![New Peripheral On The Block New Peripheral On The Block](https://i0.wp.com/hishgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/graphire3.jpg?resize=500%2C448&ssl=1)
Graphire 3
The other cool stuff I bought the same day I bought the table is this Wacom Graphire 3 graphics tablet. In fact, I’ve been wanting it for many years now that when I finally have it in my hands, I didn’t have the heart to remove it from its box and plug it in for FOUR DAYS. This morning I finally did it.
After getting the tablet up and running with my computer, I proceeded to install the bundled Painter Classic software. When I finally ran the program, my blood went cold. All the colours were screwed up! It took me about 30 minutes before I decided to increase my monitor’s setting from 16-bit to 32-bit colour.
Only then did I let out a sigh of relief. I grabbed the stylus, played around with the controls a bit; then tried playing with different brushes and tool on different layers; finally wiped the slate clean and proceeded to paint this:
![An oasis An oasis](https://i0.wp.com/hishgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/paint1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
An oasis
My first Painter-made art ever. My technique is still way out there. It’s gonna take some more practice to get myself up to speed with the new tablet and software. Ultimately, I believe that my work will go much smoother and faster on the computer.
Addendum: I just remembered that I had Open Canvas prepared for action in my computer. So, a mathematical equation came to mind. Graphire3 + Open Canvas + Hisham’s Tired Imagination = …
![Bernhardt Baker Bernhardt Baker](https://i0.wp.com/hishgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/buddybaker.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Animal Man
That’s one of my favourite DC superhero from the late 80s and early 90s, Animal Man.
Addendum 2: This is so much fun I can’t stop myself.
![Some volcano Some volcano](https://i0.wp.com/hishgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/volcano.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Some volcano