About Mister Goldman
Dan Goldman is the author of the real-estate horror series RED LIGHT PROPERTIES currently being serialized at Tor.com.
A frequent speaker on both digital comic processes and distribution, Dan is the creator of the Eisner-nominated web-to-print comic SHOOTING WAR and a founding member of the webcomics collective ACT-I-VATE.
His recent nonfiction graphic novel 08: A GRAPHIC DIARY OF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL has been archived in the New York Historical Society's permanent collection as a historical document of the 2008 election.
Mister Goldman is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil.
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The one reason I didn’t like the Wacom products as much as using paper was because you couldn’t spin them around and make strokes in a natural way. Now I know better! Hmm … now I might have to save up for a Cintiq. I can’t really mount it to the cool drafting table I snagged at the university surplus because of the light in it, but I’ll be sure to save my old one.
Very cool project, still can’t justify the cost of a cintiq… :)
Wow. That is like the sexiest art tool I have ever seen. I’m fucking purple with jealousy. I can only imagine the hours of glee this is getting you. Your a Sequential Artist from the 23 century now. WHOO!
Very cool! I use a tablet PC and often find myself rotating it, but the way i have my pen calibrated it is not natural at other angles? Do you find this to be an issue?
This looks like a fun project, but I have a couple of questions. First, why? The stand that comes with the monitor swivels 90 degrees, and the keyboard stays in it’s ergonomic postion. The monitor on your board looks uncomfortable to use in that position.
Has having the Cintiq mounted like this turnede out to be a better option than the stand? Please don’t take my comments as being negative, my first reaction was “cool, I want to do that”. But I’d like to hear about how you feel about the setup after working like this for a while.
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@mathOne: for me, the pen calibration gets on the vertical axis, if it’s tipped too high or low it can float off-register; i’ve been playing videogames since I was a kid so it doesn’t bother me that much to compensate… the beauty is adjusting the desk so that doesn’t happen.
@Dale: it’s ergonomics; i spend last year with a ton of backpains and sciatic nerve flare-ups with my workload; this solution is much easier on my back/posture, having my Cintiq mounted on an easily-adjustable tabletop. The ergonomics of the keyboard aren’t as right; for art it’s fine but when I am writing, I swivel the table back up as to not strain my tendons. But that’s the thing: i can swivel the drafting table to suit my tasks’ needs much easier than when the Cintiq was in its stand on my old desk.
Smart and effective tool!
I will buy one if and when I buy Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
Nicholas P.
Love the device! I’ve been working on PL-400, the precursor to the Cintiq, and also developed nerve damage in my neck from looking down and drawing 40+ hours / week. (Some call it “surgeon’s neck”… if you picture a surgeon operating 10 hours looking straight down…)
There’s a reason an animator’s desk is on such a steep incline, so you back and neck are straightly aligned. Peg bars not only keep your drawings in registration, but fixing the bar to the desk will keep the paper from sliding off the steep incline. The disc was added to rotate the paper for easier drawing. Everything has a purpose.
I built my own crazy desk after being laid up for a week hopped up on pain killers. Access to my keyboard was the forefront of design, not the ability to spin the tablet. If you work on a computer, you need access to EVERY key on your keyboard, always. (Ever watch someone who’s “mouse dependent”? Instead of hot keys they go under the menu bars to select every move? Almost as painful as a herniated disc.) Putting your keyboard to the side and reaching off to type will cause more neck damage in time. (That’s why keyboard trays are located directly in front of you. Everything has a purpose.)
http://www.funnygarbage.com/flog/index.php?/archives/72-The-DigiDesk.html
Hey, got a question about your blog. I noticed it loads pages lot faster than mine. Do you host your blog on dedicated server? thanks.
@tablet pc laptops: I have a hosting plan… but I built the site in WordPress that uses the SuperCache plugin; if you’re a WP user, give it a google.
—cheers—> d!