(Part 3) Reddit mentions: The best computer graphics tablets

As a start, I suggest going for Huion tablets that are bigger than 9 inch. They're much comfortable to draw with for being a "medium-size" and closer to the A4 paper. Of course smaller sizes aren't bad, but medium sizes are better in the long run and you don't have to worry about upgrading or taking care of your wrists.

I certainly recommend the Huion H950P or H1060P because these two are really good tablets that should serve you well as a start and very simple for beginners. But if you really want to save budget; the H610 PRO V2 can also do well (despite being in slightly lower quality in terms of built but if you don't care for those then it shouldn't bother you much.)

And if you're starting out digital art, there's plenty of free art programs like Sketchbook (the most simplest one), FireAlpaca, Medibang and Krita. They're free (as I mentioned) and have many guides, so take it easy before you decide to buy any paid art programs.

You don't have to be "good at drawing" to buy a tablet, its mainly a tool to help you draw and there's nothing bad about buying something just to see how much you will like it or not. It's also great to take opportunity during these Black Friday/Christmas deals.

I hope that helps, and good luck :>

Definitely get him a wacom tablet, any will do. Wacoms website has all the software for any tablet you get, no matter how old or new. The wacom Intuos series is probably the best, even the older ones are great. A medium sized tablet is probably the best, or a large if your sons desk is big enough (Though he can just use it in his lap if he wants). They aren't horribly expensive but they are great quality, the cheaper tablets from other brands stop working and are generally unreliable. (the 30$ range)

amazon.com/dp/B079NWPZTG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_ilqZBb55VQXMD
(if the link shows up, this should be a good one to get.)

It would be hard to spend 500 dollars on one tablet haha, but I would reccomend having some drawing software for him to use.

I love Paint tool SAI, it's great for line work, they don't have a physical copy however. You have to buy it off of the website (systemax.jp) for around 55 bucks (5400JPY) although you can only use it on Windows operating systems.

Photoshop is a great software for digital art, however it is extremely expensive, and Adobe wants to get people into paying yearly for it, which is dumb. You might as well pirate it if you really want it bad, which it's not really a necessity.

For software that is similar to photoshop, manga studio/clip studio paint is great. It's like a combination of paint tool sai and photoshop, and works on Mac and Windows.

I'm sure your son knows how digital software works and with tons of tutorials online he'll get the hang of it in no time.

amazon.com/dp/B01F70HHBC/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_MvqZBbGCS2PVV

(if this link shows up, this is clip studio paint EX, and is a good choice.)

The links I put in would be the easiest things to get for your son, and would be easy to give to him and he will be able to figure it out with the instructions and such, if he knows how to use computers/technology. (what kid doesn't at this point lol) I hope he has fun! c:

Are you looking for a drawing tablet or pen display? Or an actual tablet like Surface Pro/iPad? Drawing tablet is where you draw on a flat mat-like surface with a stylus and look at your screen. You can get these pretty cheap. A pen display is basically a second monitor that you can physically draw on and see the lines as you go. They cannot operate without a computer/laptop to plug into. And the other option is the actual tablet with touchscreen/stylus options - these are generally $1000 range for a quality one. I like Surface Pro over the iPads I've tried (haven't used any other brands). Not much difference between SP4 and SP6 (current model) in terms of quality and screen. SP4 is about $850, but might go on sale for black Friday.

My home setup is a simple laptop with a Huion pen display. These are incredible displays and I cant recommend them enough. They are roughly half the price of Wacom and only really lack rotation/tilt options. 8000+ pen sensitivity, HD resolutions, older models only around 70% gamut (newer models 100%) and parallax, especially on newest versions, is barely noticeable. Compared to a $2000+ cintiq, you are getting a display with double the size and damn near equal quality and options. They have lightning deals and usually a coupon/% discount on amazon and typically come with lots of extras, like bonus nibs, extra pen and hand gloves. A 22" display is like $400-500 depending on model. I have this one. It's insanely huge and barely have to zoom in PS, CAD, Revit or other programs. Its an older model and I paid about $100 less than the current price. Look for sales. Huion pretty good for holiday sales. Id expect something on Friday. Its pretty damn amazing for me. I use Wacoms at work and would never drop like $2500 for an equivalent sized display. XP-Pen and Gaomon have similarly lower priced alternatives to Wacom.

Similarly, the plain drawing tablets can be found for $30-50 for smaller models. I could never stand the looking at screen while drawing on the pad. The pen displays are only digital option for me. Your mileage may vary.

As for programs, you have to pay for them unless you look for illegal means. They wont ever be pre-installed. Krita is free. Gimp, too. Google sketchup is pretty solid for creating and manipulating 3d objects that you can import for art. Ctrlpaint has a good tutorial on it and digital painting in general. But you'll have to pay for them. I like Clip Studio Paint Ex for sketching personally.

For the ability to run the programs, it comes down to specs. If its a laptop, a basic 15" with an i5 processor and dedicated graphics for about $500 should be able to run any program. Desktop probably built for less. Youd still need a drawing tablet or pen display. You wont get a decent portable tablet like an iPad or Surface Pro for the price range you want and you'll still need accessories and other options to make them viable drawing tablets.

Comes down to what you want and need and can afford. I recommend pen displays for the feeling of actually drawing on the screen compared to the older tablet style. I dont particularly like the ipad/surface pro options purely from price. I dont need to have it that portable. A smaller pen display can be quite portable if you have a school computer or laptop. Fits in the same bag if you have a 15" or so pen display.

I was in your shoes about 7 months ago. Wanted to dip my feet into digital art. I wanted a tablet with a screen, but they were so expensive. So I decided to go with this instead.

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https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Wireless-Software-Included-CTL6100WLK0/dp/B079NWPZTG/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1541882267&sr=1-3-spons&keywords=wacom+intuos&psc=1

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While a little bit pricey, compared to other non-screen tablets, it is the best name brand on the market. There is another version of this tablet that is only 100$ but it was quite a bit smaller. I ended up with this one because 200$ did not kill my budget and I wanted a slightly bigger one. As far as the disconnect between looking at the monitor while drawing and not your had, it took me about 2 hours to lose the weird feeling. After that it felt completely normal. So I would not worry about that too much.

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After about 5 months with this tablet my birthday came around and I decided to upgrade to one with a screen. While I could not really afford one of the screened Wacom ones, I did find this.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779QTQ13/ref=dp_prsubs_1

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After alot of research on youtube I found that this tablet was the best bang for my buck. It was not 1000$ like the Wacoms, and provided a bigger screen for comfort. I am so happy I went with this in the end.

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Id say start without a screen, and later on upgrade if you enjoy digital art. You can always sell your old tablet on ebay to make some of that money back. Also as a side note, I'd also HIGHLY recommend Krita as your first digital art program. It is 100% free, and is the best free software on the market. Or at least the one that most easily translates over to Photoshop, which is what most professionals use. Hope any of this helps. Good luck!

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Mostly, I really like to build and fix stuff. I don't really care whether it's the HTML of a website or the stem of a shower faucet -- it's just the act of figuring something out and making it better that I like, for whatever reason.

I have a small collection of tools -- a power drill, some gardening stuff, etc. I also have a bass guitar, but I bought one of these itty-bitty little headphone amps so I don't piss off the roomies and also so I don't have to lug an amp around everywhere -- since they're pretty much just an empty box with a speaker in it anyway.

I also like reading, but (partially thanks to Reddit, I'm sure) my attention span is so short that sitting down and reading is tough, so I've gotten rid of pretty much all of my books and opted instead for audiobooks. There are great sites like librivox.org where you can download oodles of classics read aloud for free. Currently I'm listening to all 65 hours of 'Atlas Shrugged' while I fold Noteboards, a product I created and sell (also thanks to Reddit). Also, nothing beats the time I drove across the country by myself listening to 'The Godfather' and 'Fight Club' and zooming through the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Death Valley.

Singing is also really fun, and takes zero space. When I'm not listening to audiobooks, I'm singing along to musicals ('Book of Mormon' today) or 90s rock.

The stuff that takes up the most room is my push-reel lawn mower which is easy to disassemble, and my healthy collection of Nerf guns.

EDIT: I also do some graphic design. This graphics tablet is tiny and flexible, and works great.

EDIT: I had more to say than I thought, and it reads like a crazy man's ramble. Enjoyyyy.

Here are my thoughts. While I like my tablet, I think paper is better. Why? Tactile feedback from the paper, and the grip it has on a drawing instrument, not to mention the ability to instantly see where a line is going. Newer tablets have a more paper-like surface, and you do have the option of taping a piece of paper over the tablet, so maybe it's just the traditional aspect of putting real lines down that gets me. I will not stop using my tablet, because it is a far more intuitive interface for even just coloring, and it is seriously fun to use, and Wacom products are just amazing, but when I'm being Mr. Serious Artist Fancypants, and practicing, that practice I do with charcoal or pencil on newsprint. Consider buying yourself some newsprint. Cheap, for learning/sketching, and you'll still have enough scratch to buy your tablet. You definitely shouldn't just choose digital over traditional. You can, and should do both. WE ARE NOT TRADITIONAL, NOR ARE WE DIGITAL. WE ARE ... THE MODERN.

I also think I prefer actual ink to digital when working with comics, for instance. There's just more emotion and movement in your lines, no matter how much you can control brush dynamics in PS. Plus, inking is zen-like once you get down to business. I've never felt so entranced by drawing than when I was inking.

TABLETS! Always go for a medium size and larger. Usually about 6 inches by 8 inches, or thereabouts. I am working on a small one, and it works, but I'm just waiting for my 6 x 11 to get here. Keep in mind that when going increasingly bigger, you must use more of your arm to cover the tablet. If you prefer drawing with your wrist, stick to a medium-sized tablet. If you're working with two monitors all the time, you may want a larger tablet so the drawing surface is divided. If you've traditionally used a lot of arm movement, as many painters have, consider going bigger. There is a 9 x 12 inch (bigger than a piece of A4 paper!) Intuos3, and they go for about $250 on Amazon and eBay.

The Bamboos work well, especially if you're not looking to drop a lot of money on your first tablet (which is a good choice, imo), and my only gripe about them is re: the drawing surface. Older Wacoms have a plastic sheet that lays on top of the active surface, so you don't scratch it and/or wear it away. The Bamboo does not, and that's not even a side effect of it being the lower end in Wacom's lineup. Even the Intuos line dropped the sheet, and I think it's due to the new more paper-like drawing surface.

The Bamboo you've selected is a small size, and I am fairly certain you will not be happy with it in the long run. Just too small of a drawing area, especially for those times you're zoomed in and you want a smooth, sweeping stroke to lay down a clean a line as possible. By the way, you may not be able to see them, but there are four little corners etched into the tablet which outline the active area/drawing space. The active space is 3.6 x 5.8 inches. It is a tablet meant more for writing than drawing, in other words.

I recommend this one: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTH661-Bamboo-Fun-Tablet/dp/B002OOWC4C/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334763390&sr=1-8&tag=acleint-20

The active area is about 6 x 8 inches, so you have a much broader surface to draw on, and it's still pretty cheap (as tablets go) at $110. You will enjoy the experience a hell of a lot more, I can guarantee it.

I'm a hobby artist myself, and just started to learn digital art in August! Instead of investing the big bucks on a professional tablet right away (IE: IPad Pro, high end Wacom's), I decided to get a middle grade drawing tablet from Huion. This is a drawing tablet without a picture screen -- so you draw on it and look at your monitor. There is a slight learning curve to bridge the disconnect at first, but I found it fairly easy to get past! I also use Krita, which is fantastic free drawing software. So for under $100, I'm drawing digitally with a great tablet and software.


I've now been drawing digitally for almost 3 months, and I'm very glad that I decided to start off with the smaller investment. You can always gauge your seriousness for digital art as you draw and see if the investment for a more expensive higher grade tablet is worth it for you later!


I hope this helps!


Here's a link to the Huion tablet: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071CFC3RG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Note: I compared various tablets from Wacom, Huion, and other less known brands, and found my Huion to be the best investment. I chose it particularly for the drawing surface area, the included (comfortable) pen that has 2 buttons, and the quick buttons on the tablet itself.

The importance of fundamentals cannot be understated. You wouldn't start construction on a building without understanding the underlying architecture, would you? I know it's difficult, but you really can't afford to skip the essentials when studying any field. You've already seen that taking shortcuts lowers the quality of your finished works, and if you don't change your approach, you have no expectation of changing that outcome. Discipline yourself and build good habits now, and your hard work will pay off in dividends later.

I don't mean to imply that you should banish yourself to the realm of figure drawing and line work forever; nobody should. But it's important to familiarize yourself with proportion and anatomy if only so that your particular artstyle is consistent. Even if you only learn how to make the same mistakes consistently, all your art will improve at once when you learn to correct those mistakes later. Critique is a huge part in identifying weaknesses in your technique and improving your work, but if your work is all over the place, your critique will be, too.

Consider this: what about practicing your fundamentals bores you? What can you do to make it more engaging for yourself? Have you attempted more interesting subject matter or working from more challenging references? Are there any particular perspectives or poses that you like more than others, and if so, why? Have you tried shifting the focus of your work to suit your particular tastes? There are different figure drawing approaches and techniques out there-- how many of them have you tried? Is there anything stopping you from collecting your finished sketches in order to refine them later on?

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As to where to start, you already know about the fundamentals so I'll link another comment of mine to reiterate their importance and move on.

If you're not going to be working digitally at first, I'm a huge fan of these dot notebooks. They're inexpensive, lovely quality, nondescript, and portable, and the dot pattern is convenient for measuring lengths and widths without the visual clutter that actual graph paper can sometimes give you. I carry one with me for doodling, taking down random thoughts, and drawing maps. The covers aren't super rigid, mind, so press lightly or have a firm, flat surface like a hardcover book handy.

If you want to work digitally, you'll need an entry-level tablet of some kind. The Huion Inspiroy H950P is decent for its price point; it's got a fair-sized workspace, eight programmable express buttons, workable pressure sensitivity, and its pens aren't battery-powered so if you lose them, replacements are comparatively inexpensive. My one complaint is that, because I have large hands, I find I hit the tool-swapping button on my pen by accident unless I hold it just so. I work from a laptop, so the fact that it's not wireless doesn't trouble me but is something you may want to consider. Its little brother, the H640P, is about half the price with a smaller workspace and two fewer express buttons.

Digital artists also need software to work in. I highly recommend Adobe Photoshop CC if you can afford it (or are willing to sail the high seas, so to speak) for its feature set. Photoshop is not strictly for digital illustration so making it work just so for you will take more effort than you'd experience with a more specialized tool, but having its powerful features in my back pocket has never been a disappointment. Paint Tool SAI and Krita are the only other software options I can recommend; I don't have enough experience with other tools to give them a shout-out. If you're on a budget, by the way, Krita is completely free and has a fantastic feature set. Whatever you choose, learn it and learn it well.

By the look of her art and the use of Scratch, I assume your niece is fairly young ("teenage" is a wide margin to guess). This is great that she's starting so early. I started far too late compared to most and regret it every day.

I would not advise a tablet unless she's at least 14, and that's pushing it. If she is and you're ready for the gamble, that's all your choice. They're delicate pieces of hardware and the lower end brands ([Huion] (https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Pressure/dp/B00DKW816K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1466736352&sr=8-4&keywords=huion+tablet), [Monoprice] (https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-6-25-inch-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet/dp/B00H4LAF9O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466736418&sr=8-1&keywords=monoprice+tablet), [Ugee] (https://www.amazon.com/Ugee-M708-Digital-Graphics-Rechargeable/dp/B00VUHQECU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466736442&sr=8-2&keywords=ugee+tablet) ) are built a bit weaker than something like a Wacom (suggesting the [Bamboo] (https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-CTL471-Tablet-Black/dp/B00EVOXM3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466736313&sr=8-1&keywords=wacom+bamboo) model to start off, it's a good spot, cheaper and sturdy). but again, I wouldn't risk it at 13 unless you can trust her wholly with an ~$70 piece of hardware.

Software-wise, there are free programs out there to get her started that have better interfaces than Scratch but similar functionality. [Pencil2D] (http://www.pencil2d.org/) is a pretty good starter. Crazy Talk is pretty drag-n-drop, so she wouldn't really get to express her own art as much if at all. It's better to get her something that allows her own art.

I'll always advocate my favorite timeless animation method: post-it notes. get her a bunch of different ones and ask her to use them to animate a little thing. A ball bouncing, a person walking, anything she wants. It's cheap and allows her to really expand on the concept of animation without boundaries.

Good luck :D

Ah, are you classically trained in painting? As in, shading, elements and principles of art, proportion, etc. You'll find many happy cheats you can use digitally that you can't use traditionally. And the Undo button. And layers. And no dry time!!! But the problem is you're constantly staring at a screen with no real tactility like brushes and paints offer.

I suggest starting with Paint tool SAI. It's an excellent free painting software that is highly customizable for brushes and media. It's like 1/20th the CPU usage of Photoshop, and while it lacks a lot of the photography post-processing that Photoshop has, you can use it in tandem because it saves .psds. I used to paint solely in Photoshop but I got so frustrated with the lagging, because my PC is not ideal and because Photoshop is a memory hog, that I jumped ship to SAI. Still use PS for effects, textures, other goodies, but the bulk of painting is all SAI. If you don't have Photoshop, SAI will still do nicely.

I suggest getting a good tablet - if you're just starting, a cheap Huion will serve you better than a Wacom. I know it's $80 and that's not exactly cheap... until you realize the similar-sized Wacom Intuos 5 retails at a whopping $400. LMAO. Sorry, these are to Amazon Canada since I'm Canadian, you might find much cheaper if you're American. I suggest moving on to Wacom later, when you've gotten the hang of the dissonance between tablet surface and screen.

Also also, art share? I'd love to see your work :)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mniqsTJ4-l4

I found a review for that tablet.... it does say that it needs the Bluetooth connector, but IMO, if you have to save up that much just for the connector for a tablet that might not work, it might be better just to save up for a better tablet either new or actually refurbished rather than hoping the one from Goodwill does work, as there are issues brought up in the video that would make me not want the Bluetooth version in the first place.

The Wacom One for example, would actually be cheaper than buying the connector for a tablet you might not be able to work still?

https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Beginners/dp/B07S1RR3FR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Wacom+Bamboo&qid=1570061074&s=gateway&sr=8-3

If you go up a bit more, the Wacom Intuos Graphics comes with good set of programs as well as the tablet, too.

https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Drawing-Software-Included-CTL4100/dp/B079HL9YSF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=Wacom+Bamboo&qid=1570061074&s=gateway&sr=8-4

(blatant plug because I love my tablet--[here it is on Amazon at 59.99, a steal, I paid 100 for mine like five years ago](
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTH661-Bamboo-Fun-Tablet/dp/B002OOWC4C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469997709&sr=8-1&keywords=bamboo+fun+tablet) ) --- I'm not gonna tell you how to do it but I'll give you some tips! I took an animation class one time! Wow! You're gonna want a pegboard, and if you have a glass-topped desk or something you could jury-rig it into a light table. Those things are super duper helpful for traditional hand drawn animation. I have no experience with Toonz. (opentoonz?) I opened it once and couldn't figure it out after three minutes. Time for me to go try it again.

If you animate an SU thing, you should post it! Have a good time!!


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I'm not really sure why you want to work digitally if youre opposed to computers/internet being part of the process, that's kind of a big part of 'digital'. The cheaper tablets are not going to have a screen, they're going to function basically like a mouse connected to your PC and move the cursor around with the pen. Even the best of the best Cintiq level tablets basically act like an extra monitor you can draw on. There are cheaper tablets similar to cintiqs but they still need a PC running Photoshop or some other art program.

Something like an iPad or other tablet doesn't have to connect to a PC but it basically is a self-contained computer itself. I use a Samsung galaxy note, it's an Android tablet that works without being connected to a PC. You would need WiFi to install art programs from the app store but other than that you don't have to use internet on it. It lets you draw directly on the screen which was my main priority. Investing $200+ might be a big ask if you're just starting out though. If youre interested in this make sure you do your research. Samsung has tablets with the 'S Pen', which have more levels of pressure sensitivity than a normal touch screen and works much better for digital art. You want to find the most sensitivity within your price range.

I used an Intuos 3 for...a decade or so? It's a solid tablet but requires a PC to use and doesn't let you draw directly on the screen. I guess the modern day version of that would be something like this, which seems like a pretty affordable pick for getting your foot in the door with digital art.

I used a Huion Giano tablet that I got very recently. I'm not really used to it yet, but it's been awesome so far! It's much easier to draw smooth lines than it is with a mouse. It only took 10 attempts per line instead of 30 with a mouse. It's absolutely huge (larger than an A4 piece of paper) so it's got a big area for drawing with. I don't have much experience with graphics tablets, but I love it so far.

As for experience, I edit a lot of photos, and I've made plenty of composite images by cutting and pasting parts of photos together, but aside from some terrible sketches by hand, I've not actually drawn or painted anything before. I always either steal textures from stock photos or use solid colour. It helped knowing how to use Photoshop generally, though.

I used some sneaky tricks to help add depth, like adding a small drop shadow layer style to the trees and houses in lieu of drawing actual shadows.

I just recently bought one, myself. I didn't have a big budget, but I knew if I only bought the small ones, my hands would cramp up trying to do precision strokes on a small surface. I got this . Of course, be careful with refurbished products, because sometimes they let duds go by and get resold.

So, my tips: Find something "medium" or larger. Get multi-touch, because you may not use it much, but its nice to rotate a selection with your hands. Make sure the pen that comes with has an "eraser," because it's probably the second best feature of tablet drawing. Get something with at least 4 buttons (I mapped Illustrator's pen, select, and brush to three, and kept undo in its default spot).

Wacom is awesome, but yeah, I haven't a clue about other brands. Just look for feature comparisons. :D

You're just taking notes and drawing diagrams, so a cheaper brand will be fine - Wacom is the gold standard for professional applications because of their support and quality, but you pay for it (My Intuos 3 is in perfect working order after 10 years of heavy use). You will be served well with somethine like a Monoprice or one of the Chinese brands (Huion, XP Pen, etc.).

Check this one out: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072TZ1WQ2/

I wouldn't suggest getting one that's too small - 10x6" is a good size.

ur like an awesome friend lol I personally use these 4 for all my stuff:

Huion Pro

Huion 640p

Wacom

my favorite (which happens to be the cheapest!!!) Huion H420 Kit

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Software I use: Krita, Photoshop (main), Corel Painter, Clip Art -- Corel seems to be really popular

Tablet Name: Bamboo Pen and Touch (Older Model)

Manufacturer: Wacom

Price: $100. Newer model $135.

Size: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches

Features: It has 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity. 4 express keys. Touch as well as pen imput

Accessories: Pen, Spare Nibs for pen and Nibs puller-outara

Comments: Set-up was extremely easy. Plug in, install driver and away you go. (You'll will need to set which monitor for it to use if you use multiple monitors. [Bamboo prefrences, Pen mode details, select screen.] After that, works fine.) The surface is very good, smooth and rough at the same time to give you the feeling as if you're drawing on actual paper, you also get that satisfying noise when you drag your pen across it. I haven't tried out the other nibs and as I'ma ware for this model they are only replacements and not completely different nibs. I use it with Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai and both handle it very well. Again, both of them immediately recognize it as an input and there isn't any messing around with settings. It doe have a problem with online drawing programs as the pen seems to stop and load before drawing, it does this often when drawing on these types of programs. (It's not the computer, the Wacom drivers say loading). Though this is fine for me as I draw with installed programs on the computer. For the price of $100 I thought this was a very good deal, I would have gone to $135 for the never version if it were out when I was purchasing. As I'm sure that is only an improvement over this one.

Great Tablet for the $100 price mark. Highly recommend it. If you want to go better then this one I suggest the Intuos5, though it is around double the price.

Website: The one I currently have at Amazon.The newer version at Wacom

User: /u/cezzlo

There really isn't much of a difference with a tablet with more pen pressure, larger screen or more buttons, it's purely what you are comfortable with, and assuming that this would be your first tablet, I suggest getting a small tablet without a screen.

yes, it takes some time to adjust to, but it's much cheaper and better to practice with and get to know what you're comfortable with before buying something expensive. if you REALLY want a screen, then I suggest HUION tablets as they are a cheaper counterpart of WACOM, and with little difference in quality, just make sure it is compatible with your drawing software.

Some small screenless tablets:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TB0TTAC/ref=psdc_16034531_t3_B002OOWC3S [very small but very cheap]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J7DCXN/ref=psdc_16034531_t2_B002OOWC3S [pricey for size]

https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Capture-Tablet-CTH470/dp/B005HGBEZ2/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wacom+tablet+CTH470&qid=1574198997&s=electronics&sr=1-3 [what i used as a kid but currently out of stock]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DPC98DT/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07DPC98DT&pd_rd_w=6UIy5&pf_rd_p=45a72588-80f7-4414-9851-786f6c16d42b&pd_rd_wg=GWJgM&pf_rd_r=TS1RD6K2JSVF4CBCNA33&pd_rd_r=22c6007a-6a19-4dac-90a9-d43c03a473a1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFOMksxMlgwV1JWMzgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2MDg5NjYxQk42SUxMNE82TDNaJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1NDMxODQxSDBUNlhOQ0FPUVBQJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== [what I use and suggest]

Average screen tablets:

https://www.xp-pen.com/product/56.html

https://www.amazon.com/Simbans-PicassoTab-Drawing-Beginner-Bluetooth/dp/B071GY6994/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=drawing+tablet&qid=1574199156&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/XP-PEN-Artist12-Battery-Free-Multi-Function-Sensitivity/dp/B07GNK18VJ/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=drawing+tablet&qid=1574199156&sr=8-8

https://www.amazon.com/GT-191-KAMVAS-Drawing-Pressure-Sensitivity/dp/B072N2C2PB/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=drawing+tablet&qid=1574199156&sr=8-9

honestly just chose tablets that popped up first + fits ur budget, the difference is really minimalistic and it shouldn't matter as a beginner since you're not adjusted to a certain way of drawing digitally yet.

I use a Red Dragon Perdition Gaming mouse. It has 5 programmable profiles which I have configured for different programs (Inventor, Rhino, Solidworks, Illustrator, CorelDraw). I have the 12 button programmed to switch profiles and each profile can have a different color from the internal LEDs (Helps tell which profile I'm in)

I also have a Logitech G13 Gamepad. It has awesome software which automatically switches profiles based on which program is active. It has 3 quick swap buttons to completely change the layouts in each program, 25 keys per layout. I've programmed keys/macros for all my commonly used tools.

I still have a regular keyboard. Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Shit+Z (Undo/Redo) is too natural to me, plus other basic commands but I can quickly jump over to the G13 for commands that would require 2 hands on the keyboard and keep my right hand on the mouse.

I have a Waccom Bamboo pen tablet and I've found that touch is in as accurate as a mouse for 3D manipulation. With LClick+Drag, RClick+Drag, MiddleMouseButton+Drag, LRClick+Drag & Scroll Wheel and control all your major 3D view manipulations. A touch pad requires a second hand button press to achieve the same results. Believe me I've tried and mouse + keyboard + gamepad beats the socks off of anything I've found. It's great never having to click drop down menus.

Add in AutoHotKey to run macros/automate and you can model/draft w/o ever looking from the screen.

I'd be interested to hear other people's setups.

It's a Wacom Bamboo Fun with Manga Studio/Photoshop. The tablet is kinda old but does everything I need it to do (not to mention i got it for free). You can get one for about $150 on amazon, which is still a pretty penny but if you like drawing and want the complete freedom of digital art. It's worth it.

> With being said a dedicated drawing tablet that hooks up to a computer would be probably the more "professional" route if that is what you are looking for. However that is generally more expensive that buying a tablet like the S4 or iPad Pro.

If you are talking about the Wacom Cintiq, I recommend you check out some reviews for other brands. For example, here is a competitor with a price tag of $499 and with generally positive reviews: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072N2C2PB/

Personally I used to have a graphic tablet without built-in screen, the Wacom Intuos 3 in size A5. A built-in screen is cool but a graphic tablet is still absolutely wonderful even without it. Here is an alternative to Wacom with generally positive reviews, price tag $111.20: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-MicroSD/dp/B01CYCOYSU/

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OK Listen, I'm totally serious.

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Recently I encountered another option that might stretch your budget a bit (but not more than surface pro or ipad pro) that is awesome if you already have a computer and don't care about portability. I picked up a Huion GT-220v2 for myself before easter https://www.amazon.com/Huion-GT-220-v2-Linearity-Positioning/dp/B01LWYZO1P/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492462613&sr=8-1&keywords=huion+gt-220v2

I have to say that the experience of drawing on 21 inches is far superior to the 12 inches of the surface pro. In all other senses, pressure sensitivity, parallax etc, it is just as good, but the size by itself just makes it a joy to work on. The only con is that it doesn't have touch support, but depending on software you use it might not be an issue (in sketchbook pro for instance I just use the space tab and then rotate and pan canvas with the pen).

On a similar note Artisuls 13 inch graphics tablet might also be an option within your budget, it is getting great reviews but I have never touched one myself.

https://www.amazon.com/Artisul-D13-Graphics-Display-Freestyle/dp/B01E4R1T68/ref=pd_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01E4R1T68&pd_rd_r=72YHT4GSGACM10V6AQJK&pd_rd_w=Mz55f&pd_rd_wg=yL4RE&psc=1&refRID=72YHT4GSGACM10V6AQJK

This is the cheapest Wacom tablet

and don't ever let yourself feel limited because you have the "lowest end" Wacom. This person has a Bamboo Connect and it doesn't look like it's holding them back any!
For reference, the Bamboo Connect was the lowest end Wacom tablet four years ago

These lower end tablets do have a smaller surface area. It's about on par with the size of your standard postcard. If you want something bigger but cant afford Wacoms larger offerings Huion is another company I would recommend.

Specifically these two models
Huion H610 Pro

Huion Giano

The reason I favor Wacom is just overall customer and driver support. Huion is just a chinese company and their customer and driver support isn't the greatest. But if you are patient their tablets are just as good.

I only know all this info off hand because I've spent the last two weeks shopping for a tablet myself. I ended up ordering one of these it arrives tomorrow and I can't wait to try it out. If it's disappointing I might return it and order the Huion Giano I linked above.

1. Touch is a gimmick, even after I year I still struggle to lift my pen high enough to leverage rotating, zooming the canvas, it's easier to keep my mouse on the tablet since my other hand is always on the keyboard. I can operate the mouse with the pencil still in my hand to zoom and rotate as needed. I could also assign keyboard shortcuts to do the same operations. One good thing is that touch only works perfectly with Mac OS, if you need a break from the mouse I have found this to be very functional with gestures. Cannot say the same for Windows (even Windows 10)
   
   
2. I hate the pen, the 2 button is terrible no way to tell which button you are pressing, the buttons are also in too close to the tip. I just rotate the buttons out of sight and mind. Good thing you CANNOT USE ANY OTHER PEN on this tablet.. yeah Wacom I love you.... My 1999 Graphire let me use various pens :(.
   
   
3. Good luck on those "software" packages with it. Their registration system was broken and may still be, took 3 weeks for support to get back to me and told me I needed the receipt, gave up after that.
   
   Here is what I'd say, I have another Wacom from 1999, the original Wacom Graphire, still works and has all the same features plus an eraser tip... The surface was replaceable and its worked on every version of Windows and Mac I've even owned.
   
   So go with what iroll20s said, there is nothing new here and hasn't been for a long time, they just keep rebranding this damn thing. I've already lost my USB cable and the surface is getting more and more scratched, and there is no path to fix this. I went through hell finding a USB cord that fits this stupid port.
   
   Here is a Graphire4 for $30 USD... https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000BBE9DM/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used
   
   here is the previous gen, with what I would say is a FAR better pen and still had touch for $100 USD... https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos-Medium-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B00MJSAIH6
   
   There are other brands but overall the drawing feel is never been matched compared to Wacom products and don't get me wrong they last and it easy to find nibs and pens. Sp keep that in mind.

This is what I got.

Again, I got it with money from graduation gifts, and It still cost me a pretty penny.

But if you're just trying to branch out? I had an older version of this.

There are better options than that, I would explore them. If you're in the market for a new laptop or something, the MicroSoft Surface works pretty well as a travel computer and can be used as drawing tablet.

Supposedly, this one's pretty good, and although I got a last-gen cintiq, it was a pretty strong contender in my selection. The main reason I didn't choose it was because of a lack of desk space, but I'd definitely consider it as a sidegrade as I expand my studio.

https://www.amazon.com/Huion-GT-220-v2-Linearity-Positioning/dp/B01LWYZO1P/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497906001&sr=8-2&keywords=huion+220+v2

> About drivers i dont get what the big issue arent they just reading position of pen on tablet and sending it + some buttons

Yes, but each tablet sends this differently, so you need drivers for each one.

If you're concerned about money, buy a Huion. I recommend this one. I use it with Krita on Linux daily and it's excellent, especially for the price.

By all means, if you can drop $500 on a tablet that suits you much better, then go for it.

It might be worth considering that you can get a 10 x 6.25 inch Huion 1060 for about $85 or the Q11K for $30 more (I don't know the difference). I haven't tried a Huion as I use the old model of the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium, but you needn't spend hundreds of dollars to access a medium sized surface any more :)

At this point, whatever choice you make is going to be a nice step up from what you have.

Yes, this one

I like it and yes is thinner and lighter. But its almost the price of a XP-Pen G430 too :P. You decide if its worth.

I just bought it because the original pen broke in the spiral thing that seals the battery and it seems like it would do it again on any AAAbattery pen (design flaw).

thanks brother for giving best possible advice

what would you say about Huion Inspiroy H950P (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079HHZ63W/)

or the

Huion KAMVAS Pro 13 GT-133 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BGZ81N3)

Either one of these should be fine, if you just look up drawing tablets you can find a lot of different ones. I'd recommend looking at reviews on Youtube for them.

Huion does tablets cheaper, but the best you could get would be from Wacom in my opinion, they're more likely to last longer and should have less issues.

https://www.amazon.ca/Wacom-Intuos-Bluetooth-Pistachio-CTL4100WLE0/dp/B079J7DCXN/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1527794403&sr=8-16&keywords=wacom+tablet

https://www.amazon.ca/HUION-Drawing-Graphics-Pressure-Express-keys/dp/B01HRRFEO0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1527794017&sr=8-5&keywords=huion&dpID=41DnBeQUryL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Got one of these on sale earlier this year, so far so good, no major issues, fairly responsive and super budget efficient.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B071CFC3RG?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

Yeah this one does not have a screen I've actually been researching it a bit lately trying to find somehting suitable that's portable I can draw on. It's starting to sound like an ipad with the apple pencil is one of the better options. (I've also found nicer cheaper looking options other than this Monoprice tablet for basic drawing)

Wacom has some devices they call their "pen computers" that are full in windows tablets to rival the surface pro and then some but they will cost you and arm and a leg.

I've also been looking at the surface go tablet but research on that suggest it may not be fanatic at drawing and will still cost quite a bit after the $100 pen addon.

But there are lots of graphics tablets that plug into a pc and just operate as a secondary monitor with touch/pen inputs. They can ran range from $300 or $1000 or more. Wacom has been the industry standard for professional work but I think there are lots of other bands these days that are good too. I've had this one in my bookmarks for a while

https://www.amazon.com/GT-156HDV2-Drawing-Monitor-Display-Sensitivity/dp/B0779QTQ13

i play with a Huion H420 (1) with an extra pen (2). i playd with wacom by a friend (3).
i think wacomstylus is thinner and u can hover higher above the tablet. huion is a simpler tablet. if u buy the tablet just for osu, i think a wacom is wasted potential.
(sry for my english, hope u can understand my point) =)

(1) http://www.amazon.de/Huion-Inches-Portable-Digital-Signature-schwarz/dp/B00DTPYWBG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1427369271&sr=8-3&keywords=huion+h420

(2) http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00DOW6TUQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

(3) http://www.amazon.de/Wacom-CTL-480S-S-Stift-Tablett-Software-Sketchbook/dp/B00ME7HE5Q/ref=pd_sim_ce_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0C1EBJR4PAKYH6Y5GFZG

your best bet is honestly just getting a wacom or something, even if it feels off at first it does have a bigger full area so you should just mess around with it until you find something comfortable

specifically the wacom one or even the 480 if you're willing to hunt for one in decent condition at a decent price

I'm pretty sure the new. Intuous Pro has bluetooth.

One of the reasons I really want to get it. Thanks for the info.

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i completely agree on the posture part. Looking at your computer screen is much better than using a screen graphic tablet. This is something that you have to keep an eye on, that most artist nowadays overlook.

with that being said, i use a huion kamvas pro 13 myself and if you have the tablet display duplicated with your monitor and the hdmi cable is disconnected..., you are able to use your screen tablet as regular graphic tablet. All you have to do is connect it back if you want two displays again (it's a nice gimmick)

Do you know what's pretty awesome? This Boogie Board writing tablet - You can carry it around with you, write whatever on it, and then just press a button to erase it and repeat. What I'M going to do with it, is use the magnets it comes with and stick it on the fridge so I can keep my notes/shopping list without having to fuss over pens/paper/etc.

Never seriously drawn before, but I sculpted in high school! :P Oh, I also do photoshop moderately well with a mouse. Drawing on paper is irritating since when I make a mistake my reflex is to hit ctrl z. That's what I like about the tablet concept.

Also there's money burning in my pockets. Don't wanna hear your sensible advice of getting the $70 version. What I wanna know is should I get [this thing, the old model, the tried and true model;] (https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos-Tablet-Medium-PTH651/dp/B00EN27SHY) or should I do the the new kid on the block? I've heard there are some bugs but I like to be on the cutting edge. I also like to use functional things too.

Ha ha, cintiq :) maybe if I win the lottery one day.

I mostly just don't have a buzzer set up, and I don't trust couriers :) also shopping at amazon makes me ill because of their predatory capitalism


Think this is a good deal? I was thinking something lower-mid range. https://www.amazon.ca/GT-156HDV2-Drawing-Monitor-Display-Sensitivity/dp/B0779QTQ13/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=huion+kamvas&qid=1556250724&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com.au/XP-Pen-Wireless-Graphics-Drawing-Painting/dp/B072TZ1WQ2

The Star 06 features both wired and wireless USB capability: Simply plug the included ISM 2.4G USB receiver into your computer to draw wirelessly, or connect the Star 06 to your computer with the included USB cable for standard wired use
The Star 06's 1050mAh lithium battery charges quickly and conveniently during wired use. 2 hours provides a full charge that lasts up to 16 hours
Our battery-free stylus features 8192 pressure levels and does not require charging. Work and draw without unexpected interruptions!Included with the Star 06 is a 4GB flash drive with the tablet's driver stored and ready to install!
Six shortcut keys and a dial allow quick access to most commonly used keystrokes and software shortcuts
The Star 06's 10 x 6 inch working area provides ample room to draw and paint comfortably.The Star 06 can be used with Windows 10/8/7/Vista and Mac operating systems. This tablet is compatible with most creative software and its compatibility is always being improved!

I didn't say it couldn't be a factor in deciding the tablet you use, only that it should not be the sole factor in deciding (and probably not the main factor, either). The main bad thing about the gaomon is it has a battery pen, making it heavier than most other pens (and some high-ranked players like Rafis and i think Kynan(?) have said they choose to use their wacom over the gaomon s56k because of this). Even if you have less lag, you can physically reach the notes faster with a better pen (which is why i don't use my intuos5 over my ctl480 or 470), potentially negating the lag benefit of the s56k, not to mention that the s56k does not allow you to select specific coordinates in its driver software (afaik, it didnt used to anyways).

If you have $50 $33 extra? Sure, buy it, and if you're fine with the pen, stick with it. But the pen is one of the most important things on the tablet. I don't think it's as safe of a buy as a ctl471 though, and there are so many more good players using the ctl471 than the s56k (+470 if its just a ctl470 with improved hover distance like i think it is, but im not sure here) and no top player that i'm aware of choosing the s56k over their wacom even if they've been able to try one.

Also the polling rate of the s56k is 3* the 471's, not 4, assuming it reports at 400hz. However the amazon store page says it only reports at 200hz.

I Recommend the following:

1)XP-Pen StarG640 6x4 Inch OSU! Ultrathin Tablet Drawing Tablet Digital Graphics Tablet with Battery-Free Stylus(8192 Levels Pressure) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078YR2MTF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yRPgDbW7HGAYV

2) OSU Drawing Tablet VEIKK S640 Ultra-Thin 6x4 Inch Digital Drawing Pen Tablet with 8192 Levels Battery-Free Passive Pen https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D34DP5M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nSPgDbS8H2MM3

3) GAOMON 6 x 5 Inches Soft Drawing Graphics Tablet Flex Pen Tablet Sign Board OSU Pad - S56K https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LL2QGXA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZSPgDb19T8NX9

Hope this helps!

The Intuos is reasonably priced (70$, repackaged through Amazon prime). Can you give me some opinions on a few tablets? Is there a good size for the best usability, while still fitting in a backpack? Out of these few tablets, which one stands out as good/great, are any terrible?


https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Graphics-Drawing-Painting-Battery-free/dp/B01MAZ5FDL/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1505439775&sr=8-12&keywords=graphic+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BA6XQI0

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072TZ1WQ2/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i17?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B072TZ1WQ2&pd_rd_r=DEX1N07PJ49Y4YWS34D0&pd_rd_w=5gm40&pd_rd_wg=nGhes&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=R067G83EKBF3RAAH985P&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cf9d009-399c-49e1-901a-7b8786e59436&pf_rd_i=desktop

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B010LHRFM2/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

The reviews on Amazon are very positive. Generally, non-Wacom EMR tablets are perfectly fine, except drivers and setup tend to be a hassle and customer service is nonexistent. However, that's sometimes the case with Wacom too. Inking-wise there's little to no difference between all the EMR graphics tablets, but it's much much easier to find a replacement pen for a Wacom tablet than any other tablet.

Hm I don't have one, but I just did a quick search on Amazon and here's one and two that are under $40 :)

It's a Wacom Intuos drawing tablet, I use it on my computer with the program Clip Studio Paint Pro, which is supposedly a highly regarded drawing program. The tablet came with a free 2 year license for it :)

The one I have

I've had this one for a few years. The nubs in the pen ware down after a while,(took mine almost a year) but they're cheap and easy to replace. I've had mine for three years and haven't had any trouble with it.

Do you use like a touchscreen tablet? or like the mousepad style drawing tablets? I am planning on getting this, unless you happen to have a similarly priced recommendation.

The bamboo series is decent enough for entry level work or something a bit more portable. Even better for the less serious is what VisTablet has been putting out recently. Their PenPad is ~$40 and it is shockingly nice considering the price point. They're comparable to a small (tiny) Intuos 3 as far as sensitivity and response goes.

Sorry about getting laid off, that sucks

But anyway, I have a tablet that shows up on screen yes (not tablet itself), and I don't have trouble matching the movements. After a little while it doesn't become a problem anymore.

This is the tablet I have, it works great and it's only 100 dollars (but save your money if tracing with the mouse is working)


edit: oh and may I see some of your works?

I have never owned a tablet before and I'm ready to purchase my first. However, I'm having a really hard time figuring out which one to purchase. I've read and watched videos that say Wacom only, but I've also read that some competitors offer decent tablets for less.


Basically, I would like something that will last but not break the bank (I know that' may be asking a lot). I plan on working in Maya/Zbrush & doing general sketches/digital painting so something that works for that. Right now I'm eyeing the Huion 1060 plus for the low end, and the Wacom Intuos Medium.

Edit: Or I can get the Pro version but small. According to Amazon it is larger?

Help? :/

I just bought a boogie board is like an lcd screen that works like one of those magnetic writing boards when you were a kid.

Gaomon s56k is wonderful for the price.
https://www.amazon.com/GAOMON-Inches-Drawing-Graphics-Tablet/dp/B01LL2QGXA

Alright well most of the comments here are pretty dumb. My pen broke on the 420 when I had it, buy this

http://www.amazon.com/Huion-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Wireless-Christmas/dp/B00DOW6TUQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404859783&sr=8-1&keywords=huion+wireless+pen

Its rechargable, works on any huion tablet (including yours), and its alot lighter than the other pen. Also the surface/feel of the pen is very sweat proof as an added bonus.

PS. Horo uses it too

Ohh so it doesnt overheat it just get really hot? (I would totally say that it overheats tho nudge nudge)

Anyways, i dont use a display tablet, i use a normal graphics one. The H640p to be exact.

Displays you would likely be interested in are:

• Huion KAMVAS Pro 13 GT-133
  
  
• Huion KAMVAS GT-191
  
  
• Huion KAMVAS GT-190
  
  
• Huion GT-220 v2
  
  All of which are bounds cheaper than the MSP 13.
  
  
  

As far as I know, not really. The pen/tablet can actually sense different levels of pressure, but the mouse only has 1.

If you switch to using a vector layer, it might be easier with a mouse. Also, remember there are less expensive tablets than Intuits.

Check out a boogie board: http://www.amazon.com/Boogie-Board-8-5-Inch-Writing-PT01085CYA0002/dp/B00AFPR68E

I got one for my niece last year and fell in love with it. I can't explain how satisfying pressing the "clear" button is

I really don't wanna pay for wireless and the battery and color idenitfyers when I'm never going to use it... what about something like this or this ?

Front Right Pocket

• Phone
  
• Earbuds, sometimes
  
  Front Left Pocket
  
  
• Purple-Black Uniball Pen
  
• Memo Pad
  
• Chapstick
  
  Messenger Bag
  
  
• Multi-Pocket Expanding File (for paper work)
  
• Laptop
  
• Huion H420 Drawing Pad
  
• Several Dry Erase Makers
  
• Whiteboard Eraser
  
• Pencil Pouch
  
  In Pencil Pouch
  
  
• A couple of those Papermate Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils
  
• TI-84 Plus CE
  
• Blue-Black Uniball Pen
  
  Randomly in Coat Pocket or Hand
  
  
• Tervis 20 oz or
  
• Klean Kanteen 28 oz or
  
• Grocery Store Brand Double Walled water bottle

osu tablets are just huion tablets so if you want you could always buy a new pen. The rechargeable ones (the charge lasts like 6months+) are $20. The normal battery ones are around $12.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MGLD3E6?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

It was only cheap, but it works really well

You can buy better pen to ur huion
EDIT: Its this if i remember correct. https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Wireless-Christmas/dp/B00DOW6TUQ/ref=pd_sim_147_1/182-0671310-5592505?ie=UTF8&dpID=314-IKjK-LL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=ZRJ6PA8FCXZHPF10Z552

I use this one, pretty good yet, especially for starting https://www.amazon.com/Inspiroy-Battery-free-Sensitivity-User-defined-Shortcuts/dp/B079HHZ63W

Happened to my old pen too (stock Huion 420 pen). I ended up buying this wireless pen from Amazon and it solved all of my issues. This should solve yours if you have £20 to spare /u/Keeshkuush.

If you are looking at Huion tablets, I have this one. Have had it about 2 years now and it's never let me down. Good screen size, colors, etc.

Huion KAMVAS GT-156HDV2 Drawing... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779QTQ13?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It all depends on your display setup, how much desk space you have, and how much you want to spend.

That being said, I always recommend this one as a catchall for most users: https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos-Medium-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B00MJSAIH6

found some on Amazon that's eligible for shipping to SG

https://www.amazon.com/Parblo-Mast10-Graphic-Battery-Free-Shortcut/dp/B072VBMPKS/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1541222850&sr=8-24&keywords=graphic+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/XP-PEN-Artist15-6-Graphics-Battery-Free-Pressure/dp/B077PCCC7R/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1541222850&sr=8-22&keywords=graphic+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/Graphics-Drawing-Function-Battery-Free-Pressure/dp/B07BGZ81N3/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1541222909&sr=8-39&keywords=graphic+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/Ugee-Graphics-Drawing-Rechargeable-Protector/dp/B0719C6MNF/ref=sr_1_42?ie=UTF8&qid=1541222909&sr=8-42&keywords=graphic+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/Ugee-display-Graphics-Pressure-Sensitivity/dp/B00WJHOKQ2/ref=sr_1_47?ie=UTF8&qid=1541222909&sr=8-47&keywords=graphic+tablet

i just bought a huion 580, hoping it'll be decent. still waiting on it, its slightly larger than the 420 and the reviews are half decent i guess for a budget tablet https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Pressure/dp/B00DKW816K

this was helpful for me also: https://www.reddit.com/r/osugame/comments/2c3mxr/all_you_need_to_know_for_tablets/

if you're willing to drop a little more money on it i'd go for the CTL-480, seems to be the one everyone recommends

i have a wacom intuos pro, which is around 300 dollars on amazon. i think it's worth spending the extra money on personally.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQU5LW7

I'll also recommend the Wacom Bamboo Tablet...here is another one that's about $20 cheaper.

I teach math and use a Wacom CTH 680 (slightly older model) for lots of handwritten solutions and notes, etc.

They currently have them refurbished on Amazon, by way of Adorama for $100ish:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MJSAIH6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478816516&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=cth+680&dpPl=1&dpID=316jekSylXL&ref=plSrch

Unless you feel like moving your arm a lot, then I wouldn't recommend playing with the whole tablet area anyways, since it's specifically for osu. I personally only use a quarter of the total area of my 420. I also find little to no latency from tablet to computer as well.

On the flipside, the 420's pen is rather uncomfortable and impractical. There's this one on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Huion-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Wireless-Christmas/dp/B00DOW6TUQ/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GE2RFT55BKPC1YRTG9H though I have yet to try it out. Another downside of this tablet is that you have little room to rest your hand on relative to other, larger tablets, though depending on your playstyle that may not even matter.

Overall, the tablet is a solid tablet that gets the job done for osu!, and it's only $20. If you have any intentions of drawing, then I'd dish out the extra money and go for a CTL-480, but just for osu I'd go for the Huion 420.

Here, here's the tablet I'm currently using: https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Beginners/dp/B07S1RR3FR/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=wacom+one+small&qid=1572247941&sr=8-1

Also yes, Krita is good, but stick to the basic brushes or else you will lost and/or daunted, advice from one beginner to another ;)

this probably (went on canadian amazon just 4 u xx)

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And Wacom tablet for $50

Check out the Huion tablets on Amazon.

I had a Wacom break down and needed and affordable replacement quickly. I got a Huion and I have never looked back, It's got fantastic control. I'll link my model below but I am seriously considering getting their 500$ HD screen tablet..

https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Pressure/dp/B00DKW816K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1480839551&sr=8-6&keywords=huion+tablet

One by Wacom $60

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S1RR3FR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_f0ezDbTYRKV6H

Here's the one I'm looking at.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OBZRPU/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_xe-htb0MC9HYA

https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Inches-Tablet-Graphics-Drawing/dp/B00DTPYWBG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=huion+420&qid=1563829241&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

Pen:
https://www.amazon.com/P80-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Digital-Graphics/dp/B00DOW6TUQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?keywords=huion+420+pen&qid=1563829302&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&smid=A31PCBBJFOHWCY

For tablet, I have to say the Huion 580.

For program, I have to say FireAlpaca

get this. you save more money because rechargeable
http://www.amazon.com/Huion-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Wireless-Christmas/dp/B00DOW6TUQ/ref=pd_cp_pc_3

If I had to guess.

https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Inspiroy-Wireless-Pressure-Sensitivity/dp/B071CFC3RG

OP here, anyone have experience with this?

http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Pen-and-Touch/dp/B002OOWC3S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1335442528&sr=8-6

I'm using this one right now as I type this. It's a good first tablet.

Here it is http://www.amazon.com/PenPad-7-7-Inch-Graphic-Tablet-Black/dp/B003OBZRPU/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1377372514&sr=8-20&keywords=wacom+bamboo+tablet

https://www.amazon.com/GT-156HDV2-Drawing-Monitor-Display-Sensitivity/dp/B0779QTQ13

The Huion for reference.

I was actually referring to the Bamboo Fun which is essentially a larger version of the Bamboo Pen and Touch

Huion H420 ($25)

VT PenPad ($40)

Wacom CTL-480 ($80--for reference)

u gonna buy dis

This ?

also read your latest comments, very big thumbs up for this

I just ordered one myself!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OBZRPU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003OBZRPU&linkCode=as2&tag=tablet0d4a03-20

Here is the mobile version of your link

You can try this , tho i dont know if you wanna pay the price of the tablet again just for a pen

I bought this one for $50 canadian. I like it, only downside I would say is it's kinda large and you need batteries for the pen (1 fully charged should last a couple of months).

So something like this or this wouldn't be good?

Cualquier Wacom que compres te servirá, yo empece con una Bamboo Pen and Touch, me costo $100 y son excelentes, creo que esta seria la equivalente actual: Wacom Intuos Bluetooth. Si puedes hacer un gasto grande te recomendaria una Intuos Pro, muchos profesionales la utilizan e incluso las prefieren sobre las Cintiq (las que son una pantalla y dibujas sobre ellas).

Tienes buena base y mas importante la motivacion, te recomiendo como practica que te metas en /r/redditgetsdrawn y empieces a dibujar gente todos los dias, es una comunidad muy bien moderada y no te encontraras nunca un troll, tendras muchas fotos de referencia, haras feliz a la gente y el buen feedback te motiva a seguir practicando. Con una tablet es 100% seguro que aprenderas más rapido pero mientras llega puedes practicar con lapiz.

Creo que ya te lo comente antes pero igual metete en los canales de youtube proko, scyra, Tyller Edlin, Stephen Silver, Bobby Chiu.

Viendo tus dibujos, te faltan algunos meses de practica para conseguir comisiones pero vas en muy buen camino.

Cualquier otra cosa pregunta!

Wait, what? I use a bamboo fun daily, but it's useless without either the mouse or pen.

edit: the version I have vs. the completely different version of what they're selling now

I would suggest a Wacom Bamboo, or Bamboo fun.

It's really a shame what has happened to the Wacoms though. They decided to change their products up.

THIS was only $89 at the time I got it, and look at the price now!

NOW LOOK what they've downgraded to. No scroll wheel, two buttons. Doesn't come with a mouse.

No, that's just another battery pen I think. You can buy a separate pen entirely that's a different shape and has a rechargeable battery, unless I'm mistaken about the osu pen

Here http://www.amazon.com/Huion-Rechargeable-Digitizer-Wireless-Christmas/dp/B00DOW6TUQ

I mention it because the weight may be distributed more evenly

Why don't you just buy a less bulky pen then? That's what I did. The Osu! tablet is a reskinned Huion 420 tablet, so it should work on it, because it worked on my Huion 420 tablet. The pen has no battery, so it's just as light as a wacom pen. The only downside to it is that it's not as durable as a Wacom pen. I have experience with both pens.

I'm going to be the fun exception here. I've got nasty RSI in my mouse hand, so my primary input device is a Wacom Intuos Pro (medium size).

This one: PTH660.

The learning curve is pretty steep (maybe a week or two of everyday use), but I'm as productive with this as I ever was with a mouse, I have no pain in my wrist, and on very seldom occasions being able to draw with it comes in handy.

Also functions as a giant touchpad along with the pen input, although I don't use that much.

It's a shame they're so unknown, Wacom could really do with some competition, their prices are complete insanity unless you have an employer to buy their shit for you.

Another manufacturer you might want to look at and read a few reviews about is Huion. As far as I know they license the same digitizer tech as XP-Pen.