moving from pen and paper to tablet

[eos1001]

How did most of you get used to drawing without looking at what your doing like can you share any excercises with me or tips on learning to draw better like what you do to practice ect. looked everywhere and cant find anything :(

[Re2deemer]

Use the tablet for EVERYTHING for a while. Use it as a replacement for your mouse so that you would become more comfortable with it faster. Surf the web using the tablet, play games with it, navigate your way around your computer....EVERYTHING.
Other than that, just plain practice.

[eos1001]

At 7/15/11 07:45 PM, Re2deemer wrote: Use the tablet for EVERYTHING for a while. Use it as a replacement for your mouse so that you would become more comfortable with it faster. Surf the web using the tablet, play games with it, navigate your way around your computer....EVERYTHING.
Other than that, just plain practice.

cool sounds like a good idea but what do you do to practice DX ?

[Luwano]

At 7/15/11 07:33 PM, eos1001 wrote: How did most of you get used to drawing without looking at what your doing like can you share any excercises with me or tips on learning to draw better like what you do to practice ect. looked everywhere and cant find anything :(

If you are somewhat experienced with pen and paper already, the only advice I can give you is that you get used to it by practice. Doodle and sketch a lot and you will get a feeling for where your hand is in relation to the tablet and therefore the screen.

Sorry if this is not the answer you were looking for, but I don't know of any tutorials that focus on the transition from pen and paper to tablet other than the regular drawing tutorials.

[eos1001]

so the way you practiced was by simply sketching things?

[JackDCurleo]

draw things you usually doodle on paper, like little sketches, eventually it'll click.

[Daverom]

It's not really as simple as doing exercises because it's different for everybody.
I got a hang of it fairly quickly, while a friend of mine got his a year ago and still has difficulties with it. Just keep using it and you'll be fine.