Hi,
I just recently got into using Krita & doing digital painting and I’m trying to figure out what drawing tablet to get.
A family member has a small Wacom Intuos that I could buy from them. I’m not sure what version of the device it is, but it’s an older version, since it’s at least 4 years old. Do you think that would work for a beginner, or should I go for something bigger?
EDIT: It’s 7.8” x 6.3" I believe, so very small
Eventually, I would love to try out a pen display but I’m not sure I’m ready to spend that much yet since this is just a small hobby for me right now.
I don’t know how big the Intuos is, but I personally feel that anything under A4 is too small. Users more experienced than me usually still say that the bigger the monitor, the bigger the tablet should be, and I’m starting to feel that they’re right, because I recently got a 31 inch/4k monitor as a gift and with the bigger picture, the painting feeling has changed. Looks like I need a new tablet.
However, I think there is a high personal subjectivity factor involved here, everyone has different preferences.
Yes, it is very small – 7.8” x 6.3" I believe, with a smaller drawing surface.
Yeah you’re right it probably is very subjective. I will probably try out the Intuos for a bit and see if I like it, but eventually get something bigger.
Thanks for your advice!
The Intuos is good. I have an Intuos4 and it still works well on Windows 10.
As for tablet size, you’d get used to it the more you use it. My first tablets were the small cheap Wacom Graphire ones (I loved them.) Like I said, it takes using it to get used to the eye hand coordination it takes. Just watch the screen as you draw, don’t think about the size of the drawing surface.
It will probably work fine…Wacom is good…my Intuos Pro drawing surface is not much bigger than that 6 x 9 or so (tablet itself is bigger) … same size as my older Intuos 4 which it replaced…btw if anyone is interested in that older Intuos 4 PTK 640 I’d be glad to all but give it away for shipping costs…
I also have a XP-Pen Tablet as my backup now so certainly don’t need the older Wacom. Email/message me if you are interested.
My five year old Wacom Intuos Draw works fine on Windows 10 and Linux.
I think that Windows 10 will recognise it and download/install the Wacom drivers and tablet management utilities for you as well.
If not then the driver/etc is easy enough to get from the Wacom site.
As for size, it depends what you’re used to. Does your hand movement with your current mouse correspond, inch for inch, with the cursor movement on the tablet?
Some people don’t like having to make large hand/arm movements to get the cursor/brush across the canvas.
Exactly
(My old Wacom Graphire still works on Linux but it feels ‘clunky’ compared to my slender Intuos Draw.)
Hi @Eluna_May - I use the small Wacom Intuos and I love it. I keep mine to the side of the keyboard so that I can have one hand on the keyboard and one hand drawing with the stylus. I like how its small size allows it to fit comfortably on my desk.
Hi @Eluna_May. I’ve been using a Wacom Intuos Pro small for about 6 years without a problem. The size doesn’t inhibit working on large canvases. No matter which tablet you choose it should have three things:
A settings app to customise the tablet’s input to art software.
A smooth working surface. Rough surfaces wear down stylus nibs quickly. I’ve been using the same nib for years and the tablet came with spares.
You’ll want a tablet with at least 2048 degrees of pressure sensitivity.
I have a small wacom intuos also! its very beginner friendly and you can map the buttons on the pen to do certain commands (ie undo, redo, eraser). The fact it has no screen seemed super intimidating but it was easy to get a hang of.
IMO Wacom small or medium size is good enough for digital painting.
Large size tablet need to pair with large screen and sometimes moving forearm, quite hard to control for beginners, and it takes up a lot of desk space.
