What is the best tablet for drawing (for beginners)

First, let’s learn about the digital tablet:

The hand-drawn tablet has a very technological name - digital tablet, which is named according to its principle. Usually we call it a drawing board, a drawing board, or a hand-painted board. The more friendly name is "board". The concept of handwriting tablets that appeared in the early years is similar, but after so many years of development, the accuracy of digital tablets is far superior to that of previous handwriting tablets

Drawing can be divided into two types: painting on paper and computer drawing. Currently, the combination of digital tablet and computer drawing is called :Paint painting! (I think the most direct difference between board painting and traditional painting lies in the different painting media used. There is no need to worry about which one is more advanced or powerful. Painting is about understanding! There is no concept of which medium is more advanced.) Board painting refers to It uses a digital tablet to draw pictures, which is different from traditional hand-drawing with paper and pen, and also different from drawing with a mouse. Tablet drawing is also called "digital hand-drawing" because it is more professional and practical. Most illustrators and cartoonists use digital tablets to draw.

A digital tablet is usually composed of a tablet and a pressure-sensitive pen. The digital tablet is mainly aimed at design office workers. The digital tablet is used for painting creation, just like a painter's drawing board and brush. Many realistic pictures and lifelike characters in movies are drawn one by one through the digital tablet. The drawing function of digital tablets is unmatched by keyboards and handwriting tablets

Digital tablets are mainly aimed at designers, teachers and students in art-related majors, advertising companies and design studios, as well as animators and some photography enthusiasts. 2. Don’t let your tablet sleep, let the tablet enhance your strength.

The tablet is a good thing and a very magical thing. Its magic lies in how you control it, instead of scribbling on it or putting it away after playing for a few days. Wait until you are free to play. The tablet does not agree with this sleeping mode. It can only show its value when working. Therefore, friends who plan to own a digital tablet must have a clear idea of ??what the purpose of buying a digital tablet is. Should the purchase of this tablet be meaningful, rather than just putting it away and not using it? If so, If so, it's better not to fix it.

With a digital tablet, you can do various designs online, and you can also draw comics, original paintings, etc. Based on my experience in playing with digital tablets over the years, you can go in the direction of game original paintings. The current game industry is very It is hot, the demand for talents in this field is also very strong, and the salary is particularly high. If you want to learn this aspect, you can go to my master to take a class. He will give a series of live broadcast classes on original game board drawing for free every night. Friends with no basic knowledge can also listen. He will learn the techniques and Tao. He will give an explanation at all levels to improve everyone's thinking and technology. Friends who are interested in this industry and want to listen to his lectures can enter his Weixin* (homophone): first, the first group is: w9, and secondly, the following group Yes: kaka, just combine the above two groups in order. If you don’t know how to play, even if you have a digital tablet, it is just a piece of waste. The digital tablet can create excellent works and bring you economy With a different income and a different future, it can also become a useless tablet, so you need to learn more, so that you can become a master of digital tablets and be worthy of owning it. 3. Which brand of digital tablet is suitable?

There are many brands of hand-painted tablets. Foreign brands are represented by Wacom, and domestic brands include Hanwang, Youji, etc. I also use Wacom brand hand-painted tablets. The Wacom brand mainly includes four series of hand-painted tablets: Bamboo series, Intuos series, Intuos Pro series and Cintiq series.

When talking about digital tablets, the first thing that comes to mind is the Wacom brand. Wacom is a giant in the hand-drawn tablet industry and is also the preferred brand. This is currently recognized by the industry and is unquestionable. Everyone should have noticed that whether they are live-streaming painting uploaders or cartoonists, comic studios, animation companies, including game companies, as long as they are in fields that require hand-drawn tablets, they are almost all Wacom products. Domestic ones are rarely used by professionals. .

Students who major in animation at university also use Wacom. Many universities offering animation majors also have Wacom boards in their computer rooms. Some schools are even equipped with Intuos, which seems to be the worst. Schools will all equip students with 671, but it seems that I have never seen one equipped with a domestic board. 4. Here are some suggestions for friends who want to own a digital tablet.

(1) For beginners who want to try and become familiar with digital painting, the Banbu series is the best choice.

(2) For painting students and practitioners, the Intuos series is the most suitable choice, and the Intuos Pro series is even better.

(3) If you are a hard-core professional illustrator and don’t care about the budget, you can buy a Cintiq series digital screen to experience it. 5. What should you pay attention to when choosing a digital tablet?

The five most important parameters of a digital tablet: pressure sensitivity level, reading speed, resolution, drawing area size, and sensing height.

(1) Pressure sensitivity level:

The higher the pressure sensitivity of the tablet, the more sensitive it is and the closer it is to the feeling of hand-painting. The higher the pressure sensitivity, the more subtle the changes in force that the pen can sense, and the better it can express the changes in lines, and the more obvious and delicate the performance on the screen will be.

However, novices cannot actually feel the difference between 1024 and 2048 or even 8192. (A 1024 pressure-sensitive digital tablet is completely sufficient)

(2) Reading speed:

Refers to the reading speed of the pen under the sensor. Usually it refers to the reading speed of the pen when you press it. If you quickly draw a stroke on the board, will the lines appear discontinuous? A reading speed of over 200 is considered a professional level, and a reading speed of 100 can basically satisfy ordinary painting. The higher the reading speed, the smoother the drawing, because the lines drawn on the board are generated by points. (Currently common reading speeds are 133 points/second, 200 points/second and 233 points/second)

(3) Resolution:

In a sense, it can be understood as "digital" Camera" pixels. Assume that the actual usable area of ??the tablet is composed of countless small squares. The resolution refers to the number of squares per unit area. The more squares, the more data can be read for each stroke. The same The higher the resolution, the greater the amount of information and the smoother the lines.

Testing method:

Lines are made up of small squares. Enlarge the canvas to 800%, and then check whether the squares making up the lines are even. The more uniform the lines, the higher the resolution. . Boards with higher resolutions have higher drawing accuracy, better details, and less aliased images. (Currently common resolutions are 2540, 3048, 4000 and 5080) If you are not a professional painter, then the resolution does not need to be too particular, 2540 is enough.

(4) Painting area size:

This is a very important parameter that determines the actual painting range. The larger the area, the more expensive the price! Common board sizes are 4×6/4×5 (about half the size of A5 paper), 5×8/6×8 (about half the size of A4 paper) and 9×12 (the size of A4 paper). The small board is suitable for carrying, while the large board allows you to write in a wider range and more calmly. For ordinary enthusiasts, the latter two are available.

(5) Sensing height:

As the name suggests, it is the maximum height that the pen can be sensed from the top of the board. As a professional painting design tool, the sensing must be sensitive and will not be lost when the pen is lifted. When focusing, generally speaking, the suitable sensing height is 9-15 mm. 6? Other questions about the tablet.

(1) Is drawing experience required to use a hand-painted tablet?

It is a very important reference point for beginners of tablet painting. People with painting experience can easily get started and get into the state quickly if they have a little grasp and understanding of the painting software. Choose a product that should be mid-range or above, which can satisfy you for a long time.

(2) Do different design fields need to use different hand-drawn boards?

If you are a practitioner in a certain professional field of painting design, you must consider your own usage conditions before placing an order. The relatively well-known brands of digital tablets all have some subtle differences in technology. Different technologies will produce different painting effects on the digital tablets (the paper used for drawing is the same as the reference paper, and the painting effects will be different). Some digital tablet paintings The thread can be extremely thin and stable.