I recently purchased a Wacom to do some basic drawing on the computer (caricatures, etc.). This is primarily to save paper. But I am overwhelmed with the number of software available. Any kind of professional or non-professional tool would do.

15 Apps to Use With That Shiny Graphics Tablet Heather Weaver on February 7th 2012. Editing, graphic design, Graphics, graphics tablet, photography, tablet, vector graphics; I recently acquired a Wacom tablet. I love using it, but being the software geek that I am I was eager to find some software to use the tablet with. Mac OS X 10.5.8. The PTH651 Intuos Wacom tablet for animation is the endless creative toolbox for artists. This medium sized Wacom animation tablet is the most popular choice among the creative professionals.It is the bestseller on Amazon in Computer TouchPads category.

The OS is not important as I have both Linux and Windows. I tried Inkscape and Adobe Photoshop, but both are way too complex. Photo organizer for mac os x.

Meanwhile, MS Paint doesn't have enough features. My drawings are extremely simple and I do not need a lot of special effects, such as layers, lightning effects etc. Can anyone suggest a free software? It is difficult to answer your question as it stands because you have begun to describe what features you don't need, but you haven't given us any insight into what features are missing from MS Paint.

Best noodles for mac n cheese. And, as joojaa pointed out, you would really need to purchase quite a bit of paper before it added up to the cost of a Wacom. So, I am guessing there are some other elements that have gone into your choice to create digital drawings. What do you plan to do with them down the line?

Knowing what your end goal is might lead to better recommendations. – May 1 '17 at 23:36 •. I use a XP-Pen Artist 16 Pro with screen and I've had experience with an Ugee HK1560 and both of them are great tablets which give you the 'drawing directly on the screen' experience for way less than Wacom.

One thing to keep in mind though is that no Wacom alternative offers multi-touch (finger touch input) on their tablets, so if that's something important to you, your only option is Wacom (or 2-in-1 computers). For softwares I'd go with: Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio): If you're into drawing comic/manga style drawings this has many tools tailored for it. SAI (ITS FREEEEEE): Pretty good standard for a free software. Sketchbook: Greatly intuitive, has a trial, and is incredibly amazing when you're new to digital art. Corel Draw: Pretty good and versatile, kinda hard to learn to use in my opinion. Photoshop: Pretty much what some would call a Industry standard, has a steeper learning curve but is well above most drawing softwares, also there are a lot of tutorials on how to use it.