what’s the cheapest something like that can go for ?
i’d like to try digital from out of graphite and watercolor cause of the ease of use since erasing in general is a whole entire deal that some days prevents me from drawing. so having a quick and painless eraser is a must for me
some sort of scroll or wheel would also be really really nice
i’d like to stay under a 100 bucks if possible, the cheaper the better. i found thesevenpens docs but they don’t make it easy to look for specific features :-/
It would be helpful to know whether you’re on Windows (or a different operating system) and what country you’re in.
If Amazon is available in your country, do a search on “pen tablet” and you’ll see the price range for your area.
Since Krita doesn’t “talk” directly to any tablet, the driver for your chosen tablet will be important. So make sure any tablet you’re considering makes a driver available for your operating system.
I’ve had luck with my Huion Kamvas 13 tablet, though it’s a little finicky at times. They’re a good budget brand. Mine doesn’t have a scroll wheel but I think they offer models that do. I think that’s more of a premium feature so it might be more expensive.
Haven’t tried P06 pen with deco v2 as v2 isn’t a very recent purchase and came with P05 pen, which is fine. Linux (mx/mate), liquorix kernel 6.11, and drivers are within the kernel. I understand the kernel drivers are open source, but, yes, have read that xp-pen offer their own linux drivers that enable a settings gui. Tried it briefly quite a while ago, and had to keep the program running in the background while painting; wasn’t comfortable with that, and am thankful there’s open source drivers.
No scroll-wheel on the v2, but erase within software can be a good stop-gap if you’re happy with other aspects of a slightly older, but very reliable, tablet. In Krita you can press E to switch to eraser mode, then E again to switch it off, or B for brush. I think my tablet was around £50 when I bought it, and cheap long-lasting nibs too. Just to assure mainly that there are open source drivers for tablets, so if you see a v2 deco e.g. on ebay, that could be a good first tablet. It’s amazing to be able to erase and use a layer or two, yet still enjoy a very traditional process, so I hope you soon find a tablet you’re happy with.
