Talisman- Fire brand

I'm not yet. I haven't figured out how I put it all together yet, but I'm getting there.

I'm the same- I wasn't drawing at all, and for the first.... year I had the Ipad I barely used it. It took a bit for me to grow into it. Like, I use to carry a pad of paper with me everywhere so I could draw, so I got a new bag with a tablet pocket- the Huawei backpack. It can also hold my traditional art supplies easily so if I decide I want to traditional, I can easily carry that as well or instead. I did a lot of research on what others have done to make the process better, and tried the set up myself as my friends had it. I knew I loved the software, but the texture of the screen upset me, so I got the paperlike screen protector which gives it a tooth- game changer I got the latest model out as the pen attaches to the side for charging which was a must for me as the old design charged at the connector- I know I'd lose the connectors and stuff so I had to have the modern one. The biggest let down for me, and what I'd suggest keeping an eye on the Samsung S7 tab, is IOS. If you don't own any apple products, getting use to IOS is a nightmare. I'm not going to go into a rant about it (and I could), but it was a crippling wall, and still makes my life hell cause it's my only apple product. The process is VERY manual.

I think if you're deciding to go Apple or Android, you need to ask yourself what apps you're using. I'm gonna say it, the android range of apps is terrible. Clipstudio paint came out on Samsung Tab S7 exclusive, and I've tried it on the Ipad, and unless you get the big tablets, the screen real-estate used up by menus is crazy. There's free programs that are minimal and great, but none are as powerful as Procreate- it's a professional grade program, but it's only available on IOS. If CSP ever make their program optimized for a tablet, I'd say bin your Ipad immediately, but they're charging a monthly fee for a port of the desktop version, and I'm not here for it. You need screen real-estate to use a windows menu system. There's so few touch commands, and reviewers that review it ALL have the big tablet, and a bluetooth keyboard to navigate it. It's not ready yet If you find another Android program that makes use of the Spen to it's full extent though, do consider it, but Ipad pro with the pencil and Paperlike, using Procreate it the best out there. You can get last gen's tablet to save money, just be aware that the way they charge the pencil in the first gen pencil tablets is with a lightning cable out the side of the tablet, and the capthat protects the connector for the pencil goes missing, and you need to buy a case to keep the pencil with the tablet cause it doesn't naturally attach. There'a lot of great 3rd party options though so if you want to save money, it's a thing

Sorry- distracted from my story. I think that when I started to force myself to draw more it helped. I told myself I didn't have to post anything and what ever I did was acceptable. IT started with few doodles, then as it went along I'm doing more- including sketching on the tablet I'm really happy I have it now, and haven't traditionaled for some time. I think my mental health stopped me using it for a bit too, but I'm working out of that If you can afford it, and you think a digital medium would help you draw more, then go for it It's helped me! I had troubles where I sketched a lot, but never finished stuff. This tablet is helping a lot with that