Yay, I'm glad you like it (and for your info too, it helped find example pictures of the right kind of bow).
I have a Wacom Volito, which was the precursor to the Bamboo, i.e. the cheapest Wacom a while back. It is not an ideal tablet for drawing, as it is not really meant for "serious" graphic work, not just because of the small size, which isn't that problematic, but also that it doesn't have tilt support for example, and not as good a resolution or pressure sensitivity as the more expensive models. But when I got it, I had never drawn with a tablet before, and didn't even know whether I'd like it, and I wasn't about to spend hundreds of euro on something that I might not even use, and I couldn't easily spare the money anyway. Even a small Intuous would have been much more expensive, and non-Wacom tablets are much less supported under Linux, so trying another manufacturer wasn't a good option (also pretty much everybody seems to agree that non-Wacom tablets are just crappier, but I think that is more relevant the more "high end" you get). I'd like to get a better one, but can't afford it right now.
It is still much better than drawing or even just coloring with a mouse, and it's not like I need it professionally. If you haven't tried drawing on a tablet before I think going with a cheap Wacom is an okay choice for just trying out the basic technique, because tablet drawing is really quite different from working on paper (much easier than wrangling any kind of graphic work with a mouse though). But even if you don't like it that much in the end, a basic tablet is more comfortable for your hands for all kinds of graphics stuff, things like cropping and resizing photos for example, so you won't have wasted money either way, because a simple tablet is worth it for just those things even if an expensive one would be complete overkill if you just want more precise control to crop the ex out of all holiday pictures or whatever.
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I have a Wacom Volito, which was the precursor to the Bamboo, i.e. the cheapest Wacom a while back. It is not an ideal tablet for drawing, as it is not really meant for "serious" graphic work, not just because of the small size, which isn't that problematic, but also that it doesn't have tilt support for example, and not as good a resolution or pressure sensitivity as the more expensive models. But when I got it, I had never drawn with a tablet before, and didn't even know whether I'd like it, and I wasn't about to spend hundreds of euro on something that I might not even use, and I couldn't easily spare the money anyway. Even a small Intuous would have been much more expensive, and non-Wacom tablets are much less supported under Linux, so trying another manufacturer wasn't a good option (also pretty much everybody seems to agree that non-Wacom tablets are just crappier, but I think that is more relevant the more "high end" you get). I'd like to get a better one, but can't afford it right now.
It is still much better than drawing or even just coloring with a mouse, and it's not like I need it professionally. If you haven't tried drawing on a tablet before I think going with a cheap Wacom is an okay choice for just trying out the basic technique, because tablet drawing is really quite different from working on paper (much easier than wrangling any kind of graphic work with a mouse though). But even if you don't like it that much in the end, a basic tablet is more comfortable for your hands for all kinds of graphics stuff, things like cropping and resizing photos for example, so you won't have wasted money either way, because a simple tablet is worth it for just those things even if an expensive one would be complete overkill if you just want more precise control to crop the ex out of all holiday pictures or whatever.