What Instruments Do You Use to Draw?

[Shanny8]

Started out with a Wacom Intuos no screen tablet...used that for about 6 yrs until I bought a 22" Huion Kamvas screened tablet; been using it for the last 2 years(the first year was actually me getting used to it, and not liking that I couldn't flip the stylus to erase...then my old laptop kept freezing up and crashing when I used CSP on it- the laptop issue went away when I bought a new laptop).

I also have an iPad that I've had for 4 years, but I barely do much art on it...but I do use it from time to time when I don't feel like being stuck at my desk or when I scribble art stuffs when away from home.

As for traditional stuffs when doing serious work I use non-photo blue pencils, Koh-i-noor technical pens, and ink nibs(and a brush for fill-ins); for quick stuff on the go, I use non-photo blue pencils, Kuretake Millennium micron pens & a PITT brush pen for fill-ins. I only use regular pencil(Staedler leadholders & .07mm mechanical pencils) when doing sketchbook art...I also use my Millennium microns and Col-Erase colored pencils in the sketchbook as well.

[igneriss]

For my main serie, 6,75, I use pigma micron fineliners, and a black pen (usually Art & Graphic Twi) for panels and bigger black areas. Cover illustrations for each chapter are done with watercolours.

For my digital arts (so back when I was drawing TMIC and for random drawings) I used to use wacom intuos no screen tablet, which was really nice. Last year I got a huion kamvas tablet with a screen, AND OH MY THE DIFFERENCE. I knew it probably would be easier to draw with a screen tablet, but I never expected the difference to be that big cx

[Scarlet_Cryptid]

Alright, I'm gonna be in the minority but that's fine lol.My entire comic is done with copic markers, scaned and edited with PS.

Minority. Not alone. It's okay, we can be in the minority together. (secret marker nerd handshake)

[darthmongoose]

I've been drawing with a medium sized screenless tablet for a really long time now. I'm pretty happy with my Wacom Intuos Medium. It does the job! I'm so used to working with a tablet without a screen that I've never really felt a need to re-learn to draw on one with a screen, especially when they're so expensive.

[Katzalcoatl]

[DarkSena]

@Scarlet_Cryptid It's alright to be in minority, bud It's nice how you sorted the colors according to the tones you are using. I'm storing mine in the plastic containers. Had them before stacked up but when I moved I kept them like this. This photo has been taken three years ago but nothing much has changed though.

[VersusVII]

I drew my pages by hand using ink pens, then I scan them and correct everything on clip studio paint using my bamboo tablet.

[bulgariansumo]

A lot more people use screen tablets than I expected! A lot less mouse users and traditional artists, though. I wasn't expecting anyone to use finger on screen. That's impressive!

[RedLenai]

I use an XP-Pen Star G604 to draw

But for webcomics, I do the thumbnails in traditional, then scan it and then ink and color digitally on Clip Studio Paint

[TheLemmaLlama]

Phone with stylus, so essentially a screen tablet I guess

A lot more people use screen tablets than I expected! A lot less mouse users and traditional artists, though. I wasn't expecting anyone to use finger on screen. That's impressive!

Mouse is more difficult than finger on screen imo :'D

[bulgariansumo]

Thinking about it now, I can see it! I've never had a tablet or phone big enough (or with any drawing apps) to test that out on. Using a touchpad, as in the ones that come with laptops, is torture to me. Anyone who uses that to draw holds a power that I can't comprehend.

[TheLemmaLlama]

Using a touchpad, as in the ones that come with laptops, is torture to me. Anyone who uses that to draw holds a power that I can't comprehend.

Ohh yeah, that's even worse than using a mouse :'D At least with finger on screen, the cursor appears on the spot you touch your finger to instead of having to move it back and fourth XD

[Tanako]

For some odd reason, I'm having a really hard time transitioning from a regular tablet to a screen tablet. so I have a good o'l iMac and an Intuos Wacom tablet. This way, I can browse the internet when taking a break.

[Aleus_arts]

I use bare finger on my mobile screen..

[Shanny8]

@Tanako I kinda felt that way at first(and drawing at an angle), but I've actually adjusted to it quite well...I loved my Intuos, but I'm gotten used to drawing with a screened tablet.

@TheLemmaLlama @bulgariansumo when I first started doing digital stuffs with my comic/art I was doing my pencil/ink work traditionally then color digitally; I was using a mouse to color- until I started getting carpal tunnel in my wrist...as soon as I bought my tablet and started using it more, the pain went away(because I wasnt restricting my wrist movements with the mouse anymore).

[bulgariansumo]

I was using a mouse to color- until I started getting carpal tunnel in my wrist...as soon as I bought my tablet and started using it more, the pain went away(because I wasnt restricting my wrist movements with the mouse anymore).

Oh no! I'm glad using a tablet helped with your carpal tunnel. Using a mouse a lot can be hard on a wrist.

[candiedcotton]

Gaomon 1560. It was a very special gift a few years back and it's my go-to. But I also have a ton of traditional tools. Copic markers, prisma pencils, various types of paint, charcoal, you name it.

[Tanako]

@Shanny8 how do you deal with the latency between the screen tablet and the pen? I had once practiced with a friends screen tablet. it was a Cintiq to be specific. I noticed there was a delay and we tried up and down to fix this thing and nothing worked. it was so frustrating. Eventually called Wacom customer services and they said that's how it is and there is nothing they could do about it. It was a problem that Wacom knew about but despite they, they kept on selling the product. The version he had was the Wacom Cintiq 16.

To be honest after that experience I was just done all together with anything screen tablet. I am considering trying anther brand but what I don't want is spending so much on something I'd hate using LOL.

[Shanny8]

The screened tablet I now have is a Huion Kamvas 22- the only times when I have delays is sometimes when I'm switching between tools and I think the autosave from CSP is kicking in...other than that, the tablet works fine. I wanted to stick with Wacom, but I couldn't justify paying a LOT of $$$ for a Cintiq- I was going to get the 16 at $750, but the Kamvas was $350 less(and BIGGER). When I was using the Intous I was using a 17" laptop; and I do get irritated at my 10" iPad sometimes(I want to get a 12" iPad pro, but once again I dont feel justified in spending a lot on that right now)

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