So, I have been working at my part time job, trying to make money to get a tablet.

I'm just wondering if the Wacom Intuos Pro Small is okay. But maybe also the Bamboo Tablet. I'm pretty limited in money and time so I just need some insight.

I have had very good results with my own Wacom Intuous tablet, it's currently 3 years old and still going strong. However, my only gripe with it is a technical hiccup that occurs every so often, where my computer fails to recognize the driver, and I have to restart my whole computer or reinstall the driver.

My friend has had her Bamboo for six years now and it still seems to work great, so I would probably recommend that one, especially if you're just starting out with one. :)

I use an intuos4, basically the old version of the Wacom Intuos Pro Small so I say that is a worth while purchase.

I have the Intuos Medium that came out a few years ago, and was able to get mine for a decent price off ebay. So yeah, you're definitely looking in a good direction.

Also, personal recommendation: get the flex nibs if you don't wanna wear out your nibs too quickly.

Run Services as admin (just search for it at the start menu), find something like Wacom Professional Service, set startup type as manual, then (possibly optional step) disable Tablet PC Input Service and restart your computer. That should fix the problem, although you'll have to start the Wacom service from there afterwards.

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Or alternatively, get some trimmer wire (~1,5mm diameter), some fine sandpaper (P240 seems to be fine) and fashion the wire into effectively unlimited nibs for a pittance of the price of official ones. Worry not, they don't seem to scratch the tablet surface.

I'm also in the Intuos club. Nice tablet. I used a Bamboo before and it was alright. I mostly used it because it was a tenner from an artist at work. The pressure sensitivity is much nicer on my intuos (Although we might be taking about different things. I think the bamboo name is used for something different now)

Also. Get a tablet! They're great. Remember you will need some software to go with it. I know Clip Studio Paint and Paint tool SAI are popular around here

The Intuos is very good! Can recommend it too <3

I've got a Huion h610 Pro and it's performed well for the 2 years I've had it. It's got 2048 pressure levels and it only cost me 50 pounds.

Id recommend it as a cheap alternative to the wacom ^^

I also rock an Intuos5, great piece of hardware. Most of my complaints come from Photoshop itself (I'm currently burdened with CS6), and the tablet is pretty much blameless.

Be warned, though - if you're anything like me, it'll take you a good while to get used to making accurate marks on a tablet, even if you've been drawing forever.

I think getting a tablet is a great idea Myuk. Having enjoyed your art, that is already good, I am looking forward to seeing what results you can produce once you get used to drawing on one.

I can't help you from a user standpoint as the other artists in this thread do, but back when I sold tablets in a PC Store (we only had a handful of customers specifically asking for these) we always sold Wacom Tablets and got no complaints. Looking at the models they currently have, they have expanded quite a lot, even in the direction of Manga/Comic art. I am pretty sure that at the price range you are looking, you will get something that fit your needs from them.

I also did a quick check on user reviews on amazon, and over many thousands of reviews on the different tablets they have, they get 4.5 out of 5 stars on average, which is pretty amazing. The only complaints that I have seen are driver issues and webpage register issues on certain PCs, which probably can be resolved with a little help on this board or the wacom website/customer support.

I use a CTL-490 (Intuos Draw). I've been using it for a few months with no issues, and it's pretty cheap. I also have turned off features like Flicks.

Alternatively, you can try a Huion H420 (haven't used this so I don't know about the build quality, durability, etc)

I just got my Intuos Comic, and holy fuck how do people use these goddamn things? It's so weird and unwieldy.

The hand-eye coordination will fuck you up in the beginning at first, but if you keep at it, you'll be good.

I know it took me a couple months before I was able to get it down.

Noted, thanks!