1) ipad pro + apple pencil + keyboard (basically to replace my old laptop)
2) a book binding machine7 so i can bind my own books at home
i havent been specifically saving up for anything right now, but ive been considering getting my hands on an ipad w/ pencil or a touchscreen notebook laptop for doing work on the go - i often find myself at college or at other jobs needing to research and make notes and even sketches and having no way to besides my phone, which sucks.
its also prolly in my best interest to upgrade my tablet at some point - i have a huion h610 pro, which has treated me very well, but it doesnt have tilt sensitivity and a display tablet is defo the end goal.
but im going to uni in a year so im really just preparing for money to be tight as hell lol
I'm saving up (trying to) for a wacom cintiq, not sure on which specific modal because it can change.
A new tablet probably - I've used the same one for 5 years. It's a Wacom bamboo and it's pretty good, but I wanna get something a bit bigger and more professional. I'm interested in monitor tablets at the moment since it would speed up the drawing process for me. I'm photosensitive so when I'm looking at an LED screen my hand eye coordination slows down a little and I struggle with my lineart - I have to redraw the same lines over and over because of my dumb brain. Being able to draw directly on the screen would get that hurdle out of the way.
I wanted a cintiq when I was younger but now that Huion is a thing I'm way less sweated about the price. Cintiq costs a goddamn pint of blood. The Huion Kamvas is probably what I'll go for.
My current laptop is slowly dying and I will need a new one soon. I would like a 2-in-1 that I could use both as a main computer and a drawing tablet, something like the Dell XPS or Microsoft Surface Book.
I've already got Manga Studio and a used Wacom Intous Pro, but I want Clip Studio Paint Ex and a Huion (Cintiq is too expensive). Actually I can't afford it, so I stick with pencils, paper, and the Intous pro...
A new drawing tablet. I use Wacom Intous tablet that ive had for at least 4-6 years. It works alright, but i think a moniter tablet would speed up my art process by a lot.
MMMMMM girl I don't recommend the Ipad pro because it has some trash art programs and I mean TRASH! The only good one is Ibispaint 
Maybe you haven`t found the right program for you. Have you tried Adobe draw?, you can have it in the iPad Pro. Personally i love it because it was incredibly intuitive, easy to use, and most importantly, it has many tools to make great effects and a good variety of colors.
I didn't even know it existed for Ipad pro. I'm telling my cousin tomorrow
for me, i just need to keep up with my prismacolor markers and ink pens, they run out after i work on 2 chapters and a many, MANY illustrations, its a little but of a struggle to keep up with.... 
but I've been recently working on getting into live-streaming so I'm saving for a camera and a proper studio light. ^_^
@blazeclifton Lol, that's not a boring reply! Gosh and here I just upgraded from a Graphire 4 to an Intuos Draw. I've been drooling over those Cintiques but couldn't justify the cost for the same reasons, bills. High-five for same end game goals!
@nycanth Copics are sooo exspensive! I find purchasing the refill bottles helps keep the cost down. Oh! Almost forgot that Sketchbook has a way to get the effect of copic markers digitally. It cost money though sadly. 
@mariusthered I feel you on the new computer front. Just can't justify the cost of new hardware to myself yet cause I keep this machine running smoothly if not a bit slower than I'd like. Clip Studio EX has the ability to export into PDF's but if you want a free program to do that, I've been using open/libre office for years to do that with invoices.
@YangKoete Okay, is there any way I can talk you into sharing some of your woodwork? I love crafts!
@Shanny8 I was really lucking and they have a 50% off sale going on right now! So I just snagged it! I totally understand the exploration point, I haven't even dug into the animation features yet!
@Raven_C That is a much fancier book binder than I had expected to see! Usually I see people using wooden or antique clamps/presses. What are you going to make with it first? A novel, comic, journal?
i use that too it's much better than micro soft office. i know you can do pds text pages but i need a comic making pdf. im closer on that front now.
@punkarsenic I wasn't aware how popular the ipad/pecil combo was, this thread has been very enlightening on that point. Did you have to use the bamboo driver to get the huion to work or were you lucky and the default driver let it function?
@droidmonkey1 what about the mobile studio that @djwaglmuffin mentioned earlier in the thread?
@Kura Now you got me wanting to know more~!
@wumblebumarts Before my friend gifted me this Intuos draw I had been using a Graphire 4 over a decade. Man, do I totally understand that LED eyestrain, I've heard that yellow tinted or red shift can help with the eyeburn. When I first got a tablet I had the same issue with the and eye coordination, much like learning a new skill, practice helps and it might also help improve your traditional arts skills, it did for me.
@Pikku-a They have some affordable all in ones that go on sale at staples or office depot fairly regularly. No idea if Amazon does also but I wish you luck in your hunt!
@naoro_san I haven't heard much about the Dell, but I have heard a few complaints about the Surface book due to display sizes and the touch surface picking up randomly.
@hanneleese Clip Studio EX is almost stupid exspensive, but keeping an eye out for sales helps. I snagged pro on sale for 25 and just snagged the EX upgrade on sale for 84.
What program are you saving up for to do that? I wonder if amazon's kindle comic creator or medibang lets you save multiple files into pdf.
@TheThoughtfulBoxful Plans to travel out into the world and do art in public or in groups?
@danitasibert Prismas and inks always seem to just disappear don't they? What service are you using? Picarto? Twitch? I decided to avoid going on camera myself because of poor quality issues too. Do you have a model in mind?
