Thread: Drawing tablet? Anime program?

Ok so all I really need now is a tablet? I don't think I have Illustrator and I don't feel like getting it. I can do my stuff in photoshop. But whats a good cheap Wacom tablet?

What about this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823100045
It seems good and it's the cheapest one on newegg. I have yet to look at Ebay for anything.

Is there really that much appeal in a tablet?
What makes it better than sketching by hand and scanning?

I haven't used a tablet but I'm guess it would be a whole lot easier because you wouldn't have to worry about eraser smudges and if your using photoshop, you can make new layers and keep things more organized.

Aye, but it's a...tablet! This awkward...thing, lying there...and making you look to the screen instead of your drawing space...

Maybe it's just me but I can't imagine drawing on anything but paper with a pencil. o.o

Originally Posted by Merlock

Maybe it's just me but I can't imagine drawing on anything but paper with a pencil. o.o

Only a philistine deprives himself of the wonders of MS Paint. For shame, Merlock.

Digital inking! Illustrator power!

I can't believe I've been turned away from drawing all this time due to not being aware of it...
I kept thinking that I'd have to trace the sketches by hand or whatnot...
Oh, the injustice of my own ignorance.

What makes it better than sketching by hand and scanning?

Sketching and scanning is still recommended. The tablet is most valuable when doing the coloring or airbrushing because you can control things like size and opacity of the stroke depending on the pressure you apply.

Aye, but it's a...tablet! This awkward...thing, lying there...and making you look to the screen instead of your drawing space...

It's just another tool that you learn how to handle. Didn't you find it awkward the first time you tried using a brush (compared to a hard-tipped medium like a pencil)? Ever try calligraphy?

it's really weird at first, but you eventually get the 'feel' of the pen on the tablet and it's effect on the screen. Only thing that can get tricky is if your tablet is at an angle while you draw - it's accuracy suffers a bit.