I am still not used to the wacom tablet I purchased with birthday cash.

Last month I received my first ever Wacom tablet, a 9x12 intuos 3 and it is great for painting and colouring; however, when trying to render with a hight level of detail, I still find it easier to draw on paper first, scan in the pencil rendering, and then colour edit in photoshop.

I know the touch screens are all the rage; however, even $1000.00 for Wacom's smallest version is too costly at this point.

I tried to modify my laptop to have the Wacom behind the screen and it did work; yet, the pressure I would have to use to get the real benefit of tilt and 1024 depth sensitivity, would cause me to damage the screen. I am going to try a hard plastic sheet to cover the screen, and hopefully that will help.

Here is where I got the idea.

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