MikeLeaf Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Hello dear community of Paint.net I am a very active Paint.net user and I have been using this program for over 3 years. It is an great alternative to Photoshop and I love it very much. But I am not here to discuss about Paint.net, but instead I wanted to ask some questions about graphics tablets. +Questions+ Is there a good graphics tablet that costs between 8-36 Euros? I am not looking for something very advanced, but simply for a graphics tablet that does it's job like it is supposed to do. Keep in mind that I am saving up for a new PC so I am not going to spend much. How does it work? Does it auto-detect canvas and I simply have to draw on it with my stylus? Does it support Paint.net? For example if I touch with my stylus on top left corner will it 'click' in the same spot on my computer's screen? Are there any other free alternatives specially created for graphics tablets? Paint.net is good for normal image editing, but I am looking for an better alternative that is JUST for drawing.... I hope that you will be able to give proper answers to my questions . ~ Mike Leaf.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Is there a good graphics tablet that costs between 8-36 Euros? I am not looking for something very advanced, but simply for a graphics tablet that does it's job like it is supposed to do. Keep in mind that I am saving up for a new PC so I am not going to spend much.Only just. Your best bet would be a used Wacom Graphire 4, which can be found on Amazon for $40 USD (around €35 EUR). Nothing new in that price range would really be worth buying. How does it work? Does it auto-detect canvas and I simply have to draw on it with my stylus? Does it support Paint.net? For example if I touch with my stylus on top left corner will it 'click' in the same spot on my computer's screen?Other than being mapped 1:1 with the screen (where, as you say, if you touch the top left corner of the tablet it will click the top left corner of the screen), the Wacom Tablet works just like a mouse. The pointer moves around the screen as you hover your stylus above the tablet, and when you press down, it "clicks." Are there any other free alternatives specially created for graphics tablets? Paint.net is good for normal image editing, but I am looking for an better alternative that is JUST for drawing....I'm not aware of any. Since tablets work just like mice, Paint.NET is fine for the purpose; the only downside is that it doesn't support pressure sensitivity. Good luck! The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 'Krita' is very good. Customisable pressure sensitivity, dynamic brushes etc. and free.https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/Personally I still find it awkward to draw on a tablet whilst looking at a screen.Unfortunately touch sensitive screens seem equally useless, unless you go way upmarket. Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 'Krita' is very good. Customisable pressure sensitivity, dynamic brushes etc. and free. https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/ Very cool. I'll have to take a look at that. Personally I still find it awkward to draw on a tablet whilst looking at a screen.You get used to it after a while, if you use it for a while. It becomes an extension of your hand after some time. At least it did for me. Unfortunately touch sensitive screens seem equally useless, unless you go way upmarket.For sure. The best in class for screen-based tablets is the Wacom Cintiq, which runs somewhere in the $1,000 USD anyway. The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Useful info David, (quick search, Cintiq 13" ~ £700 in U.K.) they seem to have come down in price from when I last looked... one day perhaps! ... 2016, In all honesty had expected that we could simply download our imaginings with a simple brain usb port by now. Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Greetings Mike, Huion makes graphics tablets at a variety of resolutions and price points. I own the Huion Inspiroy Q11K Wireless Graphic Drawing Tablet with 8192 Pressure Sensitivity. I got it for $100 US / 87.68 Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I'm sure Mike already decided what to purchase more than two years ago. Locked. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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