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[@Cosmas-the-Explorer](/forums/art/topics/how-do-you-draw-with-a-screenless-tablet?post_id=5145744#post_5145744)
Hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of practice.

It's like learning a new musical instrument, or learning how to draw with the wrong hand ... just keep doing it until your spine and your arm and your brain all agree what's going on.

In all sincerity, just drawing circles for a half hour every morning and evening will dramatically improve your use of it. You don't have to "draw a thing" - you just have to get your brain and body to agree that your hand on the tablet and your eyes looking at the screen are "hooked together" in a way that makes sense.

I personally find the screen tablet INFINITELY preferable. Mine is also a Huion. But it's still hours and hours and hours of practice before it starts feeling as natural as a pencil on paper.

I've gone to a "Huion KAMVAS 20 Drawing Tablet Pen Display with HD Screen 8192 Pressure Sensitivity - 19.5 Inches" and it is super sweet. But when I first started using it, I basically had to do the same thing. Draw circles every morning and night until something "clicked" and now it feels just like using paper and pencil, except that it's also PhotoShop so I can Undo.

I guess the currentt equivalent model is something like the "[HUION KAMVAS Pro 20 Drawing Monitor ":](https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Monitor-Function-Battery-Free-Pressure/dp/B07FQFQVRJ)

Like with working with ink, I find it helps to start with a paper and pencil sketch, scan that in, and then "ink" it in PhotoShop with the Huion tablet and pen. That way I'm still able to get the energy of the paper and pencil sketch, but also can take advantage of the digital tools for finishing it.
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Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Pixel Perfection - I still call her Lightning Bolt
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab

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[@Cosmas-the-Explorer](/forums/art/topics/how-do-you-draw-with-a-screenless-tablet?post_id=5145744#post_5145744)
Hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of practice.

It's like learning a new musical instrument, or learning how to draw with the wrong hand ... just keep doing it until your spine and your arm and your brain all agree what's going on.

In all sincerity, just drawing circles for a half hour every morning and evening will dramatically improve your use of it. You don't have to "draw a thing" - you just have to get your brain and body to agree that your hand on the tablet and your eyes looking at the screen are "hooked together" in a way that makes sense.

I personally find the screen tablet INFINITELY preferable. Mine is also a Huion. But it's still hours and hours and hours of practice before it starts feeling as natural as a pencil on paper.

I've gone to a "Huion KAMVAS 20 Drawing Tablet Pen Display with HD Screen 8192 Pressure Sensitivity - 19.5 Inches" and it is super sweet. But when I first started using it, I basically had to do the same thing. Draw circles every morning and night until something "clicked" and now it feels just like using paper and pencil, except that it's also PhotoShop so I can Undo.

I guess the currentt equivalent model is something like the "HUION KAMVAS Pro 20 Drawing Monitor ":https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Monitor-Function-Battery-Free-Pressure/dp/B07FQFQVRJ

Like with working with ink, I find it helps to start with a paper and pencil sketch, scan that in, and then "ink" it in PhotoShop with the Huion tablet and pen. That way I'm still able to get the energy of the paper and pencil sketch, but also can take advantage of the digital tools for finishing it.
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Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Pixel Perfection - I still call her Lightning Bolt
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab

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友情は魔法だ
[@Cosmas-the-Explorer](/forums/art/topics/how-do-you-draw-with-a-screenless-tablet?post_id=5145744#post_5145744)
Hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of practice.

It's like learning a new musical instrument, or learning how to draw with the wrong hand ... just keep doing it until your spine and your arm and your brain all agree what's going on.

In all sincerity, just drawing circles for a half hour every morning and evening will dramatically improve your use of it. You don't have to "draw a thing" - you just have to get your brain and body to agree that your hand on the tablet and your eyes looking at the screen are "hooked together" in a way that makes sense.

I personally find the screen tablet INFINITELY preferable. Mine is also a Huion. But it's still hours and hours and hours of practice before it starts feeling as natural as a pencil on paper.

I've gone to a "Huion KAMVAS 20 Drawing Tablet Pen Display with HD Screen 8192 Pressure Sensitivity - 19.5 Inches" and it is super sweet. But when I first started using it, I basically had to do the same thing. Draw circles every morning and night until something "clicked" and now it feels just like using paper and pencil, except that it's also PhotoShop so I can Undo.
No reason given
Edited by Ciaran
Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Pixel Perfection - I still call her Lightning Bolt
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab

Senior Moderator
友情は魔法だ
[@Cosmas-the-Explorer](/forums/art/topics/how-do-you-draw-with-a-screenless-tablet?post_id=5145744#post_5145744)
Hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of practice.

It's like learning a new musical instrument, or learning how to draw with the wrong hand ... just keep doing it until your spine and your arm and your brain all agree what's going on.

In all sincerity, just drawing circles for a half hour every morning and evening will dramatically improve your use of it. You don't have to "draw a thing" - you just have to get your brain and body to agree that your hand on the tablet and your eyes looking at the screen are "hooked together" in a way that makes sense.

I personally find the screen tablet INFINITELY preferable. Mine is also a Huion. But it's still hours and hours and hours of practice before it starts feeling as natural as a pencil on paper.
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Edited by Ciaran