Can The World's Cheapest Drawing Tablet Make Great Art?

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A few years ago I asked this question. Can I find the cheapest drawing tablet on Amazon and make great art with it. The current low end model that Huion sells is the Inspiroy H420X. It's a simple no frills little graphics tablet and I found it to be far better than their old Inspiroy h420 in terms of pen quality. But is it to small to be used for pro art?
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[@VitaminD313]

I think this would be perfect for a young child who is showing interest in digital art. Their tiny hands would fit just right with this small tablet.

[@BLU3NX]

I would recommend a $50 one with a 8x5 drawing area. This one seems way to small.

[@sadev101]

or it would discourage them after a while as it keeps looking wobly. rather get the 39 dollar one from xp pen. its larger

[@SpaceGlizzy]

This sweet thought made my day. As a professional uncle, I’m buying this for all my lil’ uns and we’re going on drawing adventures. Thanks for the idea. Bye (~˘▾˘)~

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

No, I feel like this tablet would discourage people from getting into digital art because of the difficulty with drawing on such a small tablet and not having a screen on it

[@tilasmi112]

I thought this comment was sorta a joke. Are you serious?

[@borisxiao]

the OSU is not part of the model name, it's just that alot of people buy pen tablet to play osu! (a free PC rhythm game, which is a remake of a Nintendo DS game that uses stylus)

[@Gaf76]

Me laugh when he start saying OSU O S U

[@weabowoshi]

Why tf did they make a DS game about a school in Ohio?

[@tams805]

@@weabowoshi Not everything is about the US.

[@komiku1433]

@@tams805 bruh, u should know what a joke is and what is not.

[@emanuelstude4912]

@@weabowoshi it was the english version of the japanese game.

[@user-vl5dz6mh2l]

I’m genuinely jealous of kiddos nowadays. They can get a serviceable tablet without breaking their piggy banks!

[@anasevi9456]

yeah, certainly do not miss the Wacom tyranny and paying $300+ for the 3 year old Intuos2 around 2004 as this was before they even had the Bamboo line. That being said, you could buy a top end videocard in 2004 for $250 just by waiting a few months, give and take.

[@sloppynyuszi]

@@anasevi9456 back in the early 2000s Wacom had a cheap line. It was called “Graphite” back then. I would have bought it in 2002 or 2003. It was around $120 Australian. I think that’s around $80 USD. My intuos 3 I bought a few years later was $500 I think? Something like that. Kids do have it easy though. I had Galaxy tab s6 lite for a bit to play around with android apps. If I had something like that in high school, OMG it would be crazy. Or an entry level iPad.

[@anasevi9456]

@@sloppynyuszi oh thats true, yeah i remember local shop only carried an intuous 2 so i had to save up. I didnt have access to umart or the like.

[@submarinecatdraws1079]

@@sloppynyuszi My Graphite 4 helped me through art college. I even did the toothpick nib trick when the default nib wore down, LOL. After that, I went through 2 Bamboos that broke over the years and am now using a Huion GT191v2 for work. It's crazy that one can get a pen display/tablet at current prices. I couldn't imagine owning a pen display back in the early 2000s with Wacom being the only player with their Cintiq line.

[@tilasmi112]

Pls don't be jealous of us 😏😏😏

[@Clashtoons]

Yeah I started with 6inch no-display, my hand hurted a lot and struggled drawing and ctrl+z was my best friend. Then after making good bucks from that small tablet I invested in 13inch cintiq. My hands were blessed. My friendship with ctrl+z starting to loose. My hands were happy. But I don't know why I was not enjoying drawing in 13inch display. Maybe the area is limiting to my big arcing hands. So I did some research and bought 24inch huion pro. And the color and the big biggy area expanded my creativity and all my limitation of limited canvas goes away. Now I love drawing in tablets as I use to love to on paper and pen with a big area to draw. The good thing about big area for drawing is you can use your whole arm muscle to draw arc and thus circles and arcs are smooth and requires less trials. And thats the story of me breaking my friendship with ctrl-z. PS. Ctrl-z is still my friend but not the best. We encounter ourselves once in a while now.

[@doaflamingo3713]

aside from price, would you have chose huion against wacom cintiq if we were to consider features ?

[@doaflamingo3713]

@@Clashtoons yup longetivity is the reaspn i cant pull trigger on expensive huions. thanks for the reply man appreciate it

[@bibukodoku4642]

man your content is weird

[@keripik6728]

you are describing my pentab's journey. From wacom medium tablet to veikk with pretty wide tablet. My hands are happy now and reminds me of when i draw on the paper.

[@sunnysunshine8897]

My story was similar! I used a tiny VEIKK s640 tablet and it really hurt my wrist. I used the tablet to make and sell 3d models and I eventually made enough to upgrade to a bigger tablet. I still keep my small tablet just in case of emergency

[@jippalippa]

You can make good art with super cheap tools, but more expensive tools help your workflow immensely. It's like having a slow and cheap car to go to work, you can get there with a 1980s lada, but your experience going to work with a modern car, with air conditioning and all, will still make your life easier. So the thing is yes, you can 100% start cheap although with time and expertise you'll naturally end up getting stuff that will help your workflow

[@infinitestuds]

Indeed

[@jeffreypostma6832]

I started using a battered old Bamboo a friend did not need anymore. It took some time getting into it, but I have not looked back ever since. It was a gamechanger for my workflow. After some time I invested in a (second hand) Intuos 5 and have been very happy with it for years now.

[@bintangdilangit3348]

Agree and i start with my finger and my phone and Android free draw app. my fingertips feel burning that time 😂 Until I can save up to buy a laptop and a drawing pan

[@hunternocedaclawthorn]

Exactly, great words

[@FireFuture-fq7if]

You really hit the the nail on the head when it comes to tech in general.

[@ragnarockerbunny]

Huion knows their market when they make a cheap tablet not for drawing, but for playing the osu rhythm game. The size might be small but that's actually something of an advantage in osu, if two prompts are on opposite edges of the screen you're going to physically move the cursor there faster than if the tablet were bigger. The fact that it doubles as a decent drawing tablet is just aces. As a tech enthusiast, any piece of hardware that solves a bunch of problems very well is impressive engineering feat.

[@Doge-kc6dj]

Hey Brad if you reading the comment, OSU is not a name of the model is for playing video game that called OSU

[@thebradcolbow]

Yeah, I actually knew that because this is the SECOND time I've made that mistake with one of these tablet, I did the same thing in an older version of this video. But when I rewatched this one I STILL messed up the name. I'm getting old 😂

[@ArchieDeZ]

OSU! with "!"

[@vickagememes6214]

@@thebradcolbow hey Brad pls if your reading this comment. Pls can u give me one of your tablets, I'll pay for the delivery. I'm in desperate need of a tablet, but I'm too damn poor to get one, pls I'm begging even if it the smallest size I'll be happy with it. I'll pay for the delivery inorder to get it here. Pls😭😭😭😭😭 this emoji can't express how sad, depressed and suicidal I am now.

[@Ryvznovik]

@@vickagememes6214 this is just sad

[@luxrion5179]

@@ArchieDeZ And no capitalization

[@ToBeIsWasWere]

My first one was 17$ I didn't try digital art for 4 years after that

[@bubblegumplastic]

Same, haha! It was so frustrating and discouraging. Like learning to cook with a really shitty pan. You're fighting both your lack of experience and the low quality tool, at the same time. Once you're more experienced, I think a bad tool becomes easier to deal with. Because you immediately understand where its handicaps lie, and how to adjust for them.

[@ArtsyTwilette]

@@bubblegumplastic Oh god I hate my Wacom Intous Draw. Good for kids, awful for adults. Only good thing was the bundled software. Got Artrage cheap from it. Beyond that, the hand cramps and neck cramps were awful. Love my XP Pen.

[@bubblegumplastic]

@@ArtsyTwilette Brad also hints at this in the video - if the tablet is too small, it's going to cause pain etc. Which could actually prove detrimental to your career down the line. I know several artists with carpal tunnel issues. Personally I would try to give a young artist the best possible tool. I made the switch to a higher end tool earlier this year and it's been so pleasant and inviting, I feel happy just picking it up, I produce way more art. I would want to give a beginner artist that same experience.

[@alizetvargas]

Definitely the size is something to take into account. I can relate with the hand cramps, they come in quick. I think for drawing it is not ideal, but for other related things (like editing) it may work better. I moved to a Galaxy tab s6 lite and although arguably it is the same size, the screen is a huge plus.

[@capitalismoburgues5549]

Dude it happen the same with me hahahah

[@chaosfire321]

This reminds me of a video I saw on youtube about how a creative shouldn't let tools be the barrier of wanting to create. In many cases, saying I'll draw/film/animate once I've got that ipad/camera/fancy computer is something you tell yourself as a form of procrastination and *a fear of failure*. If you want to draw, sketch stuff in a notebook. If you want to do filmmaking, use your smartphone camera. And if you want to digital art, don't wait for a fancy iPad Pro, and get started on whatever tablet you can get your hands on. Having a tablet doesn't make you an artist, using it to make the stuff you want makes you an artist. EDIT: I remember the name now! It was "The Toolbox Fallacy".

[@tetrisgoat]

Brad is like all of us in these Covid times. Two days pass, and he's still in the same clothes.

[@ZenitsuKunn]

Lol

[@lulusariwu6413]

It's a fact , but u feel like making art needs a pro tablet when it doesn't, but it's just a feeling lol

[@Aman_Mondal]

Nope it all depends upon how to have drawn till date like were you a traditional artist or are you just a beginner many such things do matter

[@jamesstudioanimation9410]

I’m still learning and yes my drawing and animation both sucks , but drawing with display tablets really help me to learn faster . I find using the small pen tablet very hard . So i’d say if you want to really learn you probably need to spend on a big pen tablet (50$ or more)

[@-Scrapper-]

No My first was a small one but I returned it to a intuos pro a huge difference

[@Aman_Mondal]

@@jamesstudioanimation9410 Yes though if it's for illustrations then yes a display tablet is better compared to a graphic on the thing is graphic tablets are more useful for work where you don't need to check your hand movement for example 3d modelling or simple vector art or just Photoshop or something but there is a display tablets exist and they are for the pro user who need to look at the drawing always in order to achieve perfection in what they are trying to make

[@hisknight_]

This is entirely true u don’t need the biggest priciest tablet to have this best art and same thing when it comes to a software

[@artbymiwsher]

I love the concept and the conclusion, but I feel the need to point out that the limitations here seem more the result of the size of the tablet (regardless of brand, cost, quality) than due to the cost/make of the tablet. A better experiment would be to go for the cheapest make of a graphics tablet of a specified size that you're usually comfortable with/recommend, and then you could really prove your point.

[@thebradcolbow]

I like that idea

[@artbymiwsher]

Thanks! Also thank you for recommending one of those xp-pro tablets a while back- I went and bought it after your review (two eventually 😅) and I love it!

[@maxithewoowoo]

I actually think its good that Brad reviewed this specific model because I have seen it recommended _alot_ as a cheap beginners tablet, and I honestly feel like such a small tablet would actually hinder a beginner's first steps into digital art

[@Forcemaster2000]

I'd like to see you do this now with the cheapest "on-screen" drawing tablet you can find.

[@kbhasi]

As in the cheapest pen display?

[@valourart2014]

I remember when I switched from drawing on my phone with Autodesk sketchbook, to drawing on a laptop with Photoshop. I was like why did I even switch? But after a while, I got better with the Photoshop.

[@bin5029]

"you can't the tilt the screen when you draw" the rotating canvas feature: 👁️👄👁️

[@Michael-ze1wl]

It's not as convienent as simply using your two fingers to change the angles but I see what you mean

[@g43654]

In Photoshop, R and Space are your friends.

[@rantz2472]

Its because of this man I decided to go on a cheaper tablet for my first tablet and I don't regret it. THANKS BRAD!

[@bastygomez5947]

Ahhh yes my first graphic tablet, huion 420, it’s honestly useful as a beginner and I’ve upgraded to huion h430p and now an iPad, so this 420x is truly a great value for any beginner digital artist

[@kdsm6424]

i may not play osu myself yet (doe i am quite familiar with it) but seeing brad pronounce it like that is just *Pain*

[@NopWorks]

I spit my coffee laughing when he said "Huion 420 *O.S.U.* graphics tablet" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Swordkirby9999]

That Huion OSU tablet is made specifically to play OSU, a rhythm game where you tap circles and drag across lines to the beat of the song. (If you've ever played Elite Beat Agents, it's the exact same thing) The small size is an advantage as you have to be able to move fast to keep up with the harder songs. The active area on that thing is smaller than that old CyberTablet I had where the active area was the size of a 3x5 index card. Which was my first ever drawing tablet, actually.

[@benjamina6915]

I'm happy those years are behind me, used a small Wacom Bamboo for years, glad I moved on and made some money with my art to buy something larger and draw directly on a screen.

[@deardanika]

I also have the Huion 420. I was able to buy it on sale (Shopee PH) it was around $8 (400php) only. Ive been using it for a year already and it still works great.

[@trixy9]

I paint on Huion's Insproy H640P and it's absolutely perfect with a laptop-size screen. I prefer non-display tablets to the display ones and honestly... this was around €80 and I couldn't be happier with it.

[@oheychelsi]

Practice is exactly right! My first tablet was a wacom intuos tab that was about $35 at the time and I had the worst time trying to get used to looking at a screen while drawing on the desk. Now, I've gone through about 3 different generations of intuos tabs in the last few years now because they're about all I can afford and my art still gets better every day. I don't make money off of my art and I do it solely as a hobby and to draw caricatures of my friends but I have a folder of all of my art from the past few years and looking at my older stuff is proof that you can adapt and improve given practice. Now, though, I'm hesitant to buy a screen tab because I cant stand the delays. But maybe that's something I could adapt to as well.

[@nipun_surnilla]

I own the Huion H640p and its a charm!! Would recommend it to everyone. It's just $40 and its completely worth the price 👍🏻

[@franklineliezermartinezzal7491]

how long have you been with the tablet?

[@nipun_surnilla]

@@franklineliezermartinezzal7491 It has been about 3 months...

[@MishaStaggs]

I got one about a year and a half ago when covid first hit for my daughter's writing practice and my art. Still works like a charm

[@nipun_surnilla]

@@MishaStaggs Yeah you can make really good art with it!!

[@anumine207]

@@nipun_surnilla But it's harder, you do not see what you're doing with the hand. That's why there are display pentab (the cheapest, kamvas 12 for just 200$)

[@derpatel9760]

I'm going to be completely honest with you. I have a screenless huion hs611, and an xp pen 15.6 pro, and I still mostly use my sketchbook. I mostly just use my drawing tablets for animated stuff, just because I find that flipbooks are kind of a hastle. (Andymation, don't kill me.)

[@wendyamanda5558]

It is great that the first video that he made about this is the thing that started me to do digital art. So thank you so much for the help Braddd :)

[@TwoThreeFour]

Thank you! Been wanting to buy one of these cheap pentab, your review really is helping!

[@ivak1897]

You saved my life. I am going to buy a tablet for my sister. And she is begginner. I understand everything with your videos. Thank you so much.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

I use smallest size XP pen tablet. It's amazing with 8000 levels of pressure and 266hz refresh per second, and it has a toggleable "fine detail mode" in the driver settings that I have assigned to one of the buttons and it limits you to draw at a small area giving you 10 times the precision, but your movement on the screen are very tiny so it's only for small part of the drawing, hence the name. It's more than enough for my skill level, I definitely ain't a 5 year kid, but I sure draw like one.

[@Galafador]

hi Brad, for 7:24 i'd usually just rotate the canvas using keyboard hotkeys, so R for photoshop or shift+space for CSP. using hand gestures on screen based tablets sure feels more natural though

[@deltafrost8642]

You should do a review of the Huion 640p tablet, it’s only $40 but it’s really great for starting out. Even though I have an iPad Air now, I still go back to it from time to time and it feels great!

[@Forcemaster2000]

Good artists can make good art with anything, literally anything! People who can't or think they can't make good art think a better tool will make them better.

[@hugobracamontesbaltazar]

Totally agree.

[@MattHalpain]

I have used a tablet this small. I purchased a small drawing tablet like this one's size as you demonstrated in a past video. I have given that small tablet to my brother. But I did draw a few drawings using the small tablet. The drawings I performed on the small tablet (like the tablet in this video) turned out pretty good. Disclaimer there was pen shake when I drew on the small tablet as the surface was a hard plastic. I have a 6th gen. iPad with Apple Pencil. I much prefer drawing on the iPad as compared to a tablet this small with out a screen in this video. Easier for me to draw with a screen and able to rotate the canvas while drawing.

[@Caliber30001]

i bought the first one that showed you up after a long research on cheap tablets, and im pretty happy with it on android!

[@bassemb]

After trying no-display tablets as well as display tablets over the years, I find I actually prefer no-display tablets because I'm not bending over them all the time, and because I don't feel that little gap between the pen and the screen, and because my hand doesn't get in the way. As for bending the tablet and stuff, most programs nowadays allow you to quickly rotate the canvas as you need. My current tablet is a tiny one like this one, and I do miss larger tablets, but I don't miss screen tablets.

[@Cleric314]

My first drawing tablet was an older version of this same small tablet. I used it for about 2 years and made work equally as good as on a screen display

[@segawalilac]

I started with a Wacom Volito 2 tablet back in the day, no one starts out in digital with expensive equipment. The art I was creating back then...well let's say I tried? It was absolutely functional, except with a lot ctrl+z when it came to inking. I definitely drew a lot more as a teenager, despite having inferior tools compared to adult me now. Cintiq, Samsung tablet, iPad, I have everything but no time to draw.

[@giauyngo4750]

Flashbacks to slamming a the older model on a table, breaking it and having to buy a new one

[@laos85]

It's very important to have a tablet that has a big enough drawing area as well as the feel of drawing and decent shortcut buttons.

[@dr_joel_fm]

love your videos, especially when you think in people athat want to draw but are on budget limits

[@meiarisu]

My first ever tablet (which I'm still using and it's the Huion HS64) is just 1k+ Philippine pesos (about US $19) and it's fun to use ^^ I think I had it for 2-3 years now. Also since I can play osu there and I'm getting a new tablet (with a screen) as a gift from my parents, which I told them that they didn't have to, but they wanted me to be happy and I'll be in Senior High school :D Also, any drawing material is fine and any expensive ones don't make your art any better, it's you that makes your drawing better :DD

[@chriscannon4262]

I use the XP Pen Star, and I feel like I can get more precise lines and detail overall. What I do need though is the bigger tablet with side hotkeys, in my opinion for larger paintings (artwork) the larger area allows you to see the bigger picture without using the zoom as much

[@kid_rajah]

I remember Apple had a digital pad for the G2. It came in matching colors and was how I got into digital art. Photoshop was relatively new and was not like today where it’s cloud based. Just to give a perspective, zip disc was a thing… a very popular thing. But I have never used a all in one drawing tablet besides the iPhone or iPad.

[@utubepunk]

Hi. Stumbled upon your videos. They're very thorough & well done. I'd like take try getting into digital art. I was one of the kids in school that could draw, but haven't done it in forever, but I need a creative outlet in my life. I have an old Android Lenovo tablet (10.1"). Do I just need a stylus and a decent app to dive in? If so, what do you recommend? Thank you!

[@nichtolarchotolok]

Having the best tool for a job might not be absolutely essential, but doing the best work you can in a reasonable time frame at any given skill level requires you to have a fairly decent set of tools. I have a cheap wacom that I bought 10 years ago which does the job in a pinch, but I have noticed that even on the s-pen and a fairly old samsung note 8, the results are comparable if not better and takes considerably less time.

[@SimonBauer7]

spen uses wacom digitizer so it is wacom aswell

[@BLU3NX]

I’m mixed on using huion tablets because I had their 580 and their 1080. Both had a pen issue where they would read faint pressure in the hover zone. The 580 came with it and the 1080 had it when the pens rolled off the table.

[@valperkins6621]

I started in the 90s with a tiny Wacom tablet because I had developed horrible tendinitis in my thumbs from drawing with a mouse. I never graduated to anything larger than 6x8 because that's just how I learned to draw digitally. I didn't learn natural media and using my whole arm to draw until this past year when I started watercolor. I still miss my undo button, but switching back to my small graphics tablet isn't a problem.

[@JustRegi9]

Honestly it is hard for me to go back to a drawing tablet like this one ever since i started drawing on my ipad

[@giovannyarce]

I bought this tablet a bit more than a year ago because I needed something portable in moments where I could not bring a larger tablet. I was even able to put some Velcro to stick it to the right side of my laptop touchpad and worked perfectly fine. The only downside is that I started to develop pain in my wrist over time, but that's just me, I'm a tall person/big hands, so the tablet is a bit too small for my preference if I'm going to be working for prolonged hours, but for quick stuff and portability, it has nothing to envy from other tablets. Pen pressure works perfectly fine, and it uses the same Huion driver interface options than the rest. I've not being able to figure out how to make the tablet retain the orientation every time I turn on the computer, since I have to rotate it 180 degrees, so the cable doesn't overlap the touchpad. I think it has to do something with administrator permissions on Windows OS, since that's another thing I have to turn on every time I'm going to use the computer. Great video by the way :)

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I invested in Huion's Kamvas 16 2021. I have not yet done a bunch of work on it but really like the size, it is a happy medium between 13" (I always thought my macbook screen was a bit small) and a 22-24" screen which can be quite large if you don't have a bunch of desk space. I also have a 9.7" ipad which is good but doesn't have the power for multilayered high res work.

[@dndverse2714]

Hi, i really enjoyed your video What kind of tablet do you recommend to someone who hasn't done any digital painting yet (only pen and paper)? With or without screen (regardless of the budget)

[@eggyboi1217]

I have the H610PRO and it's about $50. Does absoluetly everything I need and its plenty big. I use Sketchbook on my windows laptop and the buttons on the pen interface really well.

[@rasciii]

my first tablet was the huion 420. just a month ago i upgraded to a huion h610 pro v2. my reason for upgrading was the huion 420 hurt my wrist. i love the huion h610 pro v2

[@FakeLLama23]

Hey is it a good tablet? I really wanna buy it but im kinda confused

[@rasciii]

@@FakeLLama23 the huion h610 pro V2 is great because it has 9 hard keys and 16 soft keys, a medium size, a battery free pen. And for any confusion, hard keys are buttons you press with your fingers and they click. Soft keys are buttons that don't make a sound and you click them with the pen. And all the keys are customizable.

[@FakeLLama23]

@@rasciii h610 pro v2

[@rasciii]

@@FakeLLama23 read the rest of the reply

[@FakeLLama23]

@@rasciii oh thanks. So its good for beginners?

[@reignandbongao9497]

On the topic of screen and graphic tablets. I've gotten an ipad recently on top of my graphics tablet. switching between the two of them depending on my mood I find use cases that is optimal on one device over the other. sketching, calligraphy, concept work is better for me in a graphic tablet. while line work and shading is a lot better for the ipad.

[@blaiddfumbler]

my first one was an wacom intuos s, wish I could've done more reseach, but hey, it did the job, I loved it, I am currently using an xp pen deco pro 01, have been using it for over a year, its really good honestly

[@magscorner]

I had the old one (I had an sp4 too, I only got it for my school computer aka Photoshop) I really liked mine, I mostly found myself doing digital painting more then line work

[@hakanaki]

pls what is the best beginner-friendly drawing software you can recommend?

[@photography5709]

Hi, great video! was wondering, can a pen mouse be used for drawing? can you do a review on that?

[@delulu6969]

My Intuos 4 Small has served me well and it's still usable.

[@Parabueto]

I bought an only slightly bigger Huion for around £30 as my first tablet. I've never used one before and not sure how much I'm going to use it. If it turns out it's the best thing since sliced bread and I really want a bigger, better tablet in the future it's at a price point where I wouldn't feel terrible upgrading (It's like five beers at the pub).

[@felippetf]

One "trick" I use with my old wacom bamboo pen and touch (cth-460) is to increase the speed of the mouse pointer. The faster it went, the "smaller" the area I had to draw in

[@WilliamShinal]

I agree with this sentiment, because while it's yet to arrive at the post office, I'm grabbing a vintage Wacom Graphire4 to start with, and when I get the chance, I can upgrade to a UGEE Q6 which has more advanced features for a bit of a higher price.

[@jeffriart]

Well, as long as there is basic feature like pressure sensitivity and acceptable line quality, pro level drawing is always possible. But tool still matters. A bigger surface area or a better pen will give you more efficient workflow, less redo and so on. At the end of the day, I think if you are going to take art seriously, going with a bit more expensive and larger option is better. You don't need to chase for the best, but your hand and wrist will be in a better shape, a few years later.

[@ShockingPikachu]

My first tablet was a huion HD420, the one with the 3 express keys. Cost me about $15 (australian) to get but it gave me my first taste of drawing, the drawings were very bad coz i only really just started drawing. Then the next year I got my intuos small in pistachio green for my birthday and it was a lot less strain on my hand. I have since upgraded to a huion kamvas pro 12 and a Huion HS611 because they're overall just more comfortable to use due to their form factors. Will still go back to my Wacom but the HD420 is personally too small for me. Great to get if you want to dabble and try digital art out, but long term, your wrist will be thankful for something a little bigger.

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Reminds me of my first drawing tablet, a Wacom Pen Partner. Tiny drawing area (A6 maybe?), and I think it plugged into a serial port.

[@luheartswarm4573]

back in quarantine my very first dive into digital art was a huion 420, it's pretty decent, although the bad mini usb and the battery on the stylus making it heavy, although I probably played more osu than I should be practicing, it was ok to get started? The tablet was actually shorter than my phone! Then I managed to upgrade to a gaomon s620 and then a xp pen deco L the convenience of size, pen pressure and tilt is amazing, but for the most part you are the main factor, get something your budget allows and you are comfortable with!

[@twinkobliterator]

Btw a lot pf graphics tablets have finger gestures you can use. So my rotating your thumb and middle finger around you can also rotate the canvass

[@ChapitZulkefli]

thanks for the review

[@whitebeartigtig]

No idea what they're going for in the US, but the Wacom CTL-472 is also a great budget option, I absolutely love mine, it works so well. Only downside is that it's a little small. The good things about it are it comes with the pen (obviously), a micro usb cable and some extra pen tips. Here in the UK it's going for £36 currently, and I believe that's really great value for money for what it does, plus the drivers just work great.

[@akumirin5047]

I don't think you need an expensive drawing tablet, but the game changes when you upgrade to one

[@MyFuzzyAfterlife]

Next time could you maybe have a camera on your hands/tablet, would be interesting to see it in relation to the drawing. I could never figure out the relationship between the tablet and the screen.

[@hisknight_]

Everyone has the impression that you need the best display tablet or the best software or the most expensive software/graphics tablet you can start off with the cheapest one on huion that I have starting now but also you need to also think about your hand sizes and your experience with digital art remover your still a beginner and it’s all gonna feel weird at first but it’s gonna take time to get used to then if you feel like you should upgrade then you can

[@captainmoondog1947]

I remember that I used to have a Huion 420, and thanks to that small tablet, I could do a tons of commissions and buy a Huion Kamvas 13 Pro :D

[@NadineCallan]

I started with the Huion 420 signature tablet. I made a cardboard hand rest to fit it in. I found it helped make me steadier. I now have the Huions H1080P much more room and I love it. Would I love to have a drawing tablet with a screen sure, is it necessary not really.

[@EricchiYukia]

In the game osu! you need to use the pen in a tiny area of the tablet. This allows you to reach every corner of the screen without moving your wrist. It's very likely that the small size of this tablet was considered specifically for this reason.

[@flearedox6320]

I've been using this Huion Tablet for a year now and it is actually good.

[@harmeetsingh8256]

You need to switch smoothing option to 100% for smooth lines

[@BarsMar]

I am a beginner, I have difficulty with the non screen ones, should I keep trying with the non screen one or buy one with a screen??

[@irtheLeGiOn]

That and the little XP-Pen wireless are great to throw and keep in your bag.

[@FrancoNSosa]

A tablet that is THAT small would be annoying for me, seriously. I much prefer to have larger spaces to draw so that I can move my hole arm. Personally I have bought a Wacom Intuos S a year ago and altough it's not as tiny as that, it's still pretty uncomfortable. But I think it's like you say, you get used to it with practice.

[@zetaomicron]

what's a hole arm

[@FrancoNSosa]

@@zetaomicron I meant my whole* arm lol

[@PreciousArianneRRecto]

I have that tablet i got used to it just within a couple of days and the small size doesn't bother me at all

[@FrancoNSosa]

​@@PreciousArianneRRecto Really? Then you have to tell me your secret, dude.

[@PreciousArianneRRecto]

@@FrancoNSosa i don't really have a secret of anything but I'm really really passionate about drawing digitally, I'm not that rich so i have to accept whatever digital tool i have, so i basically just set my mind into it because its the only advance digital drawing tool I've ever had and pretty much got comfortable in it I can see why its uncomfortable for most tho....

[@krishaank2002]

I'm just waiting for my huion graphic tablet its like this one too but its a little bigger it will be my first attempt at digital art once i learn it i plan to make some little animations

[@artymoik]

this will be very helpful for those who want to try

[@merumelgaming220]

I think my dad gave me an Asus Fonepad when I was 4-6 years old. I loved to draw on that. I had already forgot about it and found it while I was cleaning my room. I honestly dont understand how that thing still works. It is so old. The app I used to draw on 🖐. No, I dont understand how I even drew on that. Well atleast it dragged me back to digital art so now I'm looking to buy a new tablet or iPad. Im really glad I found it tho, makes mr nostalgic.

[@julhizantwo2277]

In my 4 year art journey, i just used graphic tablet for 1 year. That feeling of drawing on screen before (i am using android) now i use graphic tablet was vary. Sure first time are sheet but as thing goes by i desperately needed pc. My graphic tablet bigger than my phone, and it only use half of work space

[@draftmeee]

It's so small but perfect! I mean, I wanna even buy a drawing tab that you can see what you're drawing in the tablet and also ofc be seen on the PC( sorry can't explain well 😅) , but even this small tablet is amazing! Stick to the basics!

[@WhenItsHalfPastFive]

can i use this just to write? like writing on a pdf? or writing on an online journal or something

[@ornobaima857]

Which application do you use for drawing?

[@ssnekky]

I’m looking for a second drawing tablet that I can take to school(my laptop bad is incredibly small, and it’s not for complex drawings just basic stuff). I’ve been trying to decide between this and the XP-Pen Deco Fun XS. I think I’ll choose the XP-Pen just because I like how it looks better.

[@ashisharma7664]

I have a graphic tablet (non screen one) and because i also had a habit of filting the paper or the pad or anything. But if u keep the tablet on the side innstead of on the froont

[@Aya-xy1bd]

Huion is the greatest brand for those who are getting into digital art! Im kinda in medium level😅 HS611 user here!

[@the11thhour44]

I'm just here hoping they make more wireless versions of these graphic tablets :|

[@kimznotkimz2380]

When you're a digital artist with pen display but still wants to play Osu! Okay i cannot be the only one

[@alfaridarizka865]

[cries in Mac]

[@FactBulber]

Hey brad so i want to start drawing in a drawing tablet and i am not a good drawing artist so will i be able to draw?

[@omnirhythm]

Stjepan Šejić (Shiniez / Nebezial) used to draw on a basic wacom bamboo for a long time I think, not sure if the mad lad still does :D

[@fire_phoenix04]

My first ever tablet was the little Huion one(the original not the newer one) I found it difficult and frustrating to draw on, probably because of the size but at the time I thought it was because it didn’t have a screen so a save up to get the XP pen 12 inch tablet

[@soarose]

Any idea if you can use the pen as a stylus on a smartphone?

[@ZennGC]

what site do u use to draw on it

[@michaelwhitman6832]

I am looking for something like epic pen where I can draw, hand write in notes ect on any screen, over any app or web page. basicaly. I am a day trader and want to make notes and screen shot or just watch charts with my notes on them to see if I made a good guess. I cant write with my mouse. Well I cant write small notes with my mouse. So, can you tell me if these cheap pads would work for this type a aplication?

[@samaeltheangelofdeath]

So I've used a large intuos drawing tablet and medium sized bamboo tablet, and this is the best one I've ever had because it's small, meaning the hand doesn't have to work as hard to go across the whole tablet, but has extreme sensitivity, and aside from it being too light, that can be fixed with a silicon on the bottom. I've used this for zbrush4r2,cs5, sai, reason 4, and I would recommend this over any other tablet because of it's size and it's lack of buttons and less energy it takes, working under the hand