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[Torchkas]

I don't know if I should try to get better at pencil drawing before I buy a thousand dollar tablet. But I also feel like going for digital art immediately might be better since a lot of people say it's very different from drawing with pencil.

What's your opinion on this? What are good tablets for art?

[cynicalsandel]

Thousand dollars?

If you aren't confident in your "pencil drawing", why would you bother with a Cintiq?

Even the Wacom Intuos Pros are only a third the cost, and I got an Intuos 5 used for $140. Sure, there's the disconnect with looking at the screen and drawing on the tablet, but that goes away pretty quickly. Lots of people create great art without ever having touched a Cintiq.

This is also excluding those dirt cheap Monoprice tablets a lot of people use, but personally the drivers gave me so many issues that I gave up on it.

[Lonergray]

I agree with cynicalsandel, even the cheapest Wacom Intuos(non-pro) are amazing for the first tablet. As long as you keep practicing, pencil or tablet, your art will get better.

Excuse my bad English.

[xchen]

Intuos pen and touch is really a great tablet and available on Amazon prime refurbished for $69. I'd suggest that route. I've got the pro ($250) and the refurbished one and they're both amazing

[Torchkas]

Mmh, yeah I'd obviously prefer getting a cheaper tablet. If the lack of screen really doesn't matter like you said then it might be worth getting one.
So how different is the experience compared to a tablet with screen? Does the disconnect impair you in any way, is the learning curve steeper?

[Octurnip]

Have you seen the Huion or Monoprice tablets? Check em - I am thinking about buying one as a cost friendly alternative for a second tablet.

My current tablet (this is the programming half of us speaking, so I'm not responsible for official art, mind) is an old Wacom Bamboo - which is the same standard as current Wacom Intuos. I can definitely recommend these, as they have never let me down.

Tablets without screens are different from using traditional media - but if you aren't already confident with your skills, I wouldn't buy one. If you hit a wall learning digital media, it could make those big investments sting and sour you against your art. I suggest trying something where you have nothing to lose first.

I think it's worth doing searches for reviews similar to the one I linked, as I think you will be able to find a new tablet that matches what you have in mind for cheaper than the going rates on new wacom tablets.

[ProgramGamer]

I've had a Wacom tablet for years now. I'm as comfortable using it as a mouse for day to day computer activities and I'm much better now than I used to be at drawing with it. Make the 70-200$ investment now and start practicing. Visit the tutorial threads for beginner tutorials and you'll be good to go!

[Ottbot]

Can't go wrong with a Wacom, in my experience.

I've had one I've been using for years and it still works great... I splurged at the time and got one with a bunch of extra buttons along the side, and honestly I never really use them.

After spending some time with a tablet, you'll be very used to it. I find it very awkward at this point to do anything art related with a mouse... there's even some games I prefer to use the tablet to play, since I find it so much faster and more accurate than the mouse.

[Torchkas]

Yeah I'll probably be going for a Wacom. Thanks for the advice, guys.