>>1464767THAT PICTURE: XP-pen 22e PRO
At $399 for a 22 inch, the XP-Pen 22E Pro is what I regarded as the best large AND affordable video graphics tablets of 2020. This was before the money printing inflation of 2021+ that inflated equivalent tablets 200% or more despite tech still improving and driving the price downwards. The xp-pen 22 series has multiple version releases and the "e" was first released in 2018. The "e" I would not buy now even at $399 because it isn't a laminated/bonded glass screen. But at $399, everyone else may bite because it was nicer than the Huion equivalent. But the parallax of the thick glass screen of "e" annoyed me. I have no experience with xp-pen newer than "e".
>>1460067>I wonder if the expensive tablet 10x the price provides a better experience.I once tried using a basic graphics tablet of 5x7 size to see if I could translate my meager (but at least existent) drawing skill to cleaning and redrawing doujin images for scanslation. It was too alien to me to move a pen on a tablet while looking away at the monitor screen. I think if I had a video tablet it would have been far more natural to do touch ups and redraws.
The biggest thing for selecting a tablet is first to determine how serious you are about drawing. If it is going to be an activity you are not going to quit due to lack of perseverance, then you should find someone with a video tablet or go to a store that has a video tablet and try it out.
My university has video graphics tablets now for the sophomore and up art students. But I've graduated long ago, so I'm no longer a student with art student friends able to access tools to use off hours. But if you're a student, you might investigate if you can use any visual graphics tablets at school. Or at least be allowed to "trial test" one to see if you like them or not.
