Re: Screenless Drawing Tablets Are Still A Thing

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 23:52 this Wednesday (GMT):

Using tablets (whether Android or Apple) for drawing does seem to be
the fashion nowadays, doesn’t it. But the old-style tablet which you
drew on while looking at a regular (non-touch-sensitive) PC screen
hasn’t died out completely
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/not-sold-on-screenless-drawing-tablets-this-new-wacom-won-me-over/>.
And I’m glad of that.
>
Sure, the screened-tablet paradigm more closely resembles traditional
drawing with pencils/pens/etc on paper, but it does that for better
and for worse: your hand obscures your view of what you’re drawing.
The screenless tablet (not to mention being cheaper) makes possible a
different way of working, where you can see your entire drawing while
working on it. There’s no need to keep looking down at your hand: your
feedback comes from watching what appears on the screen.

Well.. yes. They have always been a thing. I've been using a screenless
drawing tablet for 5 years now.
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