Hello! I was wondering what technology you use for your art? i.e do you use a desktop with a drawing tablet or a heavy duty tablet like a Wacom with a screen? I ask because I’ve been wanting to try and update from procreate but most other softwares require extra equipment, so I’m just curious as to what you recommend :)

Thank you, and I love your art!!!!

hi hi, thank you!!

i’m not sure if i can recommend something confidently, since i’ve never drawn in Procreate and don’t know what would be the best/most convenient option for someone who’s used to it 🤔 my setup is fairly simple though! i use a laptop + One by Wacom tablet (S, it’s tiny) + Paint Tool SAI as my drawing software.

if i remember correctly, procreate is an iPad software, right? if that’s the case i will warn you that getting used to a non-screen tablet takes a WHILE. when i was just getting into digital art eight billion years ago as a traditional artist, i felt like i was learning how to draw from scratch 😂 wouldn’t change a thing though, drawing with a non-screen tablet allowed me to develop brain-to-hand coordination that otherwise i wouldn’t have even dreamed of.

fun fact, my current tablet is technically a huge downgrade from my previous one, which was a Wacom Intuos 4, with a fancy set of keys and a touch ring and a thick chonky pen and a better pressure sensitivity. i had to replace it a few years back when it died (after a good decade of working tirelessly), but unfortunately was supremely broke so had to buy the super simplistic One by Wacom. the funny thing is that i’m totally happy with it even though it’s just a tiny slab of plastic (i love the size for its portability, but might upgrade to a larger tablet in the future because a larger drawing area would definitely be kinder to my wrist). i really missed the touch ring at first, which is a really convenient feature of Intuos 4, but got used to utilizing the pen for scrolling and zooming very quickly.

i guess if your main concern is convenience and money is no issue, go for a screen tablet! but even the cheapest non-screen tablets are usually pretty good, you just need to get used to them first if you’ve never drawn with one before.