/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I still love them

Is there really that much disconnect drawing on a tablet that doesn't have it's own screen?

>>6132362
>>Intuos 3
>Best screenless tablet. Look for one on Craigslist or Ebay.
Alright so, I was looking for a tablet to replace my XP-Pen, and I've asked for a few threads what /ic/ actually THOUGHT about the Intuos 3 but nobody replied to me. So I couldn't tell if this was a meme or a real thing.

I've had it for a day and my review is as follows:
Despite this thing being old as fuck and obviously used, after cleaning it up (I figure people used tape on it or something) it feels quite nice. The pen feels way more durable than the XP-Pen's I owned previously and the shortcut buttons on the tablet and pen all feel great and function without problem. Sometimes when I click with the pen it'll double-click, and I can't tell if that's an issue with sensitivity or the pen itself.

The software is pretty good, with XP-Pen I was using Pentablet but the Intuos 3's drivers are nice and easy to figure out for a fucking retard like me. An issue I found is that, curiously, pressure sensitivity will not work unless Windows Ink is enabled in the driver, and my art program CSP is set to "Tablet PC" mode.

The two biggest issues I have with the tablet are as follows:
The surface is fucking smooth as shit, there's no bite at all so I feel like I'm lacking a little control. I'll probably tape some paper onto it but my concern is wearing out the nib and I don't think you can replace the nib on a pen like this.
The aspect ratio on the tablet is a lot closer to 4:3 than 16:9 so reducing the active area on the tablet's drawing surface to align with the aspect ratio on my monitor means worse resolution, and I could tell that my lines had just the littlest bit of wave in them. If I finagle with settings I'm sure this could also be remedied.

In general I still think this was an overall upgrade over the XP-Pen even if this is a way older tablet but I'm skeptical it's really the "best" and not just "a pretty good tablet that's extremely cheap used."

3 gang

>>4653690
Because this exists and is under $100 and is responsible for all the good art you downloaded in the late 2000s, early 2010s

I own both a huion 610 pro and an intuos3. I got the huion when I was first starting out, and I can definitely recommend it for beginners who wanna try digital out.
The things to keep in mind about it is that it's very light and somewhat fragile (both the tablet and the pen).
Like others have said, the rechargeable pen that comes with it is very squishy/springy feeling, so it feels pretty different from using a regular pen or pencil.
Mine actually started malfunctioning, but only because I dropped it on the nib several times from off my desk :^) so you'll have to be pretty delicate with them.

I got a second hand intuos3 when I busted my pen, and it's another great option if you can find one for cheap. The large one is xbox-hueg and the surface is silky smooth to draw on, which I prefer. Everything about it feels chunkier and not having batteries is really nice. The only problem is that it's not meant for widescreen so I can't use the entire surface for it. I think there was a wide version available though at some point.

Basically my advice would be to not stress to much about what to buy. You're gonna get used to whatever you get, and pretty much all of them will let you draw good pictures, if you're capable.

tl;dr pic related best tablet buy it nigguh

still the best tablets ever made