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- My Extensive Review of the 1st Gen Companion:
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Wacom if you want to send me one, that'd be fabulous
I still have the same $50 tablet I got 7 years ago :')
+Indeimaus I still have my pen and papers. :'V
@GGR Makes
You can ask for a iPad Air for Christmas or your birthday (if you celebrate Christmas, if not, you can ask for it at Eid if you’re Muslim and at any other gift-changing party in any other religion :))
It’s not expensive and it’s great :)
Can I borrow that cintiq for...ever?
+Minty “Candy” Candy Arts no me
Can I borrow that when you don't use it?
you cannot imagine how much it makes me happy when I see you keeping busy. I just want all artists to be overloaded with work. Can you someday make a video on how to get more work ? networking, promotion, connections, building contacts, applying for gigs ? Please
In Norway, we have something called "konfirmasjon" were its like we step into adult-hood. Point is, we get a lot of gifts. That means money. So im planning to buy a companion2. Im so excited!!
My digital art has improved tremendously, thanks to your tutorials Jazza :)
I always love your hardware reviews, they're very concise and the important information is always at the forefront of the videos.
I've started with digital artworks in 2010. At first I used only my mouse, but after a few months I saved up enough money to effort my first drawing tablet. This was the "Odys Grafik Board", it costed me 50€. I choosed it because it had a large surface (about a A4 size) and I absolutely disliked the small ones like Wacom Bamboo.
This cheap device work great for me and so I used it for around 7 years. It has never let me down, but the fact that I always had to use it with a computer bothered me. Especially when I visited my boyfriend for a week or a weekend. So I finally decided to look for another option... I got lucky and found a Cintiq Companion 2 on ebay. Labeled as used but nearly new (the previous owner didn't liked it as much as he hoped for, because of its weight). I bought it and now that I'm using it for around 3 years I still love it sooo much x3
But I totally agree with the fact that your device doesn't make your art good. It's the amount of effort you put in it!
I want a cintiq companion 2 so bad. It would make my work so much easier! Yep, i am going to save up for this:D
I subscribed to you
Gideon Kirsch oh thank you!:)
Continue your AWSOME work jazza
I've been waiting for this since the companion 2 was released! Excellent review!
I love your tablet reviews!:)
with the drawing benchmark, draw the same thing twice on the companion 1 and see what the difference is, then that difference takein into account would tell you what the real difference between 1 and 2 is.
Good review - thanks, Jazza!
I have a slightly cheaper , option.
Paper.
MrSimplyChaos but can you use different layers, brushes, pens, pencils, and colors with one pen with one medium with paper?
nah i don't think so.
I want to see you enjoy a comic or movie drawn on paper as much as a digital made one
Eludrea the movie totoro, and comics are no different on paper ? I mean I love digital art, just saying
Hi jazza! That Will be so fun if you test the iPad Pro !
I love you 'rs draw ❤️.
Sorry for the spelling I'm french
great comparison, i liked your insight in your everyday usage of the device. it seems it really IS a companion to you ^^
Jazza, you should do a versus/comparison battle between the Wacom Bamboo line and the Wacom Intuos line.
Hey Jazza, do you think you could do a video on pixel art. It'd be a real help. Thank you for all the great tutorials.
:)
hey jazza nice shirt man!!
Thank you for this, Jazza!
+Kiara Gonzalez My pleasure
Hey Jazza, Nice shirt man!!! Happy birthday too. #Niceshirt
Great video, thanks Jazza. I wonder how they would compare both out of the box brand new. Since you've used the 1st gen so much in the past does it still perform as it did out of the box. It would be cool to save the Gen 2 benchmarks and do the same test in a years time after extensive use/abuse and see how that tracks over time.
+becdiggity Performance has been pretty consistent TBH. And I've used the CC2 for 3-4 months so it's not exactly an out-of-the-box device any more
That's cool to know, thanks Jazza!
jazza is a great inspiration
Dude you should do some ice hockey figures like a goal tender or something like that in step by step
Awesome video as always!
Few Questions:
- So, I understand it does not need a computer to work which is great! But can it still connect to a more powerful desktop? How is it compared to the 13HD, is it the same thing but the companion has the advantage of being an independent computer.
-How is it in terms of rendering when using software like Maya, Zbrush or Premiere?
-I believe it comes with windows 8.1, have you upgraded to windows 10 yet? and did you experience any noticeable issues with the drivers?
I'm deciding between either getting the companion or getting the 13HD and upgrading my computer.
You can connect it with your apple or windows device and it will work like a regular Cintiq 13HD :)
You r the best drawer i like ur videos
Happy birthday!
you forgot that you can hook up the Cintiq companion 2 to a desktop computer to use it as a monitor, which is an absolute lifesaver.
+Carissa Renard aaaah totally missed that! Probably coz i have a desktop cintiq but thanks for pointing it out for people in the comments :)
I would love to hear your thoughts about getting the cheapest Companion 2 instead of a Cintiq 13, mostly be using it for 3D connected to a computer, but great to be able to use it for some spontaneous drawing on the road or just on the couch?
dont forget the cintiq companion 2 can be used like a cintiq 13hd
Hello ! You helped me a lot to understand the difference between this two tablets, but I have always the same question that comes in my mind, perhaps you can answer me because I see that you use/used pretty much many of their tablets. So, I want to know if the interactivity between your pen and the screen is fast/fluid or is it a little waiting till the realisation of a line on the picture that you're working on? I have a Wacom Bamboo product and it's not with a screen. I'm not yet a big artist, but I like to draw on the PC and do graphical things with it, it's faster and you can better do the details. But this one is directly connected to the computer so it works fast for the interactions but is it the same with the companions or Cintiq 13HD perhaps ? I can't try this kind of product because I'm from Switzerland so if you can explain a little bit more about this or suggest me one of the tablets, or anything else I will be really thankfull for that. Thank you !
(Sorry for my bad english :3)
And now I really wish I had one.
Another big difference between the companion 1 and 2 is the first one can't connect to other computers. The companion 2 can connect to both mac and pc.
wacom screwed up the 1st cintiq companion. the power issues it will inevitably get are gut wrenching- google "plugged in, won't charge". Had to send mine in for warranty exchange twice and now the warranty is expired, I'm stuck with a $1,800 tablet that doesn't charge. All the computing power in the world doesn't mean squat without electricity. $850 to send in your tablet to be repaired once the warranty expires.
jazza recommended? that's all i needed to hear it's just....now i have to find out how I'm going to buy one :( :(
Tanks for the advise
You talk all these good things about the CP2, but I'm curious about the battery life, how long does it live for you? Is it any better compared to the first gen?
+Khmatrix Mine will got for 4-6 hours without a plug, which is pretty good for a flight or trip. I've not had many scenarios where it ran low unexpectedly.
I wish I had the budget for it. I definitely need something like this.
Surface pro is great as well. If you are a student, you can get it for 449. :)
USDollars
Thanks for the info, but I actually ended up buying the companion :)
Nice, How much did it cost? I cant even get a Surface Pro :(
+Pranav Ajay Warrier much more expensive than a surface pro lol like 2k
I WANT A CINTIIIQ! TToTT
PLZ TAKE MY MONEY!!!! Awesome review thank you!!!
I know it's unrelated to the video, and you probably won't see this, and time zones are weird so sorry if I'm wrong, but Happy Birthday! (I think)
Hey Jazza! I have this same system. I was wondering if you had some experience using a second monitor with it. Do you know if the Companion will support 4K?
Thank for this, it was so informative! I just want to ask, do you put any sort of screen protector on any of your devices like this? I would always be so afraid that I'd scratch it if it didn't have one, but also I feel that could lesson the sensitivity. Thanks so much in advance if you, or anyone else, answers this!
+VicMaxSim I've never used screen protectors, though I use my Cintiqs every day, they've never gotten a scratch.
Draw with Jazza
That must be some heavy duty glass then. I'm quite heavy-handed, but if the screens can handle that then I'm even more excited to eventually get one! Thanks for answering.
jazza you are super good at drawing
Do you have any tutorials for characters crying, just thought it would be an interesting thing to animate, also I am noob animator.
Just curious, will you be testing out the Wacom Mobile Studio Pro?
You should draw Ferra from MK X
Is there palm regection without having to use that glove thingy?
Jazza did you try the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil?
companions are just not built for real time drawing without lag, I would lower companions2 resolution to FHD and Im sure it would be smooth
*scrolls through amazon to check cintiq prices*
Jazza: Having better tools, does not make you a better artist.
*closes amazon*
ROFL!!!!!!!
Falcryx relatable
My Cintiq Companion 2 just arrived today and I am blown away! I've never had any kind of professional digital art equipment before, I've been using a rinky dink pen pad tablet that lags and wasn't very great but THIS CINTIQ IS INSANE. I am in LOVE 😍😍😍
Did you get it during their sale? I've heard some really bad things about the cintiq companion 2 and with the release of the new Wacom Mobile Studio, its really not worth it to get it at full price.
IcyInk
I guess it depends on the person's perspective
For mine, I have been using the Cintiq Companion 2 for almost a year now and it really didn't cause any major problems
who else just watches this because it's a jazza video?
100%
Me!
obviously, I'm poor
^^
haha me as I'm poor to
Oh how I wish I could get this beauty... I've been wanting it and working to get it ever since it came out...
You don't suppose you might one day have a contest or something where you could win it..?
how can you do a review of this product and not discuss the battery life...
anab0lic I have this, depending what you're doing and how intensive it is it can last you a good 10ish hours. Maybe a bit more depending on how much is open and if bluetooth is on and all that nonesense.
(for a 13", by the way, so I'm sure the larger ones last much longer)
Now this is a sponsored video done right! Love the presentation mate, keep up the good work. Might look into one of the Companion line after this.
+Retrorstyles thanks mate!
Yay! I was here early. (That thumbnail is frickin awesome by the way)
+DayLee Vids Aha thanks :D
+Draw with Jazza you're pretty chill bro. Stay awesome. I can really see you getting far in the future
Mollie Bray he is already far, but yeah he can go even farther than he is now!
Yep...
I want your first gen! can I have it? or can you do a giveaway so I can enter??
Dang it... now I'll probably need to upgrade... I totally get you with the 'sticky' feel.
Any idea when the companion 3 comes out? hehe Might be worth the short wait... :P
You actually saw this video! Hi dude! I'm a big fan!
The Mobile Studio Pro seems to function as the Cintiq Companion 3.
the question is...
HOW DO PEOPLE BUY THIS STUFF?!
mochi
STEP 1) GET $$$
STEP 2) SPEND THAT $$$ ON STEP 3
STEP 3) GET A GOOD DRAWING TABLET FOR U
STEP 4) REJOICE
If possible:
STEP 5) GET MOAR $$$
STEP 6) SPEND THAT $$$ ON STEP 7
STEP 7) GET MORE SUPPLIES/ A BETTER DRAWING TABLET FOR U
STEP 8) REPEAT FROM STEP 5
yeah that's how I see it. 😅😅😅
Do you still use the Cintiq 2? Or have you tossed it aside for the newer MobileStudio Pro?
You have companion, I am earning money for 3 years to have only Cintiq 13HD ._.
I know people who take their cintiq companion to life drawing classes, and it works well for them in that
I use the Wacom Bamboo. It may not be one of the fancier kinds of graphics tablets out there, but it sure is a damn good one. Though, I do wonder how the Cintiq would work with Manga Studio. I use Manga studio over Adobe because of price and how much less memory it takes up by comparison. I still use Photoshop for certain brushes, mainly for backgrounds, but when it comes to drawing, itself, I use Manga Studio.
What does he do for a living? I know he animates and illustrates, but is it just commissions or does he have a permanent job somewhere
DO NOT BUY THIS!!....I was swayed by these positive paid reviews and got this with my saved money. Something or the other goes wrong with the circuit after an year or so and the customer care asks flat 1000 dollars to replace the motherboard. So,no repairs available..its a complete motherboard change! I just couldnt be more upset ...my device is just lying like a paperweight now...
Companion looks so pretty that we just forget what could happen when it develops issues.
Hi Jazza, I am working on a 27" cintiq as well. Planning to move from iMac to a powerful PC. What is your config? My daily job is illustrating and heavy photo editing.
Hey, how about the battery life?
I'm seriously considering getting this before september when I go to University. I will be commuting to uni where I'll be studying animation and so I was originally thinking of getting a laptop to use on the train but I think this would be much better for me in general while commuting and at uni and home. I was just wondering, can the companion be used as a main tablet too? So for example, could I plug it into my current desktop and use it as the tablet for that too? And also, do you think that this would be a good investment for someone like me going to uni to study animation???
Great review but how do you find time for your spiritual food with your busy schedule? I would not want to be you. I would be sipping a margarita on the plane ride, not working working working.
This is great , now I just need the money to pay for it and the drawing skills to justify owning one.
Jazza, very informative vid. I bought a Surface Pro 4a couple of months ago after seeing the tv ads, and doing online research. But the drawing process has been less than desirable in Photoshop etc, with terrible inaccurate pen/cursor jitter wobble when drawing show or diagonal strokes. Have you used a Surface Pro 4 yourself? I really want a more accurate drawing device, as I'm trying to build up a digital portfolio, but at the moment, the process is more than a little frustrating. The Companion is pretty much out of my price range, it would take a lot more saving to buy one, but would you suggest selling/returning the Surface Pro 4 to put towards one?
I really would like to upgrade to something like this in the future, but sadly I am on a tight budget, working several jobs just to keep afloat and not starve to death, so an Intel Core i5 M520 laptop with Intel HD graphics card and a Wacom Intous Small tablet (and of course pen and paper) are my friends for the next several years, haha. May be one day...
Love watching your reviews anyway, I am not a very techie person (I am more of a technophobe to be completely honest, never trust computers more than simple pen and paper), so I seek as much advice as possible when buying computers and tablets so I can get the most out of it - your reviews totally help me decide which device is better and the benefits they have and / or lack in comparison. :)
My cintiq companion 1 gen started to loose its battery life for 30% at least so far... So that is why I asked about companion 2 battery life!
Question no.2. how to screen record my painting process in photoshop easily and with which software?
Thank you so much!
A friend let me try her companion 2 out at a convention we were selling our work at. OMFG I really need one. I am so fed up with bamboo tablets! Sadly money be the issue.... I wish I wasn't still in the startup phase of mah business! These are just so amazing. I have a decent pc and a laptop but I don't have a desk so I have to sit with the bamboo on my lap, my keyboard in an open drawer of my clothes chest of drawers and the mouse has to be put ontop the dresser.... and it's just... not a great system. A companion would mean I could go off and sit on my bed or downstairs and not be an artist hermit. Ah one day... ONE DAY!
The review really helped dude. Cheers.
I only have a small wacom, literally a tiny thing without a connecting screen, but you have guvene an idea for a Christmas pressie now
Hello Jazza, I'm French sorry for my English.
I hesitate between the model 512GB companion 2 and the 256GB MobileStudio pro . I'm study 3D I wish I had the opportunity to use a little 3D ZBrush for example.... the RAM is important and I don't know if the model of the MobileStudio Pro with 8GB of Ram is adapted for 3D.
Can you advise me? Thank you so much.
WTF? DOTA 2 on low settings with lags for 2900 dollars? You must be kidding me! :-O I am really shocked now, i thought this is a good peace of HW O_O DOTA is made for slowest computers and runs well even on my 4GB RAM computer, which is at least 10 years old now O_O
Jazza you should make that cartoon in the thumbnail your new profile pic! It looks nice!
That is because it windows os. (3:15)
Really the Hybrid was much better option: already a touch Cintiq for you PC(ugh) or Mac - companion was not.
Hybrid could technically be use with your favorite laptop running all your hard core aps under the OS you choose and run the cintiq as the pad(best of both worlds) - MS OS companion not so.
Saw the new 2 at CES 2015 and was more impressed with the 27 HD touch than having to run another Windows device. They had not plans to make a android. So creative pro fans - out of luck for newer tech.
One comment about drivers: wish they would release the android driver for cintiq, you can make an awesome hybrid with a 13HD/13HD touch using a micro pc - running android which are the size of a candy bar. Give you again the stability of android vs Windows 10/8 at the time of pre release.
7:20 - tha is the Intel GPU 6100 series; many don't like the chance in memory and GPU but this is lower energy and with each GEN of intel cpu/gpu they are faster. ( But remember Video Graphic running windows are only as good as the video drivers.) Intel has gone through many driver revs and some time older ones are better. (Again Cintiq is not really your gaming pc).
And there is to over heating and CPU issue with Flash, that has been there with every version of Windows and unfortunately in on MAC too.
Best way to test frame speed and drops: run a youtube HD video with flash then turn off and run it with HTML 5. (if you clear cache and cookie, you also need to reboot the OS. You will notice that dropped frame will be less on a some what clean browser. (pick your browser of choice as not all browser plug-ins are equal)
Good stuff as always Jazza.
And yes being able to be portable is a big plus. I have gone on trips with a mac mini and the Cintiq 13HD is my display and my graphic pad.
Side note: if you do a lot of color images with high detail not settle for a defective display. You will notice it by the hollywood spotlight effect on the landscape edge of the device. That bleed of light carry over so if for say you have a color going across the base, it will be off to the eye because the bleeding effect is basically burning the screen at the bottom pixels.
Hopefully they have fixed those quality issues.
If you are able to find a hybrid: make sure you have the extend battery one and the larger memory.
Cheaper Companion 2 models need an update. They're still great devices but upgrading them to new Skylake chips and maybe DDR4 RAM's won't hurt. I'm holding myself to buy a CC2 because it has 2 years old processors and still expensive.
well you'd hope that the newer model is better than the old model... im considering buying a cintiq or something similar.
You always mention working while watching a movie with your wife. I hope you actually get to see some of these movies with her. Haha
Also, are we ever going to meet the family? I feel like at this point you could have a normal vlog that can also sometimes have educational videos. Your fans might be into it. :)
Jazza, do you think an animation student would benefit from using this tablet in the place of an actual computer? Currently, I'm limping through my art foundation and general education classes with an oooold laptop (I'm a working student and completely on my own, a laptop with 3GB RAM was all I could afford when I bought it) and a small Intuos I bought on sale. However, a year from now I will be starting my animation classes and I'm going to need a machine more powerful than the one I currently have. What you said about it being extremely portable is what sold this device for me. There have been so many opportunities I could have had to draw (lunch time, bus ride home, etc.) but that would mean hauling out The Dinosaur laptop and finding a flat surface to work on. Anywho, the TL;DR of this comment is that I'm planning on saving up to invest in a powerful machine for my art classes and I am wondering: can this device completely replace a student's need for a laptop or computer?
I got my cintiq companion 2 about 2 years ago and it's been quite fine until about a year ago when it suddenly started breaking down internally. Like literally immediately after the warranty ended it broke a number of times, first the sd drive then the whole motherboard a few months after that, I've spent more than $1000 just fixing it. Now it's having issues with the tablet driver where it keeps forcing me to uninstall and reinstall it to work. Tried asking customer service several times now and they're always slow and unhelpful (literally everytime all they tell me to do is reboot)
Idk bout you but my experience with the Cinitq companion 2 hasn't been good at all.
Please, please, please, Jazza if you don't mind, you can give me a drawing board. I'm learning to draw Wacom Please, please, please, I beg you anything Wacom I have no money to buy Wacom
Please, please, please, Jazza if you don't mind, you can give me a drawing board. I'm learning to draw Wacom Please, please, please, I beg you anything Wacom I have no money to buy Wacom
Please, please, please, Jazza if you don't mind, you can give me a drawing board. I'm learning to draw Wacom Please, please, please, I beg you anything Wacom I have no money to buy Wacom
Jazza, how is it you get sponsored by these different companies for videos like this? Do they reach out to you, or do you approach them and say that you have an idea for a video, and then you all set up how you go about it and they send the information?
EDIT: .....If I had watched the video a little bit more, I'd have gotten my answer. Sorry, Jazza.
Cintiq Companion looks like a product I would look into purchasing in the future. I have tried drawing on an iPad, even the iPad Pro and its Pencil. As much as I like Apple products, some how I feel limited by the apps you can use on them, especially when it comes to Photoshop. I like that with Cintiq Companion you can use a full Photoshop program. I know with iPad Pro with the Pencil I did have larger screen, more control, and nice flow, I just don't know if I would want to invest into it. How would the Cintiq Companion compare to the iPad Pro with the Pencil?
is there any jitter drawing at slow speeds? I bought a lenovo yoga 460 after been promised they were great for drawing and the jitter is abysmal. really disappointed and when I get the refund I'm thinking a companion 2 or an iPad pro- what would you recommend? thanks man :)
I love the idea of the companion but I have a pretty decent gaming PC that can run photoshop very well and I think the companion simply wouldn't measure up to what I'm used to.
It would have been nice to see you using brushes that put a bigger strain on the hardware and at a high resolution - for example it looked like you were drawing and colouring with the hard round brush which is incredibly easy to render - compare that to, let's say one of Kyle's watercolour brushes, and the results could be much different - this can be made even more dramatic by sizing the brushes up to say 300-500 pixels which is a little extreme but it's not unheard of.
Not trying to be negative about the review, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was great to hear your thoughts, I just wish I could try one out for myself and see how it handles more complex brushes and textures.
Oh gosh, i wish I would just be a little near to have the money for a cintiq! Having a Intuos 5 touch&pen right now, but I think there is a huge difference between Monitor-tablett and just-tablett :'(.
Was this the cintiq companion 128gb or the 256gb or the 512gb model? just want to know what you have?
Hey Jazza, have you ever tried working on an iPad Pro or a Surface Pro 4?... I really like Wacom products also, but I wonder if you feel you could be as effective and efficient with one of these other tools.
Been using Companion 2 for over 5 months and I must say it's worth of the price. Only thing that is kinda fustrating is calibrating. You have to get used to the cursor not always following the pen tip 100%. When going sides of the screen the cursor is quite off from the pentip position.
I only just got a Cintiq 22HD a couple months ago, absolutely love it, but now I want a companion even though I don't travel all that often xD It would have been handy if I had it for college perhaps.
Would you recommend a cintiq (maybe a cheaper/older one) to an art student? Do you think it's better to do animations (I'm an animation student) on a regular tablet, or on a cintiq? I've been saving up my money and looking at cintiqs, but since we don't have them at the school I don't really know what it's like and if it's really worth it. I know I want to get one eventually, but for now as a student do you think it would be more beneficial?
Get Jazza, I'm saving up for a bamboo Wacom tablet, and I would like to know if you know of any better tablets that are still in that price range (20 or so dollars more).
I'm a little worried that the 150 cd/m2 brightness of the screen is a little to low to use it in my living room with daylight coming thru the window. Is it much lower then lets say a wacom cintiq 22HD (which I own)?