/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3208925
That's one of the risks of older hardware, I really don't know if it will work on Mac OS or Linux. While it was great for its time and certainly good today (much better than any smaller tablets), I wouldn't be gun-shy about buying something newer either if you can afford it. While I've said in the past the hotkeys and touch input etc. of the newer models are mostly window dressing it's kind of a "you don't know what you have until you don't" sort of thing. I had to go back to earlier drivers to make it work, and those drivers were unfortunately experiencing the inconsistent pressure error I've suffered with a lot of different wacom products.

Anyway, there's no sense skimping out on something that ideally you'll be using for hours every single day, but a lot of people seem to have a hard time understanding that. I've spent a lot of time and even money promoting that idea in these threads to my own detriment and for what appears to be nothing-but this kind of decision is probably more important than any individual critique, suggestion or resource you might get from this board.

Think of it this way, if a Intuos Large helps you draw only 10% faster versus a Small (I highly doubt it's that little of a difference, by the way), just think of how much time you're basically throwing away over the months if you draw 20-30 hours a week.

As an aside...

>no one's made an offer on this shit 27 QHD I bought yet

I really hope I'm not stuck with this thing because I definitely didn't plan on spending $2,000 long-term, savings are already drying up as it is. Any ideas of how to get rid of it other than craigslist? If I can't sell it I might literally donate it to my local atelier and see if they want to goof around with it, I don't know. I made a big mistake.

People really need to get the idea of a "beginner tablet" out of their head to begin with. Is a pair of pruning shears a good "beginner" tool for an aspiring lumberjack? Hell no.

The same is true for a tablet with a drawing surface the size of a couple sticky notes slapped together. Sure, they can be used for photo editing and painting, and even line work when you have your canvas at a significant magnification, but they are not even close to ideal or even remotely good for drawing free hand at all.

Get the Huion Giano or the Intuos Large, there is no reason for any of the other tablets to even exist at this point-at least if they don't have a screen (and if you have a tablet with a screen you played yourself, anyway). If you value your time even a little than there's absolutely no reason to be counting pennies on a tool you'll ideally be using for hours a day for years, if not decades, particularly if you expect to be paid for your work. Re-selling something has never been easier and most drawing tablets hold a great portion of their value for a long, long time

>Abluh bluh bluh Is this $25 tablet from a brand and country no one's ever heard of good for an aspiring pro artist?

Please stop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qBpi59R5HE

>>2807817 see >>2807838

It's a tablet for writing your signature in a small software-generated window with bud, not drawing.

>>2807837
Nope, it'd practically be better to go into debt as a poor man and get a 27QHD than deal with a Bamboo or something similar, but please don't take that as a formal endorsement on my part.

Spend a little extra money on an Intuos Large or Huion Giano. If you can't afford either of those now, stick with pencils and office paper until you can. You shouldn't settle for anything less than a disconnect-free drawing surface if you even want to treat drawing as a semi-serious hobby.

>>2807879
With the 13HD you're paying a premium for the not-privilege of drawing on a small-ass and cluttered to hell monitor. I recommend the Intuos Large seeing as you can apparently afford it, or getting a 22HD or larger (or a ching-chong equivalent) if you really want a screen tablet. Anything smaller than that and the Intuos Large is well within its element.