What device/tablet do you use for making comics?

thomasfallaeriksen 2016-09-17 06:33:39 UTC #2

I have an Acer Aspire R7 laptop with a touch screen and a Dagi Capacitive stylus that I use for editing and coloring.
Everything else is done with paper and ink.

El_Psy_Congroo 2016-09-17 06:41:16 UTC #3

An $80, 10" Huion that competes with whatever Wacom has at that size for like 200 bucks

carloswebcomic 2016-09-17 07:23:20 UTC #4

I use a Wacom Art medium.
I had a Huion but since I spend so much time drawing, I felt that it warranted a bit of extra luxury.

Mharz 2016-09-17 07:31:43 UTC #5

I use an Acer Travelmate laptop and a phased out Wacom Bamboo tablet.

AnnaLandin 2016-09-17 07:32:36 UTC #6

I've got a good old Wacom Cintiq 21UX chilling on my desk. And by "old", I mean I bought it nearly 12 years ago. It still works just like the day I got it.

Before that, I used to have a cheap, plastic-y A5 sized knock-off tablet that felt like carving hieroglyphs into stone with, and in college the school computers came equipped with small Wacom Bamboos.

klei 2016-09-17 08:00:43 UTC #7

i use iphone 5s screen which is touchscreen *obviously) and my finger ahah.

sounds a little bit awkward saying fingers...

mg78 2016-09-17 08:12:41 UTC #8

Wacom Graphire 4″ x 5″ USB Tablet

since 2000 lol

CaptainUfo 2016-09-17 08:25:31 UTC #9

I have a Cintiq 21UX and a Windows PC. I work basically etirely in Photoshop CS5.

punkarsenic 2016-09-17 10:10:00 UTC #10

huion ftw!! huion tablets are sm cheaper but still rly high quality

CHMsketches 2016-09-17 12:05:38 UTC #11

One called Trust. It's little but good. And it was the cheapest one XDD

KSlinger 2016-09-17 12:30:29 UTC #12

Cintiq 13 HD for me. They're like £600 from John Lewis here in the UK? I think? Dead reasonable and it's really good. Cable's a bit rubbish though.

rainedragon27 2016-09-17 19:10:11 UTC #13

Wacom Cintiq 13 HD, it's a nice and comfortable tablet, but I agree with ScampiCub, cable it's terrible U.U

UzukiCheverie 2016-09-17 19:27:54 UTC #14

Cintiq Companion 2 with Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop CS6, and Paint Tool SAI, along with a few other drawing and animating programs that I use when the moment calls for it (Clip Studio Paint is primarily my main drawing tool now, with CS6 for anything I can't do in Clip Studio Paint like certain photo/layer effects, and SAI for texturing my tones).

timinabox24 2016-09-17 19:29:46 UTC #15

i use my phone and computer ._.

Puppisama 2016-09-17 21:27:45 UTC #16

Bamboo Capture I guess... is quite old, I think... its very old actually.

nattbear 2016-09-17 21:54:52 UTC #17

Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch ... I think they don't sell this model anymore.... ;x Oh yeah.. I use SAI and a windows pc.

Shanny8 2016-09-18 02:12:17 UTC #18

I use a Wacom Pen & Touch medium, my old, dated but still running laptop- and Scrivener(for writing my scripts), Clip Studio(drawing/inking), Photoshop(coloring), and Illustrator(lettering).

indagold 2016-09-18 03:08:54 UTC #19

I use a 4 year old intuos 4. The fact it hasn't died is lucky.

Valalaraptor 2016-09-18 03:36:28 UTC #20

I use a Fujitsu Lifebook t734 Convertible Tablet PC, which seems to function by way of a driver by Wacom. As for programs, I mainly use Paint Tool Sai and Photoshop, but I'm trying to become more proficient with Clip Paint Studio.

@UzukiCheverie How do you like the Cintiq Companion? I'm planning to switch over to a desktop eventually and wanted to stick with the ability to draw directly.

UzukiCheverie 2016-09-18 04:18:46 UTC #21

Honestly? If you already have a desktop or would prefer a tower/desktop system, just get that and get a Cintiq HD digital display (those are the ones that are monitors you draw on, vs. the Cintiq Companion being a full computer).

I was in a situation at the time when I got the Companion 2 that it worked for me - I spent a lot of time at work (Starbucks) aside from home so having the portability was nice, and my laptop had died so I needed a new computer.

So those are the pros in my specific situation, with the fact that it's also a digital display tablet. However, if you like having the ability to customize your desktop (assuming you're using a desktop which you can take apart and install new graphics cards/HDD's/processors/etc.) and not be stuck with 100% intel products, it might not be for you. Also, if you already have a computer, there's really no point in dropping more cash on a second computer when you could just get a Cintiq HD which does the same job but only operating as a secondary monitor. Not only that, but because it's a tablet that you can't take apart, if it breaks? You're fudged lol Not a lot of people around who would know/be able to fix hardware issues.

It's super expensive, I'm talking like, $3000 for the standard, most well-balanced model (the one I got). You could get a desktop computer for much cheaper, especially if you build it.

My personal recommendation? Build your own computer. Get a Cintiq HD digital display tablet. It'll probably be cheaper for both those things than it would cost to buy a Companion 2.

If you can't/don't want to build your own desktop, then find one you can get that has a decent processor, CPU, and graphics card, and look into getting a Cintiq HD.

Final tip: Drawing directly is nice, but don't underestimate the power of an Intuos Pro! A lot of them share the same specs with Cintiq HD's, sans the direct digital display drawing - if you can get the same results, the digital display is really just a luxury bonus.

Sooo yep, that's my analysis of it. If you have the money to drop on a Cintiq Companion 2, do what you want with it, if it's something you'd want (I also had the advantage of student loans money to cover it lol) If you do get it though, DEAR GOD make sure you get the Cintiq Companion 2, NOT the first model - the first model is literally a tablet in the sense of being like, an iPad that is capable of drawing. It sucks. It's suck incarnate. The Cintiq Companion 2 is the definitive better model because it's its own computer, with the Windows OS (so if you're a Mac user, might not be your thing, as it can't run iOS at all) and all the functions of a normal run-of-the-mill computer.

Hope that helps! <3