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Unclear without context how long you've been drawing, but, good on ya for posting! A couple of bits of crit:

Have you read Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy? (US Amazon link, but I'm sure if you sail the seven seas you can find PDFs) (Edit: after looking at that, seems like the reviewers also recommend Dynamic Figure Drawing, which apparently has less dense prose and more examples). Was very helpful to me as a teenager trying to figure out drawing bodies, even without life-drawing classes.

Your colors are all really saturated. I still have to fight this today. Part of that's a stylistic thing (your face style says "anime/comic" to me so full saturation is less of a deal?) Maybe try experimenting with slightly lower saturation though and see where that takes you?

Your colors also don't seem to be picking up any of the blue light from the water. You might want to look at some photos of underwater dance to see how the lighting is. Again, I think you're going for a more stylized manga/comic illustration look so you don't have to lean in so far to that, but it might be helpful!

They are pretty expensive though, unless you want an Android tablet which means no Krita. This kind of tablet = laptop (usually of high quality) + Wacom tablet. I see prices startsat $700. Better research Medibang and check if you'd like Android tablet (they can be pretty cheap I think, in comparison) with either no-pressure or pressure sensitive pen.

Looking for a tablet like that I've found Lenovo Yoga Book though: with Windows (so Krita available), pressure-sensitive stylus and all: https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Yoga-Book-Processor-ZA150000US/dp/B01M6W1LET/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550444538&sr=8-3&keywords=lenovo+yoga+book+windows Maybe that would be ok?

> 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.

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)

Until I got my cintiq a few months ago, I used just a basic small Wacom intuous art tablet (it was like three or four year old) and I was still able to make some pretty good pieces with it.

heres the tablet i used: https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos-Small-Touch-Version/dp/B010LHRFYU

Okay so, tablets are a expensive fun.

That is just how it is.

HOWEVER before you plunge into it's depth i would recommend this tablet from Trust: https://www.amazon.de/Trust-SlimLine-Sketch-Tablet-Grafiktablett/dp/B002DU4FP6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480452302&sr=8-2&keywords=trust+grafiktablett

or similar tabletts froma company named Huion or something.

They are a relatively cheap and the one i linked held me from 2009 to 2015.
In fact i still have it but at some point i wanted more and i knew it was the right thing so i bought something more expensive.

I just picked up Krita last week and I'm running a Surface Pro 2. I had some issues with the brush displaying on the canvas (and thus not painting anything), but it was resolved when I selected a different cursor in the settings. I haven't had any problems since and never had to mess with drivers.

This is the stylus I'm using.

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

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

Here's my opinion and feel free to ignore it:

If you don't have a tablet of any description, then stick to pen and paper. You can do amazing things with those two items (tho, preferably eraser, too).

I can barely draw anything with a non-monitor tablet anymore. Drawing with a non-monitor is a skill that in my opinion (again) only develops the wrong instincts. A Huion monitor tablet isn't that expensive. If you are serious about digital painting, you should also seriously consider purchasing one.

Here's what I've got at home:

https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Display-Professionals-Graphics-Monitor/dp/B00LIUKRP4/

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01I444WIE/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
your views on this one?

Discount coupon is up to $80 ... I guess I bought to soon. If it goes down more, I'll buy/return.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RXZC12J

> A Huion monitor tablet isn't that expensive. If you are serious about digital painting, you should also seriously consider purchasing one.
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> Here's what I've got at home:
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> https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Display-Professionals-Graphics-Monitor/dp/B00LIUKRP4/

Or can start out at 1/10th that price with a Huion H610 got mine for $48 new and shipped from Ebay.

And agree if you want to try serious art or graphics skills a tablet is needed. Sadly tho my skills are a beginner and jeoulous of the skills I see of other Krita Users

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