Tablets and drawing programs.

I can't draw for shit. I've known this for years. What I do know is that with the proper program I could not have to worry about drawing and erasing and making a piece of paper look like shit by the time I'm done. The idea is I want to draw something for someone and I'm sure it's going to take a lot of correction to get it up to my hopes and expectations.

Anyone have any experience with tablets, and could anyone offer some suggestions?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I don't have a tablet yet so I'm looking for suggestions there. Whatever suggestions for programs there may be would also be nice.

I suppose a good start would be trying some sketching on pencil-and-paper first then trying to move that over to the computer. Trouble is, I'm going to try drawing a person blowing out candles on a birthday cake...leaps and bounds from me being able to draw generic humans standing around.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I was actually thinking of a profile, but you got the pose pretty much in the area I was thinking of. I'm sure I could ask you to draw it for me (then lie to her and say I did it), but that wouldn't be fair.

Yeah, tablets do seem to be cost-prohibitive. I suppose just trying to sketch out some ideas, then scanning in a rough draft might be a good idea.

Originally Posted by MetheGelfling

if you've got that kind of cash then why not just take the person out to an awesome dinner.

Well October's a long ways away (yeah I'm thinking about this six months in advance, so sue me) so who knows where, if anywhere, this person and I will be by then. Perhaps/hopefully further along than we are now?...anyway, the intent of the card is an ice-breaker. Done well enough, should achieve intended effect. (Though, a hand-drawn birthday card in itself is more telling a gesture than exactly how well it is done, but I'm looking for bonus points here. :love: :dopey_love

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by MetheGelfling

so you're planning out a birthday card that you're planning on giving to a girl that you like in october?! i take it you like this girl just a little eh?

NO

But a little.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?