Wacom replacement

I just got a new drawing tablet - genius m609 as a replacement to my beloved wacom graphire 3. sudah almost 5 tahun memakai, nazak tia sudah...($360/5years/365days=20cents per day)

the m609 cost $187. i got twice the lpi and half the cost.

some of the downside are
.the pen needs an aaa battery to operate, but the pen size is perfect for me..macam marker.
.the default shortcut on the tablet cant be off, it can be annoying sometimes
.design of the starting end of the usb cable attaching to the tablet will be prone to failure. my wacom stood the test of wear and tear, its demised was because the usb wire attaching to the tablet loosen over time.

there are cheaper models from genius, but this one looked the grandiest and it is. it doesnt look like its made of cheap plastic.

(my wacom still works fine btw, just need to taped it to desk so the usb wire inda begarak, im considering to sell it for $36. sapa mau?)

simple balloon/text bubbles

this is a simple text bubble using photoshop's shapes.

to create a unique or stylish bubble, use pen tool (ps's pen tool, not your pen lah)

the reason to use pen tool is because its sharp. make sure the shape is white and border/outline is black. or you can paint any colour.

another tutorial for bw cartoon

its for borneo bulletin weekend 25oct08 pg 41 about the story of animal/pets being thrown to the streets and multiply.

its fully digital work - wacom tablet and photoshop.

start with a sketch on a new layer - just like sketching with yr pencil.
(top - new layer - sketch
bottom - white background)

then ink it with a black outline on a 2nd new layer on top of the 1st one.
(top - 2nd new layer - inking
middle - 1st new layer - sketch to be deleted
bottom - white background)

delete the 1st layer then create a 3rd layer below the 2nd layer add colour/tone.
(top most - layer with black outline
middle - layer to colour/tone
bottom - white background)