Using a tablet to make things in Illustrator? Your experiences?

Do any of you use a tablet for doing your work? I got one recently and haven't messed with it much in Illustrator, it'd be a lot different from the pen tool.
Have any tips, suggestions, thoughts on the subject?

I use a tablet 100% of the time every day in all applications. I could not possibly imagine pushing a rock around on my desk ever again.
As Wade and Mike posted, practice. You'll get the hang of it. Put your mouse in a drawer for a week and use only the tablet and stylus. You'll adapt quickly.

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Have just purchased a used WACOM Intuos tablet and just getting started using it.
Was sad to see that there is no forum here for Illustrator as I'm trying to solve a problem using my tablet to draw in AI. Simply put when I'm using a pencil or a brush to draw or paint, it seems AI is modifying the path after I lay it down. For what reason, I have no idea. So I don't get what I draw or paint the way I laid it down. I've run into avid tablet users on AI so maybe there is some adjustment to make it usable w/o this problem?
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Many thanks for your ideas as I learn this new tool.
Mike

I've been trying to do this myself with some success.
Be as forgiving of the tool as you need to be forgiving of yourself. This is not as fast as using pencil and paper, pen and ink. It is not as messy either. With the computer you can quickly erase or take back a portion of a stroke. Look into brush options in both AI and PS. You may find some brushes that better support your style.
As for getting quick results with a tablet, there is a tendency with both AI and PS to digitize a stroke, like what old digitizers did in other software (AutoCAD, etc.) If you want more capabilities, you might consider spending more on a tablet and stylus. Sensitivity or lack or it seems to be an issue with tablets. The sensitivity is less than we want it to be. Slow down and let the computer processor keep up with the complexity of your stroke. You may also benefit from working larger, then decreasing the size of the final image to something that satisfies your design intent. For example, if your final image size is 8.5X11 inches, work twice as large and scale the final image down to something useful once you are done.
Beware dialing up PS files to too high in size or resolution or this can slow a computer or make a file that is difficult to manage and keep due to its size. There are lots of brush types you can create, too, if you look into the capabilities of these "power tools."
Have fun and you will master this tool like you have mastered so many others.

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And you should be using C instead of Java, right? :)
Well I would not go that far cause that would be
comparing languages then and I know all languages have
there good points and bad points.Know one can really
say what language is better cause it all depends on
what you are trying to acomplish/do.But with that said
what the hell ,yeah you should be using C instead of
java if you are just starting to learn how to
program.:-p So why not Pascal?

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It also seems to be happening when you convert things in the other direction. When I took a sequence from the director's project and brought it back onto my system by converting his sequence to my DV-PAL settings we got the same problems with 'Private and 'Applications' clips. And we know for sure that all of these clips were online on his computer.
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Suze,
I too use CS3 and I may be confused about your post. If so, I apologize for wasting any reader's time.
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In an application which does not use EJBs can I make BD(Business Delegate) a singleton?
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I would like someone please to answer some of my queries:
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Will be happy to receive any links to video tutorial on this subject?
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