Venya (he/him/dude) 🇺🇦

What do we like for basic, decent quality digital drawing tablets these days? Does Wacom still own that space?

My younger son has unexpectedly manifested an interest in and proclivity for doing digital art things, mostly with #GIMP (ugh) at the moment, but he is hampered by using his mouse.

(Full function in #Linux is necessary.)

#DigitalArt

Mar 23 at 11:52amWeb
Show threadTxRxSystems1d ago
@venya I found Krita on an old Microsoft Surface (running Linux) was a pretty good platform. The pen pressure sensitivity was very good. It's a pretty cheap setup and it feels GREAT to install Linux on a Microsoft hardware device ☺️
Show threadmilas1d ago
@venya David Revoy (not tagging, but he's also here on fedi) is a digital artist that has reviewed a bunch under Linux: https://www.davidrevoy.com/index.php?tag/hardware
Tag hardware - David Revoy

Website of David Revoy, artist and instructor using only Free/Libre and Open-Source software since 2009.

David Revoy
Show threadJ.D. MacLeod 🇨🇦1d ago
@venya my kid has a Huion and loves it - https://support.huion.com/en/support/solutions/articles/44001769972-does-huion-have-a-tablet-driver-that-supports-linux-
Does Huion have a Tablet Driver that will support Linux?

Yes, Huion offers a Linux driver for the following tablet models. Pen Tablet Pen Display Inspiroy Series HS Series Old Version Kamvas Series Kamvas Pro Series Old Version H430P HS64 Q11K V2 Kamvas 12 (GS1161) Kamvas Pro 12 (...

HUION
Show threadVenya (he/him/dude) 🇺🇦1d ago

@johncomic

Oh wow. Tablets have come a really long way since last time I looked.

Show threadTraiken21h ago
@venya @johncomic I’ve had a Huion Kamvas for a couple of years; the functionality is good. Some things have burnt into the screen (I thought only old tube TVs had that issue), but it mostly just affects the color, and isn’t enough to throw off its usefulness
Show threadKat S1d ago
@venya FWIW, I'm still using a second-hand A4-sized Wacom tablet that's probably closing on 20 years old. Linux support for their tablets seems to be ongoing, too.