And that’s how my current work station looks like. I moved from paper and pencils to wacom Cintiq and Photoshop. And it turned out to be much better solution for cartooning. What’s even more awesome, I managed to earn money for this bad boy all by myself, making comics and designing posters. I got lucky with one huge commission, moments after graduating high school. That was my first real job as a designer, and although I had worked my ass off making all graphics and comics, I had a real blast with it.

Cintiq was my very first tablet ever (I just couldn’t cope with regular tablets- being forced to look at screen while drawing on piece of plastic in front of you just didn’t felt natural :/ ) and few first drawings I’ve made with it was just horrible. But after a few months I got quite comfortable with using this device and I have no regrets ever since.

One thing I adore about going digital is having 100% control over every step of drawing comics. No more pencil smudges all over the place, no more folded paper (no mention it environment, it’s my pleasure) and most of all, NO MORE RUBBING OUT! HA!

Combine it with our Lord and master- his majesty Photoshop and you have the perfect combo. Over this few years of digital doodling I especially grew fond of “free transform tool”. It’s my precious little princess, and I use it all the time. Being able to manipulate all the pieces of sketch, no matter how rough it is, is like dreams come true.

Don’t get me wrong, using Cintiq didn’t made me a better cartoonist, it’s just the time flow and comfort that increased. To be a better cartoonist you have to put love and effort in what’re doing.

At least in my opinion.

-J.T.