Question/asking for suggestions

[uftaki]

This goes out to all artists there on my friends list. I'm interested in possibly getting a tablet for my computer, for drawing/art purposes. Graphics program would be bundled in along with it, probably.

What are good brands for tablets, out there. It doesn't have to be too big, or fancy, or complicated... but at the same time, I don't want the smallest, cheapest thing out there, either. Something middle-of-the-road, that I can use occassionally, but that will still work nicely, etc.

Also, what graphics programs do you recommend? Some version of Adobe Photoshop might be packaged along with the tablet, and that might be well and good, and suit my needs. What versions are good? Are there other programs which might be nice as well? Something that'll allow me to colour a variety of images, and re-size pictures without pixellating/losing too many details, etc.

My computer is an ACER, running Windows Vista, FYI.

Thank you for any and all suggestions. ^_____^

(now I just have to kick this MASSIVE block that's been plaguing me for months, and actually start drawing again. x_x Writing, too. I might be tossing up another post, asking for prompts from various fandoms, later... if just to help me get into an RPing kick again. c.c)

Comments

[dev-chieftain.livejournal.com]

I also use a bamboo, and I like photoshop okay. Any program that has pen sensitivity is gonna be preferable. For reference, if your lines are all uniform in width, then pen sensitivity probably isn't on or isn't a feature. (With photoshop it sometimes doesn't register, so I'll close and reopen the program until it does. The easiest way to tell is make the brush huge and do a single stroke to see if it comes out blocky or like a paintbrush stroke. Paintbrush good, blocky bad!)