torata wrote:Hello AiY
I'd suggest you go for a graphic art pad (Wacom is a well-known maker) that plugs into a computer USB.
It takes a while to get used to, as eye is not looking at hand, but so many more advantages to buying a tablet. Pad is not tied to one specific piece of equipment; much more sensitive; screen can be massive, but hand doesn't have to move so much; looking ahead, not down; etc.
If it's a hard sell to your daughter, tell her that it's how professionals do it (at least all my friends who are illustrators, etc use them).
In terms of tablets, I've tried several, not for art, but in an futile attempt to move from written paper notes to electronic ones and by far the best in terms of ease of use, screen responsiveness, cost-performance is an iPad. But I'm still on paper... with several bits of kits hanging around the place... including a Wacom graphic art pad. Ho hum.
torata
I'd agree with torata that Wacom are the go to guys for pen input
They've been in the game for a long time and there's a few options - and price points
you'll find the their current range here:
https://www.wacom.com/en/products/navigationI have a couple of their older bamboo pads - one medium sized USB and one small wireless
- and a smart "folio" pad (which digitises strokes while you write on paper)
They work really well, but are not "drawing on a screen"
If it is that your daughter is looking for I would be tempted to see if you can get to try one of the wacom styluses (e.g. bamboo-fineline) on an android tablet
- you would be able to take the stylus to any other tablet/iPad as required (I'd expect it to outlast most tablets - given my pads have outlasted several PCs)
- and if the novelty wore off - you've still got a tablet
If you already have an iPad the apple pencil is about the best pen input I've ever tried (recently A/B compared it to my MS Surface Book and it is really really good)
have fun
-sd