If you want to skip reading the journal and tell me what tablet you use and your thoughts on it, please, be my guest! (However, telling me about how great your cintiq is may result in the last of my hair falling out)
My laptop broke a few months ago and my intuos broke shortly after that (the early intuos 4s had problems with their usb ports, it was the 3rd time it happened to me and nothing could be done) so I basically stopped coming online here, and tumblr too because it was really frustrating for me seeing this great art and not having my old tools. This is probably TMI but I got really, really stressed over it and my hair actually started to fall out. A LOT. Which made me even more stressed xD
I still don't have a tablet or a laptop of my own but my birthday is in a couple of weeks and I think my sister is going to help me out on the tablet front!
Right now I'm really leaning toward the
Huion 10 x 6.5 inch tablet? It has the same pressure sensitivity as my intuos, 2048 levels. They have a lot of different models that look
REALLY classy (I especially love how the
white products look) and are designed with Wacom tablets in mind, I'd say xD
The pen, from what I can tell, LOOKS like it has an eraser function on the back but it's actually an on-off switch~ But really, they're dirt cheap tablets. As far as I know from what I've been reading about them, they're the same internals as monoprice but rebranded? Only the monoprice seem to be (marginally) more expensive with lower specs (on paper, it's probably not noticeable when using the tablet).
I'd love to try out Hanvon, they look like they have a fantastic build quality but are inching towards the Intuos prices. I'm thinking: Get a budget tablet, and if necessary open commissions and upgrade. I have zero income without a tablet, so my hands were tied when it came to replacing it, you know?
ANYWAY. There was actually a completely different reason for this journal but you guys are always so helpful that I thought you might be able to help me decide. I'm actually really anxious about this! It'll most likely be a huge adjustment from the Intuos.
The real reason I wanted to update: There was apparently a surge of activity here and with my absence a LOAD of comments went unanswered and people unthanked for their kindness!! There must be something I missed on Tumblr, because a lot of people were mentioning it in their notes!! Anyhow, a huge thank you to everyone and I can't wait for the end of the month when I can happily draw my Klaine, Dean/Cas and Sterek again!