4096: eraser

Jan 05, 2012 01:15

Here's my most popular owl [so far]:




Now, one comment, if you view the notes, is, "Okay, just.. Why does everyone think it’s so important to say you have a Wacom X tablet. A tablet is a tablet, jesus. It’s not like owning a Cinqt or whatever will make you a better artist."

Lemme point out a bit of psychology: I was going to put just "tablet"... but that doesn't necessitate a tablet for drawing digitally. "Digital tablet"? Maybe, but it seems so genericized as to lack punch, considering how many other owls name-drop Copic, Adderall, Final Cut, and etc., and I'm not sure whether there are any non-Wacom brands [or if anyone else would even know what they were]. So, "Wacom tablet" wins. To specifically address the comment, if asked, I do say I have an Intuos [original flavour, I believe]. However, the joke works across all models of tablet Wacom has produced, be it Cintiq or Bamboo or Intuos OVER 9000! or otherwise, so--Wacom tablet vs. Wacom [specific model], though it's more inclusive to folks who aren't familiar with Bamboo to specify it's a Wacom [because Bamboo isn't really THAT identifying].

Note, JUST saying "Wacom" would get the point across, but in the same kind of way saying "Adobe" tends to mean "[Adobe] Acrobat" to completely IGNORANT people. Or, I guess more accurately, calling a car a Chevy/Chevrolet vs. the model?

Tomorrow: FACTS

arty-snobby, internety, psychologically

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