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So I am am a student artist, and have done traditional art my entire life. I was wanting a change and thought of digital art. Not knowing really what to buy, I starting reading and found out that Wacom tablets were some of the best. I went to Best Buy yesterday, and they had one for 70 USD (I don't really want to spend more than 100 dollars, because I'm not really sure if I will even like digital art) but it didn't include the painting feature. The only other one they had was 300 USD, and I don't want to pay that much. I also don't know if I should buy a new program with the tablet, or wait and see what it comes with. Any suggestions? Not sure what to do, and I would love to see what you guys have to say
Quote from: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on September 19, 2016, 03:49:10 PMSo I am am a student artist, and have done traditional art my entire life. I was wanting a change and thought of digital art. Not knowing really what to buy, I starting reading and found out that Wacom tablets were some of the best. I went to Best Buy yesterday, and they had one for 70 USD (I don't really want to spend more than 100 dollars, because I'm not really sure if I will even like digital art) but it didn't include the painting feature. The only other one they had was 300 USD, and I don't want to pay that much. I also don't know if I should buy a new program with the tablet, or wait and see what it comes with. Any suggestions? Not sure what to do, and I would love to see what you guys have to say So I only have so much knowledge on this, but I would look into programs before tablets. I know photoshop is the most popular, so maybe get a trial period of Adobe Cloud and try drawing with just the mouse/keypad to get familiar with the program (if you're not already) before you dive in full force. I know many artists love digital art, and most use adobe.After that I would recommend getting a Wacom tablet. They are the most popular and well known, and you may be able to find a used one on amazon or ebay or even craigslist. I'm not sure what the "painting" feature is, but most people use the brushes on photoshop for the different textures.And Like you said- I would avoid spending too much $$ before you know if you'll like it.Traditional vs digital is very different, but digital will help you sooo much in the job market.This may not be the most helpful, but I hope its something