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Jon Grimes, digital artistUnbiased Drawing Tablet Reviews by digital artist and designer

Drawing Tablets don't have to cost a fortune

Drawing tablets come in all shapes and sizses and as a graphic designer and digital artist for over twenty years, and an extensive user of drawing tablets, I aim to bring you unbiased reviews of various Drawing Tablets on the market. You will have the unbiased information you need before you make your Computer Drawing tablet purchase.

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If your looking for a small, effective cheap drawing tablet, then the
VT Penpad might be the answer?

vt penpad - small but cheap drawing tablet

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The VT PenPad is a light weight drawing tablet aimed very much at the beginner and more advance computer user alike, but for someone who doesn’t want the worry of a large investment. With 1024 levels of pen pressure sensitivity and 2048 lines per inch of resolution, this is a cheap drawing tablet with specifications that make it ideal for basic digital art and general computer use. (more…)

The computer drawing tablet, an ideal computer input device for general computer use and digital artists

 

Adesso compute drawing tablet base

As a digital artist for a number of years and heavily dependent on the computer for my digital art, the computer drawing tablet is an essential device. Apart from using a drawing tablet for my digital art, it is also a very good computer input device in its own right and I would recommend them to anyone who uses a computer one regular basis. (more…)

If your looking for a compact wireless drawing tablet, the Genius Mouspen M508W could be the answer?

Genius mousepen drawing tablet

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Genius are renowned for their range of drawing tablets and the Genius Mousepen M508W is another in their stable of affordable drawing tablets that can be used for general computer usage and basic digital art. This particular drawing tablet is wireless, cost effective and aimed at the computer user who wants a little more freedom. Ideal as a general replacement for the mouse, the Genius Mousepen is a great first time drawing tablet that might surprise you. (more…)

Digital Dragon art final stepDrawing tablets are a fantastic tool for the digital artist and as an artist dabbling in fantasy art, they offer amazing scope. Traditional art materials are a joy to work with but the sheer speed and options when using a drawing tablet is second to none.

The ability to change the overall colour of your work, orientation of the artwork, limitless undos, limitless layers, colour and brush changes at a click of the pen are just a tiny fraction of what is available to the digital artist using a drawing tablet. (more…)

Cheap Computer drawing pad

Lookng for an affordable computer drawing pad, Monoprice could be the answer?

computer drawing pad - Monoprice

 

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If you are looking for an affordable computer drawing pad, then the Monoprice range are another very good example of affordable computer drawing pad technology. Like others that I have looked at, the Monoprice range offer sturdy build quality, affordable prices, reliability and specifications that you would simply associate with more expensive models. Simply put, graphics tablet that don’t break the bank and into today’s financial climate, that’s good news.

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Looking for a wireless drawing tablet, Wacom could hold the answer?

Wacom Graphire Bluetooth image

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Like many devices on the market today, graphics tablets have wireless and bluetooth versions. The Wacom Graphire Tablet is one such PC drawing  tablet with a bluetooth connection instead of the normal wired attachment. As a digital artist Wacoms Graphire tablet is not one I would normally recommend for digital art due to it’s size. That does not mean you can’t use it for computer art, but the size will be a little restrictive. If you want a graphics tablet for occasional or moderate use and you think you’d mostly just use it for general computer work, then the Wacom Graphire tablet is a good choice. The Wacom tablet itself has an area of about 6 x 8 inches, that’s probably no larger than most laptops which means it will fit nicely into a bag for travel use, along with your laptop. (more…)

Cheap graphics tablet and ideal computer mouse replacement

Chaeap graphics tablet, ideal mouse replacement

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The Trust Stylus Design Tablet 15356 is a small but cheap graphics tablet when compared with the many we see on the market today. Like the Adesso CyberTablet M14, the Genius Tablet F610 are affordable graphics tablet with good specifications that has become popular in recent times. This is in part to the backup that can be provided by ‘Trust’ which includes a two-year warranty, an easy to understand website and a multi-lingual service centre that provides (technical) support.

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Kids Drawing Tablet from Genius

A great little drawing tablet for the budding young artists

Drawing Tablet for kids

A great fun gift for the children

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Something different this week as I look at the kids drawing tablet  from Genius. I wanted to highlight this child’s drawing tablet as my son is always on my graphics tablet and I wanted to get one of his own. A drawing tablet that he can copy his dad on and the Kids Drawing Tablet from Genius looks just the part.

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Drawing tablet for PCGenius MousePen drawing tablet for PC, cheap but effective!

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If you are searching for a budget drawing tablet for a PC then you can’t go far wrong with the Genius MousePen. This particular drawing tablet is another in the range from the computer drawing tablet manufacturer Genius. The MousePen 8 x 6 is a budget drawing tablet for PC and has some good functionality.

The Genius package includes the drawing tablet itself, with a working area of 8 x 6 inches, a cordless tablet pen with a very good level of pressure sensitivity, at 1024 levels, and a cordless mouse with three buttons.

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Cheap PC Drawing Tablet that might surprise you, ideal for general computer use and digital art

Genius PC Drawing Tablet

Low cost, good specification PC Drawing Tablet

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Like its counterpart the Adesso PC Drawing Tablet (cybertablet M14), the Genius tablet F610 is an effective drawing tablet for your pc. Aimed at a variety of users, from artists and illustrators to the main stream computer user looking for a mouse replacement. The Genius Tablet F610 is another lower priced computer drawing tablet, and for the price, could be one of  the best drawing tablets in its price range.

As with other lower priced PC drawing tablets this is simply due 2 main reasons

  • It’s cheap compared with many other models
  • The drawing tablets performance, for it’s price, is good
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