paradoxdj said:
i'm also not cheap, i do everything with a mouse not anything with a stylus (i think it gives it a better more comp. made look)
Some artists might get offended by saying drawing with a stylus is 'cheap'. Mice do not have pressure sensitivity or stroke angles so a lot of styles
will require the use of a tablet. Styluses are also a natural preference for many traditional artists who have turned to the digital canvas.
BTW, your images look great, but: with a mouse? you've got serious talent, consider getting a graphic tablet. Go for a Wacom.
Wacoms are *very* nice. I bought a small one when I was back in college (it was like 100 bucks or something) and it still works great. I'd love to have one of the giant tablets now that I'm working professionally but the cost on the particular one I want is a bit prohibitive still
You can use wacoms to emulate rough, textured Japanese Woodblock prints but *also* to do crisp, vector illustrations. You can get
a lot of variety when using them with software like Adobe PS, Illustrator, or Corel Painter. These programs have a variety of advantages such as...layers, custom brushes, textures, resolution tuning, color correction, pressure sensitivity, rich color palettes, etc etc. Truly, Adobe's gift to man. You can obtain copies of these programs without...shall we say, breaking the piggy bank
Tablets can make drawing more intuitive but I wouldn't say it's any easier. Tablets cannot make a 'bad' artist good...they're like any other medium in this regard and they certainly have a learning curve!
Good luck with your art