/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I bought a wacom intuos 4 medium, tried drawing on it, practiced for about 6 months to no avail, as almost every painting or lineart I drew with it ended up looking shitty.. and the ones that looked good were all really based on luck... Since I couldn't draw what I had imagined, like... ever, or even go over my lines without messing it up, I just ended up drawing and hoping that whatever comes out would look good enough to go along with it, even though it wasn't close to what I had originally imagined. So I started saving up for a Cintiq 13hd and bought it almost a year later. It ain't magical let me tell you that. It also has it's own flaws, but. finally I am able to draw like I draw on paper... it did not make me a better artist skill-wise, it just made my digital art as ''good'' as my traditional art. However, digital art for me is much more fun than traditional art, so now that I am no longer pulled back by a medium that works against me I am finally enjoying drawing again, more than ever before, and I practice much much more than ever since it doesn't feel like a chore anymore and I`m actually loving every second of it! It also sped up my workflow 100 times.

So tl:dr - Start off with a medium/large intuos and really really really give it your best, and give it time, then compare objectively your drawings on paper to your drawings on a tablet. If you have the same problem as me by all means go for it, have a blast, enjoy drawing again... but, if you think a Cintiq is going to make you a great artist if you are no legend with pen and paper, without months and months of long practice sessions then congratulations you just threw away a large amount of money that you will never be able to refund.

A lot of great artists have Cintiqs as it helps them use all the skills they have and saves them time, and are actually quite mediocre on an Intuos.
A lot of great artist use Intuos as they have no need for a Cintiq and are actually more used to Intuos.

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