What is a graphics tablet?

Graphics tablets are known by many more names. Some call it drawing pad, Some call it pen tablet, Some call it digital art board.

As the name implies, a graphics tablet is a computer's input device. This means that the device works like a keyboard or mouse. As you may already know, graphics tablets look like childhood slates. The type of work is almost the same. The slate is written with chalk. And the graphics are written on the tablet's board with a pen called Stylus. 
  

The digital signal from the board scratch goes to the computer, floating on the screen in the form of pictures. In other words, what you draw on the board can be seen on the computer screen. Therefore, you can understand that if you can draw on paper, you can also draw on graphics tablets comfortably. Again many types of graphics tablets. The package of such slate board and stylus is called pen tablet. The pads that have screens on the drawing board are known as pen displays. And completely independent, that is, when the drawing pad is a computer, it is called 


Why need?

Draw pictures with graphics tablet. You can also draw on paper or canvas, even on stone if you want. Like these media, graphics tablets are also a medium. 

Many people think that digital art means that the machine is drawing. Absolutely wrong idea. The artist will draw, the graphics tablet will act as a drawing material like a brush in that case. In short, graphics tablets will come in handy if you want to draw digitally. 

Especially for those who want to work in decoration, comics, animation or any kind of design, it is an excellent weapon. The benefits are many. Notable among them are: saves time, can be corrected even if wrong, no cost of paper-ink and is varied. Another big advantage is that the power of the computer is enough to run most graphics tablets.