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From: m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Disney and prodraw
Keywords: disney
Message-ID: <739@tnc.UUCP>
Date: 26 Feb 91 17:03:18 GMT
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Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.
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RE: Stylus/Pen digitizers for the Amiga

I once had a review copy of the Anakin Easyl attached to my A1000. 
Although I am no artist, I had two artist friends use it.  One, who
was trained as a painter, disliked the thing; she now has an amiga,
and has learned to use the mouse for all of her computer artwork.  The
other, who did most of his artwork with pencil or charcoal, liked it,
although he complained that it required a different "touch" from
drawing with pencil on paper.  He did like the fact that it had
registration pegs and you could use a regular pencil instead of a
stylus.  He decided that computers were not for him, and is still
working with traditional media.

Recommendation: Working with the computer means you will have to learn
to use new techniques, whether you use the mouse or a tablet. 

If you are used to a tablet, or can't deal with the mouse, check out
the Anakin product.  If you can, learn the mouse; because it is more
flexable than the tablet, your time investment will payoff later.

The easyl tablet plugged into the expansion port of my 1000; there is
a card-based version for the 2000 (and I presume it will work in a
3000 as well).  A driver had to be loaded, and then the tablet would
work to move the mouse cursor; wherever you put the stylus (or pencil)
was where the cursor would go.

Wildstar