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Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/628055-I-got-a-new-toy
Rated: 13+ · Book · Opinion · #1254599
Exploring the future through the present. One day at a time.
#628055 added January 5, 2009 at 11:12pm
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I got a new toy!
And another time-waster.

This is a good time-waster, though. Using my left-brain most of the day, I need to give my right-brain some exercise -- if for no other reason than to give my left-brain much needed rest.

I purchased a Wacom Bamboo Fun graphics tablet as a Christmas present to myself. It arrived today, and I've been playing with it for the last hour. Most of that time I spent loading the software.

I then set out to create my very first drawing.

As with all tools, I need to practice with it a lot before I gain any proficiency.

This little drawing shows well how much practice I need:

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It's not great, but not terrible either. I used Corel Painter IX.5 and the calligraphy pen tool. I will need to play with both the software and the tablet for months before I learn half of their capabilities.

It'll be fun, though, and that's the biggest reward -- geek that I am.

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