It's been such a nice day and I just wanted to say happy holidays to everyone on the Hive platform and share with you something that I'm really excited about. My other half got me a really cool gift, I had heard about this a few months ago and was so back and forth on whether I would buy it or not because I was afraid to get it, in case I just didn't get any use out of it.
I enjoy drawing and sketching and occasionally paint on canvas, I'm not very good but I do enjoy it. When I heard about the Huion Kamvas Pro I was really considering buying one, because of the fact I could make mistakes on a piece and just control z it to undo, rather than ruining a piece of paper with an eraser which I hate, because of marks and streaks leftover on the sheet, making it look messy.
One thing that stopped me from buying a Kamvas was that everyone I watched who talked about/ reviewed these products would start from the lower models and work their way up going through all of the pros of buying the next model up. I kept thinking well this costs x amount, but the next one up which is better is only x amount more. There seemed to be too many options to buy and I ended up backing away from the whole idea, I'm so happy I got this though. It was relatively inexpensive as well and will be a great product to learn on and in the future, I can always buy a more expensive model if I do really get into digital design.
Here's a bit of an unboxing of the Kamvas Pro 12.
The first thing you see is the Kamvas itself.
Beneath that is the stand.
Under the stand are the other accessories, cables, charger, pen, pen holder, and a cool little glove, as well as an installation disk.
The stand is really cool, it reminds me of the angle of my table back in school we used in TG class. It has three degrees of angles to use, maybe for what feels more comfortable for the user.
I'm really looking forward to having a go of this and getting used to it. From the research I have done on it when I first heard of it, you can sketch, use apps like photoshop, make models using blender, and even animate. Along with much more, people online seem to rave about them and it's going to be great for me to enter the world of digital art.
Side note; This isn't a tablet, it's pretty much a monitor you can draw on, so if you're looking to buy one of these just know that you do need a pc or laptop to plug this into.
I'm going to do a follow-up post on this when I get it installed and set up properly and I get myself used to using it and drawing on it. I've never used anything like this before so it'll take some getting used to I think. But, I'll be able to show you what I find out about the Kamvas as I learn it. If anyone has one of these and knows how to use it, feel free to let me in on any hints and tips, especially concerning drawing apps to use with it.
