Does anyone have a recommendation for a tablet I can use for drawing, one that has pen support and a self contained unit (drawing directly on the screen)? Any recommended software for it?

@XerTheSquirrel
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Hi, personally I would recommend Gaomon pd1560. I got it almost a year ago and it's really nice and also cheap for a screen tablet (available for ~350 $). It's probably the best one among the cheaper screen tablets as far I know (I remember checking a lot of others for the same or cheaper price and this one had the best reviews)

@XerTheSquirrel
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If you are willing to spend more money then I'd probably recommend some kind of Wacom cintiq, with the cheapest one costing around ~700$ (Cintiq 13HD). I don't remember the exact specifics for that tablet though so it would be good to compare the specifics of the tablets before buying one.
Also it's definitely good to watch/read some reviews, there's a lot of them on youtube and they were very helpful for me.

@XerTheSquirrel
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As for the software, I like Clip Studio Paint Pro. I think it normally costs around 50$ but they make discounts sometimes and you can buy it for 25$. Paint Tool Sai is also good. There are some free ones too (Krita, Firealpaca, Medibang pro and Autodesk sketchbook). And of course there are the classics like Photoshop.

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