I really don’t like plastic feel of the tablet when using standard plastic nibs on my wacom pen. I do like felt tip nibs but they are quite expensive to buy in my opinion. Also, I feel like my hand does often not slide well on the tablet surface. Two years ago I've started using paper to cover tablet surface and I really liked it. It made it feel like I was drawing/painting on paper which to me feels much more natural. Plastic nibs work well on it and although may wear off a little bit faster and does not feel as good as felt tip ones they are much cheaper to buy in the long run. Also my hand is not getting 'stuck' while using paper.
However, I've heard that some people use medical cotton gloves instead of special SmudgeGuard gloves, especially while using Cintiq tablets. Even though I don’t have Cintiq I thought I will try as that would hopefully eliminate hand friction while using felt tip nibs. So I went to a local Bodycare shop and bought a pair for less than a pound.
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| Unboxed |
Using it straight from a box was not great as I do like to feel the pen in my hand and I thought wearing a glove was getting in a way: didn’t have a good control/feel. So to remedy this issue I cut the top three fingers to be able to grasp pen better.
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| Cut: palm view |
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| Cut: top hand view |
It definitely improved things, so I have tidied up the edges and started using it. It was all good: hand was sliding well on tablet (no friction) and using felt tip nib at the same time was also nice. However after about less than a week glove started getting dirty and annoying friction was back. So I've washed it and used it again. At the end of the day, I did get annoyed as it was getting dirty often and I had to keep washing it. Conclusion went back to using paper. I think overall it is best feel and a cheapest option in one.
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