Eventually I just gave up, got a lightly used Wacom Bamboo tablet, and convinced my tf300 to work with it. I've been using it happily ever since.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/MLPdrawingschool

I'll probably jump in the IRC sometime later.

Also here's the Amazon link.

u/HiImGarrett · 1 pointr/drawing

This one here is at the top of your price range but it is very good. I have one myself and love it. You can also get a factory refurbished one here for about half the cost and buy her something else. I hope she likes whatever you get her!