How to Use a Drawing Tablet

[@JMulvy]

I love the humor and animation in these videos. Even though a lot of this will no longer be of use to me at this point, I am still going to watch every video. Thanks Brad! btw, I played a dungeon of Elder Scrolls Online on my tablet once, no problem. My tip: learn how to properly hold your pen. The way we are taught to hold it for writing, to make small, precise, detailed curves, is not conducive to the free, flowing, sweeping movements needed in drawing and or painting. If you only move your fingers or finger tips you will limit your range of motion and fatigue your hand and wrist to the point of pain. Relax your grip, try a different grip, include your elbow and possibly even your shoulder if needed. It took me just over a year of practice but I finally feel like I got it down and I even have a nice new callous to show for it. 😅

[@Sifter2D]

Everybody talks about drawing tablets, but nobody talks about drawing a tablet.

[@1_Life_gaming_313]

Lmao

[@33rdstreetknits]

Oh how the turn tables…

[@v666s]

Lol

[@SachinChaudhary-sb1sh]

😭😭 Bro

[@ryanjacoblover]

A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts.

[@ZekLullaby]

I hope the art class kids come back in future videos. Do they have names? This is very valuable information, even with years of experience in digital art it's really nice to sit down and enjoy a fun refresher. I'm always looking forward for more videos.

[@xnajx]

Even though I'm not a beginner I still love watching your videos and how you explain it simply to the audience. I'm a designer and the best part about using a tablet for me is that is takes pressure off my hands. For a period of time I stopped using it and just used a mouse which caused my hand to really hurt from all the clicking and moving. The soft tissue between the thumb and first finger has become quite tense which has caused some thumb stiffness. YAY RSI!

[@ghost_twig]

This is actually really great. I've had an old tablet like these sitting for years, gathering dust. Thank you for this

[@PapiDimple]

If I’m being completely honest, I just ran across your page have watched three videos and absolutely love them all. You’re very open. Very kind very informative. I’ve always wanted to get to into digital drawing, etc. I love anything that has to do with technology and being able to create. I must say it’s not easy in the beginning but your words are so encouraging to get us started. I want to create logos. I want to create digital custom illustrations for my mother. She is a yorkie breeder and having her own website/social media in style it’s just something I would love to do. I’m probably writing so much but I just wanted to thank you I’m going to continue watching you. You have gained a loyal subscriber.🎉❤

[@eternal1803]

Sir please post videos regularly at least in a gap of 2 weeks because you are such a good teacher

[@matthewpeluso6505]

replacing my mouse all together helped me. Like for example, I would use it to navigate the web and just learn the boundary of the live area. This is one reason why I recommend a medium tablet over a small one. That being said, you can always make it work if all if can afford is a small one.

[@catrplrstudios5790]

Just bought my tablet few days back , there was no better timing for release of this video .thanks Brad ❤️❤️❤️

[@daijishinomori9161]

Love this! I've use two Huion tablets of different sizes, though I didn't have that big a learning curve somehow. I'm not sure if it helped since I didn't do it very often, but I used to do drawings using a mouse on MS Paint, just for funsies. They don't look great, but they weren't terrible, either. I do have a preference of using the smaller tablet, Huion's H430P. I find that navigating the screen is faster because of the smaller work area. As someone who has wrist problems (tenosynovitis), I have the benefit of smaller movements, i.e. minimal strain, with this tablet. The exercise you discussed here is new to me. I think I'll benefit from this with my larger tablet. Thanks for sharing!

[@yunan9610]

Well, you can adjust the work area with bigger tablets. I have H950p myself. The good thing about the bigger tablet is that I could place the tablet on my lap whenever I have no table and just place my laptop on the ground and I don't have to hunch over

[@Pufferzsola]

I was so glad that you brought up Huion HS611 as an example! I have one too, and i really love it!

[@nsgames24]

2:14 Dude, that background music was awesome. I honestly didn't think I would get into these, but I learned how to get used to mine by using it as a computer mouse for a week.

[@nicetrayyy]

Love your humorous approach Brad. Keep it up!!!

[@josiahflenor2257]

You literally need to come back I thought you weren’t cancelled 😭😭😭😭

[@mercy7640]

rooke question incoming: do i have to learn how to draw before learning how to use a tablet OR can I learn how to draw while using a tablet? save me someone

[@mercuryon8608]

I hope its not too late but you can learn drawing while also learning how to use the tablet Its easier to learn to draw with paper and pen cuz ofc youre already used to them, its like using sticks instead of a fork to eat. To eat you have to learn how to use the tool. I hope this helps (10 months later)

[@chileanyways196]

please do a tutorial on how to draw still life's! like how to draw cubes, pyramids, and any other shape on top of each other

[@theempireofstud]

I love these animations and these videos are very useful!

[@dj_nomen311]

1:00 "when did we get a budget for a ladder?" 🤣💀

[@Tom_and_Lulu]

Thanks Brad, just what I needed to get the tablet out of the box and have another go. Cheers.

[@punkbuster2004]

Oh wow , i only just started looking at digitizer tablet and you helped me a lot for the first steps. Now i am not going toy use it daily, only as a rookie designer for my own stuff

[@xylisthegoat]

im definitely coming to this guy again, i haven’t even got my drawing tablet yet but this guy explained stuff to where i can understand, thanks Brad! ^^

[@r3ckl3ssofficial]

No one really touches on this topic but it feels like I can never do anything I could basically do before. Emphasis on the basic. It’s hard for me to close circles. It’s hard to make a straight line. I can’t make shapes as easily. I use this tablet for Osu but when it comes to drawing I’m terrible. I’m using a small gaimon tablet I heard was good for Osu as I’m a big fan of the game originally. And went ahead to use it for drawing and bleh. My drawingings suck. I’m good at sketches on it but when it comes to using a pen option I can’t go back and erase it, because if I do it doesn’t look as nice as when I use a real life pen. And watching you draw on your tablet that looks like mine gave me hope. Your drawings look amazing and you don’t go back or redo. How’s you master this? I draw on Medibang. I know I won’t get a response on this youtuber but to anyone who also uses a tablet with not screen built into it. How did you overcome this? Please I need help.

[@FireflyX5L]

I swear, if I use one of those tablets I’ll be tapping the actual corner of it (the inactive area lol) I have a pretty old Wacom. Rather than having corner marks like that, it’s evident that it’s separate from the inactive area (plastic). Those, on the other hand, only shows you the active area with lil corner marks :)

[@artofk118]

In my experience, getting rid of undo while sketching helps with mastering the pen tablet since it forces me to think about where my line goes next which helps with the control of the tablet.

[@thill6482]

Can you please make a video on how to draw hands & feet? I feel like these are some of the hardest things to draw.

[@thcrtn]

It's definitely a 2 left feet situation the first time, I tried to use the lasso ... (More responsive ya!) Turns out it just didn't wanna start. it Made a lil circle of a cursor then started to lasso... But it wasn't the same each time 🤣 I gotta stick to it... I remember learning pliers for jewelry... Now they are like extended fingers with good grip lol so it's possible... The practice drills seem amazing... I'll be doing those b4 I get back to attempting other activities

[@joehoandroid]

I like your videos very much! And I am still flabbergasted that animated Brad has now a mouth to talk.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Where I struggle is when I need to rotate the canvas on screen but then I don't know what angle corresponds on the physical tablet

[@RodrigoDAgostino]

Love your teaching style, Brad!

[@tegistardis69]

an addition to lightining round tip 1 "try ditching your mouse!": a couple rounds of Osu! is a good way to get the connection down if you're having problems on the hand-eye coordination disconnection. could likely get the same effect across as a couple days of casual computing/browsing in an hour or two just because of the pace and context being more applicable to real-time tracking and placement, while looking at the cursor on the screen only. its like practicing touch-typing but for handwriting and drawing. learning to do it without looking at your hands, but rather the output of your inputs.

[@ndesanaARTa]

the way of carrying in the video is very fun, I really like it 🤩🙏

[@АртемГірман]

I like your advice to use a pen instead of mouse for some time - it really helps you get a graps of movements and your working area on a tablet, thanks you)

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

I have a huion g930L Give me tips It's difficult ot draw since ei can't rotate it when drawing curves

[@Gloomy_Rain_]

Itsy really interesting how you make us understand with easy way and your animation is very nice learned a lot thank you😊

[@AveryChristmas-f8h]

I recently bought a laptop and am considering buying a drawing tablet to connect to it for animating. I have an iPad that I normally use for animating but there are limitations to what software I can use with that. at first I was worried about the learning curve with a non-display tablet as that is what I'm used to, but I came across this video in my researching pen tablets and now I'm not so scared of trying :) thanks a lot this video was very helpful. (and funny too)

[@bradleejames5859]

My name is Bradlee too!

[@demonheart13]

I would love to see someone play elden ring on a drawing tablet and stream it

[@Mii..]

Can you do a tutorial on how to draw different hairstyles, and maybe hair types?

[@yunan9610]

Biggest thing about the tablets is that signing documents became so simple

[@premd8983]

love the new animation on the mouth keep posting amazing videos

[@jonde_o]

I used to own a Cintiq 16 but i gifted it to my sister and started to use drawing tablet from XP Pen (one of those with bluetooth) One of the smartest choices i have made in my artist life as its so much better for my wrists and neck :)

[@sekharendudey7923]

I'm from India and I really want to pursue your course but being a college student 35 dollars is a big amount for us Indians(it's around 2.9k rupees). So could you please lower the price of your course so that students like me can purchase it?

[@BenjaminAlternate]

I was adjusted immediately! I used to Swordfight with my brother a lot, as well as a bunch of other hand-eye coordination activities. So, I thought--Well, no use spending money on a fancy one if this works just fine for me! XD

[@SL2797]

3:30: We are going to practice drawing BOOBIES!!

[@deltafour1212]

This is a godsend!

[@rememoryswithkazisefat9464]

hello awesome man

[@vFrixtoNOp]

Which size of the graphic tablet is best for beginners

[@MVNA_]

I was always a little confused about drawing tablets. Thanks. Btw am i first?

[@Aviyah_69]

Yh

[@Jadebones]

No. Lots of people before you were also confused about drawing tablets.

[@loopthedoop]

Oh, I've been waiting for you to post again!

[@rivarogers7869]

I need to know the brush you're using for the pressure one

[@carolinecheney]

I have a drawing tablet on the way cause I want to learn to use one. For the past (almost) two years, I’ve been using my iPad to draw and animate (I got it for Christmas and I use IbisPaint and FlipaClip), but I want to learn to use one cause I know I’d have to use one in the future. Got one over a year ago, but I’ve only tried it two times and went back to my iPad. A few months later, it wouldn’t work, which is why I got another one now. Sorry for the rant.

[@alessandracaldeiradealmeid6827]

Thank you so much, I really needed some help as beginner

[@Middle_OfMay]

thx so much I was actually ganna buy one of those for myself to start self-taught animating but I needed to know if they were good so this vid helped a lot 1+ sub!

[@lymstudiosartistnbo]

Hi brad. This is very awesome.😀👍👍👍👍

[@sadev101]

you're the best on art

[@geanysoares3042]

Great video it’s fun and informative!!!! I’m looking into get something that will work with procreate, I have a Chromebook , so any advice on iPad with good amount of layers and not too old for updates that won’t break the bank? Thank you 😊

[@BenjaminAlternate]

I highly recommend using it as a mouse for whatever you do on your computer to get used to it, for example: Play chess online with a tablet! the grid nature of chess helps you be accurate!

[@ducksushi2427]

Thanks man, I really needed that.

[@solmonno6935]

i love osu. i got a drawing tablet cause i wanted to get into art but i struggle if i cant use layers but the thing is if i end up not drawing then i can still play osu!.

[@cyborgbob1017]

This not what I expected when I heard you were talking about drawing tablets

[@angadsngh01]

How do you use animations? Would love to learn that along with digital sketching. Cheers!

[@lillianriedmueller1057]

I do now have two different tablets, the one I do have. Tablets ugee But it's stylus broke because I was moving house, and I don't know how to get a new one. So I'm trying to look up tips how to replace a stylus. The wire who goes into my laptop. And I got an Apple tablet where I normally Draw on. But I'm planning to try to use the other tablet more for animation. I want to get more serious with my art and I want to get the use of my equipment. But I think I'm on a standstill.

[@weruurufu]

Osu helped me with hand-eye coordination, but I only know that, I am a level 2 slime in drawing.

[@mohotasimkabir715]

but i am left handed, wont the buttons interrupt my drawing/wont i accidentally press those switches?

[@aster8537]

really helpful advice, thank you

[@ni4717]

Thank you I felt like a fish out of water

[@daemeonation3018]

Yeah. This is good. Have to get used to this tablet.

[@MrSonicTeam]

It's interesting how people find graphic tablets to be a bit hard to learn When I got my very own, I was blasting through, I just needed to know how pressure sensitivity works and that's it It's very important to point out you don't NEED to look at your graphics tablet, It's literally a slab with nothing on it. it's better to just look at the cursor and see how it moves rather than feeling the margins.

[@TheGoldenAg3]

Can you teatch how to draw feat

[@piyush5121]

Kesh drawing camp helped me

[@xynn3lt]

I just got a huion tablet, the pencil is slightly laggy, prepare for the butchered explanation cuz English ain't my first language but like when I draw a line or a circle whatever, the first like centimeter idk is a straight line and takes more time to like process??.. is that normal or no 😭

[@cedric8375]

Ur awesome brad

[@tomkirbygreen]

Pure comedy gold. Also, I learnt some :-)

[@shervontaylor4482]

Should I put stylus in mouse mode or not?

[@modelbaumok9210]

Little retro tab. Lcd tab are the future. This is acient technology.

[@kitapmania]

pls make another video

[@elephantmanstl]

Am I supposed to never touch the tablet with the pen? I can only make marks when the tip touches the tablet. However, I have seen videos for the Wacom Intuos saying do not touch the pen to the tablet.

[@Shadow_Hunter_X]

Is there a way to remove pen pressure? Idk but i dont really like it, i want a consisnt pressure

[@sundar778]

What software use to draw pls suggest

[@apocalypseon]

I really struggle when it comes down to one pixel width stuff. Like Eye pupils. Which is why Im considering selling my tablet. Does anyone else struggle with this?

[@joey-sama1506]

Can someone tell me why my live area is off? it only registers like half the tablet, the whole right side is just off screen

[@joey-sama1506]

Nevermind figured it out, i installed a fake app, glad i caught it when i did.

[@SilentTrip]

I prefer those tablets over screen drawing tablets for ergonomic reasons, and to brag that I made good art with the cheapest option possible 😉

[@justwhatiwant1730]

I will never have enough money for buying this tablet. Im not even a digital artist. But i was curious how the hell people can draw with a pad without seeing where are they touching. Is a cursor appears when pen gets close to tablet?

[@prathameshrana2099]

Sir I recently bought Huion kamvas 13 and whenever i try to draw on it gets hard to draw smooth lines and it feels like my i am holding my hand in air can you tell me how to keep or rest you hand on pen display to get smooth drawing.

[@thomashanson9173]

Question could this exercise be useful on an I Pad or any tablet you actually see the screen?

[@daemeonation3018]

Wow. try writing here. that ispretty damned cool

[@pupsicleanimation]

Yaay another awesome video

[@madalinab3665]

where are those drawing apps you were talking about ?

[@Ferioux]

I've got a question, I am using I ibis paint X with my drawing tablet but my problem is I don't know how to rotate the canvas, is there a key I should presss?

[@t-a-e5354]

I am thinking that how am I going to know where I did I Drew the last part and going to match them again

[@AlanWalkerFan1357]

lets goo another uploadddd

[@BeatBall]

I don't know why I'm watching this video though I know how to use it, Like your vids bruv

[@Hinatazuki]

1:13 anyone else have trouble finding his video on the apps? It says “in the description”. The description a single line that’s a link to Brad’s Art School (I’m sure Brad’s a swell guy but where that video at? I checked ‘Uploads’ and I might have skipped it ig?)

[@shivanimishra8736]

Hey, How are you? Can I use Samsung S8 tab for drawing?

[@mariaevo10000]

Omg, you put so much effort for us 🙏🏼🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 in each and every video…❤

[@RatusMax]

Corel Painter 2022 is on HumbleBundle for 31 dollars. Rebelle 5 is $10 but their site is crashed right now lol.

[@sultanwiranatakusumah4154]

thankyou sir

[@ThatOneMfKidd]

im gonna beat elden ring with a drawing tablet cause brad said so

[@mrsketchbook]

Which software to use , while animating

[@sadclown_66]

7:50 Instructions unclear, I am now addicted to osu! and don't draw because of that.