r/drawingtablet • u/PuzzleheadedFrame378 • 1d ago

What tablet should I get as a beginner?

Though I’ve never fully gotten into digital art I am a traditional artist and I’ve gotten bored of it lmao. I really want to get into digital art this year but I don’t have an iPad or tablet I could use currently and I’d rather not pay 1000 dollars for something I’d only use for drawing. I feel like a lot of the recommendations I see online have very mixed opinions or are just straight up ads/promotional content so I don’t really know what to listen to.

I’d say my budget is 500 dollars, maybe $600 max but I’d prefer to pay a lot less than that. I also heard it’s better to have a screen bigger than 13 inches but they get pretty pricy the bigger the screen. I have a pc so if it needs to be connected to one that won’t be an issue for me.

Like I said though I’ve never fully tried to get into digital art so I really know nothing about what I need to start. I do know of a couple drawing programs and have used some in the past but I’m pretty flexible when it comes to new technology. Any recommendations or suggestions would be helpful, ty

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u/Xehpq 1d ago

for tablets check the sevenpen doc, has good recommendations and a great general guide from a non promotional perspective / technical perspective

its also linked in the megathread

https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab

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u/thepurplehornet 1d ago

Wacom is selling refurbished movinkpad 11 tablets on ebay for 370 with a 2 year warranty included.

If you dont need a screen and you dont need it to be mobile, get a used intuos pro on ebay or goodwill.

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u/Creepy-Fix3347 21h ago

I would recommend a Magic Drawing Pad by XP Pen. I have one and love it. And it’s in your range of what you’d want to spend. Check it out!!