WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:03.270 This is Scribble Kibble, a weekly show about animation. 00:00:03.270 --> 00:00:08.050 This episode takes a look at the Huion GT-191, also known as the Kamvas. 00:00:08.050 --> 00:00:13.650 The GT-191 is a drawing tablet that lets you draw directly on the screen. 00:00:13.650 --> 00:00:18.720 This type of tablet is much more expensive than a screenless USB tablet, however, the 00:00:18.720 --> 00:00:23.710 Kamvas is inexpensive compared to its biggest competitor, the Wacom Cintiq. 00:00:23.710 --> 00:00:28.240 The thing I like most about this particular Huion tablet is the price, because the quality 00:00:28.240 --> 00:00:30.359 you get for what you pay is high. 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:36.540 Honestly the GT-191 works almost just as well as my Cintiq 27QHD Touch. 00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:41.380 You do give up having any shortcut buttons on the tablet itself, but there are two shortcut 00:00:41.380 --> 00:00:42.570 buttons on the pen. 00:00:42.570 --> 00:00:44.820 You also give up a little bit of color quality. 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:48.820 I explain how to improve the default color settings later. 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:53.570 On the upside, even though the tablet is inexpensive, you actually get more pressure sensitivity 00:00:53.570 --> 00:00:58.370 than leading competitors: 8,000 levels compared to 2,000. 00:00:58.370 --> 00:01:01.730 The difference in real life is subtle, but it’s there. 00:01:01.730 --> 00:01:07.009 Lines are smoother and more precise, and you’ll notice greater control over stroke thickness. 00:01:07.009 --> 00:01:10.680 It actually feels a lot like drawing on paper thanks to the screen protector the tablet 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:16.679 comes with, which is a bit thicker and has more texture to it than a normal glossy protector. 00:01:16.679 --> 00:01:21.409 Which brings me to the second great thing about the GT-191: it comes with everything. 00:01:21.409 --> 00:01:25.880 You buy it, you get a screen protector, a nice adjustable stand, and sometimes even 00:01:25.880 --> 00:01:29.069 a smudge guard artist glove and an extra pen. 00:01:29.069 --> 00:01:34.710 The largest Wacom display tablet requires you to order a $400 stand separately if you 00:01:34.710 --> 00:01:37.590 don’t want to hunch over the tablet and get sharp back and neck pain. 00:01:37.590 --> 00:01:43.140 It’s not like I’m speaking from experience or anything, haha… ha… 00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:47.529 :( The Wacom also doesn’t come with a screen protector - and that’ll cost you about $50 00:01:47.529 --> 00:01:50.280 - although the glass is very sturdy and doesn’t scratch. 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:54.909 I’d like to know if the Huion glass is as scratch-proof, but I’m not about to take 00:01:54.909 --> 00:01:57.450 my cat’s claws to it to find out. 00:01:57.450 --> 00:02:01.049 The point is with the GT-191, you get everything you need. 00:02:01.049 --> 00:02:02.990 No ordering extra parts. 00:02:02.990 --> 00:02:06.819 But make sure to install the drivers from the website, not from the CD that comes with 00:02:06.819 --> 00:02:07.819 the tablet. 00:02:07.819 --> 00:02:09.610 That’s true for any tablet though. 00:02:09.610 --> 00:02:11.670 The drawing area itself is a good size. 00:02:11.670 --> 00:02:13.360 Not too big, not too small. 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:18.140 The tablet is a medium weight, making it easy to move around but sturdy enough to stay still. 00:02:18.140 --> 00:02:20.880 The rubber grip on the bottom keeps it from sliding away from you. 00:02:20.880 --> 00:02:25.721 It is big enough that it’s not easy to transport, so don’t think you’re going to buy this 00:02:25.721 --> 00:02:29.120 and be traveling all over the place with it. 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:34.330 Now, the number one weakness of the GT-191 is its colors. 00:02:34.330 --> 00:02:38.330 When you first turn the tablet on you will immediately notice it looks washed out compared 00:02:38.330 --> 00:02:39.370 to your computer monitor. 00:02:39.370 --> 00:02:43.490 That’s because the default color settings on the tablet screen are awful. 00:02:43.490 --> 00:02:47.640 You can mess with the color settings on the GT-191 all you like; no matter what you do 00:02:47.640 --> 00:02:52.910 you won’t be able to get the colors as vibrant as your monitor, but you can get fairly close. 00:02:52.910 --> 00:02:57.370 The best thing to do is turn brightness down to about 20, then go to Color Temperature, 00:02:57.370 --> 00:03:01.420 set it to User, and slightly adjust the red value up or down. 00:03:01.420 --> 00:03:05.320 These settings are as close as I could get to my computer monitor settings. 00:03:05.320 --> 00:03:10.490 The colors on the GT-191 are clearer if you remove the screen protector, which means if 00:03:10.490 --> 00:03:17.960 you want the most accurate colors possible on this tablet, consider buying a screen protector 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:20.290 from a company that specializes in protectors. 00:03:20.290 --> 00:03:24.840 If you decide to do that you’ll lose the paper feeling to drawing on the screen. 00:03:24.840 --> 00:03:29.370 The tablet can be a bit picky about where you are holding your pen and where the cursor 00:03:29.370 --> 00:03:30.370 is. 00:03:30.370 --> 00:03:31.900 Default out of the box was great. 00:03:31.900 --> 00:03:36.290 I did the pen calibration for a tutorial and it was a tiny bit off after that. 00:03:36.290 --> 00:03:39.640 I calibrated it again and that fixed it. 00:03:39.640 --> 00:03:42.870 With the pen cursor, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it! 00:03:42.870 --> 00:03:45.460 Now it’s time for the program test. 00:03:45.460 --> 00:03:48.710 The GT-191 works in every program I tested it in. 00:03:48.710 --> 00:03:53.620 Although, I had quite an adventure getting it to work in animation programs like Adobe 00:03:53.620 --> 00:03:56.780 Animate and Toon Boom because of something dumb I did. 00:03:56.780 --> 00:04:03.000 See, the Huion tablet driver comes with the default setting of pen button two to be “Switch 00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:04.000 Brush.” 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:08.200 What this seems to do is switch whatever tool you are using to the eraser. 00:04:08.200 --> 00:04:12.790 So… after I installed the tablet, I must’ve pressed that pen button, and then switched 00:04:12.790 --> 00:04:15.590 the action for that button to be CTRL+Z. 00:04:15.590 --> 00:04:20.959 After that, no matter what I did, every tool in animation programs was the eraser. 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:25.110 Photoshop and SAI and even MS Paint worked fine, but everything else? 00:04:25.110 --> 00:04:26.110 Eraser. 00:04:26.110 --> 00:04:29.430 I even uninstalled and reinstalled the tablet and kept having the problem. 00:04:29.430 --> 00:04:34.639 So I wrote to customer support because I wanted to see if the tablet was supposed to be compatible 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:35.830 with these programs. 00:04:35.830 --> 00:04:41.139 Huion suggested I reset the default pen settings and then press the second pen button, the 00:04:41.139 --> 00:04:44.169 “Switch Brush” button. 00:04:44.169 --> 00:04:46.759 Surely it can’t be that simple. 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:48.199 Surely. 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:49.639 Oh. 00:04:49.639 --> 00:04:54.449 So, the GT-191 works in all of these programs and more! 00:04:54.449 --> 00:04:57.129 All that’s left to do is finish my drawing here. 00:04:57.129 --> 00:05:01.330 I was going to make an animation, but that doesn’t make a good video thumbnail, and 00:05:01.330 --> 00:05:04.990 everybody’s already drawn people, so here’s your cute animal for the day! 00:05:04.990 --> 00:05:09.460 By the way, sometimes you ask me, “How much did they pay you to say this?” 00:05:09.460 --> 00:05:10.990 The answer to that is nothing! 00:05:10.990 --> 00:05:12.669 I say whatever I want. 00:05:12.669 --> 00:05:13.669 Popcorn. 00:05:13.669 --> 00:05:14.669 Will Smith. 00:05:14.669 --> 00:05:15.669 Slovakia. 00:05:15.669 --> 00:05:24.020 For more product reviews, check the product review section on the Scribble Kibble website.