Reddit mentions of Wacom Cintiq 12WX 12-Inch Pen Display

Oh hey, thanks. I'm using a Wacom Cintiq 12WX. It's one of those one you can use a second screen to draw on. The softwares I use are Photoshop and CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX (there was a good black friday deal where it was $15. I lucked out there.) My computer hardware is pretty dated (only rocking an I3) but it chugs along for now. I want to upgrade everything eventually, but man, computer parts are expensive.

Oh yeah, I drew the original sketch lightly on pencil and paper first. Just a mechanical pencil and a sketchbook. I scanned it in and digitally "inked" it from there.

Others have given advice, but I might as well chime in.

The Bamboo is a great little starter pad to play with. I wouldn't reccommend it as a real graphic design tool, but it really is a functional little pad that can get the job done and has some fun extra functionality with gestures and what not. The Bamboo is NOT specifically a graphics tablet though. It can function as one, but it is also touch sensitive and most graphics tablets are not reactive to anything but a pen or a conductive mouse created for the tablet surface. But it does have the same technology as an Intuos tablet, which is amazing tech, so it's very capable.

You can get a Wacom Graphire for around the same price as a bamboo, (I owned one of these for a couple year) and it is made for this kind of thing. It is a decent little tablet, and would be alright for a hobbyist or a beginner, but i'd skip it. But it isn't as advanced as the next type of tablet...

which is an Intuos3 and Intuos4. Here is where I would start. I would actually skip the intuos3 simply because the intuos4 is basically an industry standard now. It's tech is updated often and it is simply a fantastic tablet. The intuos 4 is what most people end up with. There are small, medium, and large versions. The size you get is a personal preferance. It also comes down to desk real estate. Not a lot of desks have a huge chuck of space for a large intuos. The medium is a great compromise of space vs. functionality. And actually, a lot of people prefer the slightly smaller ones to reduce having to move your arm/hand around as much reducing fatigue. Also the price is obviously better for a medium sized one than a large one. There is also the wireless version, which is awesome since you can simply stow it away somewhere quick and easy. I would recommend a carrying case for it though to keep it safe. Even just a small laptop bag would be fine. But it's an investment you will want to keep safe.

Finally you have the amazing Cintiq line. The Cintiq 12WX and Cintiq 21UX and I just learned about the silly Cintiq 24HD.

I have a Cintiq 21UX and it has changed the way I work. It has sped up my workflow and made things so much easier and faster and accurate and simply amazing. (Note I didn't quite pay what they are asking for on Amazon but that's the same model). the cintiq's are expensive as hell, but it's an amazing investment if you are really going to take advantage of it.

Note however, that you can do everything on an intuos4 that you can do on a cintiq. The thing with the lesser tablets under the cintiq is you will have a real learning curve dealing with drawing on your desk/lap while looking at the screen. It's weird and takes time to get used to it. But there is AMAZING art done on them. As I said, they are industry standard and amazing pieces of tech.

So I recommend the Intuos4 Medium or the Intuos4 Wireless in the end.

Hope this helps a little. There are alternatives to Wacom, and some can get the job done, but I won't recommend them as in the end, you want a Wacom.

I use a pressure sensitive tablet called a Cintiq 12wx which is essentially a monitor you can draw on. So when I say painting I mean the strokes are laid in by hand like you'd expect on a traditional painting. I have other examples of my work, virtually all of them digital, at www.caycegoldberg.com.

Thanks for looking!

Asus Vivotab Note 8 - A friend let me know about this, it uses wacom technology and is around/under $200. This is pretty much the only tablet this cheap where you can actually draw on the "screen" that I've found.

http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/forums/asus.1024/ --> forums on the tablet that can give you more info.

There were a couple others that are more expensive: [$300-$400]

Old cintiq model: https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Cintiq-12WX-12-Inch-Display/dp/B00115OFJK/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1475485795&sr=1-5&keywords=cintiq+13hd

Chinese brand (Huion): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LA0NONE?tag=artprdus-20&link_code=ur2&creative=9325&camp=211189

This other one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QQ7BG0?tag=artprdus-20&link_code=ur2&creative=9325&camp=211189

As someone with a screen-less tablet looking to upgrade I'd definitely recommend looking into these - I'm sure your SO would love being able to draw directly on the screen.

And she can then later upgrade if she likes it to a cheaper cintiq or surface studio; maybe something like lenovo yoga book or iPad pro depending on her needs.

I work in tandem. I have a Cintiq 12wx.

It's great, really great but I do run up against resolution or color depth limitations at times, so I still use a mouse when I throw the work on my second screen. When I remember, I even just run the image in tandem duplication on my two screens so one is keyboard and mouse, the other is drawing...but in the end I had to get a bigger desk before I felt like I had a really good workflow.

However, anytime I need to do controlled 'edging' of any type...tablet 100%. Curves, and other more technical controlling I still feel most comfortable with the mouse.

That may change though, I keep pushing myself to use the tablet more, and I keep using it more fluidly because of that...I'm also left handed, and use a mouse with my right...so it can get pretty wild with devices in each hand too. Consider me the Zach Galifnakis of computer use; it works just fine, but it doesn't make any sense.