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Just got an Intuos Pro and I already see tiny scratches on the surface. Same thing happened to my Bamboo Fun so i'm guessing it won't be long until the paper-like surface is totally gone (as well as 9000 nibs).

Does this happen to everyone and is there a way to avoid it? Why do they insist on putting a paper-like surface on tablets if this shit happens?

>> No.2196170

Just use the god damn paper

>> No.2196184

>Why do they insist on putting a paper-like surface on tablets if this shit happens?

isn't it obvious? they want you to keep buying new nibs and tablet surfaces.

I have an Intuous 3 with a slick surface that I still use after 7 years just because I hate that shit so much. I drew on it so much that the surface got rough and scratchy, and then I drew on it so much that it got worn smooth again. I have defeated them FOREVER.

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2196217

I simply attach a magazine page to the surface to avoid scratching the intuos and at the same time get that extra traditional touch which makes drawing easier, also I pick pages with reference to dissipate doubts more easily when I'm painting.

>> No.2196219

>nibs

when should they be replaced? wacoms sells them standard and with some flexible shit, which is more expensive, which ones are better for painting? does it even make a difference..?

>> No.2196221

>>2196217

yeah i tried this. wore out nibs at breakneck speed.

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2196222

Which one and for what purpose?

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>>2196217

>intuos with silver borders

ULTRA RARE

>> No.2196242

>>2196221
How?

>> No.2196243

>>2196221

How often do you replace nibs? I use each nib for like a year

>> No.2196244

>>2196159
It's normal. The idea is to not get deep scratches, which actually affect drawing.

So clean your tablet every day, removing tiny specs of dust and stuff.

>> No.2196245

>>2196217
Your art looks interesting. Mind posting?

>> No.2196476

>>2196184
you sir are a legend
I shall sing songs of you when I become an old bard

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>>2196217
fucking godlike.

>> No.2196815

>>2196222

wtf I have that but didn't realise the nibs were different. Time to experiment.

>> No.2196825

>>2196217
stop ripping off Loish

>> No.2196841

>>2196222
Whichever one you like best, it's pretty much just for the resistance / paper-like texture feel. Just try them all

>> No.2196851

>>2196222

I use the flex nib.
Not for any particular reason, I just tried each one and liked it best, then haven't bothered to switch it back. Doesn't really seem to wear down, either.

>> No.2196853

>>2196159
i use an acetate sheet instead of the original one, and sometimes i put a few sheets of the cheapest paper there is, for the extra roughness. as for the nibs, nothing but wooden toothpicks

>> No.2197289

>>2196851
>>2196222
Agreed. 6 months in on a flex nib and it still looks about the same as before, doesn't do much on surface scratching either, which is nice.