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FAVO Comic Pack
Date: 11/2/2005
For the aspiring digital manga artists out there WACOM has just announced a November 4th release in Japan for their low priced FAVO Comic Pack. The set is composed of a pen, A6 size tablet and six software titles for comics / illustration creation etc. A retail price has been set at 8,988 Yen. The set iscompatible with Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP. The pen tablet set is marketed towards illustration creation fans. The set has been the continuous leader in sales for six months, since it's first relase. The pen and tablet included is an evolution of a previous release which had about 60% customer base in women aged 10-20's. Moreover, four of the six bundled software titles are upgraded and support was added for the newest functions. The tablet includes a scroll wheel which controls image's orientation. Reading resolution is plus or minus 0.5mm and the speed of reading is 100 points or less/sec in 0.0125mm. The pen relies on pressure to draw and includes an eraser. The interface is USB. Software titles bundled include Full spec version paint software "Pixia" for Wacom, graphic tool "ComicStudio" only for the cartoon of Selshis, and The watercolor soft "Watercolor LITE", etc. The guide book by five artists including the CG making technique is attached to Pixia.
Source: Anime News Service