Mastodawn

I am annoyed.
For 35 years I've been telling myself that i just have no talent to #draw anything that's not a diagram.
Anytime i doodled around, I had proof that drawing is not my forte.

Then I bought myself a #graphicstablet. The smallest i could find that would work with Linux, a Wacom Intuos Small for like 50€.

I was already using #krita, but with the tablet suddenly a lot of stuff got easy. All those brushes suddenly were useful.

And while my drawings look miles, if not lightyears away from being professional, they look fine.
Perfectly serviceable for my D&D games.

I even think the drawings are better than the final coloured images.

And i am bummed no one gave me such a tablet in 1997. 15-yr-old me would have been very happy to have some kind of artistic talent. 🥺
Even if a time machine would have to have been involved...

blue witch Jan 16

I bought myself a #graphicstablet, to find out if digitally painting is more fun for me, and if I might get better with more cheating tools.

And yes, it is way more fun with a pen than with a #trackball... And layers are my friend. Soooo many layers.

This is a partymember of one of my #DnD games, a halforc warlock with a glaive and cleanliness issues.

I found a reference pose on the internet and felt the need to paint her.

There is definitely more to learn and do better, but for a first project with the tablet and #krita, this is ok. 😅

Brad Linder Jan 12

Lenovo unveils laptops with touchpads that can be used as graphics tablet with stylus support

Acer isn’t the only company that introduced a new laptop at CES that has a touchpad so large that the company figured you might want to use it as a graphics tablet. Like the new Acer Swift 16, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 15 inch and Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16 inch laptops hav a large haptic touchpad with support for pressure-sensitive pen input, allowing you to write or draw on […]

#ces2026 #forcePad #forceTouch #graphicsTablet #lenovo #lenovoYogaPro7iAuraEditio #lenovoYogaPro9iAuraEdition #sketchpad #touchpad #trackpad Read more: https://liliputing.com/lenovo-unveils-laptops-with-touchpads-that-can-be-used-as-graphics-tablet-with-stylus-support/

druid of blue Jan 11

So my #DM killed my #character last night, and I had to unearth my backup char. Which was fully prepared and only missing Hp, so no trouble there.

The new char is a #shapeshifter that took 2 appearances from people with their permission, a man and a woman. So what I needed for pictures was a man and a woman wearing the same armor and clothing.
That's just not something any LLM available to me can do. Metal plates are mandatory for leather armor, and women have to have boob cups. Or boob windows. 🙄

But between creating the char and needing it, I picked up a #graphicstablet. So I drew them myself, starting from #poses I stole from the internet.
I'm not 100% happy with how they turned out, but they look sooooo much better that before the tablet. I might update my status to #aspiringArtist 😅

rootika Dec 27

I am thinking about buying a graphics tablet for trying out digital drawing.
I have a feeling that I probably don't like it that much but am still curious. Maybe I should buy something like an Gaomon S620 to test this?
Last time I used a graphics tablet was when my sister bought a cheap entry level wacom tablet in maybe 2010. This Gaomon tablet must be at least as capable as that wacom tablet, right?

#rootxta #graphics-tablet #digital-art

druid of blue Nov 22

I'm not a real #artist, but I would like to try my hand at painting and drawing stuff.
So I want a #graphicstablet, with a pen.
I need one that works with #Linux, and I want something that works connected to my PC or #offline/on the go.
I do NOT want #android.
And I'd like something that is about or smaller than A5.

I don't think I'm going to find anything other than #paper 🥺

Darlo Nov 16

16 November 2025 - Daily Drawing Day 320
#20252025Challenge
Sometimes this year long challenge has felt like being in prison with my drawing tablets, and I often think about what I'll be doing next year when I get out (when the challenge ends).

#prison #getout #drawingtablet #stylus #刑務所 #出る #ペンタブ #スタイラスペン #bunkbeds #jail #graphicstablet #leaveprison #prisoner #タブレット #グラフィックタブレット #板タブ #ペンタブレット #スタイラス #出獄 #囚人

Watch the time lapse video of this drawing on YouTube Shorts: https://youtube.com/shorts/GjH2LVLFbVA

See the latest at https://darlosworld.bsky.social

The 2025 20-25 Challenge.

This year let’s get better at something by finding a little practice time most days, in my case drawing. - Do your activity for at least 25 minutes, at least 25 days per month.
- Use the hashtag #20252025Challenge on social media etc to track your progress
- Also use the hashtag to cheer on others.

That’s about it!

Have fun with your activities, whatever they may be!

Drawing, programming, dancing, cooking, make up, reading, languages, gardening, mastering high fives, sewing, astrophysics, vcr clock setting ...

#challengeyourself #challenge #Drawing #drawings #illustration #newyearsresolution #25minutes #xppen #clipstudiopaint #dailydrawing #イラスト #クリップスタジオ #絵 #絵画 #絵描きさんと繋がりたい #drawingoftheday #一日一絵 #art #digitalart #oc #一次創作

genstar.service Nov 3

My CTL-4100WL Wacom tablet only connects via Bluetooth to the PC when my M650 Logitech Bluetooth mouse is already connected, like, what kind of bug is that?

#BlueTooth #Wacom #LogiTech #Tablet #GraphicsTablet #Linux #ArchLinux #LinuxLTS

Darlo Jul 12, 2025

12 July 2025 - Daily Drawing Day 193
#20252025Challenge
Today's Art Fight is Sprinkles The Snake (JJDoodless). I was trying to imagine how this snake would draw, and I believe that they would be awessssssome at it.

Sprinkles the Snake on Art Fight: https://artfight.net/character/6131038.sprinkles-the-snake

Darlo on Art Fight: https://artfight.net/~darlo

#ArtFight #Sprinkles #Snake #DrawingTablet #アートファイト #スプリンクルズ #蛇 #タブレット #SprinklesTheSnake #Artist #tablet #graphictablet #graphicstablet #お絵描きタブレット #ドローイングタブレット #🐍 #ヘビ #アーティスト #グラフィックタブレット #スプリンクルズ・ザ・スネーク #スネーク

Watch the time lapse video of this drawing on YouTube Shorts: https://youtube.com/shorts/Bwxj6_QaOs4

See the latest at https://darlosworld.bsky.social

The 2025 20-25 Challenge.

This year let’s get better at something by finding a little practice time most days, in my case drawing. - Do your activity for at least 25 minutes, at least 25 days per month.
- Use the hashtag #20252025Challenge on social media etc to track your progress
- Also use the hashtag to cheer on others.

That’s about it!

Have fun with your activities, whatever they may be!

Drawing, programming, dancing, cooking, make up, reading, languages, gardening, mastering high fives, sewing, astrophysics, vcr clock setting ...

#challengeyourself #challenge #Drawing #drawings #illustration #newyearsresolution #25minutes #xppen #clipstudiopaint #dailydrawing #イラスト #クリップスタジオ #絵 #絵画 #絵描きさんと繋がりたい #drawingoftheday #一日一絵 #art #digitalart #oc #一次創作

james is here Jun 14, 2025

New graphics tablet...this one is the XPPen Deco Mini 7 v2. I realized that I was really only using my ancient Wacom Bamboo(2010) because it was portable and Just Works. And that one has kinda poor specs relative to anything you can get today, the activation on it is very springy, the nib is very plasticy. I tend to hold the pen very light so I need the opposite, low activation and high friction. So I got this one and also a Pegasus minature and tried them both out. It's pretty good, pretty light activation and you can drag the side of the nib which is great to add fine control without tensing up. And it works on Android(IbisPaint X) with zero configuration.

For a sleeve, I picked up something at Daiso and added velcro dots on the flap to seal it. It's bulkier than the Bamboo sleeve but everything still fits. #tablet #graphicstablet #digitalart