Why I switched from sketching on paper to using a tablet for pattern drafting
I spent about 5 years doing all my fashion designs on graph paper with colored pencils. It felt right, you know, very hands on. But last spring I got a cheap drawing tablet on sale for $80 just to test it out. The difference in how fast I can change colors and move pieces around is pretty huge. With paper, one mistake meant starting over or messy eraser smudges. On the tablet I can try 10 different sleeve shapes in the same time it took me to draw one. I still miss the feel of pen on paper sometimes, but for actually getting ideas out quick, digital wins. Has anyone else made the switch and found a way to keep the hand-drawn look they liked?