Are you using a pen/tablet workflow? If yes, why? And what hardware? Plus anybody interested in an office tour? 😀

@marianaloyo590

3 жыл бұрын

I'm "transitioning" from mouse to cintiq. As I'm not really used to using the cintiq, whenever I'm in a hurry, I catch myself going back to my faithful old mouse. But I sure feel the difference in ergonomics.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Mariana Loyo Totally get that. By now when I have to use a mouse for some reason it feels so wrong HAHA!

@sleepdeprivedanimator6676

3 жыл бұрын

Hey JD! I have been a long time user of mouse workflow for 3D. I got a Jelly Comb ergonomic left handed mouse (glad to find another lefty animator!) last year and would recommend the mouse, it's small enough to be portable and wireless. But over the last year, I have been trying to be more ergonomic and this summer I have started to use my Cintiq Pro 24 (on an Ergotron ergonomic arm) on more 3D projects. Really starting to get a hang of it. I have been trying out Wacoms 3D pen with it pretty which is pretty nice (3 buttons on the side, instead of 2 with no "eraser"). Was using the EK remote for the navigation controls and scripts in to addition functions but found I need a bit more hotkeys. Especially because of being left handed, I was finding myself having to move my right hand across the keyboard to get to my hotkeys, which started running the risk of carpal tunnel or shoulder issues. So about a month ago got an Xkey macro 24 keypad. Gives me up to 46 hotkeys and takes care of most functions I need without having to slide my arm around. Would love to see a office tour and also more on ergonomics for animator like, setup of equipment, stretches etc. Once again, thank you for the awesome content! Richard

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Sleep Deprived Animator Awesome comment! Thanks a lot! 3D pen sounds good and ergotron ergonomic arm definitely sounds good!!!

@donalone

2 жыл бұрын

Been using an Intuos as my main work mouse for everything. I can’t go back to mouse anymore.

Hey JD thank you, because of one of your videos I also started to use a tablet to animate. It's been two months and the pain hasn't come back. Thanks again ps love your channel it's very helpful.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! And thank you!!

Thanks for talking about it. Hardly anyone talks about ergonomics in our industry while most of us complain about back/wrist/neck and all sorts of pains. I have been using mouse for many years. Gave tablet a shot a few times but somehow wasn't comfortable using it for fixing graphs. Then a year or so back, got a Huion tablet (model HS611) to give tablets a try and since it was pretty cheap than any of the wacoms out ther. It has 10 customizable hotkeys plus multimedia keys to quickly play/stop music and control volume so thats handy. Realized it was just about getting into that habit of a tablet and its lots better than using a mouse, for graph editor as well. Its just that why I tend to hold the pen way too tight that my fingers start paining but probably will get into a better habit of holding it loose.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! That’s interesting, the tight mouse grip is my problem. Thanks for the tablet model tip!

I have a small cintiq that I'd like to use in my day to day 3D animation workflow. But I have to say, it's not easy finding a good disposition on the desk, especially because the length of the keyboard cable is so tiny, and the cintiq has quite bulky cables.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are some ergonomic changes that you have to go through. I do wish it was just one long USB C cable for power and display.

In my case I like ergonomics of the mouse over a pen tablet, the pen makes my finger hurt after extensive use, so I use the tablet while working in photoshop or doing stuff which is much easier with a pen.

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

Loved this! I tried the pen-tablet setup last week but it slowed me down. I guess I'll have to develop a habit. You pinpointed the precise area of my back pain too! :P I am actually quite comfortable with the mouse, thanks to playing Assassin's Creed! But I do hope to be able to transition to the pen-tablet setup! Also, a tour of your office sounds awesome! I am really looking forward to the next FNA! :D

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I did use the mouse a lot when gaming back in the day but that’s a different usage or maybe I wasn’t so frail back then. 😁

@lepolygon9979

3 жыл бұрын

Mate you just have to replay Assassin's Creed with your tablet then :P

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@lepolygon9979 Hahaha!

I have a very similar setup with a tablet and trackball but I also still use a mouse and the apple trackpad. I find varying it up helps a lot to ward of any issues or fatigue. Don't have a fancy motorised standing desk though, that next level! Hope you get the Herman Miller chair, I mean, sponsorship lol

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! I'd love to review their new gaming chair! With working from home now it could be really helpful to have a chair like that!

@ak2010utube

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas holy moly I just checked out the gaming chair and it looks fabulous. My previous employer had Herman Miller office chairs and I could literally sit in them all day without discomfort.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

ak2010utube Right?! Super comfy!

5:13 wow. We definitely want the next video to be a room/desk tour

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

😁

Bro, I knew there was something really cool about you. You're left handed like me!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@MrKiwimoose

3 жыл бұрын

Left handed people UNITE!!!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKiwimoose YES!

Hi! I work a lot with illustration and graphic design and over this whole year have been suffering with wrist tendinitis. Still doing a lot of work with physiotherapy and muscle strengthening, and while I must say I feel very little pain or at least some discomfort around the wrist, i still feel somewhat sensible with my hands, still trying very slowly to get back to pc (have been resting along with the treatment for more than a month now) but as you said, just touching the mouse feels bad, do you think using the wacom tablet for everything and just raplacing the mouse all together be a good ideia? even for non work stuff, and what set up do you like using on your table to adapt to that? Thanks for the video, it was great.

@jeandenishaas

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry about your injury! Yikes! I would definitely give it a try, it might be what you need! And I’d start with a small tablet to not get too much arm involvement and see how it feels for you. (And thanks for watching!)

Hey guys, what drawing tablet do you recommend to use exclusively as a mouse? I currently have a Wacom CTL-472. Is there any worth upgrading?

I'm looking for a solutions to replacing my mouse because I got a ganglion cyst in my wrist, I'm pretty sure it was for doing clicks with the mouse. I hope the tablet help me. Any additional advice? Also will be dope if you make a video using the tablet as a mouse.

@jeandenishaas

5 ай бұрын

Yeah a pen might an option to try for your situation, you never know! What specifically do you want to see in that video? I had someone else ask me about it and I’m not sure what else I can show besides “these are the buttons on the pen and this is what I assigned them to do: click, middle click and right click (ok, plus open folders using the eraser button 😁).

@justhimpro

5 ай бұрын

@@jeandenishaas yeah most likely that, like the workflow with the pen

@jeandenishaas

5 ай бұрын

@@justhimpro Ok!

I have a wacom one tablet but the pen only have one button you think I can configurate the stream deck to have the middle button to use with the pen?

@jeandenishaas

3 ай бұрын

Hmmm that’s a good question and to be honest I don’t know but wouldn’t that be cumbersome?

for 3d animation (or 3D in general) I got used to to mouse and keyboard, but I find amazing using my display tablet (a Huion KAMVAS 13 pro) as a second screen.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the model tip!

@ever6

3 жыл бұрын

Cool man I have the Huion kamvas 13 how do you have your buttons setup for Maya & photoshop? I'm trying to incorporate new things into my workflow at home. I'm so used to keyboard & logi mx master 2S.

Hi! For what do you have a stream deck?.. I'm planning to add it to my desk.. but I'm not sure of is it possible to set up maya shortcuts with it. Cheers!

@jeandenishaas

Жыл бұрын

I’ve neglected the Maya side lately since I haven’t been animating that much anymore but next year I’ll be back at it. Right now it’s organizational stuff with folders, programs to starts, repetitive writing tasks as actions, shortcuts, etc. I use it so many times all day.

So do you mean Pen Tab as productivity and Computer use in general or strictly drawing/animation? I get wrist pain from suing mouse for prolonged period of time and now I’m considering a pen tab to replace the mouse.. Also do charting and drawing on charts etc

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

I do it all using a tablet. Mouse is there as a backup.

Hi JD! I’m left-handed when drawing but I adapted to using a right-handed mouse because that was the only option in computer labs at school and in offices. I’m early in my animation education right now and I’m considering switching over to a tablet (I have a Wacom Intous Pen & Touch small) as I’ve had wrist and forearm pain with my standard 3-button Logitech mouse. However, I’m concerned about adapting to using my left hand for primary computer workflow other than for pressing hot keys. Do you recommend the tablet switch or do you think the marble mouse could be a happy medium?

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

ArtfulAmy To he honest that’s a question only you can answer. You could try the switch to see how it goes and have the marble mouse as a plan B?

@ArtfulAmy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas Thanks for the feedback! I'll try out the tablet during the break in between class terms and see how it goes.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

ArtfulAmy Sounds good! Keep me updated! I’m curious how it works out for you!

@ArtfulAmy

3 жыл бұрын

Jean-Denis Haas Thanks JD, will do!

@ArtfulAmy

2 жыл бұрын

@Jean-Denis Haas I realized I hadn’t replied to this! I ended up getting a vertical mouse (Kensington Pro Fit Ergo) which really has helped and I don’t have that arm pain anymore.

my problem with tablet is multimonitor setup... I would need to have huge tablet to get all 3 screens and I use all 3 because I have on one curves, on other options and stuff and mid one is just all for scene and timeline.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Even with the tablet drawing area tweaked to cover the distance in faster way? I guess 3 screens is a wide distance to cover HAHAHA

@lordepichax3755

3 жыл бұрын

Switch your tablet to relative mode, should not be a problem

My mentor, Nicole Herr, always told us how great Wacoms were (accuracy, speed, ergonomics) and I was always nervous to switch it up until my hand pretty much blew out using a trackpad/mouse combo. 10+ years later I've never looked back. Have the same feeling you have with a mouse, it just hurts if I touch it for a split second and I can feel my hand seize up. I think a lot of my speed can be attributed to using a Wacom pen too. I've tried Cintiqs, but I like not having my hand/arm in the way, easier with an Intuos Pro. If I really really want to draw (and my skills are poor) - ipad pro with an apple pencil does the trick.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Scott Huster All great points and I do like the combo of Intuos Pro with the Wacom One.

looking forward to the tablet into maya video :D

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh I just got word that I will be able to review a cintiq with express keys, so I’m going to postpone that clip so I can use the new equipment! PUMPED!

Hell yeah I wanna office tour

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ok!

Would you recommend the Veikk s640 8192 pressure sense 6x4? Idk how I remember the exact details XD

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t used that one sorry, can’t really say.

i switched to a wacom intuos pro medium for Maya after getting tendinitis in my wrists/thumbs. Would love to learn about all your hotkeys!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Gsggodwin Sorry to hear about your tendinitis! 😕

@gsggodwin

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas no problems after i got the tablet! i also have a larger ergonomic mouse as a back up. I tend too grip things to tightly aswell

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Gsggodwin Good to know it got better!

Interested in getting a pen/tablet for my daily computer use - many hours of local/online browsing and writing, whatever is concidered to be office work really, not graphics (!) - instead of a mouse as I started having pain in my arm and thumb. I have a 27 inch monitor. Would you go for a small or medium sized tablet (budget is not an issue, will go for the Wacom Intuos Pro)? Will only be using it at home/work and in this setup. Any advice/short explanation would be highly welcomed!

@jeandenishaas

Жыл бұрын

Personally I prefer small so I only have to use my finger and wrist a bit to move things around. Bigger tablet might involve too much of my arm. Plus since you don’t use graphics or do design work the tablet doesn’t have to emulate the size of real paper, etc.

@larrrydarrrell8138

Жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas Thank you so much for your swift answer! From time to time I do some film editing on Premiere or a some video grading in DaVinci. Do you think the small size would be OK for this too? Also, would this still be suitable for a workflow of two monitors? Thank you again.

@jeandenishaas

Жыл бұрын

@@larrrydarrrell8138 Yep, I use a small tablet for Premiere and have 4 monitors at the moment 😂. It works!

I just got a really similar trackball without the middle mouse button. I'm curious how you make quick navigational adjustments in maya without the natural panning ability? I set up a hotkey for the pan tool, but it's still a little clunky and unnatural, have you found a better solution?

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan Love This mouse has four buttons, the middle mouse click is on the smaller button.

@dylanlove8985

3 жыл бұрын

I was afraid of that lol thanks anyway

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan Love How come? Because you don’t want to switch no another mouse?

@dylanlove8985

3 жыл бұрын

No I think I might switch to that Logitech one you have. Seems like the best solution 👍

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan Love Ah okay

Looking forward to the fna. It's been tricky for me to use my tablet to animate. Since I also do digital sculpting, my brain flips a switch when I use a tablet 😅

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will postpone that FNA since I just heard that I will be able to review a Cintiq!!

@lepolygon9979

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas Awesome! I'm eager to see that Cintiq review! As somebody that has been following your KZread journey, I got to say that it brings me much joy to see you get all these collaborations! You totally deserve it! :D

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Le Polygon That’s so kind of you to say! Thank you! I’m blown away at the generosity of Wacom to provide me with those review units. Very exciting!

Wacom is generally not cheap. But there is One by Wacom (not Wacom one) that is much cheaper. Is the one I've got and I use it every single day for the last year, or more.... Still working perflectly

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I have that one too (well, my wife had it now). The little ones are super solid!

Honestly would love to see how you navigate graphs and other stuff in maya with a tablet

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

The same as with a mouse, it’s just a different ergonomic shape to me.

@littlecurrybread

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas gotcha, ty!

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlecurrybread Sute thing!

@littlecurrybread

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas I tried out maya with my Wacom Intuos and it was awesome! Ty! Just curious if you had a tip for deselecting/selecting controls on a rig. I’m new to animation, and I find myself deselecting a lot, trying to click the right control. I end up clicking off the rig then clicking on the control I want constantly. Is there a better way? Just use deselect shortcut more often?

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlecurrybread That’s a good question! I haven’t had any problem, so I never looked into this, sorry!

Can we use it as trackpad and do tasks like laptop touchpad like drag and drop support in multiwindow?

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

If you have a tablet with touch capability then yes for trackpad!

@gamebegins2308

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas thank u

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamebegins2308 👍🏻

Bro how do you scroll for the middle mouse button ? In a pen stylus

@jeandenishaas

5 ай бұрын

I have middle mouse click assigned to a button and when I press and hold it I can drag pages or windows up and down (like scrolling)

@_casg

5 ай бұрын

@@jeandenishaas do u have windows ink on or off for this? Thing is I'm in this issue with my huion tablet where I am using blender 3d. and it requires me to do a setting change with the scroll wheel. I have the option to change it on my tablet but it ain't working... I'm so frustrated. i don't really wanna get a mouse just to use the scroll button for this small change .

@jeandenishaas

5 ай бұрын

@@_casg Ah I don’t use Blender so I don’t know, sorry but I have Windows Ink off.

Have you tried lowering your windows mouse sensitivity?

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

I did, I still prefer the marble mouse and tablet. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi. Every one is always taking how they use a tablet in their videos but none ever show real work with it. (Not drawing, but all other stuff) I have to switch from mouse to a pen tablet cos to much pain. I'm a music producer and I'm trying to find out if any tablet in mouse mode(not drawing) works better then the other and what size is best. Do I need a medium or is a small enough, does it work in my daw, my video editing, googling, word etc... I know Wacom also support hand gestures, how does that work? Do I need a intuos pro or does a cheaper model work aswell. No one in youtube does a video like this. They all say it works but never show. So this could be a good video for you perhaps. Tnx

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

I think they don’t show it because it’s kinda boring to show? 😂 I use my tablet (and it’s a smaller one) for everything on my windows machine. Regular OS interaction, email, video editing, Photoshop, Maya, etc. so all the “other stuff” since I’m not drawing. The small size works for me because it fits nicely on my desk and because I don’t need a 1:1 paper equivalent size or something like that since I’m not a graphic designer or comic book artist, etc. But none of that matters since it’s also personal and subjective so I would recommend that you either start small (cheaper) or find a way to try multiple sizes. I have the touch function on/off 50% of the time, don’t always need it but it’s nice for scrolling and pinch zooming within applications. I like your idea of an every day usage type of video, thanks for the tip! Hope that helps!

@fredaberix

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas I was thinking maybe the small is to small and not enough space to rest your arm wrist. Have u had any issues about this concern.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredaberix Ah well it is definitely small for that, it’s on my desk. You don’t lean on it like a huge cintiq. I’d go on the Wacom website and look at the dimensions, then make fake ones using cardboard with the same dimensions so you can see how big they are. 😁

Love it! I also use a game mouse or vertical mouse (Logitech G502LightSpeed and Logitech MX Vertical) with super high sensitivity (900-1200-1600 dpi). I find that, using high sensitivity mouse, I can use my fingers instead of my whole wrist -- if I need a break from my tablet it's also as good! Thanks for the great videos JD!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great tip! Thanks! And you’re very welcome!

I was looking around for your video on how to use Maya with a tablet, There was a behind the Scenes on Moana where the animations were using a Cintiq and its just not something i've been able to work into my workflow but now im having back issue and really need to make some improvements or my career might be over before i begin :

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your back issues! That sounds more like a posture issue no? A Cintiq might have you hunch over too!

@Tammy_Inks

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas Oh ABSOLUTELY! I also do a lot of 2D so being a complete Posture goblin is a known culprit! I'm trying not to fall for that Toolbox fallacy thing but I do had a growing Amazon Wishlist thanks to Ilse Zamarripa Ergonomics video haha! My home setup has been in need of some TLC but always looking for over options as to make improvement to the issue too! my GP has been such a help with stretches and exercise advice :) Ergonomics and regular rest/ workout is on the mind and love that you always have these awesome nuggets of wisdom like this in all your video Thanks a bunch!

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tammy_Inks HAHAHA posture goblin!

@Tammy_Inks

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas hahah yeah

OMG yes! I exclusively use the pen (and keyboard), to the point where I often accidentally take my wacom pen with me when i get up from my desk, it's almost glued to my hand sometimes 😂 I had started out with a super cheap drawing tablet from Aldi in Germany, but when it broke after a few years I eventually got a wacom one 😁

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Nice! Also Aldi!! More of these are popping up in Switzerland!

For animating in 3D using pen tablet. I am going to highly recommend pick the pen tablet that has the most no of short cut keys. (Basically pick the higher end model in relatively cheaper model than directly going for something expensive like Wacom if you're 3D character animation student and short on money) You can assign many scripts, shortcuts it will make your workflow 10x times faster !!! I use Huion new 1060 plus . It has 28 keys!!!! 12 hard keys 16 soft keys You don't even have to touch the keyboard. Bonus Tip If you have gamepad like Xbox controller, you can use software like Xpadder to hook it up in Maya. You can literally use it as your maya camera rig. Or use for whatever keys to map on that controller. Going through frames using joystick feels so natural So as using joystick to control camera. The possibilities are endless!! Another one, always have at least two Monitors. Hopefully one quite bigger. It changed my life! PS. Studio Tour would be awesome!! It's always inspiring to see the work setup and environment where artists create cool personal stuff! Thanks! 😊

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks a lot!

@sollertiskhan3254

2 жыл бұрын

Hey can I ask a question? How do you use the tablet with the two monitors, like can you set up a shortkey to switch between the two monitors, or do you split the tablet's drawing space between the two monitors?

A little tip. If you're looking for a pro drawing tablet, but don't have a pro budget, do what I did. Go for a previous generation of the pro tablet. I recently bought the Wacom Intuos 3 for $35 and it has pretty much the same features the most recent ones do. And it cost me one tenth of the price. Graphics tablet technology hasn't really changed in the past decade or so.

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip! Thanks!

I don't have a problem with pain with my mouse (I have a nice mice) but since the ergonomic is better I'm trying to switch and stick to it, honestly some stuff is just annoying, I can't change KZread áudio level by click and drag, can't drag my tabs, and can't click select text on Windows, these stuff is annoying as all hell, but I'm trying, to stick to it, some of my software also just straight up sucks with it, my hand is shaking a bit all the time, if the software dosent like that its a pain. If you know how to fix some of these problems pls reply

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure, since I haven’t used a mouse for a while I don’t know what some of the problems are (click and drag for audio level, tab dragging, selecting text?).

@kendarr

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas I have a wacom 490 if I'm not mistaken, fairly older model, in case this matters. As an example say you're in youtube watching a video, and I want to lower the volume, with a mouse I'll move it over, left click and drag the volume slider, I can't do that with my wacom, click and drag in there dosent do anything, also selecting text, I can't touch the pen and drag to select any text. I'm aware that if I turn off windows ink I might be able to do those, but then I can't touch and drag pages on the Web to scroll, neither on file explorer, so I'm kind of lost, either way I lose something

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@kendarr hmm I an able to do all the first things and I have the first button on my pen set to middle mouse click, so when I click and hold that one on web page I can move the pen up or down and the web page will scroll accordingly.

@kendarr

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas my first one is right click, sometimes I can't get the long press due to my awful aim, I'll try that tomorrow with Windows ink off, thanks mate, if there are people like you whom can use these as a regular mouse it means I can someone get over those things lol. One interesting side effect tho is that since my aim ain't very good I'll have to incresse the ui scale a bit makes me go forward less, helping my back. I've been using mice my whole life, and the tablet for a week now, sorry if I sounded like complete begginer lol. Once again thanks

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@kendarr No need to apologize, everything takes practice! I do have Windows Ink off for sure.

Pls make video on configuration of your tablet use🤗

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Vishal Payal Yep that’s coming, still testing a few things.

@vishalpayal4636

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas thnks🤗

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Vishal Payal 👍🏻😁

As a left-handed I struggle to use the tablet since I need to also use some keys on the keyboard quite often, and that's my left hand's job.

@juliio73

3 жыл бұрын

I'm left-handed too and I decided to move to a tablet for animating a few months ago. I had the same struggle with my keyboard. The only solution that I found was to buy a small programmable keyboard. I bought one from Koolertron, but if you have more money, people recommend "xKeys controller". So I can easily remap this keyboard and that really improved my workflow :). I hope it will help you!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you!

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliio73 Thanks for the hardware tip! What were your struggles specifically? Reaching things because of the placement?

I use Wacom Intuos with a Kinesis Gaming split keyboard. I did use a Cintiq pro at one point at work, but since WFH happens, I haven't felt the need to get one yet. I did and still do have issues with using mouse's, mostly because they are too small, but I'm more efficient with Wacom pens animating. Web surfing= mouse, animating/art = pen :)

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right, the size of the mouse could be the problem. But even surfing is use the pen ... or iPad/Pencil 😁

@Diahadley13

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeandenishaas, I think most of it for me is a habit when on the web. But also, I have to jump into the UE4 editor a lot to test whatever game I'm currently working on, and I'm forced to use the mouse. But on my laptop on the couch its pen all the way lol. And yeah, to the office tour! Monitor setup, chair, inspiration board, action figures, etc.

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Dia Hadley That’s interesting! Couch surfing is definitely iPad for me. And thanks for the pointers about the office tour!

I’m a leftie too! First of all, I’d love to watch an office tour. Second, I do use a tablet and it’s actually giving me some wrist pains... hopefully my hand is adjusting Idk because it was a large sum of money and I don’t want it to be for nothing

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Sebas Romero Oh no! Sorry to hear that! Are you using it just recently or long time user with first time pain? (👍🏻 studio tour)

@At_Amsterdam

3 жыл бұрын

I just started using it for a few months! Hopefully it’s temporary. Have a wrist brace on and I seem to be getting little to no pain

@jeandenishaas

3 жыл бұрын

Sebas Romero Hope it stays pain free!

But tablet not user friendly

@jeandenishaas

2 жыл бұрын

For me they are 🤷🏻‍♂️