Cough, splutter...I am still alive.

Ok, the picture is a slight over exaggeration - but it goes some way toward explaining my recent absence. I cough, I splutter, and I sneeze....lots. Hence why I have not posted these past two days.

To cheer me up, my beloved revealed yesterday that she had bought me a gift with the money she got for selling her old phone (old as in last year's iPhone). You see, I have a Surface Pro 3 and I used to enjoy digital sculpting on it with Zbrush. That was until I woke up one morning to find that it overheated overnight while charging and cracked the screen. Knowing I want to get back to playing with Zbrush, my other half ordered me a pen tablet monitor. It arrived today.

Ugee HK1560

I just about managed to unbox it and plug it in. The display is superb - a very crisp 1080p 15.6 inch screen. It came with all the cables it needed, two rechargeable pens with 2048 levels of pressure and a funky half hand glove thing to avoid streaks on the monitor while I draw.

Half hand glove thing

I calibrated the screen - by hitting nine dots with the pen - and tested out the pressure sensitivity. I have never used a Wacom Cintiq, but I am over the moon with this. It has a little lever on the back you pull up to adjust the angle of the stand, then let go. Very sturdy and easy to get the display in a comfortable position to draw. Here it is set up and testing Modo, with my Millennium Falcon model loaded.

The monitor does not have express keys like a Cintiq does, so I use that thing to the left of the drawing monitor, a Razor Orbweaver. You can program all the keys and switches to keyboard shortcuts for whatever program you are in. It takes up way less room than a full keyboard. I originally bought it to play Elite Dangerous, but it's handy for things like 3D programs.

Once I have remembered how to use Zbrush and gotten used to this tablet display, I will start posting some digital sculpts. Back to my sick bed...

Thanks for looking.

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