08-01-2009, 03:12 AM
Blankity Blank wrote:Unless portability is an absolute necessity, sounds like a Wacom tablet, a copy of Painter (The Wacom tablet includes a copy of Corel Painter Sketchpad to get him started) and a refurb mini might work for him. That would run about half the cost of a converted Macbook.
[quote=GeneL]
I have a friend back east who is defined by his drawing skill. He's drawing all the time and he's never used a computer even though his kids gave him a PC.
I think having drawing skill and being interested in computers don't need to connect directly. (like a tablet, the technology is still far too primitive to be a formidable match to actual drawing) getting him interested in using a scanner, however, to scan his images, and add color, or resize them, or email them to friends, that's a different matter. He might find that fun!
Drawing on paper, then bringing the drawn image into an image editing program--that makes more sense than trying to introduce him to a "tablet" drawing substitute or drawing mimicking tool. Forget the tablet. I'd be more concerned about his disinterest in technology in general.
Unless he's over 60, it kinda makes no sense that he's disinterested in computers completely. Regardless of being able to draw--or not draw--as a form of self-definition, jesus, everyone uses computers these days. We use it for surfing, email, etc. Is this person phobic about technology? Even if he had no interest in connecting drawing to computing, you'd think he'd find computers convenient for the same reasons the rest of us do. How old is this person? Just curious.