Screen display or screenless tablet — which makes you a better artist?

The pen-display camp swears by drawing exactly where you look, citing the natural hand-eye flow and precision for detail work. The screenless faithful counter that looking up at a monitor builds better spatial skills, saves your neck, costs a fraction of the price, and lasts forever with zero screen maintenance. I go back and forth on this myself — I love the immediacy of a display, but I've watched plenty of pros stay lightning-fast on a $60 Wacom pad.

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-+astrio+- :3Voted: I own both and use whichever is closer 🤷12h ago

I use my own hand to draw on anything, if it involves a curser i'm flat out bad, but if it includes a touch screen i'm fine, but if on phone I use my own pen phone thing

Robyn SteketeeVoted: Display all the way — hand-eye disconnect drives me crazy16h ago

My best art is done either on phone or with a drawing tablet with screen 🥹 i tried screenless before but i SUCKED at it. Might try it again someday but as of right now, I prefer anything WITH screen.

Jo Gabe ArtHuman-Made ArtVoted: I own both and use whichever is closer 🤷21h ago

I use both mostly iPad for work and I always upload on Mac

David GermanHuman-Made ArtVoted: Display all the way — hand-eye disconnect drives me crazy1d ago

Translated from Español

I need A Computer ( Apple) with a Screen because I work with Photoshop for my Images.

I also use an I pad using the Photo folder and transferring the images back and forth when I needed.

Bobbie ElamVoted: Display all the way — hand-eye disconnect drives me crazy1d ago

I only own an iPad at the moment, so I guess I'd fall in the Display all the way category, though I would love to give a screenless tablet a go. It will have to wait until I can put the funds together for this and more professional software. You use the tools you have until you can get better, right?

Kim Johnson1d ago

Display when I was learning, now I dont even look at it I got myself a little Huion.

Art ByGeorge!Human-Made ArtVoted: Depends on the work — display for detail, screenless for speed1d ago

I'm able to use both together, the mac allows me to hand-off to the iPad for fine work with stylus or even finger, but back on the main screen being able to look - plan -implement without the neck strain.