What drawing tablet are you using?

[Super Snake Sherby]

Hey everyone, I recently started drawing and was just wondering what drawing tablet most people are using these days.

I, myself have recently bought a cheap display tablet (Huion Kamvas 13), actually just for creating logo's easier in Illustrator and it's been good for that. But then I started drawing things in Krita, easy stuff, just for fun, nothing professional and am also enjoying it with this tablet. Might get a more professional one in the future though.

[Max]

Just because you are going to buy profitaniol tablet doesn't mean it makes your art professional, in fact they just make your life easier.

I suggest bigger>color>resolution but you may better asks other artists including people who don't use Krita.

[Max]

Bigger not mean better but because most UI desktop apps are trash compare to ipad ,you being forced to buy bigger display.

[Super Snake Sherby]

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

Bigger not mean better but because most UI desktop apps are trash compare to ipad ,you being forced to buy bigger display.

Yeah exactly why I was thinking on getting a better (bigger) one because I do feel like that could be helpful and more comfortable.

You're right, won't make a difference in the art, perhaps just some better color visibility but that's just how it is displayed.

I wish I gotten a bigger one, maybe 16 inch or 22 max.

The one I have now is ok, but would like a bigger screen and also resolution

I do see many people using ipad but damn so expensive

[Max]

I heard Wacom has glass screen that better than cheap tablet who use the screen protector but I won't judge after seeing the price.

Will tbh if you are in house you don't need the iPad , besides open source aren't allowed to be port-ed to the iPad because apple doesn't allow it but EU forced side loading now but I'm not positive to get Krita on ipad so you are going to pick other software, and for price yeah it's expensive but you can pick 9th gen if you are not going to complain about the RAM size.

My issues with tablet is there isn't pen resolution? Like there is a display resolution but not with the pen.

Also touch screen with expensive is useless because PC devs staying in Win7 era when their UI is around moucr input with their small buttons.

[Max]

But yeah for sure bigger screen will save a lot of time because you don't need to scroll the UI.

[zeek]

Professional designer here. I burned through a ton of normal tablets and a few screentabs (two Wacom Cintiq 13HDs, a Surface Book 2, a Surface Studio, an iPad 12, two Huion GT220s, Kamvas 16 and a Kamvas 13). Tested them with Adobe, Affinity, CSP and Krita. Currently sticking to a Kamvas 13 with the stock matte protector removed and replaced with a tempered glass one for better color repro. It's a bit more slippery this way but nothing I couldn't get used to.

Gonna be a bit subjective here. If you dabble in drawing, stick to tabs between 13 and 16 inches. If you do digital painting go for 22 inches. Don't bother with an iPad. Yeah Retina Display is great but drawing on it feels like an absolute meme with tons of stabilization applied to the pencil to make it feel smoother and less jittery. And no, you can't turn that off.

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

I heard Wacom has glass screen that better than cheap tablet who use the screen protector but I won't judge after seeing the price.

Both Wacom and Huion are using glass screens with adhesive protectors on them. Wacom is notorious for making those protectors harder to remove, they also charge you more just because they were a monopoly for the last 20 years. I still own some older Wacoms (like the Intuos Pro 4 XL) I'm amazed how much better it is than any of their new, shoddy devices.

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

Also touch screen with expensive is useless because PC devs staying in Win7 era when their UI is around moucr input with their small buttons.

It's a non issue. Adobe, Affinity, CSP and Krita offer touch UIs and dockers.
Touch input in general is pretty useless in most drawing/painting programs since keyboard shortcuts are faster and easier to use.

/edit
Fixed typos because my stupid euro ass can't english properly.

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

I'm on a Kamvas Pro 22, nothing to complain about, size is good, price was right and it doubles a s a 2nd monitor.

[Max]

Originally posted by zeek:

Professional designer here. I burned through a ton of normal tablets and a few screentabs (two Wacom Cintiq 13HDs, a Surface Book 2, a Surface Studio, an iPad 12, two Huion GT220s, Kamvas 16 and a Kamvas 13). Tested them with Adobe, Affinity, CSP and Krita. Currently sticking to a Kamvas 13 with the stock matte protector removed and replaced with a tempered glass one for better color repro. It's a bit more slippery this way but nothing I couldn't get used to.

Gonna be a bit subjective here. If you dabble in drawing, stick to tabs between 13 and 16 inches. If you do digital painting go for 22 inches. Don't bother with an iPad. Yeah Retina Display is great but drawing on it feels like an absolute meme with tons of stabilization applied to the pencil to make it feel smoother and less jittery. And no, you can't turn that off.

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

I heard Wacom has glass screen that better than cheap tablet who use the screen protector but I won't judge after seeing the price.

Both Wacom and Huion are using glass screens with adhesive protectors on them. Wacom is notorious for making those protectors harder to remove, they also charge you more just because they were a monopoly for the last 20 years. I still own some older Wacoms (like the Intuos Pro 4 XL) I'm amazed how much better it is than any of their new, shoddy devices.

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

Also touch screen with expensive is useless because PC devs staying in Win7 era when their UI is around moucr input with their small buttons.

It's a non issue. Adobe, Affinity, CSP and Krita offer touch UIs and dockers.
Touch input in general is pretty useless in most drawing/painting programs since keyboard shortcuts are faster and easier to use.

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Fixed typos because my stupid euro ass can't english properly.

The new Wacom =/= old Wacom they have tough glass which mak them do NOT need any screan protection , I wish I can buy them but not with that price :3

For ipad People buy ipad for being very friendly with touch and pens input, try using the PC without keyboard ?
Also ipad is very portable, and it has long battery life compare to windows,

Only thing downside is you are limited by it's hardware especially with ram and you can't upgrade them thx to apple, and only one-app store but it gonna to be changed.

Idk about the apple pencil,are you sure you turned of the subtilztion on the app drawing? Because I have noticed they give you the" jittery" lines, also you may mod you screen protector with the pen (if you don't mind replace them every month)

[Max]

It's a non issue. Adobe, Affinity, CSP and Krita offer touch UIs and dockers.
Touch input in general is pretty useless in most drawing/painting programs since keyboard shortcuts are faster and easier to use.

They are bad with touch screen , because they just make the button bigger and call it a day and they forget windows supports 10 touch fingers guesture.

Sure keyboard is faster when tap-the thing is only way achived when we have 10 finger supports, also keyboard need a desk, touch input do not need anything other than smart devs who have mobile devolpment experience not a window 7 era desktop devs.

[zeek]

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

The new Wacom =/= old Wacom they have tough glass which mak them do NOT need any screan protection , I wish I can buy them but not with that price :3

They do have protectors that imitate paper tho. We use Cintiqs at work ;)

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

For ipad People buy ipad for being very friendly with touch and pens input, try using the PC without keyboard ?
Also ipad is very portable, and it has long battery life compare to windows

That's true. Sadly, the portability isn't really a dealbreaker for me. I work mainly at my desk ;)

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

Idk about the apple pencil,are you sure you turned of the subtilztion on the app drawing? Because I have noticed they give you the" jittery" lines, also you may mod you screen protector with the pen (if you don't mind replace them every month)

Like I said, it's just my subjective opinion on iPads. I do like them for consuming media but not so much for drawing.

Originally posted by @xMaxrayx:

They are bad with touch screen , because they just make the button bigger and call it a day and they forget windows supports 10 touch fingers guesture.

Yeah, tbh, I forgot touch input is not just about scaling. I forgot how awful it is to use my Surface without a pen because the UI in most desktop apps is fit for a mouse

[Azrael ♡]

I'm using an XP-Pen Artist 12, I don't have a lot of experience with it myself yet as motivation and self confidence has been low lately but I think it's a good piece of equipment. The UI is a little tiny and the color seems off but maybe I just haven't calibrated it well. It is a really good brand though imo.

[@R+5]

Originally posted by Super Sherby:

Hey everyone, I recently started drawing and was just wondering what drawing tablet most people are using these days.

I, myself have recently bought a cheap display tablet (Huion Kamvas 13)

Might get a more professional one in the future though.

"short version"

imo, since you already have a good drawing display, you should focus in upgrading next your gpu and ram (specially if your system already runs from an ssd drive).

This is because a bigger tablet is not only more expensive, but less useful than a smaller one in a very fast system. bigger tablets can be more comfortable and useful to draw faster in bigger canvas, work on details, animation, etc, but all that is limited by your hardware specs. Also consider checking "ram disk"

"maybe tldr (but hopefully useful)"

Im not a pro, but considering the advice of from multiple pro artists in youtube (which like to promote sales for drawing tablets), you shouldnt think about upgrading your tablet until you really need more drawing space (ie a bigger tablet; many of them in fact suggest newcomers to just try the cheapest digital tablets that lack a display, so if you already have one with a display, you can do a lot with it for a long time even if its small); and way before that, you should first focus in upgrading your system: if you already have an ok "entry level" or even mid-range gpu (ie 2GB - 4GB), and an ok ssd drive, you should care first about upgrading your ram.

The reason is that what will limit the most what you can and cannot do, no matter your skill level, is ram: the more complex your paintings or drawings become, and the larger the canvas you use to later print them for selling of publicity or whatever, the more memory they will use. This also could also demand more from your gpu.

Also consider checking about "ram disk": with special software, you can tell your pc to use a fraction of disk space as ram, which can be useful in old systems or systems that may need extra ram, but that you are no able to upgrade (common issue in old systems, or laptops)

Originally posted by '"{`@xMaxrayx%n%:{code:Reborn}"':

Bigger not mean better but because most UI desktop apps are trash compare to ipad ,you being forced to buy bigger display.

size has nothing to do with ipads, and "bigger is better" when talking about drawing digital art, because the bigger the resolution makes easier to notice and work on details. also makes easier to navigate different interfaces in every art-related program. Still, most display tablets including cheaper ones are made considering the most popular programs, so they are usually big enough for working with most interfaces, even in programs that wont include options to resize ui elements like krita.

is true that bigger display will not make you a better artist, and most artists actually dont need them, and many dont mind even they cannot afford big display tablets.

but pros that spend most of their time drawing for publicity or animation do like to use them because it helps them to be more efficient. if you are into that line of work, and can afford a big tablet as your "secondary tablet", i think thats nice, but as i wrote before, only worthy after you have upgraded your system so you wont feel limited.

[Super Snake Sherby]

Originally posted by @R+5:

Originally posted by Super Sherby:

Hey everyone, I recently started drawing and was just wondering what drawing tablet most people are using these days.

I, myself have recently bought a cheap display tablet (Huion Kamvas 13)

Might get a more professional one in the future though.

"short version"

imo, since you already have a good drawing display, you should focus in upgrading next your gpu and ram (specially if your system already runs from an ssd drive).

This is because a bigger tablet is not only more expensive, but less useful than a smaller one in a very fast system. bigger tablets can be more comfortable and useful to draw faster in bigger canvas, work on details, animation, etc, but all that is limited by your hardware specs. Also consider checking "ram disk"

"maybe tldr (but hopefully useful)"

Im not a pro, but considering the advice of from multiple pro artists in youtube (which like to promote sales for drawing tablets), you shouldnt think about upgrading your tablet until you really need more drawing space (ie a bigger tablet; many of them in fact suggest newcomers to just try the cheapest digital tablets that lack a display, so if you already have one with a display, you can do a lot with it for a long time even if its small); and way before that, you should first focus in upgrading your system: if you already have an ok "entry level" or even mid-range gpu (ie 2GB - 4GB), and an ok ssd drive, you should care first about upgrading your ram.

The reason is that what will limit the most what you can and cannot do, no matter your skill level, is ram: the more complex your paintings or drawings become, and the larger the canvas you use to later print them for selling of publicity or whatever, the more memory they will use. This also could also demand more from your gpu.

Also consider checking about "ram disk": with special software, you can tell your pc to use a fraction of disk space as ram, which can be useful in old systems or systems that may need extra ram, but that you are no able to upgrade (common issue in old systems, or laptops)

Originally posted by '"{`@xMaxrayx%n%:{code:Reborn}"':

Bigger not mean better but because most UI desktop apps are trash compare to ipad ,you being forced to buy bigger display.

size has nothing to do with ipads, and "bigger is better" when talking about drawing digital art, because the bigger the resolution makes easier to notice and work on details. also makes easier to navigate different interfaces in every art-related program. Still, most display tablets including cheaper ones are made considering the most popular programs, so they are usually big enough for working with most interfaces, even in programs that wont include options to resize ui elements like krita.

is true that bigger display will not make you a better artist, and most artists actually dont need them, and many dont mind even they cannot afford big display tablets.

but pros that spend most of their time drawing for publicity or animation do like to use them because it helps them to be more efficient. if you are into that line of work, and can afford a big tablet as your "secondary tablet", i think thats nice, but as i wrote before, only worthy after you have upgraded your system so you wont feel limited.

Hey, thank you for your advice! It seems you did a lot of research on this topic and therefore, I think it is nice of you to share this information with us who are less knowledgeable on the subject. So thank you :)

I do think my gaming pc is quite good in specs for the drawing tablet, however, I need something mobile, like a laptop for work and then something to connect the drawing tablet to because I see most laptops for graphic design only have 2 (!) usb ports and they are then placed left and right of the laptop... like the asus Vivobook 16x has it... and with my Kamvas 13 this is an issue because it needs 1hdmi and 2 usb ports to connect it and the connector is quite short ( not even 5cm apart from each other, because it is a 3-in1 cable) so no way the usb's can be connected to such a laptop this way.
Also the Kamvas 13 has a very deep usb connector, so most USB cables you find in the shop will not work, because they cannot go in so deep or are wider than the connector slot of the Kamvas..

Anyway :) different issues, different topic :)
Kamvas 13 is quite awesome to work with! I agree that bigger isn;t gonna make anyone a better artist, just more comfortable to work with.

The kamvas 13 drawing tablet has been amazing so far! However it's like you say, it would give me more comfort if it were a bit bigger. Not to much though, maybe 16 inch instead of 13 would be perfect imo. Because I notice if I use it for long (and my version is also only 1080p) it does tire the eyes quite a bit.

[abolgato]

Not a professional, but if you want a suggestion: Gaomon is a great company. I've been using the Gaomon MK-10 Pro 2018 for about 5 years with almost daily use, and no problem with the tablet till now. However, since you said you do logo designs, you should invest in better equipment for you, like a better display for colors, since a tablet is not a priority.

[LeanivBirb]

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