Thank you so much for this Grant! I've been trying different brands too and all of them have issues (Huion, Parblo, Artisul) but recently tried an XP-Pen tablet thanks to this video, and it is marvelous!
thanks grant! Yesterday i bought my first basic tablet to start practicing and learning, i picked the wacom M i feel its going to be good enough for me. Let's start with the drawing and hand painting tutorials now :D
I had a Gaomon PD screen tablet....never use it, I hate it. I went back to a non screen Huion GS610 tablet and I love it. You don't need some extremely expensive equipment, a tablet with some pressure sensitivity, and the effort to learn and you can do it. Feng Zhu, one of the most respected concept artists in the world, still uses an Intuos 3 tablet 90% of the time. If it's good enough for him, why not for literally anyone else? I love having just one lightweight device, I can take it with me or use it with my laptop, plug it in and just go. One wire, that's it, instead of some heavy wire squid.
non screen graphic tablets are objectively superior in digital art end design industry. Screen tablets are just emulating the inferior aspects of the traditional medium: paper
Amazing review! Very Helpful. Even as I have only ever bought 1 tablet 4 years ago. I went with a xp pen star 06 because I read fairly good reviews for it and it seemed to have lots of pen pressure, a bulk of buttons, as well as no screen(heard there was issues with color correcting on many screens as well as random pixel dead areas, thought it might be easier to just start without the screen), and batteryless pen. So I went for it and have had a great experience with it. They seem to update fairly often as well as being very kind and quick when I have needed help. They also seem like they might be newer and are working hard to appeal and help for everyone. Love it! I use it with gimp and inkscape on my pc desktop. The versatility of having it plugged in or using the wifi connector is super nice! Also never needing to charge a pen. AMAZING! The battery also lasts for a long time and thus far the build quality is perfect. I highly recommend(that being said I have heard of other people claiming the cursor might skip sometimes like it isn't registering for select moments but this hasn't been my experience and I am not sure of their setup or software versions.).
I ordered the Xp-Pen Artist Display 22R Pro last Friday. I hope I'm not too disappointed after seeing this review. I got it on sale for $554.39 USD. Man, I hope it's worth it. To me that is A LOT of money for an enthusiast.
I know drawing with real ink and pencil. Im not good at it. Now with the starting of blendering (thanks to you it seems way easier than I have thought) Im thinking of getting such a tablet thingy. So this vid helps a lot. And you even explain that parallax thing. You point out, what to watch for, how screens can behave and such. Which really is a good thing. Also, this is the first vid in which I see your face. I thought you were older X D
Thank you for mentioning driver issues - I have a Ugee and the issues with needing to uninstall and reinstall on a regular basis (even though the last drivers released were in 2018!) is just about driving me to find a new brand to use. I had shortlisted XP Pen, Huion, and Wacom, so hearing your recommendation was useful
I was worried that these types of things were going to be crazy expensive but they aren’t that bad. Especially when your first recommendation is just like $60. I’m going to try and get better at general texturing (I would be using it for 3D graphics) and just better at 3D art before I start investing in better technology. I at least want to know that I can get better before I start getting the tools to do so. I will probably get the one by Wacom because I’m not looking for some big and ultra powerful tablet. Just something to help up the texturing of my art and hopefully games in the future. Despite this being a fair bit away, I do thank you for making this. It is really helpful in putting tablets into perspective.
Hi Grant, Been following along the Get Good at Blender series and am now doing the Game Asset Axe. Loving it so far. I am now thinking of investing in an entry level tablet and previous videos have had the recommended one as the Veikk A15 down in the description but lately I have been seeing you recommending the Wacom One. Just wondering what is your current pick between those two. Cheers and thanks again.
Any Linux viewers - if you're not going to get Wacom, the Huions work very nicely with the Wacom configuration on Gnome and KDE after you install digimend drivers. I had a Monoprice which is a rebrand of another and that didn't work with the Wacom configuration. Gaomon does not have any official support at all for Linux. Wacom is pretty well supported. At least, my daughter has the 13" display Wacom and it works VERY well on Fedora 32 with the KDE desktop. She just needs to hit windows key-shift-1 to make the pen be properly aligned to the display and everything works perfectly.
What would you guys rather recommend? 1. Wacom CTL-672-N - Bigger size, no buttons, smaller pressure sensitivity 2. Wacom Intuos CTL-4100K-N - Smaller size, few buttons, bigger pressure sensitivity
TY for this, as a long time mouse sculptor i hope i can get better with the XP Pen tablet i just bought. Im hoping its a game changer cus the no pressure situation is rough with a mouse
Thanks for the video. I’ve been thinking about getting a grahics tablet to limit the investment as of now (blender hobbyist - thanks for your tutorials), and I have 2 more questions: - would a small wacom get me anywhere, or should I just go for the M size? In other words, is it really worth the price difference (which is actually not that big)? Sculpting in blender with a mouse is super hard (but I might just be bad at sculpting :D) - as I own an iPad, could I use it as a display tablet (not excluding the first question, but for the test)? Do you have any experience in that area that you could share?
Hey Grant I recently bought some courses on udemy with you in then and must say you're a great teacher! I'm new to blender and want to get into 3d modeling and sculpting. Just bought a intuos pro medium at best buy to start with hopefully it'll do me well. Has pretty good reviews so crosses fingers. Have you ever used the intuos pro? If so what did you think about them?
@@grabbitt awesome, thanks thought so I've been looking at all sorts of tablets with and without screens and even standalone ones for days now haha 😄 😆. Can't wait to get more familiar with blender etc, haven't felt this passionate in years about something. Do you have any advice on what to keybind to the keys etc? Also thought about maybe getting a compact wireless keyboard to help with shortcuts. Best wishes to you and your loved ones hope to hear back what you think 😊 Ps i decided to cancel the intuos pro medium and bought the large version. Figure it'll be more than worth it even long term ^^
I think the "plug into mobile" is not the point but to plug in to Android (which are tablets) it makes much more sense to plug a drawing tablet into a large tablet and use that as a screen. I have one strange wacky thing to add to drawing tablets. Both me and my GF have Wacom Intuos Pros, the only difference is that I left the plastic cover on mine while she immediately removed it from hers. Not sure if it's because of that but I'm using the same pen tip for the last 2 years, while she has to change hers every few weeks.. :D
I use one by Wacom medium combined with Razer Tartarus v2 for shortcuts and mainly the scroll to adjust the brush size I love them both and have no intentions to upgrade the tablet
@@darthkijan i use it for shortcuts like from 17-19 are lasso tool/eraser/brush 16 for undo and the scroll for brush size and like that. it's up to your comfort and which keys you prefer.
Thanks a lot for this informative video... what would you recommend in terms of a writing tablet with multi-touch function? Many thanks and blessings, Max T.
Just always love watching your videos. Also I would use a tablet to draw on my phone. I don't have a stylus for this model but love drawing on Sketchbook, especially on beautiful days out and about. Dragging a tablet around might be cumbersome (as would dragging my workstation around I imagine) but might still give it a go.
Great video! If you had to choose between One by Wacom and Xp-Pen Deco 01 for drawing/sculpt, which would you choose? Unfortunately, things can get quite expansive where I live so I can't mess around :( Thanks for the video anyway man, cheers!
@@grabbitt You are right. I use Ubuntu (free software ftw!) and the official XP-Pen drivers for Linux is so limited. You can't configure the express key and the other features that come with the tablet are unusable, like the tilt function. So you pretty much get a Wacom again haha. The non-official drivers currently barely supports this model and still have a lot of issues. So basically nothing will work out of the box. I'm just letting it here for anyone with the same questions. Guess I'll get the Wacom, still don't know. Thank you anyway Grant!
Hey professor, can you tell me if the Inspiroy 420 would be able to do the Sculpting job your play list shows? That Nose man? I'm a student and don't understand the specifics.
Many mobile phones are able to be jacked into hdmi which allow for a bigger screen, so the ability to connect to a mobile can be VERY useful. Of course you would prob need to run through a dongle that provides a multi port USB/HDMI hub though.
I got A Gaomon S620 about a month ago. I find that the surface of the pad is too sliperery just like other tablets. It does feel a little uncomfortable doing drawings with it compared to paper. It is hard to control the pen with your hand. I have at least partially fixed this problem. I just got some fine grade emery cloth (or fine sandpaper) and gently scratched the surface up, down, sideways and at a 45 degree angle in both directions. I think that it has helped it to feel more like paper because there is more friction. It is not perfect but to my mind I think that it has improved. The pen nibs are not going to last so long. The nibs don't cost much anyway. The surface also looks much more messy and ugly. It will definately attract more dirt now as well (I will turn it upside down when it is not in use to reduce this problem a little). However, I now have a much higher quality tablet. Considering that you have to pay about £500 or £600 for a reMarkable 2 note taking tablet to get that paper feel I think that it is worth taking the chance that you might brake the tablet to make this improvement. I did not brake my tablet when I scratched the surface gently. You do this at your own risk of course. The Gaomon is so cheap I think that it is worth the risk for the benefits. I think that the extra friction I have got on the surface has doubled or tripled the value of my tablet now. It does seem a little easier to control the pen with the extra friction. If my Gaomon does not last so long now I don't care because it is so cheap. The extra friction I created is certainly not too much. Maybe I need to scratch it with courser emery paper to make the friction a little more. I will leave my Gaomon alone for the time being. I don't want to scratch too deeply or I might brake my Gaomon. I notice that if you want something that has a nice paper feel to it for taking notes then a reMarkable 2 has the best surface for taking notes. I saw that the manufacturers deliberately made the surface have more friction just like paper has (this inspired me to use emery paper on my Gaomon) (however, the softwate for the reMarkable 2 is very poor and they have not improved its weeknesses in 6 months. So, buy a Boox Note Air instead and put a screen protector on it to increase its friction instead if you want a note pad). I would not know where you would get a screen protector that increases friction on the Gaomon S620 so I scratched the surface with fine grade emery paper instead. Best wishes.
Hi Grant. Great video! Please can you suggest a good and reliable screen tablet that I can buy for my 13 year old daughter who loves to draw & paint the traditional way but I want to expose her to digital graphics too. Thanking you in advance. Cheers! (A screen graphic tablet with its own drawing software preferably.)
@@knight32d getting second hand older generations can help. Otherwise have a look at general drawing tablets from people like samsung but i've not had a chance to test them myself
Hi Nice video superb keep going. Recently purchased a XP-PEN Deco 1 V2 graphics tablet, how can i check the pen pressure is working as expected i feel it is not working as needed.
Do graphic tablets support (finger) touch gestuers like pinch to zoom and other? BTW Great compiliation of knowledge and expertise in a very short time. This is so invaluable.
Question - would you recommend a tablet for texturing that's not just fully hand-painted? Like, drawing over photo textures and such? Among other things, I'm into retro graphics and wonder if that would be a noticeable improvement over mouse, or would the need to switch between both outweigh the positives. Also, would you say it's helpful when working in Substance? Only really used the trial for more basic objects, so not sure how much there's actual hand-painting involved other than masking off parts using different materials and how much is just using stencils and smart masks. I'm debating just dipping my toes with one of the smaller tablets (the 6x4 inchers, not one of the even smaller ones) before going for one of the medium-sized ones, since I *think* my requirements are lower than for full-blown illustration or sculpting. Not sure if that's actually correct, though. Not saying I'd never try either, but that's lower priority for me.
Cool comparison! I'm think about getting a graphics tablet but I would love to be able to use it around the house. Do you know of a way to connect to your PC remote in the house? Wifi, RDP or something like that? I have been looking around but havent seen to much info. So why not ask the experts :-).
Hey Grant great video. I'm interested in what functions you have the buttons on the tablet set up to and how to set them up with Blender? Moving, panning, zooming, and rotating around the workspace or the model is natural with a mouse but I have problems translating those functions to the tablet. I'm using a Wacom Intuos Pro.
Hi Grant, what do you think about the Wacom One (the display tablet), is it worth it or should I prefer the Cintiq? I'm a total beginner about to begin your course, therefore a bit reluctant spending that amount of money in a tablet. So, if the Wacom One (display) is no bueno I'll probably stick to the One by Wacom (pen tablet). Does that make sense?
@@grabbitt Just finishing another Photoshop course to get familiar with the tool and I'll start the "Learn to draw" in a week or so. I'm indifferent to XP Pen or Wacom, Wacom is just easier to find where I live. Any comment to make on the Wacom One display, it's a bit smaller 13.3" at around GBP 320?
You mentioned about two/multiple sizes for the One by Wacom but when I look at the Wacom site as well as on Amazon they only seem to have the tiny one, though it looks like there are some up on eBay. Do you know if they discontinued it or am I missing something? Also I'm going through your new character course and enjoying it a lot (big part of what has me craving getting a drawing tablet as I'm in the sculpting section and I can see how it would be easier)
@Grant Abbitt, If you ever get your hands on a 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Enterprise (or other), it would be very interesting hearing your opinion of it for things like Blender.
Hey Grant! I'm currently looking to buy a graphics tablet for taking digital notes in college, I've been looking at one by wakom but it ain't have BT... and intuos seems like a bit of a overkill for me. Any recs?
I use the Huion 1060P. It's amazing for the price. Had a Wacom before and I prefer this, especially the price. Sometimes have to load up the Huion app or it doesn't work but not that often. So I guess mild driver issues.
Awesome video. Many times I think of how Craig Mullins works. Since his early work he has always made his image as large as the system allows him. Once he figured out what worked on a system it’s the same until he upgraded. I wonder if he kept going along with technology until it got good enough where the limit was so high he didn’t need to go higher anymore. I dunno he’s a master so whatever he worked on it only augmented his talent. Fun to think of him working on a crazy high end screen tablet and upgrading through the years.
Would you do a video talking about the cintiq mobile studio pro for blender? Mainly I want to know if it's possible to do the kind of work shown in your character course on my couch or propped up in bed or if I really need to be upright at a desk/table.
yes i have used the mobile studio like that and it works fairly well. it will struggle a little with really high poly stuff but maybe change to your desktop for that section
I bought a One by Wacom medium. £55 inc postage. Pretty excellent. Worked straight out the box, after downloading the software. I had tried a cheaper brand - for £35 - but it wouldn’t work - driver issue.
Hey! I wanted to ask you about the drawing experience with Xp-Pen. Does the pen have a lot of wobble or springiness to it? And how does the drawing experience compare to that of the Wacom Intuos Pro's firm stylus. Would you recommend Xp-pen or Huion for a drawing experience closest to Wacom? And any specific models. Thanks a lot :)
@@dickyderp819 Hey! Okay so I ended up buying the tablet. I really like the stylus, the tip is springy but not as much as my older huion q11K wireless v1. I might soon upgrade to the cheapest cintiq model. I would definitely recommend you though to look out for the latest Huion RTP-700, RTS-300, RTM-500 too. They seem to have pens with the least wobble however there aren't many reviews for those on RUclips, since they are so new. Another option may be checking out display tablets from huion with the pw517 stylus which seems to have very little wobble too. If your primary use is sculpting or digital painting, the XP pen is awesome. However I think a pen with even less wobble would be more suited if you intend to do concept sketching or dynamic sketching, because I feel the wobble tends to throw you off a little, say it becomes hard to draw closing ellipses with the pen wobble etc. If you want a great sketching experience, One by Wacom would serve you well too, it's great for sketching. And a display tablet would be even better since it would be closest to your natural drawing experience on paper and you can transfer much more of your traditional sketching and drawing experience and expertise easily with that. Sorry this was too long, but hope it helps. Cheers!
@@grabbitt went with a flash sale price I saw and hit the buy button. Wanted that to be affiliated Grant link but sale had a timer on it lol Thanks for vids!
Hey umm can you tell me one below 100$ for sculpting . Also I didn't understand how does no screen on the black drawing tablet makes sense , i mean how can we draw neatly? Also do you know any tablets which have screens under 100$
Just picked up the Huion Kamvas 22'' Plus because it was on sale, it's pretty amazing but holy cow I did not think about just how big this thing would be
@@Darkrikou62 the 22' plus was on sale, saved about 200 bucks on it so that's why I picked it up at all tbh. I think if you have the room for it, it's an awesome tablet but the 16 is probably a more convenient thing to use especially if you have to have a keyboard handy for 3d modeling
Sorry to bother u but what computer or pc would u reccomen to use with a xp-pen innovator 16. My current computer always lag with blender, so im planning to save up for a new one. Can u give me a low price recomendation and a little pricy one
huion gt 220 pro 2019 using a 7th gen i7 and gtx 1080 here. no driver issues to speak of and happy with it all in all, but it is quite bulky and not particularly portable.
i am completely new this world. i want to start making cartoon shorts. i am not afraid to spend a little bit of money on a good drawing tablet. my question is with a display tablet can i use it on the drawing program while i still watch videos and use my computer as normal or does it hijack my computer screen as well!? thanks sorry if it's a dumb question . will be the difference between me getting display or none display tablet
for graphics tablet (no display) do you prefer the medium size? I see some people reducing the working area of medium tablets and draw on just a corner of the tablet so they dont have to move the hand as much...do you draw on the whole area?
Can i use one of the cheaper tablets like the One by Wacom -CTL that you mentioned, to trace a drawing i have already done and have it become computer rendered, or will the paper be too thick for the pen to register? if not, can it be done with any of the ones you mentioned?
The reason why I like this video and Grant Abbitt is the fact that he is saying the price in pounds. That's a thing to me because if it is in dollars, I will start calculating it. Soooooo....
I bought XP-Pen Artist Pro 16. I am using blender 3.0.1. Where can I set my pen button as mouse middle click? Please advise which function should I press, so as to select. Thank you.
Quick question for anyone interested in answering, I am going to buy a tablet soon and am looking at the XP Pen Innovator 16 and then the Wacom One. I already have Wacom Drivers installed on my computer and honestly 13 inches might be better in my current space that won't change for most likely 2 more years. But most people tell me that I definitely want the 16 inches. Does anyone have any experience with either of those tablets specifically? Also if I do get the XP Pen, is it easy to remove the Wacom drivers? Thanks ahead of time for making the video Grant, I am taking your course on GameDev TV and appreciate the effort you put into it.
Wacom is really getting slow nowdays Huion and XP Pen etc are offering so much for lower prices.... Like XP Pen Deco Pro sw/mw Those have bluetooth, build mostly from metal (wacom loves plastic), overall much better build quality than Wacom intuos graphics tablets that cost more , won designer awards, and an quite quality pen etc and still costs under 200. One thing i give to Wacom is the drivers.. Easy to download and use.. Huion and XP Pen are getting better at that but still Wacom drivers are just so nice. Customer support is a hit and often just miss with Huion and nowdays even with Wacom (it used to be somewhat decent) .. XP Pen at least try to offer quality customer support and are quite active on Twitter too. XP Pen did have serious issues with theyre pens but nowdays mostly fixed but oh my those issues were hard few years ago. They do have some issues with displays thought One tip i always give to new artists is that if you can try out different brands do it And if you just can i would always suggest to use an non display model as neck and back pains are really a growing trend both in arts and just everywhere and non display graphics tablets are easier on wrists too obviously there is an learning curve but its worth it i promise after decades pass its pays off.
I know this is a older video, but would this still a viable option? XP-PEN Artist12 11.6 Inch FHD Drawing Monitor Pen Display Graphic Monitor with PN06 Battery-Free Pen Multi-Function Pen Holder and Glove 8192 Pressure Sensitivity? To use with Blender, and sculpting, and also drawing? I want one with a display, but I can't afford the heavy prices. Thanks if you can answer.
If I want a tablet for gaming and drawing,should I get a graphic tablet or display tablet.And since I am a starter,which brand gives a better drawing experience??
Currently running Blender on a new, but under-powered i5 laptop. Couldn't see how I could justify spending too much on a tablet when the dollars could be better used saving for a decent desktop setup. Bought myself the cheapest and smallest Wacom Intuos so I could dip a toe and test the waters. Tablet worked pretty much straight out of the box on my machine, but since I run Linux I am unable to take advantage of any of the included software, nor find any way of getting under the bonnet to tweak settings and preferences. Bit annoying to be asked to pay the same price as those who can take advantage of all the so-called bonus features. Perhaps Grant could create a video regarding which tablets run best/are supported on Linux? Seems a no-brainer to me because there is so much info on how well in many areas Blender runs under Linux, compared with other operating systems. Not complaining too much though, I beat the one hour learning curve by 30 minutes or so and found it pretty easy to look at the screen while using the pen. Hardest thing about navigating around my laptop is getting to menu and other items in the corners or right near the edge of my laptop display. Scrolling up and down with the pen is a bit of a PITA. This tablet is perfect for my needs but my one major gripe is with the pen. i'm finding it hard to hold so the buttons are constantly a simple finger movement away. No quickly differentiating the buttons of the pen by sight because the entire thing is black. No governing how I'm holding it is offered by any of its shape or feel. Why not have a raised dot or two that function in a similar way to those applied to the "F" and "J" keys on most keyboards?
Wacom would be great if their stylus wouldn't break down and are pricy to replace. This is a huge caveat to them so keep this in mind. Once your battery-free wears off you're looking at $30-79 USD to replace depending on what model you have plus new nibs and grips for it all the time. Wacom is a money pit because of their stylus build quality I would recommend going with Huion tablets the battery-less stylus replacements are inexpensive the latency is not bad at all you still get tilt pressure and 8192 levels and you don't have to sink money into the accessories for a little over half the price tag of a Wacom. The only caveot to Huion is that they do scratch easy but who cares? It's a no-brainer same functionality for less than half the price. My HS1161 is scratched to hell but its scratched because I love it and use the heck out of it for zbrush.
I have a Huion Inspiroy H640P and it doing a great job for me, it has 8192 lvls of ps. Im just a student that's playing around with blender
@@joshmbrown42 Bro model number
Same here, I got it on a sale via aliexpress (pre-covid); I am really loving it. costed me like 35$ back then
Yeah I got huion h640p it works amazing I got in sale for 25 usd that was a steal for price to pay for such a good product.
Hi Grant. Never got the chance to thank you. You recommended a Huion tablet some time ago.I picked one up and it's fantastic, great price.
of course you release this 2 days after i bought my tablet :P
btw love your tutorials !
I love the cover you do on these tablets it really helps when considering which tablet to get rather than just look at stats on their store page
Thank you so much for this Grant! I've been trying different brands too and all of them have issues (Huion, Parblo, Artisul) but recently tried an XP-Pen tablet thanks to this video, and it is marvelous!
Hey Grant! Thanks for all the help with everything, your tutorials are extremely helpful, especially with sculpting!
I already got a xp-pen star G640s, I think I mentioned it but this comment is much more suited in here
Thanks for ye video
Amazing as ALWAYS!!!
best tutorial.. even though i wasn't using the same background image with yours,, for a beginner , i can proudly say it was perfect thanks to you 😊
thanks grant! Yesterday i bought my first basic tablet to start practicing and learning, i picked the wacom M i feel its going to be good enough for me. Let's start with the drawing and hand painting tutorials now :D
I had a Gaomon PD screen tablet....never use it, I hate it. I went back to a non screen Huion GS610 tablet and I love it. You don't need some extremely expensive equipment, a tablet with some pressure sensitivity, and the effort to learn and you can do it.
Feng Zhu, one of the most respected concept artists in the world, still uses an Intuos 3 tablet 90% of the time. If it's good enough for him, why not for literally anyone else?
I love having just one lightweight device, I can take it with me or use it with my laptop, plug it in and just go. One wire, that's it, instead of some heavy wire squid.
non screen graphic tablets are objectively superior in digital art end design industry. Screen tablets are just emulating the inferior aspects of the traditional medium: paper
Thank you for sharing this info. I don't know where else I'd get a nice overview of these things.
Amazing review! Very Helpful. Even as I have only ever bought 1 tablet 4 years ago. I went with a xp pen star 06 because I read fairly good reviews for it and it seemed to have lots of pen pressure, a bulk of buttons, as well as no screen(heard there was issues with color correcting on many screens as well as random pixel dead areas, thought it might be easier to just start without the screen), and batteryless pen. So I went for it and have had a great experience with it. They seem to update fairly often as well as being very kind and quick when I have needed help. They also seem like they might be newer and are working hard to appeal and help for everyone. Love it! I use it with gimp and inkscape on my pc desktop. The versatility of having it plugged in or using the wifi connector is super nice! Also never needing to charge a pen. AMAZING! The battery also lasts for a long time and thus far the build quality is perfect. I highly recommend(that being said I have heard of other people claiming the cursor might skip sometimes like it isn't registering for select moments but this hasn't been my experience and I am not sure of their setup or software versions.).
are you on linux by any chance?
I ordered the Xp-Pen Artist Display 22R Pro last Friday. I hope I'm not too disappointed after seeing this review. I got it on sale for $554.39 USD. Man, I hope it's worth it. To me that is A LOT of money for an enthusiast.
that's what i mainly use :)
@@grabbitt Excellent!
I know drawing with real ink and pencil. Im not good at it.
Now with the starting of blendering (thanks to you it seems way easier than I have thought) Im thinking of getting such a tablet thingy. So this vid helps a lot. And you even explain that parallax thing. You point out, what to watch for, how screens can behave and such. Which really is a good thing.
Also, this is the first vid in which I see your face. I thought you were older X D
Thanks! I got myself a deco 1 v2 for Christmas and i LOVE the features! :)
wow!! this video is very timely!
Have you been reading my mind, Grant? lol
Thanks for this guide!!
Yaaay! I was literally just going to buy one based on your recommendation from your old video 😂
Thank you for mentioning driver issues - I have a Ugee and the issues with needing to uninstall and reinstall on a regular basis (even though the last drivers released were in 2018!) is just about driving me to find a new brand to use. I had shortlisted XP Pen, Huion, and Wacom, so hearing your recommendation was useful
I can't afford one atm, sculpting on mouse is still a relaxing experience though
Your videos are always so helpful keep it up!
I was worried that these types of things were going to be crazy expensive but they aren’t that bad. Especially when your first recommendation is just like $60. I’m going to try and get better at general texturing (I would be using it for 3D graphics) and just better at 3D art before I start investing in better technology. I at least want to know that I can get better before I start getting the tools to do so. I will probably get the one by Wacom because I’m not looking for some big and ultra powerful tablet. Just something to help up the texturing of my art and hopefully games in the future. Despite this being a fair bit away, I do thank you for making this. It is really helpful in putting tablets into perspective.
p.s. as always, this is an amazing and helpful/informative video! Thank you!!!
Great video, than you so much Grant. Can we use graphic tablet without any gloves efficiently, is the glove absolutely crucial thing to have?
Graphics tablets are fine without gloves but not display tablets
@@grabbitt Thanks.
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I agree, When on Linux, XP-Pen provides Linux drivers too. I am using it from a year.
thanks for the guide, it would have been great if you added more captions on the screen. and also sectioning the video to recognizable parts.
Hi Grant, Been following along the Get Good at Blender series and am now doing the Game Asset Axe. Loving it so far. I am now thinking of investing in an entry level tablet and previous videos have had the recommended one as the Veikk A15 down in the description but lately I have been seeing you recommending the Wacom One. Just wondering what is your current pick between those two. Cheers and thanks again.
its very tough to say but i'd probably go with the viekk but check what people are saying about how long they last because i was not able to test that
Any Linux viewers - if you're not going to get Wacom, the Huions work very nicely with the Wacom configuration on Gnome and KDE after you install digimend drivers. I had a Monoprice which is a rebrand of another and that didn't work with the Wacom configuration. Gaomon does not have any official support at all for Linux. Wacom is pretty well supported. At least, my daughter has the 13" display Wacom and it works VERY well on Fedora 32 with the KDE desktop. She just needs to hit windows key-shift-1 to make the pen be properly aligned to the display and everything works perfectly.
What would you guys rather recommend?
1. Wacom CTL-672-N - Bigger size, no buttons, smaller pressure sensitivity
2. Wacom Intuos CTL-4100K-N - Smaller size, few buttons, bigger pressure sensitivity
pressure sensitivity makes little difference above 2000
@@grabbitt So a bigger size would be much better, and I am guessing buttons don't make that much of a difference either?
Thanks a lot Grant!
TY for this, as a long time mouse sculptor i hope i can get better with the XP Pen tablet i just bought. Im hoping its a game changer cus the no pressure situation is rough with a mouse
Great video. Do you recommend any mid-range tablet for Blender? I don’t do sculpting.
yes the ones in the description are perfect
@@grabbitt Always enjoying your videos, Grant!
Thanks for the video! Is tilt angle sensivity useful for the sculpting or it doesn't make sense?
No it's not important
Thanks for the video. I’ve been thinking about getting a grahics tablet to limit the investment as of now (blender hobbyist - thanks for your tutorials), and I have 2 more questions:
- would a small wacom get me anywhere, or should I just go for the M size? In other words, is it really worth the price difference (which is actually not that big)? Sculpting in blender with a mouse is super hard (but I might just be bad at sculpting :D)
- as I own an iPad, could I use it as a display tablet (not excluding the first question, but for the test)? Do you have any experience in that area that you could share?
i dont think an ipad can be used as a display tablet but not fully looked into it. The small wacom is fine for starting out :)
@@grabbitt thanks for the answer. I saw some videos talking about an app called EasyCanvas that allows to emulate the graphics tablet behaviour
Hey Grant I recently bought some courses on udemy with you in then and must say you're a great teacher! I'm new to blender and want to get into 3d modeling and sculpting. Just bought a intuos pro medium at best buy to start with hopefully it'll do me well. Has pretty good reviews so crosses fingers. Have you ever used the intuos pro? If so what did you think about them?
Yes great but of kit. You'll do well with that. Tablets take a bit of getting used to but once you do they are great 🙂👍
@@grabbitt awesome, thanks thought so I've been looking at all sorts of tablets with and without screens and even standalone ones for days now haha 😄 😆. Can't wait to get more familiar with blender etc, haven't felt this passionate in years about something. Do you have any advice on what to keybind to the keys etc? Also thought about maybe getting a compact wireless keyboard to help with shortcuts. Best wishes to you and your loved ones hope to hear back what you think 😊
Ps i decided to cancel the intuos pro medium and bought the large version. Figure it'll be more than worth it even long term ^^
This dude is a legend!
I think the "plug into mobile" is not the point but to plug in to Android (which are tablets) it makes much more sense to plug a drawing tablet into a large tablet and use that as a screen.
I have one strange wacky thing to add to drawing tablets. Both me and my GF have Wacom Intuos Pros, the only difference is that I left the plastic cover on mine while she immediately removed it from hers. Not sure if it's because of that but I'm using the same pen tip for the last 2 years, while she has to change hers every few weeks.. :D
I am first viewer on this video.
Time 06:53 pm
I use one by Wacom medium combined with Razer Tartarus v2
for shortcuts and mainly the scroll to adjust the brush size
I love them both and have no intentions to upgrade the tablet
Hi! Can you give me some ideas on the Tartarus? or show me your layout? I used it for WoW but I am leaving it lol
@@darthkijan i use it for shortcuts
like from 17-19 are lasso tool/eraser/brush
16 for undo and the scroll for brush size
and like that. it's up to your comfort and which keys you prefer.
Do u recommended veikk vk640 ? Because that the only digital tablet i can buy lol its only 45$ in my country, btw great video m8😄
Yes that should work well
@@grabbitt hey 6x4 inch is really enough for 3d sculpting and drawing landscape? Im on monitor tbh not on laptop
Thanks a lot for this informative video... what would you recommend in terms of a writing tablet with multi-touch function? Many thanks and blessings, Max T.
I only really use them for drawing so it's difficult for me to say
@@grabbitt Thanks for your kind reply and no worries I will find out if writing tablet are also efficient for musicians ;-)
Just always love watching your videos.
Also I would use a tablet to draw on my phone. I don't have a stylus for this model but love drawing on Sketchbook, especially on beautiful days out and about. Dragging a tablet around might be cumbersome (as would dragging my workstation around I imagine) but might still give it a go.
Great video!
If you had to choose between One by Wacom and Xp-Pen Deco 01 for drawing/sculpt, which would you choose? Unfortunately, things can get quite expansive where I live so I can't mess around :(
Thanks for the video anyway man, cheers!
There's not much in it really. Wacom 1 will probably be easy from a driver's perspective. The XP pen has more features
@@grabbitt You are right. I use Ubuntu (free software ftw!) and the official XP-Pen drivers for Linux is so limited. You can't configure the express key and the other features that come with the tablet are unusable, like the tilt function. So you pretty much get a Wacom again haha.
The non-official drivers currently barely supports this model and still have a lot of issues. So basically nothing will work out of the box.
I'm just letting it here for anyone with the same questions. Guess I'll get the Wacom, still don't know. Thank you anyway Grant!
Watched the video now, but good to know i chose a good tablet...Got yesterday on aliexpress sales the Deco 01 V2 for 41€ with free shipping :D
Hey professor, can you tell me if the Inspiroy 420 would be able to do the Sculpting job your play list shows? That Nose man?
I'm a student and don't understand the specifics.
i believe so yes
I have a Wacom and I am happy with it...great driver support.
Hey Grant. I just noticed that the link for the innovator 16 leads to the 15.6 pro. Thought you might want to know.
Thanks
Many mobile phones are able to be jacked into hdmi which allow for a bigger screen, so the ability to connect to a mobile can be VERY useful. Of course you would prob need to run through a dongle that provides a multi port USB/HDMI hub though.
Hey Grant, what you recommend to start learning?? thx in advance
I've recently bought Veikk a15Pro. It's very good for Beginners.
I got A Gaomon S620 about a month ago. I find that the surface of the pad is too sliperery just like other tablets. It does feel a little uncomfortable doing drawings with it compared to paper. It is hard to control the pen with your hand.
I have at least partially fixed this problem. I just got some fine grade emery cloth (or fine sandpaper) and gently scratched the surface up, down, sideways and at a 45 degree angle in both directions. I think that it has helped it to feel more like paper because there is more friction. It is not perfect but to my mind I think that it has improved. The pen nibs are not going to last so long. The nibs don't cost much anyway. The surface also looks much more messy and ugly. It will definately attract more dirt now as well (I will turn it upside down when it is not in use to reduce this problem a little). However, I now have a much higher quality tablet. Considering that you have to pay about £500 or £600 for a reMarkable 2 note taking tablet to get that paper feel I think that it is worth taking the chance that you might brake the tablet to make this improvement. I did not brake my tablet when I scratched the surface gently. You do this at your own risk of course. The Gaomon is so cheap I think that it is worth the risk for the benefits. I think that the extra friction I have got on the surface has doubled or tripled the value of my tablet now. It does seem a little easier to control the pen with the extra friction. If my Gaomon does not last so long now I don't care because it is so cheap. The extra friction I created is certainly not too much. Maybe I need to scratch it with courser emery paper to make the friction a little more. I will leave my Gaomon alone for the time being. I don't want to scratch too deeply or I might brake my Gaomon.
I notice that if you want something that has a nice paper feel to it for taking notes then a reMarkable 2 has the best surface for taking notes. I saw that the manufacturers deliberately made the surface have more friction just like paper has (this inspired me to use emery paper on my Gaomon) (however, the softwate for the reMarkable 2 is very poor and they have not improved its weeknesses in 6 months. So, buy a Boox Note Air instead and put a screen protector on it to increase its friction instead if you want a note pad). I would not know where you would get a screen protector that increases friction on the Gaomon S620 so I scratched the surface with fine grade emery paper instead. Best wishes.
Hi Grant. Great video!
Please can you suggest a good and reliable screen tablet that I can buy for my 13 year old daughter who loves to draw & paint the traditional way but I want to expose her to digital graphics too. Thanking you in advance. Cheers!
(A screen graphic tablet with its own drawing software preferably.)
An iPad pro would be best. That will work independently
@@grabbitt Thanks Grant. Any other good option as the cost for an iPad pro is not within my budget.
@@knight32d getting second hand older generations can help. Otherwise have a look at general drawing tablets from people like samsung but i've not had a chance to test them myself
Hi Nice video superb keep going. Recently purchased a XP-PEN Deco 1 V2 graphics tablet, how can i check the pen pressure is working as expected i feel it is not working as needed.
Do graphic tablets support (finger) touch gestuers like pinch to zoom and other?
BTW Great compiliation of knowledge and expertise in a very short time.
This is so invaluable.
Not that I know if yet but I could be wrong
Question - would you recommend a tablet for texturing that's not just fully hand-painted? Like, drawing over photo textures and such? Among other things, I'm into retro graphics and wonder if that would be a noticeable improvement over mouse, or would the need to switch between both outweigh the positives. Also, would you say it's helpful when working in Substance? Only really used the trial for more basic objects, so not sure how much there's actual hand-painting involved other than masking off parts using different materials and how much is just using stencils and smart masks.
I'm debating just dipping my toes with one of the smaller tablets (the 6x4 inchers, not one of the even smaller ones) before going for one of the medium-sized ones, since I *think* my requirements are lower than for full-blown illustration or sculpting. Not sure if that's actually correct, though. Not saying I'd never try either, but that's lower priority for me.
It's difficult to say. I would certainly give it a try if you are able
Cool comparison! I'm think about getting a graphics tablet but I would love to be able to use it around the house. Do you know of a way to connect to your PC remote in the house? Wifi, RDP or something like that? I have been looking around but havent seen to much info. So why not ask the experts :-).
there probably is but its something i dont know about
Hey Grant great video. I'm interested in what functions you have the buttons on the tablet set up to and how to set them up with Blender? Moving, panning, zooming, and rotating around the workspace or the model is natural with a mouse but I have problems translating those functions to the tablet. I'm using a Wacom Intuos Pro.
i only change one thing thats the pen buttons to middle mouse and right click
Hi Grant, what do you think about the Wacom One (the display tablet), is it worth it or should I prefer the Cintiq? I'm a total beginner about to begin your course, therefore a bit reluctant spending that amount of money in a tablet. So, if the Wacom One (display) is no bueno I'll probably stick to the One by Wacom (pen tablet). Does that make sense?
Which course are you taking. I'm using an xp pen display tablet and it works very well
@@grabbitt Just finishing another Photoshop course to get familiar with the tool and I'll start the "Learn to draw" in a week or so. I'm indifferent to XP Pen or Wacom, Wacom is just easier to find where I live. Any comment to make on the Wacom One display, it's a bit smaller 13.3" at around GBP 320?
@@gilleswalther5964 the wacom one is good but it doesn't have a laminated screen which is disappointing I think.
You mentioned about two/multiple sizes for the One by Wacom but when I look at the Wacom site as well as on Amazon they only seem to have the tiny one, though it looks like there are some up on eBay. Do you know if they discontinued it or am I missing something?
Also I'm going through your new character course and enjoying it a lot (big part of what has me craving getting a drawing tablet as I'm in the sculpting section and I can see how it would be easier)
I think they just have the medium not. You don't want anything smaller than 6*4 inch and around 10*6 is best
@Grant Abbitt, If you ever get your hands on a 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Enterprise (or other), it would be very interesting hearing your opinion of it for things like Blender.
Just bought one time to explore you're hand painted texture series
Sir i have a medium sized Huion tablet... When i will become intermediate in digita painting then I would buy your recommended tablet😁
Hey Grant! I'm currently looking to buy a graphics tablet for taking digital notes in college, I've been looking at one by wakom but it ain't have BT... and intuos seems like a bit of a overkill for me. Any recs?
Probably xp pen I would say
I use the Huion 1060P. It's amazing for the price. Had a Wacom before and I prefer this, especially the price. Sometimes have to load up the Huion app or it doesn't work but not that often. So I guess mild driver issues.
Awesome video. Many times I think of how Craig Mullins works. Since his early work he has always made his image as large as the system allows him. Once he figured out what worked on a system it’s the same until he upgraded. I wonder if he kept going along with technology until it got good enough where the limit was so high he didn’t need to go higher anymore. I dunno he’s a master so whatever he worked on it only augmented his talent. Fun to think of him working on a crazy high end screen tablet and upgrading through the years.
Hello Grant,
Torn between XP Pen 01 V2 and Huion HS611. Which one would you recommend?
both pretty similar
I ordered huion hs64 few days ago, it would be my first graphic tablet.
cool
Would you do a video talking about the cintiq mobile studio pro for blender? Mainly I want to know if it's possible to do the kind of work shown in your character course on my couch or propped up in bed or if I really need to be upright at a desk/table.
yes i have used the mobile studio like that and it works fairly well. it will struggle a little with really high poly stuff but maybe change to your desktop for that section
I bought a One by Wacom medium. £55 inc postage. Pretty excellent. Worked straight out the box, after downloading the software. I had tried a cheaper brand - for £35 - but it wouldn’t work - driver issue.
Hey! I wanted to ask you about the drawing experience with Xp-Pen. Does the pen have a lot of wobble or springiness to it? And how does the drawing experience compare to that of the Wacom Intuos Pro's firm stylus. Would you recommend Xp-pen or Huion for a drawing experience closest to Wacom? And any specific models. Thanks a lot :)
I think the XP pen is very good. I use it for all my work I think wacom is overpriced
@@grabbitt thank you so much man!! 😃
Hi so did you end up buying the XP Pen Deco 1 V2? How is the stylus?
@@dickyderp819 Hey! Okay so I ended up buying the tablet. I really like the stylus, the tip is springy but not as much as my older huion q11K wireless v1. I might soon upgrade to the cheapest cintiq model. I would definitely recommend you though to look out for the latest Huion RTP-700, RTS-300, RTM-500 too. They seem to have pens with the least wobble however there aren't many reviews for those on RUclips, since they are so new. Another option may be checking out display tablets from huion with the pw517 stylus which seems to have very little wobble too. If your primary use is sculpting or digital painting, the XP pen is awesome. However I think a pen with even less wobble would be more suited if you intend to do concept sketching or dynamic sketching, because I feel the wobble tends to throw you off a little, say it becomes hard to draw closing ellipses with the pen wobble etc. If you want a great sketching experience, One by Wacom would serve you well too, it's great for sketching. And a display tablet would be even better since it would be closest to your natural drawing experience on paper and you can transfer much more of your traditional sketching and drawing experience and expertise easily with that. Sorry this was too long, but hope it helps. Cheers!
@@shaharyarshaukat6773 Yeah I'm going to be using it for drawing. That was very helpful! Thanks for the tips!
Any thoughts on using a Windows ultrabook with a touchscreen + pressure sensitive pen or an iPad instead of a display tablet?
i know an ipad works very well but dont know about the touchpad stuff
can we use the graphic tablets given in the description for scuplting as well as for concept design ?
What are your thoughts on the Huion Kamvas Pro 16 (4k) and the Kamvas Pro 24 (QHD) ? Thanks.
supposed to be very good but never got it to work on my machine
@@grabbitt So didn't work with PS, Blender or a driver issue?
USA Amazon link gave me a model that is unavailable for the recommended XP Pen 16. Not sure if you gave a newer link? 🤔
Thanks I'll have to update. 👍🙂
@@grabbitt went with a flash sale price I saw and hit the buy button. Wanted that to be affiliated Grant link but sale had a timer on it lol
Thanks for vids!
I'm thinking more now of buying XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 Graphics Drawing Tablet, since it's available in my country, is this a good one?
It's really excellent
Do you recomend the xp pen star 05 v2 or deco 1v1 ? I'm a studentwho wants to learn and make in the future illustrations and web comics thank you :)
Either is good
@@grabbitt Thank you !
rotoscoping
texture painting
sculpting
matte painting
i have a lot of work related to these
Hey umm can you tell me one below 100$ for sculpting . Also I didn't understand how does no screen on the black drawing tablet makes sense , i mean how can we draw neatly? Also do you know any tablets which have screens under 100$
It works fine you soon get used to it. The cheapest display tablet is 250 I believe
@@grabbitt damn that's kinda expensive but anyways thx a lot for telling
Just picked up the Huion Kamvas 22'' Plus because it was on sale, it's pretty amazing but holy cow I did not think about just how big this thing would be
I was not sure about 22+ and 16pro, I took the 16 but I think it's a little small for photoshop but on my desk it's already big.
@@Darkrikou62 the 22' plus was on sale, saved about 200 bucks on it so that's why I picked it up at all tbh. I think if you have the room for it, it's an awesome tablet but the 16 is probably a more convenient thing to use especially if you have to have a keyboard handy for 3d modeling
my wacom intuos pro pth651 is the most reliable piece of kit i have ever owned, the stylus also feels much nicer that all the other brands styluses
Sorry to bother u but what computer or pc would u reccomen to use with a xp-pen innovator 16. My current computer always lag with blender, so im planning to save up for a new one. Can u give me a low price recomendation and a little pricy one
I might do this in a video at some point
@@grabbitt yay. Thank u
Huion kamvas 16 is my best buy in many years.
huion gt 220 pro 2019 using a 7th gen i7 and gtx 1080 here. no driver issues to speak of and happy with it all in all, but it is quite bulky and not particularly portable.
i am completely new this world. i want to start making cartoon shorts. i am not afraid to spend a little bit of money on a good drawing tablet. my question is with a display tablet can i use it on the drawing program while i still watch videos and use my computer as normal or does it hijack my computer screen as well!? thanks sorry if it's a dumb question . will be the difference between me getting display or none display tablet
No it's just a monitor you can draw on
for graphics tablet (no display) do you prefer the medium size? I see some people reducing the working area of medium tablets and draw on just a corner of the tablet so they dont have to move the hand as much...do you draw on the whole area?
yes i prefer the bigger space
Can i use one of the cheaper tablets like the One by Wacom -CTL that you mentioned, to trace a drawing i have already done and have it become computer rendered, or will the paper be too thick for the pen to register? if not, can it be done with any of the ones you mentioned?
You should be ok to do that with any
The reason why I like this video and Grant Abbitt is the fact that he is saying the price in pounds.
That's a thing to me because if it is in dollars, I will start calculating it. Soooooo....
I bought XP-Pen Artist Pro 16. I am using blender 3.0.1. Where can I set my pen button as mouse middle click? Please advise which function should I press, so as to select. Thank you.
In the xp pen drive programme
@@grabbitt Thank you very much.
which would you reccomend between the wacom one the VEIKK A15/A50 and the HUION H610PRO V2 for use with blender? Thanks
All worked fine when I used them
Quick question for anyone interested in answering, I am going to buy a tablet soon and am looking at the XP Pen Innovator 16 and then the Wacom One. I already have Wacom Drivers installed on my computer and honestly 13 inches might be better in my current space that won't change for most likely 2 more years. But most people tell me that I definitely want the 16 inches. Does anyone have any experience with either of those tablets specifically?
Also if I do get the XP Pen, is it easy to remove the Wacom drivers?
Thanks ahead of time for making the video Grant, I am taking your course on GameDev TV and appreciate the effort you put into it.
Yeah it's easy to remove the drivers. Is go for the innovator personally but I can understand your need for space
Wacom is really getting slow nowdays Huion and XP Pen etc are offering so much for lower prices.... Like XP Pen Deco Pro sw/mw Those have bluetooth, build mostly from metal (wacom loves plastic), overall much better build quality than Wacom intuos graphics tablets that cost more , won designer awards, and an quite quality pen etc and still costs under 200.
One thing i give to Wacom is the drivers.. Easy to download and use.. Huion and XP Pen are getting better at that but still Wacom drivers are just so nice.
Customer support is a hit and often just miss with Huion and nowdays even with Wacom (it used to be somewhat decent) .. XP Pen at least try to offer quality customer support and are quite active on Twitter too.
XP Pen did have serious issues with theyre pens but nowdays mostly fixed but oh my those issues were hard few years ago. They do have some issues with displays thought
One tip i always give to new artists is that if you can try out different brands do it
And if you just can i would always suggest to use an non display model as neck and back pains are really a growing trend both in arts and just everywhere and non display graphics tablets are easier on wrists too obviously there is an learning curve but its worth it i promise after decades pass its pays off.
agreed
I know this is a older video, but would this still a viable option? XP-PEN Artist12 11.6 Inch FHD Drawing Monitor Pen Display Graphic Monitor with PN06 Battery-Free Pen Multi-Function Pen Holder and Glove 8192 Pressure Sensitivity? To use with Blender, and sculpting, and also drawing? I want one with a display, but I can't afford the heavy prices. Thanks if you can answer.
Should be fine yes
I have the xp pen 22 e Artist pro and it do e awesome job. Like it so much
Is graphi/display tablet worth it if you are buying it just for hard surface modelling, texturing and rendering?
I would say no actually
If I want a tablet for gaming and drawing,should I get a graphic tablet or display tablet.And since I am a starter,which brand gives a better drawing experience??
Probably just a basic tablet. XP pen probably
Currently running Blender on a new, but under-powered i5 laptop. Couldn't see how I could justify spending too much on a tablet when the dollars could be better used saving for a decent desktop setup. Bought myself the cheapest and smallest Wacom Intuos so I could dip a toe and test the waters.
Tablet worked pretty much straight out of the box on my machine, but since I run Linux I am unable to take advantage of any of the included software, nor find any way of getting under the bonnet to tweak settings and preferences. Bit annoying to be asked to pay the same price as those who can take advantage of all the so-called bonus features. Perhaps Grant could create a video regarding which tablets run best/are supported on Linux? Seems a no-brainer to me because there is so much info on how well in many areas Blender runs under Linux, compared with other operating systems.
Not complaining too much though, I beat the one hour learning curve by 30 minutes or so and found it pretty easy to look at the screen while using the pen. Hardest thing about navigating around my laptop is getting to menu and other items in the corners or right near the edge of my laptop display. Scrolling up and down with the pen is a bit of a PITA.
This tablet is perfect for my needs but my one major gripe is with the pen. i'm finding it hard to hold so the buttons are constantly a simple finger movement away. No quickly differentiating the buttons of the pen by sight because the entire thing is black. No governing how I'm holding it is offered by any of its shape or feel. Why not have a raised dot or two that function in a similar way to those applied to the "F" and "J" keys on most keyboards?
hi, does huion 640p support Blender ? and recommend the huion 640p for blender ? thnx
I prefer xp pen I find huions drivers a problem
@@grabbitt thank you.
Hi. Can i connect iPad to MacBook and use as display tablet? If so do gaomon will be better?
i think it is possible but never tried it myself
@@grabbitt thank you for answering
Grant, do you have any experience with a Microsoft Surface device/pen for this or know of anyone who uses one?
no but i have heard good things.
Wacom would be great if their stylus wouldn't break down and are pricy to replace. This is a huge caveat to them so keep this in mind. Once your battery-free wears off you're looking at $30-79 USD to replace depending on what model you have plus new nibs and grips for it all the time. Wacom is a money pit because of their stylus build quality I would recommend going with Huion tablets the battery-less stylus replacements are inexpensive the latency is not bad at all you still get tilt pressure and 8192 levels and you don't have to sink money into the accessories for a little over half the price tag of a Wacom. The only caveot to Huion is that they do scratch easy but who cares? It's a no-brainer same functionality for less than half the price. My HS1161 is scratched to hell but its scratched because I love it and use the heck out of it for zbrush.