As a professional cartoonist with decades of experience, I’ve worked with a wide range of drawing tablets for digital illustration. The tools listed below are those I currently use in my studio, along with professional drawing tablets I recommend based on real-world use.
This page is designed to help illustrators, cartoonists, and digital artists choose the right drawing tablet, whether they’re starting out or upgrading a professional setup.
It offers a large drawing surface, responsive pen performance, and reliable colour accuracy, making it well suited to cartooning, illustration, and vector-based artwork. For my workflow, it strikes an excellent balance between performance, comfort, and value.
Why I use it
Large 22-inch display ideal for illustration
Accurate pressure-sensitive pen for clean line work
Comfortable for long drawing sessions
Excellent value compared with premium brands
This tablet comfortably meets professional requirements without unnecessary expense.
TheHuion Kamvas Pro 24 (Gen 3) is Huion’s latest generation professional display tablet, featuring improved pen technology, refined colour performance, and a more premium build.
For artists looking for a top-tier drawing tablet for professional illustration, this is Huion’s flagship option and a serious alternative to much more expensive brands.
I’ve used Wacom drawing tablets extensively in the past, including higher-end professional models.
Wacom tablets are well built and widely respected in the industry. However, they also carry a significant price premium.
From a professional cartoonist’s perspective:
Wacom tablets are excellent
Huion tablets now offer comparable performance for illustration work
For cartooning and line-based artwork, the price difference is often difficult to justify
For many professional artists, Huion provides outstanding value without compromising results.
Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this page are Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through them, this helps support the site at no additional cost to you. I only recommend drawing tablets I use myself or would be confident using professionally.
Choosing the Right Drawing Tablet
The best drawing tablet is one that feels comfortable, reliable, and disappears into your workflow. Whether you choose a mid-range tablet or a high-resolution professional display, the tools listed here are all capable of producing professional cartoon and illustration work.
The decision ultimately comes down to budget, screen size, and how far you want to future-proof your studio.
This is an interactive cartoon – hover over what you think is a warehouse hazard. If you’re right a box will pop-up with information in it.
Engage your workforce with interactive videos and images. Make interactive hotspots in your training that show text, images, video, link to other sites, live streaming, almost anything!
I can create similar interactive cartoons on any health and safety subject or setting. The possibilities are endless.
Did you spot the hazards in the warehouse? Educate your warehouse staff with this cartoon – health and safety cartoons can save accidents. In this cartoon you should have picked out the following hazards: guy climbing up racking, split chemicals on the floor, guy has a ladder on top of some pallets trying to reach something from a ladder, broken window pane, fire exit blocked with pallets, rubbish and wheelie bins, guy on the forks of a fork lift truck, guy over-reaching from off the top of a stack of pallets, guy smoking, guy about to tread in oil spilt- slip hazard, unguarded machine, leaping over safety barrier, fork truck driver has load lifted very high over colleagues heads, twisting hazard, cutting hazard and finally lady in high heel shoes.
You can purchase the NON-INTERACTIVE version of this cartoon at my sister website: https://www.cartoonmotivators.com/warehouse-health-and-safety-hazards.html
Here’s a cartoon whiteboard animation video I’ve just completed for a long term client Maria Odeyemi of Coaching2Transform.com
A little bit about what Maria does at Coaching2Transform:
“We have been supporting leaders and business owners step into the characters necessary to Start,Stay, and Grow their business for many years. Leaders gain more clarity, understanding, as well as focus.
During that time we’ve become very successful in helping our clients to generate the leads ..and dramatically increase their revenue and profits”.
A little bit about what Maria kindly said about me!
Richard of the Cartoon Doodle Videos has always provided inspiring, motivational cartoons and illustrations for my growing Coaching and Mentoring Practice. Since 2004 Richard has always been professional, patient, and accommodating.
Once again thank you for my very first ever You Tube Whiteboard AnimationVideo ‘Stop Struggling with Your Business’ whiteboard animation. I hope that it truly speaks and captures the heart of all small business owners who want to work ‘on’ their business as well as working ‘in’ their business.
The main reason for using The Cartoon Studio is quite simple – CARTOONS ATTRACT ATTENTION! Corporations need to communicate their brands/products/services and cartoons and cartoon strips are a brilliant means of communication. Well targeted cartoons attract the eye and get remembered.
When commissioning cartoons… Pick TWO of the three options!
Good+Fast = Expensive Choose this and I’ll postpone every other project on my drawing board, my round of golf or give up my footy match ticket and work day and night to get your job done. It WILL NOT BE CHEAP though!
Good+Cheap = Slow Choose good and cheap and I’ll still do a great job at a discounted price. But you’ll have to be patient while I fit you in after my higher paying clients, updating my web site, going down the gym, my footy matches, rounds of golf and liquid lunches!
Fast+Cheap = Inferior Choose this option at your peril. It will still be delivered on time but it will be inferior, as many corners as possible will be cut. You know the saying ‘You get what you pay for!’ The least favorable option in my opinion!
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