: Should i use a mouse or a drawing tablet to start animating? THE PROBLEM: I need to figure out what I should use to start animating. I already have purchased a Bamboo Drawing Tablet, but

@Sims5801359

I'm not an illustrator by a long shot but I feel like illustration and animation greatly benefits from a display based pen.

I mean a Surface Pro, a Wacom Cintiq, or an iPad Pro.

I use my Wacom all the time for photography work and masking but drawing? Its shaky to say the least. Two seconds in an Apple store playing iPad Pro and Pencil got better results. If you're biggest issue is time, not budget, then I'd go that route.

You might also want to wait until you know if you're accepted. They might recommend certain hardware and software for you, often with discounted rates.

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@Si6392903

lavenderkitt Probably the question will be closed because it is totally opinion based. But this is my opinion anyway.

It does not matter... for animation. For frehand drawing totally use the pen.

Animation is a diferent issue than drawing. Probably you need to define the keyframe of a 3D character... mouse. Probably you are animating circles and texts... mouse.

I feel a little strange about you are about to enter an animation school and you are just starting to use a mouse! You should be proficient in the use of a mouse then for the things you already know you are limited by using it, then you use the pen, or viceversa.

My real recomendation MAKE TIME to realy practice.

Probably you do not have the right software to use the pen. Download mypaint.org/ and draw with the pen, draw, draw and draw.

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