26
Spent 3 years using just a mouse for digital painting, finally got a tablet last month
Honestly I thought I was doing fine with a mouse for years. Did all my lineless shading and blending with it, even drew a whole 50 page comic that way. But my wrist started hurting bad after long sessions. Picked up a basic Wacom Intuos for $80 and it feels completely different now. The pressure sensitivity alone made my coloring look way less flat. Still getting used to looking at the screen instead of my hand though. Anyone else have that weird disconnect at first?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
valsullivan1mo ago
I went through that same weird disconnect for about two weeks with my first tablet (a cheap Huion I got on sale), and I kept lifting my pen to undo like it was a mouse button. Now I can't even imagine going back, the control you get with pressure is just night and day for blending.
6
gray_schmidt81mo ago
Oh man, @valsullivan, same here! That muscle memory switch was brutal but so worth it.
6