https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn09xgMkn5A
its cheap, you dont haveta install shit other than your art app of choice, you dont haveta connect to another pc since it is a pc running windows 10…and works just fine to draw with its wacom tech
Thanks for the suggestion. I found that Ativ 700t for $400, used, on amazon. It seems responsive, though the screen looks too small for me.
lol. yea. i assumed you really like big screens based on your like of those 19 inch huion tablet vids. also. 400 is too expensive bro. always shop ebay for electronics.
my 12.2 galaxy note cost me around 100 bucks. a steal. cuz the seller was selling verizon store demo tablets that had the firmware set to demo. could only charge up to 30% max, the verizon logo would boot up every 5 minutes closing apps. couldnt install apps. it was unusable but i knew i could flash the og firmware on it. so i did. and made a unusable tablet like a brand new Note $900 tablet.
point is…ebay is where youll find a steal. if youre lucky. but $400 for a old model ativ 700t is no bueno. should not be costing over 300 used.
but huion is dope. its up to you. but to pay 400 for a ativ when the bigger newer huion kamvas is 500…id go with the huion.
I will repeat my suggestion of a medium size bamboo tablet. I actually don’t care at all about the 482928574 million points of sensitivity on wacoms pros. My friends who are also professional share the same sentiment. If anything, I think it hinders your progress as an artist and creates bad habits and a crutch to rely on.
You can probably get a medium bamboo tablet from 2 years ago anywhere from 150-200$. Hell, maybe even less. They will last you for years and you can do the same stuff pros are doing.
And while a bit cliche, it’s the artist that makes good art with his tools. The tools won’t make you a good artist…and they might even hurt you.
agreed.
i remember when i was a young inexperienced artist i bought a ton of different colored oil paint and a slew of different brush types…and with time you’ll learn you just need a few tubes and brushes.
that said, wacom isnt just about pressure sensitivity but precision. not that a tablet needs wacom to get precision. my LG Stylo 2 plus has amazing precision without wacom.
but i think he’s just into really big screens.
someone bought the huion tablet i linked. i guess it was Aries.
im thinking about getting Corel Painter Essentials 5. anyone ever use Corel up in here? or Manga studio.
edit:
theres a new art app on the playstore, called Pensoul.
claims it uses vector instead of bitmap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfWPQV9Sk_0
i need to try this out.
To your first reply: Yea man I remember buying expensive gel pens and brushes for oil painting…now I use those 25 cent ballpoint pens and 3& oil brushes. Cheap sketchbooks cheap materials. They’re better.
i downloaded Pensoul. havent used it yet. i also downloaded Corel essentials 5 free demo to try it out. its dope. im getting it.
i have medibang, artrage, and leonardo for the samsung ativ already.
medibang is dope af i just wish so much of the menu was not in japanese.
if anyone ever has used Manga studio…let me know. i know starhammer has but he’s banned.
oops. i mean @FreezingCicada has.
It wasn’t me, but thanks for the ebay suggestion. I see they give you 12 month financing, that’s pretty good!
Are people randomly posting art here too? Ive been bored lately so randomly scribbling every now and then… heres some of my doodles… I think theres 10 on each
i tried Pensoul. its a trip to zoom in and not see shit get pixelated. that said. everything about the app is too bare bones. its doo doo.
i also bought Corel Painter Essentials 5.
its dope but its gonna take me a long ass while to learn its menu/UI.
dope brushes.
i need to learn the pdf guide. i think i’ll print it.
im so accustomed to dealing with android based art apps and their simple user friendliness that dealing with a pc app is gonna be a pain.
like when i wanna move the canvas around i have to hit a button while in android art apps i just move the canvas around with my finger and thumb.
but im very happy with essentials 5 which is a simpler version of their main Painter series.
I like Manga studio. The newest version they added a quick…app like feature so you could download new assets or look at tips for free.
For the price point if you get it on sale for 60-80$ its worth it. EX PRO gives you animation tools which is nice too.
For digital drawing in general its pencil and pen tools are great and shit works but I’m not the strongest in terms of painting so it might be lacking a bit in that regard.
It’s insane how many good artists are on Instagram, I swear some of them draw better art than what’s on the official cover of games.
Dang, this thread has became more active. Nice to see!
A lot of amazing artists out there, problem is that networking is such a powerful tool that it usually comes down to “Who you know” and not “What you know”.
It is nice that it’s speeding up a bit. I can never post my work due to contracts but I guess I’ll slap my personal artwork here when. I do some. I’m planning on doing a portrait shot of Moira from overwatch and finishing it one sitting tonight. I do travel in the morning so I might not have the time to post it.
i got Painter Essentials 5 50% for $25 for the pc download on Amazon. on Ebay its just the disc for like $38
i forgot to check the price for pc download for Manga Studio.
thanks for the info.
thanks dude I appreciate it
as you all have known for years, you can turn your phone/tablet into a virtual controller via wifi/bluetooth.
well just now i was thinking.
then i discovered that there are apps on the play store that lets you control your wacom android tablet like a wacom graphics tablet that is for your windows pc.
installed on both my note tablet and pc…aand bam. and my android note tablet becomes a wacom graphics tablet for pc.
there are a few on the playstore but the one that worked for me was virtualtablet lite
you can use on any regular tablet/stylus…but it wont work like a graphics tablet+wacom stylus. it’ll work like a mouse. meaning the stylus control the cursor when touching the glass but you haveta hold down the virtual left click button to create lines. or click a icon on your art app.
but a android wacom tablet …your andoid tablet becomes a windows wacom graphics tablet.
i should mention i used bluetooth cuz my desktop tower doesnt have wifi, which is prefered.
on bluetooth its a tad laggy. just a tad. depending on which device you use. at first i used my note 12.2 but hell naw. lagfest.
then switched to my note 8.0 and worked very well.
not perfect. still a tiny amount of lag.
on wifi it might be faster.
i need to get a usb wifi adapter
in settings…choose the smallest canvas size which is 60%. smaller the virtual canvas on your tablet the better, faster, more responsive the wacom cursor is on your pc screen.