Any tips for a new artist?

[Paragon]

Hello! I'm thinking of starting a slice of life comic and I have a lot of questions. I have a touchscreen laptop, and i was wondering if I should get a tablet, or if the screen would work. I was thinking of getting the Wacom Intuos Draw, would that work well? Thanks for any advice you might give me.

[okellymx]

I would get the Intuos Draw, if you've never used a drawing tablet before it will be awkward. Don't stop drawing with it, so you can get used to using it.

[apocryphagraphics]

I've been using the intuos for about six months now and I really like it. It's a nice option till you can justify something like a cintiq.

[Starfestival]

pretty much what okelly said. Drawing with a tablet is disorienting at first. Your screen could work too, but I doubt it has pressure sensitivity.

[skads7]

Be pacient with a tablet. Before you get it, you´re gonna think it´s going to be easy getting use to it, but it isn´t. You´ll need to practise a lot before you could get a nice and clean line but, let me tell you: You won´t need to be practising for a year, just practise everyday (Try to copy drawings or pictures on photoshop with a new layer above the picture with less opacity). Practise and be pacient! That´s the key.

[Valyson]

I have the intuos Pro Medium. It's probably the most useful tool I have right now - especially when it comes to digital art. As a matter of fact it's a necessity. Any Wacom product can really help you.

[thomasfallaeriksen]

I use a touch screen PC myself. I only use it for coloring, so I can't really give any advice on linework. I'm so old fashioned that I want it to feel as close to analog as possible and draw directly on the screen with a stylus. Have never felt comfortable with the idea of drawing "here" and the lines show up "over there". So far this is my favourite stylus:
http://www.dagi-stylus.com/euro/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=44&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=208&lang=en
Have also tried the Wacom bamboo, Adonit Jot and a few others, but none of them felt really comfortable to me (just a matter of prefference).

But the Intuos will also work perfectly good. I know a lot of people who use it (both professionals and amateurs), and they all seem to love it.

[carloswebcomic]

Maybe I'm missing something, but have you tried drawing with your touch screen?
Really, if you can draw fine with the touch screen, then why should you get a tablet?