: Can you see while drawing on the drawing tablet? I bought a drawing tablet. But when I draw on it, I can see the drawing I am making in an image editing software such as Microsoft Paint

@Jessie844

What you are looking for would be the Microsoft Surface or Apple Ipad. Both are much cheaper than the Cintiq and you can draw directly onto the tablet with a multitude of drawing apps.....No one seems to be saying this anywhere.

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@Cody3331749

There are two main kinds of drawing tablets: pressure sensitive tablet with no LCD, and with LCD screen behind it.
Features that one drawing tablet can have are:


Pressure sensitivity.
Tilt.
Rotation.
Hand detection.
Hovering.
Wireless pen.
Paper like textured surface.


It's not much different from drawing on paper, only you don't have visual feedback. Similar to when drawing on paper you can see your hand going in certain direction and move it like that. In a tablet with no LCD screen you can only use the line on the screen as a guide.

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@Turnbaugh909

That's how they work. You draw on the tablet and see it on screen. It takes a bit of getting used to but the overall functionality is the same. You merely look at the screen when you draw rather than your hand.

Of course, there's nothing stopping you from drawing on paper, then tracing the drawing on the tablet. Or, you can tape the stylus to a pen and use both at the same time with a piece of paper on top of the tablet.

I don't know if it's compatible with the Bamboo line, but Wacom sells a pen/stylus combo known as the Inking pen. You should contact Wacom prior to purchase to ensure it works with a Bamboo tablet if you're interested.

If you want to actually touch where you are drawing you'll need a Cintiq. And that's a great deal more money than a Bamboo tablet.

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