Top Recommended Graphics Tablet

Which is the top recommended graphics tablet?

Which drawing tablet is the best?

These are all valid questions which need to be addressed, but always keeping in mind that this is a higly individual matter that needs to be answered with caution.

With that in mind, I give you my personal recommendations and my take on this matter.

As I have previously mentioned in my post top graphics tablets, you need to be careful when choosing a drawing tablet, especially if you never had one before. You want to go for something that is not too expensive, but your choice has to be solid - you need to select a graphics tab that will have balanced specs, an adequate work surface, a pens stylus that will feel good in your hand and with good pressure sensitivity.

Now, what is ideal for somebody may be a disaster for someone else, so this is all more or less individual. However, I was asked to pick one tablet that could be considered the best choice for beginners and professional artists as well. Keeping in mind that not everyone has the same budget for a drawing tablet, I have selected two of these to review in this post, one cheaper and balanced, and one great, albeit a bit more expensive tablet.

Wacom Bamboo Create

When I just started out with digital art, I had a generic brand graphics tablet just to try out if it works for me to draw digitally. It turned out I loved it, but the tablet I had had horrible pressure sensitivity. Bamboo Fun tablet was the first version of this tablet, and when Bamboo Create was released, I had just enough money to get one. You will love this tablet - it has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity (which is more than enough for most artists), it is 13.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches in size, it has express buttons, and virtually no compatibility issues. It dons a sleek design, it's easy to use, the pen stylus is perfect and the price is very accessible  If you'd ask me which is the best cheap to medium price graphics tablet to get, I'd say Wacom Bamboo Create.

Wacom Intuos5 Medium

This tablet offers 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity on a 48.4 square inches of working surface, which is somewhat impressive for its price. It's a perfect tablet for professional artists who cannot quite afford the Cintiq. On the other hand, this tablet offers you just about everything you need, so there is no point in looking further than this if you need very good specs. With Wacom Intuos5 Medium, you will get all of this for a reasonable price, and this tablet will be your best friend for a long time because of its quality and durability. This is my personal favorite graphics tablet, and I have no intention of getting another one for a good while. A warm recommendation.

Of course, if these two are not in your price range, or you'd like to see more graphics tablets and read some more reviews for the sake of comparison, you can go to my top 10 graphics tablets page and see some more. Feel free to leave a question or a recommendation of your own either there, or right here on this post.

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How to pick a suitable graphics tablet for your needs?

Everything you need to know about graphics tablets

Most people jump right into searching for a best graphics tablet without even knowing how to use one or even which drawing tablet is best for their personal needs - they think they are just going to find a best tablet, plug it in the computer and produce digital masterpieces.

This is a bit of a delicate subject. There are a lot of people out there who are professional graphics designers or have a graphic tablet that they are generally very satisfied with, and you will see them recommending great tablets as tools of the trade to others all the time. While it is pretty easy to recognize a great computer graphics tablet brand, it may be a bit more difficult to determine exactly which pen tablet is perfect for you.

However, if you have your fair share of knowledge about graphics, computer tools and digital art and design and have relevant experience in the area, you will know exactly what you are looking for. In that case, you can find some excellent graphics tablets without having to follow through the next steps. In case you are still unsure, read on please.

Everyone is different, so before choosing to buy a tablet for your drawing, design, photo editing undertakings and so on, it is more than important to do some careful thinking.

Why, you may ask?

How do I choose the best and most suitable graphics tablet for my own personal needs?

There are many good guides out there, but the generalities are the following:

1. You need to define your budget

2. You need to think about what you need (good pressure sensitivity, express keys, larger surface, and so on)

3. Study the different graphics tablet brands (there are A LOT of different great products out there)

If you are serious about finding a best suitable computer graphics tablet for yourself, you can find a lot more information on different brands of graphics tablets right here. On this site you will be able to follow through the before mentioned steps and decide on what you need, see the best rated and best selling graphics tablets and read their reviews. Remember, tablets are tools of your trade and you need them for your digital projects just as you need a computer to be here on this site.

Computer and digital art is the future and graphics tablets are the tools you need to express yourself - and every trade has its tools.

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Top Ten Graphics Tablets and Top Pressure-Sensitive Graphics Tablets are articles written by a digital artist and represent a compilation of reviews and experiences of several people who own and use graphics tablets for professional and non-professional purposes.