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by D.T. Nethery » 01 Sep 2019, 18:11
Hi, theBrian -
I don't have any experience using the specific model of Cintiqs you mention , the 21.5" DTH-2242 or 13" DTK-1300-1 , but I do have a Cintiq 21" UX DTK-2100 and if you were to ask me I would recommend the
21" or larger size Cintiq over a 13" Cintiq . At one time I had used a
Modbook (which was a modified Macbook with a 13" screen to draw on with a Wacom-enabled pen stylus) and I found the 13" Modbook screen too small to work comfortably. Even if you take steps to minimize as many tool bars and panels as possible , the amount of "screen real estate" to draw on is too confining on a 13" screen, imo. You may be different , if you are used to drawing in smaller work areas, but to me the 21" Cintiq screen is the smallest screen I would be comfortable using (although I haven't tried out the newer portable Cintiq 16" DTK 1660K0A , maybe 16" would be enough ?) With the 21" Cintiq if I hide all tool bars in the side drawers and toggle off the Timeline by hitting the 0 key , I have a drawing area about 16" x 11" , which is close to the usable area of a 16 Field piece of animation paper (excluding the area where the peg holes would be) , so that's a comfortable drawing area for me. If I could afford to purchase a larger Cintiq , such as the 32" model, I would do it , because then I would not have to minimize as many of the other toolbars and panels . But the 21" works fine for me.
MAC OS 10.14.6 , Macbook Pro Retina 15-inch, Late 2013,
2.3 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB Memory , TVPaint PRO 11.5 - 64bit ,
Wacom Cintiq 21 UX ,Wacom Intuos Pro 5 , Wacom driver version 6.3.38-2