I received a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet as a gift for Christmas and of course I was very eager to give it a try. This is my first Pen Tablet and so far I have spent just a few hours literally playing around and just getting used to working with the device. It is all very new to me, but I think I am starting to slowly become more acclimated to this more natural input device. I can definitely see this as the right tool for any type of graphic design or artistic creation, but I know I need more time to get over some of the mental barriers that are a result of having used a mouse for so long.

A Winter Scene is my first artistic work utilizing the Bamboo Fun (medium) Tablet with Photoshop. I wanted to start simple and see what I could accomplish with relatively few hours of experience with a tablet. It was fun to actually draw/paint digitally with the device, even though I struggled with it at first. Again, a mind over matter thing for the newbie tablet user that I am. However, I do look forward to spending a lot more time perfecting my pen tablet skills, but for now I think I am off to a decent start.

I am also willing to accept any advice on how best to become more quickly acclimated to utilizing a pen tablet to its fullest potential in both design and artistic endeavors. So if you would like to share your thoughts please do. I am sure that as with most things, practice makes perfect or perhaps at least marginally better.

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