Tips for a Tablet Newcomer?

~pichuX8664 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I just got an Intuos5 tablet and I'd like to know some techniques you guys use with your tablets to make the amazing works you do. I mean, I'm really not too great at drawing yet, so I'd like to know a few tips and tricks-of-the-trade you guys use.

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~Pichoochoo Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

No matter what art style you'll begin to use; study human anatomy.

=AlanTheRobot Dec 26, 2012

I have a beginners photoshop tutorial in my gallery, but for other stuff I suggest you look at my tutorial folder in my favorites. It's filled with the most useful tutorials I've found. Many are about coloring. By coloring I'm assuming you mean blending is what you're having difficulties with? and not cell shading which is very simple and almost self explanatory.

~pichuX8664 Dec 27, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Actually, I don't use Photoshop. ~_~ I never did and probably never will.

=AlanTheRobot Dec 27, 2012

Oh, well sorry, the tutorials should still work though.

~pichuX8664 Dec 27, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Ok, I'll have to check them out.

~minustwoseventhree Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Once you get the feel of it, the best thing to do is loose sketches. Then try drawing different types of lines using the pressure sensitivity as much as possible.
I don't really understand what you mean about your difficulty colouring, as that's a pretty basic thing? Fill the area with colour then shade it. Look at some tutorials, I can't give too much help with that as it's a personal thing.

*BerriesSparrowMouse Dec 26, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Practice is really all I can say. My first tablet drawing was god awful, actually. But now I can't draw without the thing.

Make sure that the pressure and response time is right. Having your cursor go ten times faster than your hand can be really awkward.

~pichuX8664 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I already got the feel of it, actually, but I can't seem to color it in right. How do you do it, cause you're really good at it.

~Jei-Art Dec 26, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

What software do you use?

~pichuX8664 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I'm using MyPaint.

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