Hey look I appeared again just to work on the contest haha. I wish we could show progress but I understand why we can't, judging at all. I at least got an idea of what I want today, but I should go to bed soon.
In the discussion of tablets, it's pretty interesting the difference between each use. I try to use my tablet to do sprite art sometimes, but I have to zoom in 500% with a grid, so it's easier to use a mouse honestly when you're getting down to a pixel to pixel to level. That's when doing sprite art with photoshop, which now that I have a mac is what I do. I used to do everything on MS paint and would redownload the xp version on every new computer because I was so used to it and had problems with the vista one!
Right now I have a wacom drawing tablet, but during my time in college I got really used to the cintiqs and honestly...nothing can beat drawing directly on the screen! However due to cost and space room I have just a mid sized tablet. I got a bigger desk just so I could always have my scanner and tablet ON the table at all times so I can't ever get lazy about drawing to doodling. I've made it as easy as possible to pick up my tablet and draw. If I keep it clean I can even keep it above my keyboard and just swap them when I want to draw, but right now I have too many things on my desk and too tired after work to clean it.
Yeah, pixel art is definitely better done with a mouse, I've done sketches for pixels before using the tablet but it's far easier placing the actual pixels with a mouse. A little more precision, I guess.
Oh god, touchpads. I've never used those seriously for art and from what I've tried before I don't want to.
I don't know how, but my very talented graphic design friend has and continues to do all of her design work in illustrator/indesign/photoshop pretty much always on a touchpad. She has a mouse if she needs it, but she's so pro at using the touchpad and is really fast at it and I have no idea how she does it!