I decided to try a tablet after hearing good things. And my usual self didn't just get a basic one--Ok, I sorta did. I got a basic Cintiq, draw on screen tablet. unlike the simpler tablets where you draw on the tablet while looking at your monitor, this is a monitor where you draw directly on the image.
[link]But at $1000, this is no cheap toy.
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