Pen Jitter Solutions?

[akitsukino]

Guess who's the owner of a brand new XP-Pen Artist 13.3?! This girl! All in all, it has some pretty good qualities; it has a big enough screen but is still compact, the screen is textured and nice to draw on. The only real issue is that I'm getting a lot of pen jitter/wobble in some areas. It's not just my hand either, it occasionally happens with fast strokes as well. Even stranger, there will be times when it goes away and then comes back. I don't necessarily want to blame XP-Pen's brand as I had this exact same problem with my Huion H610 Pro about three years back (and Huion's solution was to go buy Lazy Nezumi- thanks guys ) and I'd even heard that Wacom products can have these problems as well, so I guess this is just a common thing with some tablets. That being the case, I have heard of their being lots of solutions to these kind of things like turning off/ on Windows ink or turning off this thing called Wintab (which I can never find), but I wouldn't know how which to try first.

I contacted XP-Pen and they said their could be something wrong with the hardware-like the pen- but I don't necessarily think that's what's wrong here. I know that I could just keep the stabilizers in the programs on, and while that does work I'd feel more comfortable if I could fix this problem at a source. I'm not very technologically inclined for someone doing digital art (I just do it because it saves money in the long run ) so I could really use some advice on this. If you have any tips, videos, blog articles, or screenshots of you own solutions I'd really appreciate it. I'd really like to get the best out of this tablet, but I think I'll stay pretty bugged until get this resolved somehow.

[DeformedSunflower]

Hm...I don't use that brand, but I might be able to help?

-Try checking your pen nib. If it's too short and the point is flat, it may affect your drawings since it the nib would have lost its touch-sensitivity by then.

-What drawing programme are you using? Different programmes have different settings. Some have automated smooth stroke to prevent the jitter, whereas some needs you to set them yourself. Try searching for the setting smooth stroke or antialiasing in the brush setting. Experiment with the value a little, and find the one you are most comfortable with.

-Or maybe you're just trying to get used to drawing digitally. Everybody has this awkward shifting phase from pen and paper to pen and tablet. There's no really any cheat to this though, just practise and develop a muscle memory for it.

I hope these can help you.

[alarnia]

Jittering can be a common problem with cheaper tablet options. It's just a result of less precise technology in regards to detecting the stylus' location on your tablet. the easiest solutions imo are:

1. draw fast
2. use a program with line correction, like medibang paint, etc.
3. Use a large canvas
4. accept imperfections and move on