Monitors Archive
For the creative professional, having the right tools is essential. For instance, there’s nothing stopping you from creating beautiful images on out-of-date hardware. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were animated before Windows 95 even came out, but they still look great today. But if you tried to do the same job today on the same hardware, you wouldn’t get the contract. Someone with better hardware …
These days, more people are working from home and setting their own hours than ever. In part, this is due to the COVID epidemic that’s dominated public consciousness for the last six months. But it’s also been an ongoing trend before anyone had heard of words like “social distancing” or “herd immunity”. It’s not hard to understand why. Working at home allows you to set …
Digital artists know how hard it is to work with a mouse and keyboard. They’re a great interface for many things. Typing, programming, and even a lot of editing functions are just fine with default controls. But if you’re actually trying to draw or touch up a piece of art, a mouse is a clumsy tool. It lacks the fine control and finesse of a …
If you’re an artist, you’re probably particular about your tools. This only makes sense. If you’re painting, you want to use the best brush. If you’re drawing, you want the best pens, pencils, or charcoals. And if your art is of the digital variety, you want the best screen and stylus. For many people, this might be confusing. Don’t all editing and paint suites support …
If you don’t always work in the same exact spot, using a desktop computer can be challenging. You either need to use a multi-display setup, or constantly move your monitor around. Thankfully, there are ways to make this process less painful. A monitor arm allows you to attach your monitor to a fixed point. From there, it can be tilted and moved around. If you …
