Clair - may I ask what brand your elipse set with varying degrees is? and is there any disadvantage to having a imperial set? (I can't seem to find any metric sets)
Having done a variety of illustration work in the past, I've found that traditional tools are now more or less obsolete for anything other than pieces intended to be sold for decoration. You can get a good digital pen tablet, a computer to support it, and a variety of applications with lifelike toolsets for what it might cost to set up and maintain a traditional workspace of any quality or reliability.
@@yahairam9220 Bit of a wall of text, but I hope it helps: Wacom used to have entry-level tablets, but lately they've been catering more to professionals with higher-end hardware... That may be because they have competition now, since Huion produces tablets of similar quality for lower prices. Huion have a variety of options for screenless tablets under $40, even cheaper than Wacom's discontinued Bamboo series. Wacom and Huion prices are equivalent for screened tablets, though, and would set you back at least a few hundred dollars - I don't recommend it unless you absolutely need that luxury. The Wacom all-in-one I use is $2k and absolutely NOT worth the price. Don't buy those. For software, I use Paint Tool SAI, a ~$50 application intended for illustrators, because it's lightweight and easy to use. However! It lacks most of the (frankly unnecessary) bells and whistles something like Photoshop would have, and there are many equivalent options for the same price or even less. Clip Studio Paint comes to mind. Really anything that gives you tools to use your tablet is good enough to start with! Specialised tools (CAD, etc) don't help as much as you'd think, more of a fringe convenience once you're already used to basic applications.
