Author Topic: Should I get a drawing tablet?  (Read 1674 times)

Ive been getting into drawing lately, and im just curious if getting a tablet for drawing on the computer would do me any good.
I already have photoshop, so I dont have to worry about that.

Also if I get a tablet, what would be the best size/whatever the forget for me to get?

Honestly, you don't need a big one. They really are great, easy to use and reflectively cheap.

I have a Wacom Intuos4 tablet and I absolutely love it. If you really enjoy drawing and have the money, get one.

I have a Wacom Intuos4 tablet and I absolutely love it. If you really enjoy drawing and have the money, get one.
I was looking at both the Intuos and the Bamboo, and ill probably be getting the intuos

if you've got the money to throw away, sure

if not, save your money and just use paper until you're practiced enough to really make use of one (and if this turns out to just be a stage you're going through then you won't have wasted money)

if not, save your money and just use paper until you're practiced enough to really make use of one (and if this turns out to just be a stage you're going through then you won't have wasted money)
Ive always enjoyed drawing, even though ive always sucked at it. It wasnt until recently that I could draw better than a kindergartener.

Ive always enjoyed drawing, even though ive always sucked at it. It wasnt until recently that I could draw better than a kindergartener.
still poses the question; are you willing to throw away the money if this turns out to just be a stage?

still poses the question; are you willing to throw away the money if this turns out to just be a stage?
Or maybe I could ask for it for christmas.

Are you willing to throw away your parents' money if it's just a stage?

Are you willing to throw away your parents' money if it's just a stage?
yes.
i know, im a despicable human being.

wacom is almost always the way to go with graphics tablets, but they're fairly expensive

I was lucky enough to receive an intuos4 medium as a gift, but I'm going into the art field and already had tablet experience at the time so for someone who's just starting with digital drawing you'll probably want to go with the simplest one, a bamboo splash

you'll have to sink $80 into it though so it's up to you, it all depends if you're either A) interested in art as a career or hobby or B) willing to spend the money regardless

below is the first tablet & pen I owned, one of the original bamboos, I got it when I was about 14/15 and even though it's significantly smaller than the splash (seriously I can cover ~95% of the active area with one hand) it served me very well for the years up to the point I graduated to my intuos and got me into drawing digitally


As said before, any size is good. I got mine when I was in 6th grade. Its never worn out and serves me well. Most of them are pretty much the same, but I've used Wacom tablets and I like them.

Also, Regulith has the exact same tablet I do.

Only if you're going to use it more than 5 times.
I've been using the Bamboo Capture for just under a year now, and even though it's nothing too complicated, it works fine.

As said before, any size is good. I got mine when I was in 6th grade. Its never worn out and serves me well. Most of them are pretty much the same, but I've used Wacom tablets and I like them.

Also, Regulith has the exact same tablet I do.

That makes three of us. That tablet served me well, and still works too!

I use

It's Great. I have for 2 years now, It's great.